Win: Earl Fox (1-5) Loss: C.C. Sabathia (1-3)
Save: Matt Wilhelm (1)
Inning: 1 Washington Bill Singer pitching. Khris Khikales singles past the second baseman. Lefty Sweet grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Murphy Daniels singles to left field. Alex Palica grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Texas Frankie Ryan pitching. Gene Clines grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Sundberg flies out to the center fielder. Lenny Randle pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Washington Vida Sheldon strikes out. Donny Donowitz strikes out. Russ Dean strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Texas Jeff Burroughs grounds out to the second baseman. George Miller grounds out to the shortstop. Takeshi Kamiguchi singles to right field. Mike Hargrove pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Washington Hiromoto Ishiguro strikes out. Frankie Ryan strikes out. Khris Khikales strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Texas Juan Beniquez grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Bill Singer flies out to the right fielder. Gene Clines flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Washington Lefty Sweet singles past the third baseman. Murphy Daniels singles to center field. Lefty Sweet advances to third on the hit. Alex Palica doubles to left field. Lefty Sweet scores. Murphy Daniels is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Vida Sheldon walks. Donny Donowitz strikes out. Russ Dean singles to center field. Alex Palica uses his aggressiveness and scores. Hiromoto Ishiguro grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Texas Jim Sundberg singles to center field. Jim Sundberg steals second. Lenny Randle strikes out. Jeff Burroughs grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jim Sundberg advances to third on the play. George Miller singles to right field. Jim Sundberg scores. Takeshi Kamiguchi singles to center field. George Miller advances to third on the hit. Mike Hargrove bunts for a base hit. George Miller scores. Juan Beniquez grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Mike Hargrove is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Washington Frankie Ryan singles past the third baseman. Khris Khikales grounds out to the pitcher. Frankie Ryan advances to second on the play. Lefty Sweet flies out to the left fielder. Murphy Daniels flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Texas Bill Singer flies out to the center fielder. Gene Clines walks. Jim Sundberg flies out to the right fielder. Lenny Randle singles to right field. Gene Clines advances to third on the hit. Jeff Burroughs strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Washington Alex Palica grounds out to the second baseman. Vida Sheldon grounds out to the pitcher. Donny Donowitz hits a home run. Russ Dean grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Texas George Miller grounds out to the catcher. Takeshi Kamiguchi singles to left field. Mike Hargrove strikes out. Takeshi Kamiguchi is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Washington Hiromoto Ishiguro strikes out. Frankie Ryan grounds out to the second baseman. Khris Khikales grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Texas Juan Beniquez hits a home run. Bill Singer singles to right field. Jim Fregosi is pinch hitting for Gene Clines. Jim Fregosi flies out to the right fielder. Jim Sundberg strikes out. Lenny Randle grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Washington Dave Moates enters the game as a defensive replacement for Jim Fregosi at LF. Lefty Sweet hits a home run. Mike Bacsik comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Murphy Daniels flies out to the center fielder. Alex Palica grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Vida Sheldon singles to center field. Donny Donowitz grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Texas Jimmy Campbell comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jeff Burroughs singles to right field. George Miller singles to left field. Takeshi Kamiguchi walks. The defense is playing the infield in. Mike Hargrove singles to center field. Jeff Burroughs scores. George Miller scores. Takeshi Kamiguchi advances to third on the hit. Fred Twitchell comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Juan Beniquez walks. Tom Grieve is pinch hitting for Mike Bacsik. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Tom Grieve grounds out to the shortstop. Takeshi Kamiguchi scores. Mike Hargrove advances to third on the play. Juan Beniquez advances to second on the play. Dave Moates flies out to the left fielder. Jim Sundberg singles to center field. Mike Hargrove scores. Juan Beniquez scores. Lenny Randle grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Jim Sundberg is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Washington Jeff Terpko pitching. Russ Dean reached on a fielding error by Takeshi Kamiguchi. Hiromoto Ishiguro singles to center field. Russ Dean advances to third on the hit. Joe Hoerner comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Andres Guzman is pinch hitting for Fred Twitchell. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Andres Guzman pops out to the catcher. Khris Khikales singles to center field. Russ Dean scores. Hiromoto Ishiguro advances to third on the hit. Lefty Sweet singles to right field. Hiromoto Ishiguro scores. Khris Khikales advances to third on the hit. C.C. Sabathia comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Murphy Daniels grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Khris Khikales scores. Lefty Sweet advances to second on the play. Alex Palica singles to center field. Lefty Sweet scores. Vida Sheldon strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Texas Earl Fox pitching. Jeff Burroughs grounds out to the shortstop. George Miller strikes out. Takeshi Kamiguchi strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Washington Donny Donowitz hits a home run. Steve Hargan comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Russ Dean walks. Hiromoto Ishiguro flies out to the center fielder. Aramis Restelli is pinch hitting for Earl Fox. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Aramis Restelli grounds out to the third baseman. Russ Dean advances to second on the play. Khris Khikales singles to center field. Russ Dean is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Texas Matt Wilhelm pitching. Mike Hargrove flies out to the right fielder. Juan Beniquez grounds out to the third baseman. Toby Harrah is pinch hitting for Steve Hargan. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Toby Harrah grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Washington total runners LOB: 7 Texas total runners LOB: 7
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Jim Backman did not respond to coaching in control Fred Munoz did not respond to coaching in speed Pete Powers did not respond to coaching in velocity Orval Nieman did not respond to coaching in velocity Al Terry did not respond to coaching in LF
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Steve C. Barr did not respond to coaching in control Steve C. Barr did not respond to coaching in velocity Steve C. Barr did not respond to coaching in velocity Stan Perzanowski improves in velocity Russell Branyan did not respond to coaching in C