Inning: 1 Boston Colby Lewis pitching. Irish Meusel singles in front of the left fielder. Rondell Donnelly strikes out. Jack Brown reached on a fielding error by Miguel Cabrera. Beau Auker strikes out. Angel Bailey hits a home run. Irish Meusel scores. Jack Brown scores. Steve Cuyler strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Washington Darby Slaton pitching. Jose Vidro walks. Jose Vidro steals second. Tom Jackson throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Charlie Gehringer grounds out to the pitcher. Bobby Rose flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Jose Vidro scores. Miguel Cabrera grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Boston Eddie Benton grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Tom Jackson singles to right field. Darby Slaton lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Irish Meusel walks. Rondell Donnelly grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Washington Sebastian Compton Jr. grounds out to the shortstop. Cesar Gutierrez strikes out. Mark Soto singles to center field. Mark Soto steals second. Tom Jackson throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Jim Mellor grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Boston Jack Brown flies out to the center fielder. Beau Auker singles to right field. Angel Bailey strikes out. Steve Cuyler singles to right field. Beau Auker advances to third on the hit. Eddie Benton singles to center field. Beau Auker scores. Tom Jackson hits a home run. Steve Cuyler scores. Eddie Benton scores. Darby Slaton grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Washington Colby Lewis singles to center field. Jose Vidro grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Colby Lewis is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Charlie Gehringer singles to center field. Jose Vidro gets picked off second (1-6). Bobby Rose flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Boston Irish Meusel pops out to the shortstop. Rondell Donnelly grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jack Brown lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Washington Miguel Cabrera hits a home run. Sebastian Compton Jr. grounds out to the shortstop. Cesar Gutierrez strikes out. Mark Soto doubles to center field. Jim Mellor strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Boston Beau Auker singles to left field. Angel Bailey flies out to the center fielder. Steve Cuyler pops out to the catcher. Eddie Benton grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Washington Colby Lewis pops out to the second baseman. Jose Vidro walks. Jose Vidro steals second. Charlie Gehringer grounds out to the third baseman. Bobby Rose strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Boston Tom Jackson walks. Darby Slaton lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Irish Meusel walks. Rondell Donnelly singles to left field. Tom Jackson scores. Mark Besse comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jack Brown grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Rondell Donnelly is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Beau Auker pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Washington Miguel Cabrera flies out to the center fielder. Sebastian Compton Jr. hits an infield single to the shortstop. Cesar Gutierrez is hit by a pitch. Mark Soto singles past the third baseman. Sebastian Compton Jr. scores. Jim Mellor grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Boston Angel Bailey singles to left field. Steve Cuyler grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Angel Bailey advances to second on the play. Eddie Benton flies out to the right fielder. Tom Jackson grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Washington Hugh Duffy is pinch hitting for Mark Besse. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Hugh Duffy grounds out to the shortstop. Jose Vidro grounds out to the third baseman. Charlie Gehringer grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Boston Ubaldo Heredia pitching. Darby Slaton flies out to the left fielder. Irish Meusel strikes out. Rondell Donnelly walks. Jack Brown strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Washington Bobby Rose doubles to left field. Miguel Cabrera flies out to the left fielder. Curtis Pride is pinch hitting for Sebastian Compton Jr.. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Curtis Pride grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Izzy Alcantara is pinch hitting for Cesar Gutierrez. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Izzy Alcantara doubles to right field. Bobby Rose scores. Yasiel Perez comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mark Soto flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Boston Beau Auker singles to center field. Angel Bailey flies out to the right fielder. Steve Cuyler grounds out to the second baseman. Beau Auker advances to second on the play. Eddie Benton flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Washington Jim Mellor walks. Mike Billings is pinch hitting for Ubaldo Heredia. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Mike Billings grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Jose Vidro strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Boston total runners LOB: 8 Washington total runners LOB: 6
Batting:2B - Bobby Rose (18), Izzy Alcantara (2), Mark Soto (15).HR - Miguel Cabrera (18).SF - Bobby Rose.GIDP - Jim Mellor, Mike Billings.HBP - Cesar Gutierrez (1). Baserunning: SB - Jose Vidro 2 (10), Mark Soto (10). Fielding: E - Miguel Cabrera.
Game Notes Steve Cuyler is injured and is expected to be out 21 days.
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Dib Moore did not respond to coaching in speed Dave Hoyt did not respond to coaching in control Willie Clark did not respond to coaching in velocity Willie Clark did not respond to coaching in control Dib Moore did not respond to coaching in 3B
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: A- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Jim Smith did not respond to coaching in arm Rick Thomas improves in speed Willie Aikens did not respond to coaching in speed Jeff Blake did not respond to coaching in control