Win: Dennis Jackson (1-0) Loss: Ace Cormier (0-1)
Save: Hal Hickey (2)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Dennis Jackson pitching. Shawn Peters singles to left field. Bert Jacobs singles to left field. Shawn Peters advances to third on the hit. Minnie Bair doubles to right field. Shawn Peters scores. Bert Jacobs uses his aggressiveness and scores. Keiichi Nakagawa flies out to the center fielder. Bill Levis flies out to the right fielder. Lloyd Noles singles to right field. Minnie Bair is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Washington Ace Cormier pitching. Jack McClure flies out to the center fielder. Joe Demmitt triples. Mark Rodgers flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Joe Demmitt scores. Dario Crowder singles to center field. Glenn Jantzen singles past the shortstop. Dario Crowder advances to third on the hit. Jimmy Martin grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Kansas City Sam Hoeft grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Phil Danzig strikes out. Ace Cormier grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Washington Chris Strom singles to left field. Miguel Rodriguez walks. Dennis Jackson lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Jack McClure flies out to the center fielder. Joe Demmitt singles to center field. Chris Strom scores. Miguel Rodriguez scores. Mark Rodgers strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Shawn Peters flies out to the left fielder. Bert Jacobs doubles to left field. Minnie Bair strikes out. Keiichi Nakagawa flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Washington Dario Crowder singles to right field. Glenn Jantzen strikes out. Jimmy Martin strikes out. Chris Strom reached on a fielding error by Bert Jacobs. Miguel Rodriguez flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Kansas City Bill Levis flies out to the center fielder. Lloyd Noles grounds out to the pitcher. Sam Hoeft strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Washington Dennis Jackson strikes out. Jack McClure doubles to center field. Joe Demmitt grounds out to the second baseman. Jack McClure advances to third on the play. Mark Rodgers flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Phil Danzig strikes out. Ace Cormier grounds out to the third baseman. Shawn Peters singles to center field. Shawn Peters steals second. Bert Jacobs doubles to center field. Shawn Peters scores. Minnie Bair strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Washington Dario Crowder flies out to the center fielder. Glenn Jantzen singles to left field. Jimmy Martin flies out to the left fielder. Chris Strom singles to center field. Glenn Jantzen advances to third on the hit. Miguel Rodriguez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Kansas City Keiichi Nakagawa flies out to the center fielder. Bill Levis grounds out to the third baseman. Lloyd Noles pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Washington George Kerr is pinch hitting for Dennis Jackson. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. George Kerr strikes out. Jack McClure singles to center field. Joe Demmitt triples. Jack McClure scores. Al Morgan comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mark Rodgers hits a home run. Joe Demmitt scores. Dario Crowder bunts for a base hit. Glenn Jantzen lines out to the second baseman. Jimmy Martin walks. Chris Strom flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Kansas City Duke Casimiro pitching. Sam Hoeft walks. Phil Danzig grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Sam Hoeft is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Snooks Pose is pinch hitting for Al Morgan. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Snooks Pose grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Phil Danzig is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Shawn Peters flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Washington Ken Johnstone pitching. Miguel Rodriguez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Elmer Davis is pinch hitting for Duke Casimiro. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Elmer Davis strikes out. Jack McClure flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Hal Hickey pitching. Bert Jacobs walks. Minnie Bair strikes out. Keiichi Nakagawa singles to left field. Bill Levis strikes out. Lloyd Noles grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Washington Joe Demmitt singles to left field. Mark Rodgers grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Joe Demmitt is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Dario Crowder singles to left field. Chris Popovich comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states RP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Glenn Jantzen grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Sam Hoeft flies out to the right fielder. Phil Danzig grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Craig Sheffield is pinch hitting for Chris Popovich. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Craig Sheffield flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Kansas City total runners left on base: 6 Washington total runners left on base: 11
Game Notes Jimmy Martin is injured and is expected to be out 26 days.
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Brad Renko did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Oscar Pinkney did not respond to coaching in range Ray Alston did not respond to coaching in control Alex Nicol did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Rebel Stumpf did not respond to coaching in velocity Bob Clancy did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Alan Bamberger did not respond to coaching in control Len Simon did not respond to coaching in velocity Bob Clancy did not respond to coaching in 2B