Inning: 1 Washington Tom Grubbs pitching. Mike Howard singles to left field. Yadil Luis strikes out. Dana Francona singles to right field. Mike Howard advances to third on the hit. Kaoru Sato flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Mike Howard scores. Del Dalesandro singles to right field. Dana Francona advances to third on the hit. Roberto Irwin flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Kansas City Jojo Johnson pitching. Reggie Bates walks. Leo George grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Reggie Bates advances to second on the play. Bruno Plarski grounds out to the third baseman. Mark Gorman grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Washington Ed Fries walks. Phil Lucey pops out to the first baseman. Jojo Johnson fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Jojo Johnson grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Ron Kalbfus flies out to the left fielder. Bruce Finley grounds out to the shortstop. Davey Maddux grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Washington Mike Howard singles to left field. Yadil Luis grounds out to the catcher. Mike Howard advances to second on the play. Dana Francona hits a home run. Mike Howard scores. Kaoru Sato singles to left field. Del Dalesandro hits an infield single to the shortstop. Roberto Irwin grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Del Dalesandro is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Roberto Irwin steals second. Ed Fries hits a home run. Kaoru Sato scores. Roberto Irwin scores. Dick McHenry comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Phil Lucey pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Merritt Gautreau hits a home run. Dick McHenry grounds out to the third baseman. Reggie Bates hits a home run. Leo George grounds out to the shortstop. Bruno Plarski flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Washington Jojo Johnson strikes out. Mike Howard flies out to the left fielder. Yadil Luis grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Mark Gorman doubles to center field. Ron Kalbfus walks. Bruce Finley grounds into a 6-4-3 double play - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Mark Gorman advances to third on the play. Davey Maddux is hit by a pitch. Merritt Gautreau grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Washington Dana Francona flies out to the left fielder. Kaoru Sato singles to left field. Victor Duran 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. Del Dalesandro strikes out. Kaoru Sato steals second. Roberto Irwin walks. Ed Fries grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Kansas City Victor Duran grounds out to the shortstop. Reggie Bates pops out to the shortstop. Leo George flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Washington Phil Lucey grounds out to the shortstop. Jojo Johnson grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Howard reached on a fielding error by Reggie Bates. Mike Howard steals second. Yadil Luis grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Bruno Plarski flies out to the left fielder. Mark Gorman flies out to the center fielder. Ron Kalbfus singles to right field. Bruce Finley strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Washington Dana Francona strikes out. Kaoru Sato lines out to the shortstop. Del Dalesandro strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Davey Maddux singles to right field. Merritt Gautreau flies out to the left fielder. Larry Mauldin is pinch hitting for Victor Duran. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Larry Mauldin grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Davey Maddux is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Reggie Bates singles to center field. Larry Mauldin advances to third on the hit. Leo George grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Washington Tom McGilberry pitching. Roberto Irwin walks. Roberto Irwin is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Ed Fries strikes out. Phil Lucey strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Bruno Plarski flies out to the left fielder. Mark Gorman pops out to the catcher. Ron Kalbfus flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Washington Red Musial is pinch hitting for Jojo Johnson. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Red Musial strikes out. Mike Howard walks. Mike Howard steals second. Yadil Luis walks. Dana Francona grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Yadil Luis is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Dana Francona steals second. Kaoru Sato strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Kansas City Jim Johnson pitching. Bruce Finley singles to center field. Davey Maddux grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Merritt Gautreau singles to left field. John Singleton is pinch hitting for Tom McGilberry. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. John Singleton pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Washington total runners LOB: 7 Kansas City total runners LOB: 7
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Ken Falkenborg did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Fred Kucks did not respond to coaching in velocity Jim Tannehill did not respond to coaching in control Pat Whiting improves in velocity
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Tim Banks did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Tim Banks did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Zack James improves in arm Jason Gilbert improves in contact_vs_lefty