Win: Rey Ruffing (1-0) Loss: Zane French (0-1)
Save: Chris Bosio (2)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Rey Ruffing pitching. Johnny Morrison singles to center field. Lloyd Moseby walks. Steve Gainer grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Johnny Morrison advances to third on the play. Charley Jolly grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Washington Zane French pitching. Shawn Powers is hit by a pitch. Jose Duval flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Don Montague singles to center field. Al Klinger singles to right field. Andy Field strikes out. Henry Lee IV strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Kansas City Yogey Pulido singles to center field. Fred Shifflett strikes out. Ariel Mendoza singles to right field. Yogey Pulido advances to third on the hit. Ren Smith flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Yogey Pulido scores. Zane French strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Washington Johnny Bird singles to left field. Johnny Bird steals second. Karl Crosby hits a home run. Johnny Bird scores. Rey Ruffing hits an infield single to the pitcher. Shawn Powers walks. Jose Duval flies out to the right fielder. Don Montague singles to left field. Rey Ruffing scores. Shawn Powers advances to third on the hit. Don Montague is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Al Klinger walks. Andy Field grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Kansas City Johnny Morrison grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Lloyd Moseby doubles to right field. Steve Gainer strikes out. Charley Jolly walks. Yogey Pulido pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Washington Henry Lee IV flies out to the center fielder. Johnny Bird hits a home run. Karl Crosby strikes out. Rey Ruffing grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Fred Shifflett flies out to the left fielder. Ariel Mendoza singles to center field. Ren Smith lines out to the second baseman. Zane French pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Washington Shawn Powers lines out to the shortstop. Jose Duval doubles to center field. Fred Bartholomew comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jose Duval is out trying to steal third. Don Montague pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Johnny Morrison grounds out to the second baseman. Lloyd Moseby singles to right field. Steve Gainer flies out to the right fielder. Charley Jolly strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Washington Al Klinger singles to center field. Al Klinger steals second. Andy Field grounds out to the second baseman. Al Klinger advances to third on the play. Henry Lee IV strikes out. Johnny Bird walks. Karl Crosby grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Kansas City Yogey Pulido flies out to the right fielder. Fred Shifflett strikes out. Ariel Mendoza walks. Ariel Mendoza is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Washington Rey Ruffing flies out to the right fielder. Shawn Powers strikes out. Jose Duval strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Ren Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Ryan Bowen is pinch hitting for Fred Bartholomew. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Ryan Bowen grounds out to the pitcher. Johnny Morrison flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Washington Ben Pyle pitching. Don Montague singles to center field. Al Klinger singles to left field. Don Montague advances to third on the hit. Al Klinger steals second. Andy Field grounds out to the second baseman. Don Montague scores. Al Klinger advances to third on the play. George Whipple comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Henry Lee IV grounds out to the third baseman. Johnny Bird pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Lloyd Moseby flies out to the center fielder. Steve Gainer grounds out to the shortstop. Charley Jolly strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Washington Bob Reeder is pinch hitting for Karl Crosby. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Bob Reeder grounds out to the shortstop. Angel Jones is pinch hitting for Rey Ruffing. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Angel Jones flies out to the center fielder. Shawn Powers walks. Pat McMillan is pinch hitting for Jose Duval. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Shawn Powers steals second. Pat McMillan walks. Don Montague hits an infield single to the pitcher. Al Klinger flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Kansas City Zane Gray pitching. Yogey Pulido flies out to the right fielder. Fred Shifflett reached on a fielding error by Henry Lee IV. Ariel Mendoza reached on a 2-base throwing error by Johnny Bird. Chris Bosio comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Ren Smith singles to left field. Fred Shifflett scores. Ray Stanton is pinch hitting for George Whipple. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Ray Stanton pops out to the third baseman. Johnny Morrison strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Kansas City total runners left on base: 8 Washington total runners left on base: 11
Batting:2B - Jose Duval (1).HR - Johnny Bird (1), Karl Crosby (2).HBP - Shawn Powers (1). Baserunning: SB - Shawn Powers (2), Al Klinger 2 (2), Johnny Bird (1).CS - Jose Duval (1), Don Montague (1). Fielding: E - Henry Lee IV, Johnny Bird.
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Wally Holly did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Paul Weaver improves in speed Tommy Prichard did not respond to coaching in velocity Arky Beazley improves in arm
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Ben Hale improves in speed Matt Thomas improves in arm Bernie Donovan improves in arm Ben Hale improves in arm