Win: Alejandro Rodriguez (22-4) Loss: Ed Clark (2-6)
Save: Hal Amaro (10)
Inning: 1 Washington Ed Clark pitching. Pat Baerga grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Wayne Haines flies out to the left fielder. Tommy Oliver walks. Mickey Metzig walks. Kitty Burnette singles to right field. Tommy Oliver scores. Mickey Metzig advances to third on the hit. Hal Kerr walks. Charlie Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 1 Los Angeles Alejandro Rodriguez pitching. Mark Dykstra pops out to the second baseman. Chris Killilay grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Wedo Bero doubles to right field. Bob Fernandes strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Washington Lefty Thomas singles past the third baseman. Alejandro Rodriguez fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Alejandro Rodriguez strikes out. Pat Baerga walks. Wayne Haines walks. Tommy Oliver grounds into a fielders choice to the pitcher. Lefty Thomas is out at home. Mickey Metzig grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Los Angeles Rowdy Williams grounds out to the shortstop. Ernie Johnson singles to center field. John Mendoza doubles to left field. Ernie Johnson uses his aggressiveness and scores. Sam Miller flies out to the center fielder. Ed Clark grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Washington Kitty Burnette strikes out. Hal Kerr walks. Charlie Smith singles to center field. Lefty Thomas singles to right field. Hal Kerr scores. Alejandro Rodriguez pops up a bunt to the pitcher. Pat Baerga bunts for a base hit. Wayne Haines doubles to left field. Charlie Smith scores. Lefty Thomas scores. Pat Baerga uses his aggressiveness and scores. Rollie Murphy comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tommy Oliver strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Los Angeles Mark Dykstra grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Chris Killilay flies out to the right fielder. Wedo Bero strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Washington Mickey Metzig singles to right field. Kitty Burnette strikes out. Hal Kerr grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Los Angeles Bob Fernandes grounds out to the shortstop. Rowdy Williams strikes out. Ernie Johnson singles to left field. John Mendoza singles to right field. Sam Miller grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Washington Charlie Smith grounds out to the pitcher. Lefty Thomas pops out to the first baseman. Alejandro Rodriguez strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Los Angeles Rollie Murphy grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mark Dykstra grounds out to the shortstop. Chris Killilay flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Washington Pat Baerga singles to left field. Wayne Haines grounds out to the pitcher. Pat Baerga advances to second on the play. Tommy Oliver strikes out. Mickey Metzig walks. Kitty Burnette doubles to center field. Pat Baerga scores. Mickey Metzig uses his aggressiveness and scores. Hal Kerr grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Los Angeles Wedo Bero walks. Bob Fernandes strikes out. Rowdy Williams strikes out. Wedo Bero steals second. Lefty Thomas throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Ernie Johnson singles to right field. Wedo Bero scores. John Mendoza singles to center field. Ernie Johnson advances to third on the hit. Sam Miller flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Washington Mike Geis comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Charlie Smith flies out to the right fielder. Lefty Thomas grounds out to the second baseman. Alejandro Rodriguez flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Los Angeles Mike Geis strikes out. Mark Dykstra reached on a fielding error by Kitty Burnette. Chris Killilay walks. Wedo Bero strikes out. Bob Fernandes grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Washington Pat Baerga grounds out to the shortstop. Wayne Haines strikes out. Tommy Oliver singles to center field. Mickey Metzig flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Los Angeles Don Ward is pinch hitting for Rowdy Williams. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Don Ward doubles to right field. Ernie Johnson pops out to the second baseman. John Mendoza reached on a 2-base throwing error by Charlie Smith. Don Ward scores. Sam Miller singles to right field. John Mendoza scores. Tom Alvis is pinch hitting for Mike Geis. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Sam Miller steals second. Tom Alvis singles to left field. Sam Miller scores. Mark Dykstra singles to center field. Tom Alvis advances to third on the hit. Chris Killilay flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Tom Alvis is thrown out at the plate. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Washington Gus Slusarski pitching. Kitty Burnette doubles to center field. Hal Kerr lines out to the shortstop. Charlie Smith flies out to the right fielder. Lefty Thomas walks. John Savage is pinch hitting for Alejandro Rodriguez. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. John Savage grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Los Angeles Hal Amaro pitching. Wedo Bero doubles to center field. Bob Fernandes strikes out. Don Ward flies out to the right fielder. Ernie Johnson flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Washington total runners LOB: 11 Los Angeles total runners LOB: 10
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Tom Pettis did not respond to coaching in control Harley Jean did not respond to coaching in range Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance.
Los Angeles Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Tiny Malay did not respond to coaching in velocity Tiny Malay improves in velocity Ray Strawberry improves in range John Hopper did not respond to coaching in endurance