Inning: 1 Boston Ty Brooks pitching. Hub Bubser grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Matt Caraway grounds out to the second baseman. Ross Scott grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Washington Chick Costello pitching. Yadil Luis strikes out. Mike Howard singles to center field. Roberto Irwin singles to left field. Mike Howard advances to third on the hit. Roberto Irwin steals second. Mark Perez singles to center field. Mike Howard scores. Roberto Irwin scores. Mark Perez steals second. Del Dalesandro singles to center field. Mark Perez scores. Dana Francona grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Del Dalesandro is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Red Musial strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Boston Chris Blemker grounds out to the third baseman. Roy Rogers singles to center field. Bert Ozuna singles to left field. Roy Rogers advances to third on the hit. Billy Knapp grounds into a 6-4-3 double play - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Washington Tony Miller doubles past the left fielder. The catcher fields the ball and Tony Miller is thrown out at third. Yadil Luis strikes out. Mike Howard pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Boston Carlos Whitcher flies out to the left fielder. Chick Costello flies out to the center fielder. Hub Bubser flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Washington Roberto Irwin singles to left field. Mark Perez grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Del Dalesandro strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Boston Matt Caraway strikes out. Ross Scott grounds out to the second baseman. Chris Blemker flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Washington Dana Francona singles to center field. Dana Francona is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Red Musial hits a home run. Steve Burnside comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tony Miller strikes out. Ty Brooks flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Boston Roy Rogers flies out to the center fielder. Bert Ozuna flies out to the center fielder. Billy Knapp singles to right field. Carlos Whitcher singles to right field. Steve Burnside pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Washington Yadil Luis flies out to the center fielder. Mike Howard walks. Roberto Irwin singles to left field. Mike Howard advances to third on the hit. Mark Perez flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Mike Howard scores. Roberto Irwin steals second. Del Dalesandro singles to right field. Roberto Irwin scores. Jack Valdes comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dana Francona strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Boston Hub Bubser flies out to the center fielder. Matt Caraway flies out to the right fielder. Ross Scott flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Washington Red Musial strikes out. Tony Miller walks. Ty Brooks lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Yadil Luis walks. Tony Miller steals third. Yadil Luis is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Boston Chris Blemker strikes out. Roy Rogers pops out to the third baseman. Bert Ozuna flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Washington Mike Howard singles to left field. Roberto Irwin hits a home run. Mike Howard scores. Paul Hetki comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mark Perez walks. Del Dalesandro flies out to the center fielder. Dana Francona grounds out to the pitcher. Mark Perez advances to second on the play. Red Musial strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Boston Billy Knapp strikes out. Carlos Whitcher strikes out. Vance Doyle is pinch hitting for Paul Hetki. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Vance Doyle grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Washington Ed Hanford pitching. Tony Miller hits a home run. Tony Burke is pinch hitting for Ty Brooks. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Tony Burke flies out to the right fielder. Yadil Luis pops out to the first baseman. Mike Howard singles to right field. Roberto Irwin is hit by a pitch. Mark Perez strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Boston Sidney Bottarini pitching. Hub Bubser hits an infield single to the pitcher. Matt Caraway strikes out. Ross Scott strikes out. Chris Blemker grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Hub Bubser is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Boston total runners left on base: 4 Washington total runners left on base: 7
Batting:2B - Tony Miller (6).HR - Roberto Irwin (13), Red Musial (19), Tony Miller (5).SF - Mark Perez.GIDP - Mark Perez.HBP - Roberto Irwin (2). Baserunning: SB - Roberto Irwin 2 (39), Mark Perez (23), Tony Miller (6).CS - Yadil Luis (18), Dana Francona (8).
Game Notes Ty Brooks 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: Hal Tate did not respond to coaching in control Tony Ramirez did not respond to coaching in control Jackie Hamm did not respond to coaching in velocity Reggie Stone improves in range Fred Pitlock did not respond to coaching in 3B
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Kelly Christensen did not respond to coaching in control George Bolton did not respond to coaching in endurance Paul Dewey did not respond to coaching in velocity Billy Grilli did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Ed Fries did not respond to coaching in CF