Win: Mitch Braggins (15-5) Loss: Walter Knight (4-13)
Inning: 1 Washington Walter Knight pitching. Gary LeJeune strikes out. Kenji Nakahigashi walks. Ossie Marquis pops out to the catcher. Kenji Itakura singles past the third baseman. Kenji Nakahigashi advances to third on the hit. Nate Sylvester hits a home run. Kenji Nakahigashi scores. Kenji Itakura scores. Hideaki Kimura grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Los Angeles Mitch Braggins pitching. Rick Maxwell singles to center field. Rick Maxwell is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Dennis Loman flies out to the center fielder. Masaru Nishizawa strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Washington Kyle McGilvray flies out to the left fielder. Norm Gillis grounds out to the shortstop. Mitch Braggins strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Los Angeles Roy Law grounds out to the pitcher. Jack Wehmeier flies out to the left fielder. Tadami Yamashita pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Washington Gary LeJeune strikes out. Kenji Nakahigashi singles past the second baseman. Ossie Marquis strikes out. Kenji Itakura strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Los Angeles Fritz Spence grounds out to the shortstop. James Owens hits an infield single to the shortstop. James Owens is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Walter Knight strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Washington Nate Sylvester flies out to the left fielder. Hideaki Kimura grounds out to the third baseman. Kyle McGilvray singles to right field. Norm Gillis grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Kyle McGilvray is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Los Angeles Rick Maxwell grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dennis Loman hits a home run. Masaru Nishizawa pops out to the second baseman. Roy Law singles to right field. Jack Wehmeier flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Washington Mitch Braggins flies out to the right fielder. Gary LeJeune singles past the shortstop. Kenji Nakahigashi grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Gary LeJeune is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Ossie Marquis doubles to right field. Kenji Nakahigashi is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Los Angeles Tadami Yamashita singles to left field. Fritz Spence flies out to the center fielder. James Owens grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Washington Kenji Itakura flies out to the left fielder. Nate Sylvester strikes out. Hideaki Kimura walks. Kyle McGilvray strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Los Angeles Roberto Ensberg enters the game as a defensive replacement for Ossie Marquis at 3B. Walter Knight strikes out. Rick Maxwell grounds out to the shortstop. Dennis Loman strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Washington Norm Gillis strikes out. Mitch Braggins singles to center field. Chick Walker is pinch running for Mitch Braggins on 1st base. Chick Walker steals second. Dennis Loman throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Gary LeJeune grounds out to the shortstop. Chick Walker scores. Kenji Nakahigashi doubles to center field. Roberto Ensberg strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Los Angeles Tink Ellsworth pitching. Masaru Nishizawa singles to right field. Roy Law pops out to the third baseman. Jack Wehmeier strikes out. Tadami Yamashita flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Washington Kenji Itakura reached on a fielding error by Tadami Yamashita. Nate Sylvester singles to center field. Kenji Itakura advances to third on the hit. Hideaki Kimura hits a home run. Kenji Itakura scores. Nate Sylvester scores. Steve Rommel comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Kyle McGilvray flies out to the right fielder. Norm Gillis lines out to the shortstop. Tom Balenti is pinch hitting for Tink Ellsworth. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Tom Balenti walks. Gary LeJeune grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Los Angeles Art Vico pitching. Fritz Spence strikes out. James Owens strikes out. Dave Samuels is pinch hitting for Steve Rommel. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Dave Samuels strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Washington Jim Solano pitching. Kenji Nakahigashi hits a home run. Roberto Ensberg grounds out to the third baseman. Kenji Itakura flies out to the left fielder. Nate Sylvester flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Los Angeles Rick Maxwell flies out to the center fielder. Dennis Loman flies out to the left fielder. Masaru Nishizawa strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Washington total runners LOB: 6 Los Angeles total runners LOB: 2
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Tony Sheely did not respond to coaching in velocity Joe Yelle did not respond to coaching in velocity Bubba Hoffman improves in arm Kirtley Stanley did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Johnny McKnight did not respond to coaching in 1B
Los Angeles Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: D- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Bill Blankenship did not respond to coaching in arm Joe Gonzalez improves in power_vs_lefty Chris Mallicoat improves in range Joe Clark did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty