Win: Bill Cordova (1-0) Loss: Pat Beamon (1-2)
Save: Keith Curd (1)
Inning: 1 Chicago Jojo Johnson pitching. Chris Lefferts flies out to the center fielder. Mike Limmer grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Fritz Kucab doubles past the first baseman. Jerry Miller grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Washington Steve Spriggs pitching. Ed Fries singles to center field. Mike Howard grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Ed Fries is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Dana Francona flies out to the center fielder. Del Dalesandro pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Chicago Jake Raymond grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Mookie Ritchie grounds out to the second baseman. Steve Cheney singles to left field. Ray Hacker doubles to left field. Steve Spriggs flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Washington Paul Curd grounds out to the shortstop. Billy Grilli hits a home run. Mark Perez grounds out to the second baseman. Ed Phillips strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Chicago Chris Lefferts hits a home run. Mike Limmer singles to center field. Fritz Kucab walks. Jerry Miller singles to center field. Jake Raymond flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Mike Limmer is thrown out at the plate. Mookie Ritchie singles to center field. Fritz Kucab is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Washington Jojo Johnson singles to right field. Ed Fries grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jojo Johnson advances to second on the play. Mike Howard is hit by a pitch. Dana Francona lines out to the third baseman. Del Dalesandro flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Chicago Steve Cheney strikes out. Ray Hacker grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Steve Spriggs grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Washington Paul Curd strikes out. Billy Grilli flies out to the left fielder. Mark Perez pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Chicago Chris Lefferts grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Mike Limmer flies out to the left fielder. Fritz Kucab flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Washington Ed Phillips strikes out. Jojo Johnson strikes out. Ed Fries singles past the second baseman. Ed Fries steals second. Mike Howard flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Chicago Jerry Miller singles to center field. Jake Raymond strikes out. Mookie Ritchie pops out to the shortstop. Steve Cheney grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Washington Dana Francona reached on a fielding error by Steve Cheney. Del Dalesandro flies out to the right fielder. Paul Curd singles to center field. Dana Francona advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the infield in. Billy Grilli grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Paul Curd advances to second on the play. Mark Perez singles past the second baseman. Dana Francona scores. Paul Curd scores. Ed Phillips flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Chicago Ray Hacker flies out to the left fielder. Steve Spriggs grounds out to the shortstop. Chris Lefferts hits a home run. Mike Limmer lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Washington Mike Dotter is pinch hitting for Jojo Johnson. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Mike Dotter strikes out. Ed Fries grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mike Howard singles to center field. Dana Francona grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Chicago Paul Dewey pitching. Fritz Kucab flies out to the center fielder. Jerry Miller flies out to the right fielder. Jake Raymond singles to left field. Mookie Ritchie grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Jake Raymond is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Washington Del Dalesandro strikes out. Paul Curd strikes out. Billy Grilli singles past the shortstop. Mark Perez strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Chicago Steve Cheney walks. Ray Hacker strikes out. Greg Paula is pinch hitting for Steve Spriggs. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Greg Paula singles to right field. Chris Lefferts walks. The defense is playing the corners in. Mike Limmer walks. Steve Cheney scores. The defense is playing the infield in. Pat Whiting comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Fritz Kucab strikes out. Jerry Miller strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Washington Butch Bell pitching. Ed Phillips grounds out to the third baseman. Pat Whiting flies out to the left fielder. Ed Fries grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Chicago Jake Raymond doubles to left field. Mookie Ritchie walks. Steve Cheney grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Jake Raymond advances to third on the play. Ray Hacker singles to left field. Jake Raymond scores. Butch Bell grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Ray Hacker is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Washington Mike Howard hits a home run. Bill Cordova comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dana Francona strikes out. Del Dalesandro grounds out to the third baseman. Paul Curd strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 11 Chicago Chris Lefferts grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Limmer flies out to the center fielder. Fritz Kucab flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 11 Washington Billy Grilli strikes out. Mark Perez flies out to the center fielder. Ed Phillips walks. Ken Jones is pinch hitting for Pat Whiting. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Ken Jones strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 12 Chicago Pat Beamon pitching. Jerry Miller singles to left field. Jake Raymond doubles to left field. The defense is playing the infield in. Mookie Ritchie flies out to the left fielder. The defense is playing the infield in. Steve Cheney flies out to the center fielder. Ray Hacker singles to center field. Jerry Miller scores. Jake Raymond scores. Jim Johnson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bill Cordova walks. Chris Lefferts flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 12 Washington Ed Fries singles to center field. Mike Howard strikes out. Dana Francona flies out to the left fielder. Keith Curd comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Del Dalesandro grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Ed Fries is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Chicago total runners LOB: 12 Washington total runners LOB: 9
Game Notes Mike Dotter is injured and is expected to be out 33 days.
Chicago Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Ray Hogan did not respond to coaching in control Bernie Fleming did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Cupid Valentin improves in contact_vs_lefty Bob Rumler improves in range
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Ted McNabb improves in contact_vs_lefty Fred Kucks did not respond to coaching in control Alex Lewis did not respond to coaching in velocity Ralph Davis improves in range Bob Midkiff did not respond to coaching in 2B