Win: Mike Nelson (13-6) Loss: Bingo Marsh (4-4)
Save: George McMillan (37)
Inning: 1 Washington Bingo Marsh pitching. Johnny McKnight strikes out. Rafael Raleigh grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Chick Walker strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Texas Mike Nelson pitching. Johnny Christman singles to center field. Chick Shallix flies out to the left fielder. Meadowlark Thomas pops out to the first baseman. Jose DeLeon strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Washington Ossie Marquis strikes out. Kenji Itakura grounds out to the third baseman. Bubba Hoffman grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Texas Pablo Perez flies out to the center fielder. Jumbo McGee grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Hansen singles to center field. Phil Craft singles to center field. Bingo Marsh grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Washington Tommy Bowles strikes out. Kenjiro Taguchi bunts for a base hit. Mike Nelson fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Mike Nelson grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Kenjiro Taguchi is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Johnny McKnight singles to left field. Rafael Raleigh singles to left field. Mike Nelson uses his aggressiveness and scores. Chick Walker grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Rafael Raleigh is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Texas Johnny Christman strikes out. Chick Shallix singles to center field. Meadowlark Thomas strikes out. Jose DeLeon walks. Pablo Perez strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Washington Ossie Marquis grounds out to the pitcher. Kenji Itakura flies out to the center fielder. Bubba Hoffman singles to left field. Tommy Bowles singles to left field. Kenjiro Taguchi pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Texas Jumbo McGee strikes out. Bill Hansen singles to left field. Phil Craft strikes out. Bingo Marsh grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Bill Hansen is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Washington Mike Nelson pops out to the first baseman. Johnny McKnight singles to right field. Rafael Raleigh walks. Chick Walker grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Texas Johnny Christman grounds out to the second baseman. Chick Shallix hits a home run. Meadowlark Thomas grounds out to the second baseman. Jose DeLeon doubles to left field. Pablo Perez grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Washington Ossie Marquis strikes out. Kenji Itakura walks. Bubba Hoffman grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Kenji Itakura advances to second on the play. Hideaki Kimura is pinch hitting for Tommy Bowles. Hideaki Kimura singles to left field. Kenji Itakura scores. Kenjiro Taguchi flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Texas Ed Cook enters the game as a defensive replacement for Hideaki Kimura at 2B. Jumbo McGee flies out to the left fielder. Bill Hansen grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Phil Craft strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Washington Mike Nelson flies out to the center fielder. Johnny McKnight grounds out to the second baseman. Rafael Raleigh pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Texas Joe Hubbard is pinch hitting for Bingo Marsh. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Joe Hubbard grounds out to the shortstop. Johnny Christman flies out to the center fielder. Chick Shallix walks. Meadowlark Thomas flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Washington Glenn Parks pitching. Chick Walker singles to right field. Ossie Marquis pops out to the second baseman. Chick Walker steals second. Kenji Itakura strikes out. Nate Sylvester is pinch hitting for Bubba Hoffman. Nate Sylvester strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Texas Kenji Nakahigashi enters the game as a defensive replacement for Nate Sylvester at RF. Jose DeLeon flies out to the center fielder. Pablo Perez strikes out. Jumbo McGee flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Washington Ed Cook grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Kenjiro Taguchi grounds out to the second baseman. Joel Hinds is pinch hitting for Mike Nelson. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Joel Hinds flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Texas George McMillan pitching. Bill Hansen flies out to the center fielder. Phil Craft grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! John Schueler is pinch hitting for Glenn Parks. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. John Schueler grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Washington total runners LOB: 7 Texas total runners LOB: 8
Game Notes Meadowlark Thomas is injured and is expected to be out 23 days.
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Ray Rommel did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Newt Joseph did not respond to coaching in arm Ray Rommel did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Jason Drake did not respond to coaching in arm Jocko Appling did not respond to coaching in 1B
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: D+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Tom Tiefenauer did not respond to coaching in velocity Ramon Hernandez improves in contact_vs_righty Chico Cardenas improves in arm Larry Abbott did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Larry Abbott did not respond to coaching in 3B