Inning: 1 Kansas City Ed McGarr pitching. Bert James singles to center field. Bert James steals second. Lefty Rapp throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Tarrik Kleinke grounds out to the second baseman. Bert James scores. Harry Jackson pops out to the second baseman. Rick Cooke strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Washington Johnny Smith pitching. Claude Archer singles to center field. Lou Shepherd grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Claude Archer advances to second on the play. Sumpter Rincon pops out to the first baseman. Chico Wells doubles to left field. Claude Archer scores. Sean Miller flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Yadil Delgado grounds out to the pitcher. Ken Hobbs grounds out to the second baseman. Wayne Poole walks. Wayne Poole steals second. Roosevelt Thompson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Washington Josh Wilhelm flies out to the left fielder. Richard Bahr singles to center field. Passed ball. Richard Bahr advances to second. Lefty Rapp strikes out. Ed McGarr grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Johnny Smith strikes out. Bert James flies out to the left fielder. Tarrik Kleinke doubles past the center fielder. Harry Jackson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Washington Claude Archer flies out to the left fielder. Lou Shepherd flies out to the center fielder. Sumpter Rincon strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Rick Cooke singles to center field. Rick Cooke is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Yadil Delgado walks. Ken Hobbs grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Yadil Delgado is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Wayne Poole strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Washington Chico Wells singles to center field. Sean Miller grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Josh Wilhelm grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Roosevelt Thompson grounds out to the shortstop. Johnny Smith grounds out to the second baseman. Bert James grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Washington Richard Bahr strikes out. Lefty Rapp flies out to the center fielder. Ed McGarr flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Tarrik Kleinke walks. Tarrik Kleinke steals second. Harry Jackson singles to center field. Tarrik Kleinke scores. Rick Cooke grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Harry Jackson advances to second on the play. Yadil Delgado grounds out to the third baseman. Archie Craig is pinch hitting for Ken Hobbs. Archie Craig flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Washington Ryoichi Misawa enters the game as a defensive replacement for Archie Craig at CF. Claude Archer grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Lou Shepherd walks. Sumpter Rincon grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Wayne Poole hits a home run. Roosevelt Thompson singles to center field. Johnny Smith lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Bert James is hit by a pitch. Tarrik Kleinke walks. Harry Jackson walks. Roosevelt Thompson scores. Steve Rosen comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Rick Cooke grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Washington Joe DeShields enters the game as a defensive replacement for Rick Cooke at LF. Chico Wells singles to center field. Chico Wells is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Sean Miller strikes out. Josh Wilhelm grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Yadil Delgado strikes out. Ryoichi Misawa grounds out to the pitcher. Wayne Poole singles to right field. Roosevelt Thompson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Washington Richard Bahr grounds out to the shortstop. Lefty Rapp flies out to the right fielder. Bob Glazner is pinch hitting for Steve Rosen. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Bob Glazner pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Bill Funk pitching. Ernie Scioscia is pinch hitting for Johnny Smith. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Ernie Scioscia grounds out to the third baseman. Bert James singles to center field. Tarrik Kleinke flies out to the left fielder. Bert James steals second. Harry Jackson doubles to left field. Bert James scores. Derrin Cole comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Joe DeShields grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Washington Slim Spinks pitching. Claude Archer walks. Lou Shepherd grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Claude Archer advances to second on the play. Virgil Schmidt is pinch hitting for Sumpter Rincon. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Virgil Schmidt grounds out to the shortstop. Chico Wells flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Kansas City total runners LOB: 8 Washington total runners LOB: 3
Batting:2B - Tarrik Kleinke (9), Harry Jackson (9).HR - Wayne Poole (1).GIDP - Rick Cooke.HBP - Bert James (2). Baserunning: SB - Bert James 2 (5), Tarrik Kleinke (11), Wayne Poole (3).CS - Rick Cooke (5). Fielding: PB - Yadil Delgado.
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Tim Watkins did not respond to coaching in control Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Geoff Bilardello did not respond to coaching in control Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Dean Kimber improves in endurance Michael Nilsson did not respond to coaching in LF
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Joe Pena improves in range Chuck Potter did not respond to coaching in control Takashi Naitoh did not respond to coaching in arm Pinky Milner improves in contact_vs_righty Don Smith did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Jesse Colbrunn improves in contact_vs_righty Joe Pena did not respond to coaching in C