Win: Joe Caldwell (8-5) Loss: Mike Nelson (5-6)
Save: Bubber Cunningham (17)
Inning: 1 Boston Mike Nelson pitching. Jeff Lomon grounds out to the shortstop. Dean Virtue singles to left field. Dean Virtue steals second. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Kazuo Nakagawa strikes out. Don Strunk singles to center field. Dean Virtue scores. Joe Destrade grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Don Strunk is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Washington Joe Caldwell pitching. Kyle McGilvray singles to right field. Kyle McGilvray is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Johnny McKnight flies out to the left fielder. Nate Sylvester grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Boston Paul White doubles to left field. Edgard Byerly strikes out. Chad Rhawn singles past the third baseman. Paul White scores. Joe Caldwell lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Jeff Lomon strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Washington Ossie Marquis flies out to the center fielder. Kenji Itakura bunts for a base hit. Rafael Raleigh singles to right field. Kenji Itakura advances to third on the hit. Chick Walker grounds out to the shortstop. Kenji Itakura scores. Rafael Raleigh advances to second on the play. Samuel Firova strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Boston Dean Virtue singles to center field. Kazuo Nakagawa doubles to center field. Dean Virtue uses his aggressiveness and scores. Don Strunk flies out to the center fielder. Joe Destrade grounds out to the third baseman. Paul White grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Washington Mike Nelson singles to right field. Kyle McGilvray walks. Johnny McKnight doubles to center field. Mike Nelson scores. Kyle McGilvray is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Nate Sylvester grounds out to the third baseman. Ossie Marquis singles to center field. Johnny McKnight scores. Kenji Itakura grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Ossie Marquis is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Boston Edgard Byerly hits a home run. Chad Rhawn pops out to the first baseman. Joe Caldwell grounds out to the shortstop. Jeff Lomon grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Washington Rafael Raleigh flies out to the left fielder. Chick Walker singles past the shortstop. Samuel Firova grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Chick Walker is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Mike Nelson grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Samuel Firova is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Boston Dean Virtue flies out to the left fielder. Kazuo Nakagawa strikes out. Don Strunk grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Washington Kyle McGilvray grounds out to the third baseman. Johnny McKnight singles to right field. Nate Sylvester is hit by a pitch. Ossie Marquis strikes out. Kenji Itakura flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Boston Joe Destrade strikes out. Paul White flies out to the right fielder. Edgard Byerly doubles to center field. Chad Rhawn singles to left field. Joe Caldwell flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Washington Hideaki Kimura is pinch hitting for Rafael Raleigh. Hideaki Kimura singles to center field. Chick Walker grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Hideaki Kimura advances to second on the play. Samuel Firova flies out to the center fielder. Kenji Nakahigashi is pinch hitting for Mike Nelson. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Kenji Nakahigashi grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Boston Micah Nielsen pitching. Asniel Solano enters the game as a defensive replacement for Hideaki Kimura at SS. Jeff Lomon flies out to the center fielder. Dean Virtue grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Kazuo Nakagawa strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Washington Kyle McGilvray grounds out to the shortstop. Johnny McKnight doubles to left field. Nate Sylvester strikes out. Ossie Marquis pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Boston Don Strunk flies out to the right fielder. Joe Destrade walks. Paul White strikes out. Joe Destrade is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Washington Kenji Itakura strikes out. Asniel Solano strikes out. Chick Walker reached on a fielding error by Joe Caldwell. Samuel Firova grounds into a force play to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Chick Walker is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Boston Edgard Byerly singles to center field. Chad Rhawn pops out to the catcher. Mike Geary is pinch hitting for Joe Caldwell. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Mike Geary grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Washington Bubber Cunningham pitching. Joel Hinds is pinch hitting for Micah Nielsen. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Joel Hinds grounds out to the third baseman. Kyle McGilvray grounds out to the shortstop. Johnny McKnight singles to left field. Nate Sylvester doubles to center field. Ossie Marquis flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Boston total runners LOB: 5 Washington total runners LOB: 10
Batting:2B - Kazuo Nakagawa (10), Paul White (9), Edgard Byerly (6).HR - Edgard Byerly (7).GIDP - Mike Geary. Baserunning: SB - Dean Virtue (3).CS - Joe Destrade (2). Fielding: E - Joe Caldwell.
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Ben Pape improves in range Ben Pape improves in power_vs_lefty Ralph Lindemann did not respond to coaching in control Frank Zepp improves in power_vs_righty Ben Pape improves in RF
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Curt Wolfe did not respond to coaching in control Joe Cimorelli did not respond to coaching in control Willard Duncan did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Pedro French did not respond to coaching in velocity Ray Rommel improves in 2B