Win: Carlos Velasquez (7-12) Loss: Bill Monoboquette (5-13)
Save: Stephen Strasburg (12)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Carlos Velasquez pitching. Jay Rolen hits a home run. Steve Hodkey pops out to the pitcher. Frank Rauch walks. Aaron Doyle singles to center field. Josh Reynolds walks. Frank Wilhelm grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Frank Rauch scores. Aaron Doyle advances to third on the play. Josh Reynolds advances to second on the play. Bill Garrison flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Washington Buck Barberie pitching. Klondike Douglass pops out to the shortstop. Jimmie Foxx Jr. doubles to left field. Duke Sims Jr. pops out to the first baseman. Joe DiMaggio hits a home run. Jimmie Foxx Jr. scores. Bob Bailor singles past the third baseman. Julio Rodriguez singles to left field. Passed ball. Bob Bailor advances to third. Julio Rodriguez advances to second. Ronald Acuna Jr. singles to left field. Bob Bailor scores. Julio Rodriguez scores. Ronald Acuna Jr. steals second. Takashi Sasaki grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Bruce Spongberg singles to right field. Buck Barberie fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Buck Barberie grounds into a force play to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Bruce Spongberg is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Jay Rolen flies out to the right fielder. Steve Hodkey pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Washington Carlos Velasquez grounds out to the shortstop. Klondike Douglass flies out to the center fielder. Jimmie Foxx Jr. walks. Jimmie Foxx Jr. steals second. Duke Sims Jr. grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Frank Rauch grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Aaron Doyle hits a home run. Josh Reynolds pops out to the shortstop. Frank Wilhelm grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Washington Joe DiMaggio flies out to the left fielder. Bob Bailor strikes out. Julio Rodriguez singles to right field. Ronald Acuna Jr. singles to center field. Julio Rodriguez advances to third on the hit. Ronald Acuna Jr. steals second. Takashi Sasaki singles to left field. Julio Rodriguez scores. Ronald Acuna Jr. scores. Swede Brief comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Carlos Velasquez grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Bill Garrison flies out to the right fielder. Bruce Spongberg walks. Swede Brief lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Jay Rolen strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Washington Klondike Douglass singles to left field. Jimmie Foxx Jr. pops out to the first baseman. Klondike Douglass steals second. Duke Sims Jr. hits a home run. Klondike Douglass scores. George Lipetri comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Joe DiMaggio strikes out. Bob Bailor flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Steve Hodkey pops out to the second baseman. Frank Rauch flies out to the center fielder. Aaron Doyle walks. Josh Reynolds doubles to center field. Aaron Doyle uses his aggressiveness and scores. Frank Wilhelm strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Washington Julio Rodriguez singles to right field. Ronald Acuna Jr. doubles to left field. Julio Rodriguez uses his aggressiveness and scores. Takashi Sasaki hits a home run. Ronald Acuna Jr. scores. Bill Tomanek comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Carlos Velasquez strikes out. Klondike Douglass singles to center field. Klondike Douglass steals second. Jimmie Foxx Jr. strikes out. Duke Sims Jr. grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Bill Garrison singles past the shortstop. Bruce Spongberg singles past the shortstop. Bill Garrison is thrown out trying to advance to third by the left fielder. Bill Tomanek lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Jay Rolen strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Washington Joe DiMaggio flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Bob Bailor walks. Bob Bailor steals second. Julio Rodriguez singles past the shortstop. Bob Bailor scores. Ronald Acuna Jr. strikes out. Takashi Sasaki lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Steve Hodkey flies out to the right fielder. Frank Rauch flies out to the center fielder. Aaron Doyle grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Washington Carlos Velasquez grounds out to the second baseman. Klondike Douglass reached on a 2-base fielding error by Frank Rauch. Jimmie Foxx Jr. flies out to the center fielder. Duke Sims Jr. grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Josh Reynolds singles to right field. Greg Garrison is pinch hitting for Frank Wilhelm. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Greg Garrison flies out to the left fielder. Sam Bielaski is pinch hitting for Bill Garrison. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Sam Bielaski singles to left field. Bruce Spongberg singles to right field. Josh Reynolds scores. Sam Bielaski aggressively advances to third on the hit. Babe Greenwell is pinch hitting for Bill Tomanek. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Bruce Spongberg steals second. Babe Greenwell walks. Ed Ryan is pinch hitting for Jay Rolen. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Ed Ryan strikes out. Steve Hodkey pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Washington Cy Brunson pitching. Roberto Mejia is pinch hitting for Joe DiMaggio. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Roberto Mejia strikes out. Bob Bailor singles to right field. Julio Rodriguez strikes out. Ronald Acuna Jr. grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Frank Rauch singles to center field. Aaron Doyle strikes out. Josh Reynolds hits a home run. Frank Rauch scores. Greg Garrison walks. Sam Bielaski flies out to the center fielder. Bruce Spongberg doubles to center field. Greg Garrison uses his aggressiveness and scores. Al Smith is pinch hitting for Cy Brunson. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Al Smith singles to left field. Stephen Strasburg comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Ed Ryan grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Kansas City total runners left on base: 11 Washington total runners left on base: 7
Batting:2B - Jimmie Foxx Jr. (19), Ronald Acuna Jr. (14).HR - Duke Sims Jr. (13), Joe DiMaggio (19), Takashi Sasaki (10). Baserunning: SB - Klondike Douglass 2 (22), Jimmie Foxx Jr. (27), Bob Bailor (12), Ronald Acuna Jr. 2 (31).
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Johnny Sullivan improves in contact_vs_righty Mike Grodzicki improves in power_vs_righty Larry Bedford did not respond to coaching in velocity Randy Stratton did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Bill Wilkinson did not respond to coaching in RF
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: D+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Justin Verlander did not respond to coaching in endurance Manny Ramirez did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Manny Ramirez improves in power_vs_lefty Mark Lemongello did not respond to coaching in velocity Skip Jutze did not respond to coaching in 3B