Inning: 1 Kansas City Greg Guardado pitching. Takayuki Adachi strikes out. Sam Cabrera strikes out. Dot Bell flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Washington Ed Murphy pitching. Mack Falkenborg flies out to the left fielder. Bill McCall strikes out. Johnny Plitt singles to center field. Denny Ciola grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Johnny Plitt is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Russ Scarce strikes out. Beauty Hargrave flies out to the left fielder. Scott Eisenhart lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Washington Richie Rucker grounds out to the pitcher. Mike Derrington singles to left field. Red Wood grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Jerry Ward strikes out. Dan Davis strikes out. Ed Murphy reached on a 2-base throwing error by Mike Derrington. Takayuki Adachi grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Washington Sean Pardo grounds out to the second baseman. Greg Guardado is hit by a pitch. Mack Falkenborg singles to center field. Greg Guardado advances to third on the hit. Bill McCall walks. Johnny Plitt strikes out. Denny Ciola singles past the third baseman. Greg Guardado scores. Mack Falkenborg scores. Bill McCall advances to third on the hit. Richie Rucker lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Kansas City Sam Cabrera flies out to the center fielder. Dot Bell walks. Russ Scarce strikes out. Beauty Hargrave doubles to left field. Dot Bell is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Washington Mike Derrington grounds out to the pitcher. Red Wood strikes out. Sean Pardo flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Scott Eisenhart walks. Jerry Ward grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Scott Eisenhart is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Dan Davis grounds out to the shortstop. Jerry Ward advances to second on the play. Ed Murphy triples. Jerry Ward scores. Takayuki Adachi flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Washington Greg Guardado strikes out. Mack Falkenborg strikes out. Bill McCall strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Sam Cabrera grounds out to the pitcher. Dot Bell singles to left field. Dot Bell is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Russ Scarce walks. Beauty Hargrave grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Russ Scarce is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Washington Johnny Plitt strikes out. Denny Ciola strikes out. Richie Rucker hits a home run. Mike Derrington walks. Red Wood strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Scott Eisenhart grounds out to the shortstop. Jerry Ward strikes out. Dan Davis singles to center field. Steve Lanning is pinch hitting for Ed Murphy. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Steve Lanning strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Washington Joe Stoneham pitching. Sean Pardo walks. Cuno Ettles is pinch hitting for Greg Guardado. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Cuno Ettles singles to center field. Sean Pardo advances to third on the hit. Mack Falkenborg strikes out. Bill McCall reached on a fielding error by Takayuki Adachi. Sean Pardo scores. Johnny Plitt flies out to the right fielder. Denny Ciola walks. Roger Baker comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Richie Rucker flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Kansas City Mace Brewer pitching. Takayuki Adachi flies out to the right fielder. Sam Cabrera singles to right field. Dot Bell pops out to the third baseman. Russ Scarce flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Washington Mike Derrington triples. Red Wood grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Derrington scores. Sean Pardo flies out to the right fielder. Freddie Valenzuela is pinch hitting for Mace Brewer. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Freddie Valenzuela grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Jack Galvin pitching. Beauty Hargrave triples. Scott Eisenhart grounds out to the third baseman. Beauty Hargrave scores. Vladimir Franco comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jerry Ward strikes out. Dan Davis singles to center field. Hod Raney is pinch hitting for Roger Baker. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Hod Raney reached on a 2-base throwing error by Mike Derrington. Takayuki Adachi grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Kansas City total runners left on base: 8 Washington total runners left on base: 7
Game Notes Joe Stoneham is injured and is expected to be out 15 days.
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Gene Dobson improves in contact_vs_righty Ed Davey improves in contact_vs_lefty Fred Natal did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Al Stevens did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Mariano Castro did not respond to coaching in 1B
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Tim Stargell did not respond to coaching in velocity Dave Clemons improves in arm Dave Clemons did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Glenn Reniff improves in range