Win: Randy Romero (1-0) Loss: Ty Brooks (9-7)
Save: Jose Semproch (19)
Inning: 1 Boston Ty Brooks pitching. Coot Cox walks. Hub Bubser walks. Ross Scott grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Coot Cox advances to third on the play. Hub Bubser advances to second on the play. Billy Thuman walks. Mark Barnhart grounds out to the shortstop. Coot Cox scores. Hub Bubser advances to third on the play. Billy Thuman advances to second on the play. Bert Ozuna hits an infield single to the second baseman. Hub Bubser scores. Billy Knapp grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Washington Duane Wallen pitching. Mike Howard grounds out to the third baseman. Yadil Luis walks. Yadil Luis steals second. Roberto Irwin flies out to the left fielder. John Christiansen singles to left field. Yadil Luis scores. Red Musial doubles to center field. John Christiansen is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Boston Carlos Whitcher grounds out to the shortstop. Duane Wallen strikes out. Coot Cox grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Washington Kaoru Sato grounds out to the pitcher. Dana Francona strikes out. Jim Tubbs singles to left field. Ty Brooks grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Jim Tubbs is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Boston Hub Bubser walks. Ross Scott singles to left field. Hub Bubser advances to third on the hit. Billy Thuman singles to left field. Hub Bubser scores. Mark Barnhart singles to center field. Ross Scott scores. Billy Thuman aggressively advances to third on the hit. Chief Wood comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bert Ozuna lines out to the shortstop. Billy Knapp walks. Carlos Whitcher singles to center field. Billy Thuman scores. Mark Barnhart scores. Billy Knapp advances to third on the hit. Duane Wallen singles to left field. Billy Knapp scores. Coot Cox flies out to the center fielder. Hub Bubser grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Washington Mike Howard flies out to the left fielder. Yadil Luis flies out to the center fielder. Roberto Irwin walks. John Christiansen grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Roberto Irwin is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Boston Ross Scott flies out to the center fielder. Billy Thuman grounds out to the third baseman. Mark Barnhart flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Washington Red Musial singles to right field. Kaoru Sato singles in front of the right fielder. Dana Francona strikes out. Jim Tubbs grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Boston Bert Ozuna grounds out to the second baseman. Billy Knapp walks. Carlos Whitcher strikes out. Duane Wallen walks. Coot Cox strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Washington Chief Wood flies out to the left fielder. Mike Howard singles to left field. Yadil Luis hits a home run. Mike Howard scores. Roberto Irwin singles to center field. Randy Romero comes in from the bullpen to pitch. John Christiansen strikes out. Red Musial grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Boston Hub Bubser singles to right field. Ross Scott walks. Earl Davis comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Billy Thuman grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Ross Scott is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Mark Barnhart pops out to the first baseman. Bert Ozuna singles to center field. Hub Bubser scores. Billy Thuman aggressively advances to third on the hit. Billy Knapp doubles to center field. Billy Thuman scores. Carlos Whitcher singles to left field. Bert Ozuna scores. Billy Knapp scores. Randy Romero flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Washington Kaoru Sato reached on a 2-base throwing error by Mark Barnhart. Dana Francona singles to right field. Dana Francona steals second. Jim Tubbs grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Kaoru Sato scores. Dana Francona advances to third on the play. Mark Perez is pinch hitting for Earl Davis. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Mark Perez strikes out. Mike Howard walks. Yadil Luis grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Boston Mike Haddix pitching. Coot Cox pops out to the catcher. Hub Bubser grounds out to the catcher. Roy Rogers is pinch hitting for Ross Scott. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Roy Rogers singles to right field. Billy Thuman singles to center field. Lou Walsh is pinch hitting for Mark Barnhart. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Lou Walsh strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Washington Roberto Irwin walks. John Christiansen walks. Red Musial hits a home run. Roberto Irwin scores. John Christiansen scores. Danny Parker comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Kaoru Sato walks. Dana Francona strikes out. Jim Tubbs singles to right field. Mike Haddix lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Mike Howard singles to right field. Kaoru Sato scores. Jim Tubbs scores. Jack Valdes comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Yadil Luis walks. Roberto Irwin pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Boston Bert Ozuna strikes out. Billy Knapp strikes out. Mike Bautista comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Carlos Whitcher grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Washington John Christiansen reached on a 2-base fielding error by Carlos Whitcher. Red Musial strikes out. Kaoru Sato grounds out to the shortstop. Dana Francona strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Boston Chris Blemker is pinch hitting for Jack Valdes. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Chris Blemker strikes out. Coot Cox doubles to left field. Hub Bubser strikes out. Roy Rogers strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Washington Jose Semproch pitching. Jim Tubbs strikes out. Del Dalesandro is pinch hitting for Mike Bautista. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Del Dalesandro strikes out. Mike Howard walks. Yadil Luis grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Mike Howard is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Boston total runners LOB: 10 Washington total runners LOB: 11
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Steve Burnside did not respond to coaching in velocity Hugh Wood improves in contact_vs_lefty Steve Burnside did not respond to coaching in velocity Joe Messenger improves in speed
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Eric Dickson did not respond to coaching in control Jim Johnson did not respond to coaching in endurance Jim Johnson did not respond to coaching in velocity Ed Fries did not respond to coaching in speed