Win: Stephen Strasburg (1-1) Loss: Brady Maloy (5-3)
Inning: 1 Washington Junior Monroe pitching. Mark Newfield grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Klondike Douglass hits an infield single to the catcher. Klondike Douglass gets picked off first. Jimmie Foxx Jr. flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Los Angeles Sugar Cain pitching. Julio Franco Jr. singles to center field. Ace Jabberwocky flies out to the right fielder. Barry McKockiner grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Julio Franco Jr. advances to second on the play. Pep Persnickety strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Washington Julio Rodriguez grounds out to the shortstop. Joe DiMaggio strikes out. Duke Sims Jr. reached on a fielding error by Ruben Lefevre. Bob Bailor grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Duke Sims Jr. is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Los Angeles Ruben Lefevre reached on a 2-base throwing error by Sugar Cain. Lu Leftwich grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ruben Lefevre advances to third on the play. Merritt Hancock strikes out. Gopher Hervy-Karde walks. Junior Monroe grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Washington Ronald Acuna Jr. strikes out. Sugar Cain flies out to the right fielder. Mark Newfield flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Los Angeles Julio Franco Jr. walks. Ace Jabberwocky strikes out. Barry McKockiner singles to left field. Julio Franco Jr. is thrown out trying to advance to third by the left fielder. Pep Persnickety grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Washington Klondike Douglass hits a home run. Jimmie Foxx Jr. grounds out to the second baseman. Julio Rodriguez grounds out to the third baseman. Joe DiMaggio strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Los Angeles Ruben Lefevre grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Lu Leftwich walks. Lu Leftwich is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Merritt Hancock grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Washington Duke Sims Jr. strikes out. Bob Bailor grounds out to the shortstop. Ronald Acuna Jr. flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Los Angeles Gopher Hervy-Karde grounds out to the second baseman. Junior Monroe reached on a fielding error by Julio Rodriguez. Julio Franco Jr. doubles to left field. Ace Jabberwocky walks. Barry McKockiner walks. Junior Monroe scores. Pep Persnickety strikes out. Ruben Lefevre reached on a 2-base fielding error by Jimmie Foxx Jr.. Julio Franco Jr. scores. Ace Jabberwocky scores. Lu Leftwich grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Washington Sugar Cain flies out to the right fielder. Mark Newfield grounds out to the shortstop. Klondike Douglass grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Los Angeles Merritt Hancock walks. Gopher Hervy-Karde singles to left field. Junior Monroe fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Junior Monroe strikes out. Julio Franco Jr. flies out to the right fielder. Ace Jabberwocky grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Washington Ed Barnes enters the game as a defensive replacement for Lu Leftwich at CF. Kent Davison enters the game as a defensive replacement for Merritt Hancock at LF. Jimmie Foxx Jr. flies out to the right fielder. Julio Rodriguez singles to center field. Joe DiMaggio grounds out to the third baseman. Julio Rodriguez advances to second on the play. Duke Sims Jr. flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Los Angeles Barry McKockiner singles to left field. Pep Persnickety flies out to the left fielder. Ruben Lefevre strikes out. Ed Barnes pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Washington Bob Bailor walks. Ronald Acuna Jr. singles to left field. Felix Jose is pinch hitting for Sugar Cain. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Felix Jose doubles to left field. Bob Bailor scores. Ronald Acuna Jr. scores. Bill Baez comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mark Newfield walks. Klondike Douglass flies out to the center fielder. Jimmie Foxx Jr. pops out to the second baseman. Julio Rodriguez strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Los Angeles Stephen Strasburg pitching. Kent Davison flies out to the right fielder. Gopher Hervy-Karde strikes out. Ramon Rodas is pinch hitting for Bill Baez. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Ramon Rodas flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Washington Brady Maloy pitching. Joe DiMaggio singles to right field. Rogers Hornsby is pinch hitting for Duke Sims Jr.. Rogers Hornsby singles to center field. Joe DiMaggio aggressively advances to third on the hit. Bob Bailor strikes out. Ronald Acuna Jr. flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Joe DiMaggio scores. Sly Young comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Stephen Strasburg grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Rogers Hornsby is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Los Angeles Onix Concepcion enters the game as a defensive replacement for Rogers Hornsby at C. Julio Franco Jr. strikes out. Ace Jabberwocky flies out to the right fielder. Barry McKockiner flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Washington total runners LOB: 5 Los Angeles total runners LOB: 9
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Justin Verlander did not respond to coaching in velocity Ralph Branca did not respond to coaching in velocity Justin Verlander improves in control Sam Horn did not respond to coaching in range Skip Jutze did not respond to coaching in 3B
Los Angeles Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Gary Hiatt improves in speed Chuck Shelton did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Gary Hiatt improves in power_vs_lefty Bob Williams did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty