Inning: 1 Washington Malachi Thesenga pitching. Mike Howard is hit by a pitch. Yadil Luis flies out to the center fielder. Mike Howard steals second. Dana Francona walks. Mark Perez grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Kansas City Porfi Hobbs pitching. Reggie Bates walks. Leo George flies out to the left fielder. Bruno Plarski strikes out. Mark Gorman doubles past the center fielder. Reggie Bates uses his aggressiveness and scores. Bruce Finley grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Washington Del Dalesandro singles to center field. Kaoru Sato grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Del Dalesandro is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Ed Fries flies out to the right fielder. John Christiansen grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Kaoru Sato is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Davey Maddux strikes out. Merritt Gautreau grounds out to the second baseman. Larry Mauldin grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Washington Porfi Hobbs strikes out. Mike Howard doubles to left field. Yadil Luis strikes out. Dana Francona grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Manny Schuble is pinch hitting for Malachi Thesenga. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Manny Schuble singles to center field. Reggie Bates strikes out. Leo George singles to center field. Manny Schuble advances to third on the hit. Bruno Plarski pops out to the shortstop. Leo George steals second. Mark Gorman grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Washington Tom McGilberry pitching. Mark Perez grounds out to the second baseman. Del Dalesandro grounds out to the third baseman. Kaoru Sato singles to right field. Ed Fries singles to left field. John Christiansen strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Kansas City Bruce Finley singles to right field. Davey Maddux grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Merritt Gautreau flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Washington Porfi Hobbs strikes out. Mike Howard flies out to the center fielder. Yadil Luis flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Larry Mauldin pops out to the shortstop. Tom McGilberry grounds out to the third baseman. Reggie Bates walks. Leo George hits a home run. Reggie Bates scores. Bruno Plarski singles to center field. Mark Gorman singles to right field. Bruno Plarski advances to third on the hit. Bruce Finley flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Washington Dana Francona singles to left field. Mark Perez hits a home run. Dana Francona scores. Victor Duran comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Del Dalesandro grounds out to the second baseman. Kaoru Sato strikes out. Ed Fries grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Davey Maddux flies out to the left fielder. Merritt Gautreau strikes out. Larry Mauldin strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Washington John Christiansen pops out to the shortstop. Porfi Hobbs flies out to the center fielder. Mike Howard strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City John Singleton is pinch hitting for Victor Duran. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. John Singleton pops out to the third baseman. Reggie Bates strikes out. Leo George flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Washington Dick McHenry pitching. Yadil Luis is hit by a pitch. Yadil Luis steals second. Dana Francona singles to right field. Yadil Luis scores. Mark Perez grounds out to the pitcher. Dana Francona advances to second on the play. Del Dalesandro flies out to the center fielder. Kaoru Sato doubles to right field. Dana Francona scores. Tom Grubbs comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ed Fries grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Bruno Plarski strikes out. Mark Gorman singles to right field. Mark Gorman is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Bruce Finley triples. Davey Maddux grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Washington John Christiansen strikes out. Mike Dotter is pinch hitting for Porfi Hobbs. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Mike Dotter grounds out to the third baseman. Mike Howard grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Albert May pitching. Roberto Irwin enters the game as a defensive replacement for Kaoru Sato at RF. Red Musial enters the game as a defensive replacement for Ed Fries at CF. Merritt Gautreau singles to center field. Larry Mauldin grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Mark Vizcaino is pinch hitting for Tom Grubbs. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Mark Vizcaino walks. Reggie Bates doubles to right field. Mark Vizcaino uses his aggressiveness and scores. Leo George grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Washington Joe Wertz pitching. Yadil Luis walks. Dana Francona walks. Mark Perez singles to right field. Yadil Luis scores. Joe Riggs comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Del Dalesandro strikes out. Roberto Irwin strikes out. Red Musial strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 10 Kansas City Bruno Plarski strikes out. Mark Gorman singles to right field. Bruce Finley grounds out to the third baseman. Mark Gorman advances to second on the play. Davey Maddux grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Washington total runners LOB: 8 Kansas City total runners LOB: 8
Batting:2B - Mike Howard (14), Kaoru Sato (14).HR - Mark Perez (8).GIDP - Mark Perez.HBP - Mike Howard (5), Yadil Luis (3). Baserunning: SB - Mike Howard (37), Yadil Luis (27).
Batting:2B - Reggie Bates (23), Mark Gorman (21).3B - Bruce Finley (9).HR - Leo George (14).GIDP - Davey Maddux, Larry Mauldin. Baserunning: SB - Leo George (11).CS - Mark Gorman (6).
Game Notes John Christiansen is injured and is expected to be out 34 days.
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Fred Kucks did not respond to coaching in velocity Mike Crotty did not respond to coaching in control Nick Schaeffer improves in control Mike Miller did not respond to coaching in range
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Zack James improves in contact_vs_righty John Donohue did not respond to coaching in arm Ed Phillips improves in arm Jason Gilbert did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty