Inning: 1 Baltimore Stan Fulmer pitching. Chris Giambi grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jim Commissioner Gordon flies out to the right fielder. Lou Williams doubles to right field. Rocky Stone flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Washington Heath Ward pitching. Elbie Cox doubles to left field. Joe Dempster strikes out. Aurelio Miller strikes out. Gene Key lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Baltimore Mick Hanly strikes out. John Purdue walks. Tore Korridor flies out to the center fielder. Alessandro Scarlatti grounds into a force play to the second baseman. John Purdue is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Washington Jerald Griffin strikes out. Johnny Schmidt grounds out to the pitcher. John Boone grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Baltimore Heath Ward grounds out to the pitcher. Chris Giambi hits a home run. Jim Commissioner Gordon singles to left field. Lou Williams grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Jim Commissioner Gordon is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Rocky Stone grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Washington Rex Bradley strikes out. Stan Fulmer strikes out. Elbie Cox singles to center field. Joe Dempster grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Baltimore Mick Hanly strikes out. John Purdue strikes out. Tore Korridor flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Washington Aurelio Miller singles to left field. Gene Key singles to center field. Aurelio Miller advances to third on the hit. Jerald Griffin flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Aurelio Miller scores. Gene Key steals second. Johnny Schmidt grounds out to the shortstop. John Boone strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Baltimore Alessandro Scarlatti singles to left field. Heath Ward lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Chris Giambi walks. Jim Commissioner Gordon singles to left field. Alessandro Scarlatti is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Chris Giambi advances to third on the play. Lou Williams grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Washington Rex Bradley grounds out to the second baseman. Stan Fulmer strikes out. Elbie Cox bunts for a base hit. Joe Dempster grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Elbie Cox is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Baltimore Rocky Stone strikes out. Mick Hanly flies out to the center fielder. John Purdue strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Washington Aurelio Miller strikes out. Gene Key walks. Gene Key steals second. Jerald Griffin grounds out to the shortstop. Johnny Schmidt pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Baltimore Tore Korridor walks. Alessandro Scarlatti singles to right field. Heath Ward lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. The defense is playing the infield in. Chris Giambi grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Commissioner Gordon walks. Lou Williams flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Washington John Boone flies out to the right fielder. Rex Bradley grounds out to the pitcher. Stan Fulmer strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Baltimore Rocky Stone grounds out to the shortstop. Mick Hanly grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! John Purdue doubles to left field. Tore Korridor grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Washington Elbie Cox lines out to the third baseman. Joe Dempster doubles to left field. Aurelio Miller doubles to right field. Joe Dempster scores. Gene Key grounds out to the pitcher. Jerald Griffin grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Baltimore Barney Bayne comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Alessandro Scarlatti pops out to the third baseman. Larry Meyer is pinch hitting for Heath Ward. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Larry Meyer walks. Chris Giambi grounds into a force play to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Larry Meyer is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Jim Commissioner Gordon singles to left field. Chris Giambi aggressively advances to third on the hit. Lou Williams hits a home run. Chris Giambi scores. Jim Commissioner Gordon scores. Rocky Stone hits a home run. Mick Hanly doubles to right field. John Purdue reached on a 2-base fielding error by Gene Key. Mick Hanly scores. Tore Korridor reached on a 2-base throwing error by John Boone. John Purdue scores. Alessandro Scarlatti walks. Larry Meyer flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Washington Lariat Roper pitching. Johnny Schmidt strikes out. John Boone flies out to the right fielder. Rex Bradley singles to right field. Hal Graham is pinch hitting for Barney Bayne. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Hal Graham singles to center field. Elbie Cox pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Baltimore total runners LOB: 11 Washington total runners LOB: 8
Game Notes Gene Key is injured and is expected to be out 27 days.
Baltimore Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Bill Mellor did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Rocky Stein did not respond to coaching in control Rance Jourdan improves in speed Pat Fleitas did not respond to coaching in control
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: D+ RP Mentor Grade: D+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Bubba Smith did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Ben Stillwell improves in speed Warren Urrea did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Tom Naleway improves in power_vs_righty