Win: Billy Birchtree (17-10) Loss: Wynn Kyle (9-9)
Save: Pat Dahl (30)
Inning: 1 Washington Masato Maegawa pitching. Bill Kokos strikes out. Roxy Aspromonte singles to left field. Hernan Cortez reached on a fielding error by Adriel Dita. Rabbit Morris flies out to the right fielder. Shannon Woods singles to center field. Roxy Aspromonte scores. Hernan Cortez advances to third on the hit. Domingo Gustine grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 New York Billy Birchtree pitching. Red Volz grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Rutherford strikes out. Sherry Crosby strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Washington Fester Addams flies out to the center fielder. Clay Croushore singles to right field. Billy Birchtree pops up a bunt to the pitcher. Bill Kokos lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 New York D.J. Marshall walks. Mike Swetonic flies out to the center fielder. Paul Edwards strikes out. Adriel Dita grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Washington Roxy Aspromonte reached on a fielding error by Adriel Dita. Hernan Cortez pops out to the shortstop. Rabbit Morris grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 New York Paul Barnes lines out to the pitcher. Masato Maegawa grounds out to the second baseman. Red Volz walks. Joe Rutherford strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Washington Shannon Woods singles to center field. Domingo Gustine flies out to the right fielder. Fester Addams strikes out. Clay Croushore strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 New York Sherry Crosby singles to left field. D.J. Marshall pops out to the second baseman. Sherry Crosby steals second. Mike Swetonic flies out to the center fielder. Paul Edwards grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Washington Billy Birchtree grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Kokos doubles to left field. Chuck Butler comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Roxy Aspromonte doubles to left field. Bill Kokos scores. Hernan Cortez walks. Rabbit Morris grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 New York Adriel Dita grounds out to the shortstop. Paul Barnes singles to right field. Chuck Butler lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Red Volz singles to center field. Joe Rutherford doubles to left field. Paul Barnes scores. Red Volz is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Washington Shannon Woods lines out to the pitcher. Domingo Gustine pops out to the shortstop. Fester Addams strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 New York Sherry Crosby singles to center field. D.J. Marshall singles to left field. Mike Swetonic strikes out. Paul Edwards singles to center field. Sherry Crosby uses his aggressiveness and scores. Adriel Dita flies out to the left fielder. Paul Barnes flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Washington Clay Croushore strikes out. Billy Birchtree grounds out to the second baseman. Sky King is pinch hitting for Bill Kokos. Sky King singles to right field. Roxy Aspromonte singles to left field. Hernan Cortez walks. Rabbit Morris flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 New York Claude Blum enters the game as a defensive replacement for Sky King at 2B. Derrick Kelley is pinch hitting for Chuck Butler. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Derrick Kelley strikes out. Red Volz strikes out. Joe Rutherford strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Washington Wynn Kyle pitching. Shannon Woods flies out to the center fielder. Domingo Gustine walks. Fester Addams pops out to the first baseman. Clay Croushore is hit by a pitch. Billy Birchtree grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 New York Sherry Crosby grounds out to the pitcher. D.J. Marshall grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Swetonic grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Washington Claude Blum hits a home run. Roxy Aspromonte flies out to the right fielder. Hernan Cortez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Rabbit Morris singles to right field. Shannon Woods walks. Domingo Gustine flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 New York Pat Dahl comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Paul Edwards strikes out. Adriel Dita grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Paul Barnes strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Washington total runners LOB: 12 New York total runners LOB: 6
Game Notes D.J. Marshall is injured and is expected to be out 29 days.
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Wally Griffey improves in power_vs_lefty Curtis Morrisette improves in arm Don Cooper improves in range Ed Varney did not respond to coaching in speed
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Deron Wolf improves in contact_vs_righty Roy Abbaticchio improves in contact_vs_lefty Travis Goodell did not respond to coaching in control Al Woodard improves in power_vs_righty