Win: Hiroki Hamaoka (12-4) Loss: Dick Davidson (14-5)
Save: George McMillan (38)
Inning: 1 Boston Hiroki Hamaoka pitching. Jeff Lomon grounds out to the second baseman. Allen Schmidt grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Geary pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Washington Dick Davidson pitching. Gary LeJeune grounds out to the shortstop. Hideaki Kimura grounds out to the third baseman. Kyle McGilvray singles to left field. Asniel Solano grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Boston Kazuo Nakagawa flies out to the left fielder. Dean Virtue singles to left field. Paul White grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Washington Kenji Nakahigashi walks. Kenji Nakahigashi steals second. Kenji Itakura grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Nate Sylvester grounds out to the second baseman. Kenji Nakahigashi advances to third on the play. Roberto Ensberg grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Boston Don Strunk singles to center field. Mudcat McKinley pops out to the shortstop. Dick Davidson lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Jeff Lomon pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Washington Hiroki Hamaoka flies out to the center fielder. Gary LeJeune strikes out. Hideaki Kimura reached on a 2-base fielding error by Don Strunk. Kyle McGilvray walks. Asniel Solano singles to right field. Hideaki Kimura is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Boston Allen Schmidt flies out to the center fielder. Mike Geary strikes out. Kazuo Nakagawa strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Washington Kenji Nakahigashi flies out to the center fielder. Kenji Itakura grounds out to the pitcher. Nate Sylvester flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Boston Dean Virtue singles to center field. Paul White grounds out to the second baseman. Dean Virtue advances to second on the play. Don Strunk walks. Mudcat McKinley flies out to the center fielder. Dick Davidson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Washington Roberto Ensberg singles to center field. Hiroki Hamaoka lays down a bunt. He is safe at first. Runners advance. Gary LeJeune singles to left field. Roberto Ensberg is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Hiroki Hamaoka advances to third on the play. Gary LeJeune steals second. Hideaki Kimura strikes out. Kyle McGilvray singles to center field. Hiroki Hamaoka scores. Gary LeJeune scores. Asniel Solano grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Boston Samuel Firova enters the game as a defensive replacement for Hideaki Kimura at C. Jeff Lomon strikes out. Allen Schmidt flies out to the left fielder. Mike Geary singles to left field. Kazuo Nakagawa strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Washington Kenji Nakahigashi strikes out. Kenji Itakura pops out to the second baseman. Nate Sylvester grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Boston Dean Virtue grounds out to the shortstop. Paul White pops out to the shortstop. Don Strunk strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Washington Roberto Ensberg singles to center field. Hiroki Hamaoka pops up a bunt to the pitcher. Gary LeJeune pops out to the shortstop. Samuel Firova grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Roberto Ensberg is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Boston Mudcat McKinley walks. Dick Davidson lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, Mudcat McKinley forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Jeff Lomon strikes out. Allen Schmidt flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Washington Kyle McGilvray walks. Asniel Solano singles to center field. Kyle McGilvray advances to third on the hit. Asniel Solano is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Kenji Nakahigashi walks. Kenji Itakura flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Kyle McGilvray scores. Nate Sylvester strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Boston Mike Geary hits a home run. George McMillan comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Kazuo Nakagawa walks. Kazuo Nakagawa is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Dean Virtue grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Paul White singles to left field. Don Strunk walks. Mudcat McKinley grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Boston total runners left on base: 7 Washington total runners left on base: 6
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Troy Jones improves in velocity Jack Rosado improves in arm Dan Macphee did not respond to coaching in velocity Frank Zepp did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Frank Matuzak did not respond to coaching in 1B
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Tony Sheely did not respond to coaching in velocity Tommy Bowles did not respond to coaching in speed Pedro French did not respond to coaching in control Chick Burdock improves in range