Win: Charlie Eckert (9-1) Loss: Kevin Nelson (18-9)
Save: Scoops Handley (1)
Inning: 1 Boston Kevin Nelson pitching. Larry Doyle strikes out. Shawn Unser strikes out. Bobby Flay grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Washington Oscar Bonin pitching. Frasier Crane strikes out. Jack Tripper strikes out. Barney Fife strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Boston Paul Bunyon walks. Sam Kocher walks. Clyde Spalding flies out to the center fielder. Owl Knitely singles to center field. Paul Bunyon scores. Clint Eastwood pops out to the first baseman. Oscar Bonin grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Washington Biff Smith singles to right field. Arnold Horshack strikes out. Chandler Bing triples. Biff Smith scores. Pedro Gorguet flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Chandler Bing scores. Ted Baxter strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Boston Larry Doyle lines out to the shortstop. Shawn Unser flies out to the center fielder. Bobby Flay walks. Bobby Flay steals second. Passed ball. Bobby Flay advances to third. Paul Bunyon grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Washington Kevin Nelson strikes out. Frasier Crane strikes out. Jack Tripper flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Boston Sam Kocher singles past the second baseman. Clyde Spalding walks. Owl Knitely flies out to the center fielder. Clint Eastwood flies out to the left fielder. Oscar Bonin grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Washington Barney Fife grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Biff Smith doubles to left field. Arnold Horshack grounds out to the second baseman. Biff Smith advances to third on the play. Chandler Bing singles to left field. Biff Smith scores. Charlie Eckert comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pedro Gorguet grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Boston Larry Doyle flies out to the center fielder. Shawn Unser singles to right field. Bobby Flay reached on a 2-base throwing error by Chandler Bing. Paul Bunyon singles to right field. Shawn Unser scores. Bobby Flay scores. Sam Kocher singles to center field. Clyde Spalding strikes out. Owl Knitely grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Sam Kocher is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Washington Ted Baxter walks. Kevin Nelson lays down a bunt. The catcher fields the ball, Ted Baxter forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Frasier Crane hits an infield single to the first baseman. Jack Tripper flies out to the center fielder. Barney Fife grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Frasier Crane is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Boston Clint Eastwood singles to left field. Charlie Eckert lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, throws to second for the force out, on to first for the 1-6-4 double play (2B covering 1st). Larry Doyle singles to left field. Shawn Unser singles to left field. Larry Doyle advances to third on the hit. Bobby Flay singles to center field. Larry Doyle scores. Shawn Unser advances to third on the hit. George Costanza comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Paul Bunyon grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Washington Biff Smith grounds out to the pitcher. Arnold Horshack grounds out to the shortstop. Chandler Bing grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Boston Sam Kocher hits a home run. Clyde Spalding singles to right field. Owl Knitely grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Raul Tejada comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Clint Eastwood grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Washington Pedro Gorguet flies out to the right fielder. Ted Baxter grounds out to the shortstop. Ringo Kidd is pinch hitting for Raul Tejada. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Ringo Kidd strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Boston Charlie Thomas pitching. Gary Nichols is pinch hitting for Charlie Eckert. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Gary Nichols strikes out. Larry Doyle walks. Larry Doyle steals second. Shawn Unser flies out to the center fielder. Bobby Flay singles to left field. Larry Doyle scores. Paul Bunyon grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Washington Al Duffy pitching. Frasier Crane singles to center field. Jack Tripper lines out to the first baseman. Barney Fife strikes out. Biff Smith triples. Frasier Crane scores. Arnold Horshack walks. Chandler Bing lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Boston J.D. Cahill comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Sam Kocher singles to center field. Sam Kocher steals second. Clyde Spalding reached on a fielding error by Chandler Bing. Owl Knitely strikes out. Clint Eastwood grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Washington Scoops Handley comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Pedro Gorguet flies out to the left fielder. Ted Baxter walks. Joe Oelkers is pinch hitting for J.D. Cahill. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Joe Oelkers strikes out. Frasier Crane grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Boston total runners LOB: 11 Washington total runners LOB: 6
Game Notes Raul Tejada is injured and is expected to be out 29 days.
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Mickey Blackwell did not respond to coaching in arm Mike Murphy did not respond to coaching in control Chad Kowitz did not respond to coaching in control Bill Naehring did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Bill Burchart did not respond to coaching in speed Bombo Haldeman did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Braden Mercado improves in power_vs_righty Todd McCaffery improves in range Charlie Harper improves in range Al Borland did not respond to coaching in control Bill Montemayor improves in velocity Steve Urkel did not respond to coaching in speed Alan Harper did not respond to coaching in 1B