Win: Ernie Portugal (16-12) Loss: Shigeru Kawachi (3-3)
Inning: 1 Texas Shairon Martis pitching. Warren Robles grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Cliff Welteroth singles to center field. Cliff Welteroth is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Ken McCardell grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Washington Ernie Portugal pitching. Cristian Guzman strikes out. Ryan Zimmerman grounds out to the third baseman. Pedro Mendoza flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Texas Ron Freeman hits a home run. Charlie Knight flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Hideki Arita is hit by a pitch. Al Becker singles past the third baseman. Hideki Arita advances to third on the hit. Buddy Holcombe grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Al Becker advances to second on the play. Ernie Portugal strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Washington Josh Willingham singles past the third baseman. Anderson Hernandez walks. Nick Johnson strikes out. Corey Patterson strikes out. Jesus Flores strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Texas Warren Robles strikes out. Cliff Welteroth singles to left field. Ken McCardell singles past the second baseman. Cliff Welteroth advances to third on the hit. Ken McCardell steals second. Ron Freeman grounds out to the shortstop. Cliff Welteroth scores. Ken McCardell advances to third on the play. Charlie Knight pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Washington Shairon Martis strikes out. Cristian Guzman lines out to the second baseman. Ryan Zimmerman grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Texas Hideki Arita flies out to the right fielder. Al Becker doubles to right field. Buddy Holcombe grounds out to the shortstop. Ernie Portugal flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Washington Pedro Mendoza grounds out to the third baseman. Josh Willingham flies out to the right fielder. Anderson Hernandez flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Texas Warren Robles strikes out. Cliff Welteroth grounds out to the second baseman. Ken McCardell walks. Ron Freeman walks. Charlie Knight grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Washington Nick Johnson pops out to the first baseman. Corey Patterson strikes out. Jesus Flores walks. Shairon Martis grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Jesus Flores is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Texas Hideki Arita hits a home run. Al Becker triples. Buddy Holcombe flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Al Becker scores. Ernie Portugal pops out to the second baseman. Warren Robles strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Washington Cristian Guzman reached on a 2-base throwing error by Hideki Arita. Ryan Zimmerman grounds out to the third baseman. Pedro Mendoza singles to center field. Cristian Guzman scores. Josh Willingham singles to center field. Pedro Mendoza advances to third on the hit. Anderson Hernandez flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Pedro Mendoza scores. Nick Johnson grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Texas Tom Seaver comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Cliff Welteroth flies out to the right fielder. Ken McCardell doubles to center field. Ron Freeman grounds out to the shortstop. Charlie Knight grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Washington Jamie Burke is pinch hitting for Corey Patterson. Jamie Burke strikes out. Jesus Flores grounds out to the shortstop. Nobuhisa Yota is pinch hitting for Tom Seaver. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Nobuhisa Yota walks. Cristian Guzman strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Texas Mike MacDougal pitching. Elijah Dukes enters the game as a defensive replacement for Jamie Burke at LF. Hideki Arita walks. Al Becker strikes out. Eli Gettman is pinch hitting for Buddy Holcombe. Eli Gettman hits a home run. Hideki Arita scores. Ron Villone comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ernie Portugal flies out to the right fielder. Warren Robles lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Washington Bill Irabu enters the game as a defensive replacement for Eli Gettman at C. Ryan Zimmerman singles to center field. Pedro Mendoza grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Josh Willingham strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Texas Cliff Welteroth flies out to the right fielder. Ken McCardell doubles to center field. Ron Freeman singles to center field. Ken McCardell scores. Charlie Knight triples. Ron Freeman scores. Hideki Arita flies out to the left fielder. Al Becker grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Washington Anderson Hernandez strikes out. Nick Johnson grounds out to the second baseman. Elijah Dukes doubles to right field. Jesus Flores singles to right field. Elijah Dukes scores. Babe Freed is pinch hitting for Ron Villone. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Jesus Flores is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Texas total runners LOB: 8 Washington total runners LOB: 5
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Fritz Fasano did not respond to coaching in velocity Lew Alvarez did not respond to coaching in velocity Fritz Fasano did not respond to coaching in velocity Gary Carter improves in power_vs_righty Vince Barnes improves in 3B
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Ross Detwiler did not respond to coaching in velocity Daniel Cabrera did not respond to coaching in control Mark McGwire improves in arm Ian Desmond improves in contact_vs_righty Bob Bailor did not respond to coaching in RF