Win: Steve Nelson (1-0) Loss: Mike Robbins (6-8)
Save: Ed Shetrone (23)
Inning: 1 Baltimore Walt Murray pitching. Roland Gallagher grounds out to the shortstop. Kazuya Yoneda walks. Joe Birdsall grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Kazuya Yoneda is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Buddy Trechock singles to right field. Nat Johnson walks. Osamu Matsui flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 1 Washington Mike Robbins pitching. Butch VanSevern hits a home run. Cass Michaels hits a home run. Moss singles to right field. Oscar Jackson grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Moss is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Hector Dessens grounds out to the third baseman. Oscar Jackson advances to second on the play. Gus Munoz grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Baltimore Jose Wyatt doubles to center field. Fred Wade singles to right field. Jose Wyatt scores. Mike Robbins lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Roland Gallagher grounds out to the shortstop. Kazuya Yoneda reached on a fielding error by Butch VanSevern. Joe Birdsall strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Washington Lev Rothenberg singles to left field. Sherry Robertson singles to center field. Lev Rothenberg advances to third on the hit. Walt Murray grounds out to the third baseman. Lev Rothenberg scores. Sherry Robertson advances to second on the play. Butch VanSevern grounds out to the second baseman. Sherry Robertson advances to third on the play. Cass Michaels singles to right field. Sherry Robertson scores. Cass Michaels steals second. Moss strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Baltimore Buddy Trechock walks. Nat Johnson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Buddy Trechock advances to second on the play. Osamu Matsui grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Jose Wyatt reached on a 2-base throwing error by Walt Murray. Buddy Trechock scores. Fred Wade strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Washington Oscar Jackson strikes out. Hector Dessens flies out to the left fielder. Gus Munoz flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Baltimore Mike Robbins grounds out to the second baseman. Roland Gallagher strikes out. Kazuya Yoneda grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Washington Lev Rothenberg singles to right field. Sherry Robertson grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Walt Murray strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Baltimore Joe Birdsall walks. Joe Birdsall steals second. Buddy Trechock walks. Nat Johnson lines out to the first baseman. Steve Nelson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Osamu Matsui strikes out. Jose Wyatt grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Joe Birdsall is out at third base. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Washington Butch VanSevern pops out to the third baseman. Cass Michaels strikes out. Moss grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Baltimore Fred Wade singles to left field. Mike Robbins lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Roland Gallagher singles to left field. Fred Wade scores. Kazuya Yoneda pops out to the second baseman. Joe Birdsall pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Washington Oscar Jackson pops out to the first baseman. Hector Dessens grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Gus Munoz flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Baltimore Buddy Trechock grounds out to the third baseman. Nat Johnson strikes out. Osamu Matsui flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Washington Kazuhiko Komazaki comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Lev Rothenberg hits a home run. Sherry Robertson flies out to the center fielder. Cecil Travis is pinch hitting for Steve Nelson. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Cecil Travis reached on a fielding error by Joe Birdsall. Butch VanSevern grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Cecil Travis advances to second on the play. Cass Michaels flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Baltimore Joe Haynes pitching. Jose Wyatt strikes out. Fred Wade strikes out. Armando Smith is pinch hitting for Kazuhiko Komazaki. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Armando Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Washington Clem Teachout pitching. Moss grounds out to the second baseman. Oscar Jackson singles to center field. Hector Dessens strikes out. Oscar Jackson is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Baltimore Ed Shetrone comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Roland Gallagher flies out to the right fielder. Kazuya Yoneda flies out to the left fielder. Joe Birdsall strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Baltimore total runners left on base: 9 Washington total runners left on base: 3
Baltimore Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Bill Broglio did not respond to coaching in velocity Connie Clarke did not respond to coaching in velocity Bob Bateman improves in power_vs_lefty Chick Miller did not respond to coaching in velocity Demar Mata did not respond to coaching in 2B
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Joe Knox did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Percy Gomez improves in velocity Mason Barnes did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Ben Makowski improves in power_vs_righty Al Johnson improves in LF