Win: Joe Keeslar (8-4) Loss: Vladimir Franco (1-3)
Save: Ike Rizzuto (30)
Inning: 1 Texas Carl Atkins pitching. Wyatt Wilson grounds out to the shortstop. Kid Smith singles to center field. Platt Whitten singles to center field. Kid Smith advances to third on the hit. Akinobu Mizutani hits a home run. Kid Smith scores. Platt Whitten scores. Kevin Huelsman grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Jimmy Keller grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Washington Mike Flanigan pitching. Mack Falkenborg strikes out. Richie Rucker grounds out to the third baseman. Mike Sawyer strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Texas Curly Barrett flies out to the right fielder. Randy Kubiak is hit by a pitch. Mike Flanigan lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, Randy Kubiak forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Wyatt Wilson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Washington Denny Ciola grounds out to the second baseman. Johnny Plitt strikes out. Bill McCall grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Texas Kid Smith strikes out. Platt Whitten singles to right field. Akinobu Mizutani singles to left field. Platt Whitten advances to third on the hit. Akinobu Mizutani is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Kevin Huelsman singles to right field. Platt Whitten scores. Jim Casale comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jimmy Keller walks. Curly Barrett strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Washington Cuno Ettles singles to left field. Sean Pardo strikes out. Jim Casale fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Jim Casale strikes out. Mack Falkenborg walks. Richie Rucker singles to left field. Mike Sawyer lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Texas Randy Kubiak singles to center field. Mike Flanigan lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Wyatt Wilson grounds out to the second baseman. Randy Kubiak advances to third on the play. Kid Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Washington Denny Ciola singles past the second baseman. Johnny Plitt singles to right field. Denny Ciola advances to third on the hit. Bill McCall strikes out. Cuno Ettles grounds out to the pitcher. Johnny Plitt advances to second on the play. Sean Pardo singles past the third baseman. Denny Ciola scores. Johnny Plitt scores. Jim Casale grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Texas Platt Whitten flies out to the center fielder. Akinobu Mizutani singles to left field. Akinobu Mizutani steals second. Kevin Huelsman flies out to the right fielder. Jimmy Keller flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Washington Mack Falkenborg pops out to the second baseman. Richie Rucker pops out to the first baseman. Mike Sawyer walks. Denny Ciola walks. Johnny Plitt lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Texas Curly Barrett flies out to the right fielder. Randy Kubiak singles to center field. Charlie Gerber comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Quino Harris is pinch hitting for Mike Flanigan. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Quino Harris grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Randy Kubiak advances to second on the play. Wyatt Wilson flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Washington Joe Darens pitching. Bill McCall grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Cuno Ettles walks. Sean Pardo walks. Ed Burr is pinch hitting for Charlie Gerber. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Ed Burr strikes out. Mack Falkenborg singles to right field. Richie Rucker singles to right field. Cuno Ettles scores. Sean Pardo scores. Mack Falkenborg advances to third on the hit. Kevin Neher comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mike Sawyer doubles to center field. Mack Falkenborg scores. Richie Rucker uses his aggressiveness and scores. Denny Ciola flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Texas Hiroyuki Taninaka pitching. Kid Smith strikes out. Platt Whitten grounds out to the third baseman. Akinobu Mizutani grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Washington Johnny Plitt flies out to the center fielder. Bill McCall flies out to the right fielder. Cuno Ettles singles to center field. Sean Pardo grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Cuno Ettles is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Texas Kevin Huelsman flies out to the right fielder. Jimmy Keller walks. Curly Barrett strikes out. Randy Kubiak singles to left field. Lenny Moss is pinch hitting for Kevin Neher. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Lenny Moss grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Washington Joe Keeslar pitching. Lou Gunning is pinch hitting for Hiroyuki Taninaka. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Lou Gunning walks. Mack Falkenborg doubles to left field. Lou Gunning is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Richie Rucker grounds out to the second baseman. Mack Falkenborg advances to third on the play. Mike Sawyer grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Texas Vladimir Franco pitching. Wyatt Wilson strikes out. Kid Smith flies out to the center fielder. Platt Whitten walks. Akinobu Mizutani singles to left field. Platt Whitten advances to third on the hit. Kevin Huelsman hits a home run. Platt Whitten scores. Akinobu Mizutani scores. Tsutomu Fujii comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jimmy Keller grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Washington Ike Rizzuto comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Denny Ciola singles to left field. Johnny Plitt flies out to the center fielder. Bill McCall strikes out. Cuno Ettles flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Texas total runners LOB: 8 Washington total runners LOB: 10
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Vance Tarrant improves in range Glenn Medina did not respond to coaching in arm Jay Trosky improves in contact_vs_righty Joe Gonzalez improves in contact_vs_righty Kirk Randall did not respond to coaching in 2B
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Dave Clemons did not respond to coaching in speed Dave Clemons improves in power_vs_righty Felix Lyons did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty John Bradley did not respond to coaching in control