Win: Joe Caldwell (5-0) Loss: Hiroki Hamaoka (3-2)
Save: Steve Unser (1)
Inning: 1 Boston Hiroki Hamaoka pitching. Jim Bittiger pops out to the second baseman. Joe Destrade hits a home run. Kazuo Nakagawa singles to right field. Kazuo Nakagawa steals second. Don Strunk strikes out. Paul White hits a home run. Kazuo Nakagawa scores. Mitch Braggins comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Edgard Byerly singles to left field. Dean Virtue grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Washington Joe Caldwell pitching. Kyle McGilvray grounds out to the pitcher. Samuel Firova singles to left field. Nate Sylvester grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Samuel Firova is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Bubba Hoffman walks. Kenji Itakura pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Boston Enrique Jantzen flies out to the right fielder. Joe Caldwell grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Bittiger grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Washington Chick Walker strikes out. Gary LeJeune doubles to center field. Tommy Bowles hits an infield single to the pitcher. Mitch Braggins singles to right field. Gary LeJeune scores. Kyle McGilvray grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Boston Joe Destrade grounds out to the pitcher. Kazuo Nakagawa singles to center field. Don Strunk grounds into a 1-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Washington Samuel Firova grounds out to the second baseman. Nate Sylvester flies out to the right fielder. Bubba Hoffman singles to right field. Kenji Itakura grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Bubba Hoffman is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Boston Paul White flies out to the left fielder. Edgard Byerly strikes out. Dean Virtue strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Washington Chick Walker walks. Chick Walker steals second. Gary LeJeune grounds out to the shortstop. Tommy Bowles walks. Mitch Braggins lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Kyle McGilvray strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Boston Enrique Jantzen singles past the second baseman. Joe Caldwell lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Jim Bittiger bunts for a base hit. Joe Destrade singles to right field. Enrique Jantzen scores. Jim Bittiger advances to third on the hit. Kazuo Nakagawa pops out to the first baseman. Don Strunk doubles to right field. Jim Bittiger scores. Joe Destrade uses his aggressiveness and scores. Paul White pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Washington Samuel Firova strikes out. Nate Sylvester pops out to the catcher. Bubba Hoffman grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Boston Edgard Byerly grounds out to the shortstop. Dean Virtue strikes out. Enrique Jantzen grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Washington Kenji Itakura strikes out. Chick Walker strikes out. Gary LeJeune grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Boston Joe Caldwell grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Bittiger grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Destrade strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Washington Hideaki Kimura is pinch hitting for Tommy Bowles. Hideaki Kimura flies out to the center fielder. Kenji Nakahigashi is pinch hitting for Mitch Braggins. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Kenji Nakahigashi grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Kyle McGilvray grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Boston Barry Paniagua pitching. Kazuo Nakagawa flies out to the center fielder. Don Strunk flies out to the right fielder. Paul White strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Washington Samuel Firova pops out to the shortstop. Nate Sylvester singles to right field. Bubba Hoffman reached on a 2-base fielding error by Dean Virtue. Kenji Itakura grounds out to the second baseman. Nate Sylvester scores. Bubba Hoffman advances to third on the play. Chick Walker flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Boston Edgard Byerly singles past the second baseman. Dean Virtue flies out to the left fielder. Enrique Jantzen singles to right field. Joe Caldwell lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Jim Bittiger pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Washington Gary LeJeune singles to center field. Hideaki Kimura grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Gary LeJeune is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Joel Hinds is pinch hitting for Barry Paniagua. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Joel Hinds walks. Steve Unser comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Kyle McGilvray strikes out. Samuel Firova strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Boston total runners LOB: 4 Washington total runners LOB: 9
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Troy Jones did not respond to coaching in velocity Stan Duffy did not respond to coaching in control Troy Jones did not respond to coaching in velocity Joe Rudolph did not respond to coaching in velocity Ben Pape improves in RF
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Gary Cordero did not respond to coaching in control Willard Duncan did not respond to coaching in arm Vance Balsamo improves in power_vs_righty Vance Balsamo did not respond to coaching in speed Rafael Raleigh did not respond to coaching in 3B