Win: Balor Moore (12-10) Loss: Curt Mondesi (8-12)
Inning: 1 Washington Curt Mondesi pitching. Hank Greenberg singles to left field. Ken Strobel grounds out to the third baseman. Hank Greenberg advances to second on the play. Jimmie Foxx Jr. hits a home run. Hank Greenberg scores. Tommy Harper pops out to the third baseman. George Slaughter grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Kansas City Balor Moore pitching. Jeff Hernaiz hits an infield single to the shortstop. Roger McNertney singles to center field. Jeff Hernaiz advances to third on the hit. Billy Schwartz pops out to the second baseman. Harry Nelson flies out to the left fielder. Jose Twombly flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Washington Ellie Weimer grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Paul Zuvella grounds out to the second baseman. Hank White strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Amos McKeithan triples. Charlie Sperring grounds out to the pitcher. Bunny Klesko pops out to the third baseman. Curt Mondesi strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Washington Balor Moore strikes out. Hank Greenberg pops out to the shortstop. Ken Strobel doubles to left field. Jimmie Foxx Jr. grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Jeff Hernaiz walks. Roger McNertney flies out to the center fielder. Billy Schwartz triples. Jeff Hernaiz scores. Harry Nelson singles to right field. Billy Schwartz scores. Harry Nelson is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Jose Twombly pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Washington Tommy Harper doubles to right field. George Slaughter hits an infield single to the first baseman. Ellie Weimer grounds out to the pitcher. George Slaughter advances to second on the play. Paul Zuvella strikes out. Hank White singles to left field. Tommy Harper scores. Balor Moore strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Kansas City Amos McKeithan flies out to the right fielder. Charlie Sperring grounds out to the third baseman. Bunny Klesko flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Washington Hank Greenberg hits an infield single to the second baseman. Hank Greenberg steals second. Ken Strobel walks. Jimmie Foxx Jr. strikes out. Tommy Harper pops out to the third baseman. George Slaughter flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Kansas City Curt Mondesi grounds out to the shortstop. Jeff Hernaiz grounds out to the second baseman. Roger McNertney flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Washington Ellie Weimer singles to right field. Ellie Weimer is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Paul Zuvella flies out to the left fielder. Hank White grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Billy Schwartz grounds out to the third baseman. Harry Nelson reached on a fielding error by Jimmie Foxx Jr.. Jose Twombly flies out to the left fielder. Amos McKeithan flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Washington Scotty Murphy comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Balor Moore strikes out. Hank Greenberg flies out to the center fielder. Ken Strobel flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Charlie Sperring lines out to the second baseman. Bunny Klesko grounds out to the third baseman. Scotty Murphy flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Washington Jimmie Foxx Jr. flies out to the right fielder. Tommy Harper flies out to the center fielder. George Slaughter singles to center field. Ellie Weimer flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Jeff Hernaiz grounds out to the shortstop. Roger McNertney singles to right field. Billy Schwartz strikes out. Harry Nelson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Washington Paul Zuvella walks. Bill Haselman is pinch hitting for Hank White. Paul Zuvella steals second. Taylor Kryhoski comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states RP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Bill Haselman walks. Harmon Killebrew is pinch hitting for Balor Moore. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Harmon Killebrew doubles to center field. Paul Zuvella scores. Bill Haselman uses his aggressiveness and scores. Hank Greenberg singles to center field. Steve Sechrist comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Hank Greenberg steals second. Ken Strobel lines out to the shortstop. Jimmie Foxx Jr. grounds out to the second baseman. Harmon Killebrew scores. Hank Greenberg advances to third on the play. Tommy Harper strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Red Ruffing pitching. Jose Twombly grounds out to the second baseman. Amos McKeithan grounds out to the pitcher. Jack Foster is pinch hitting for Charlie Sperring. Jack Foster flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Washington total runners LOB: 7 Kansas City total runners LOB: 5
Game Notes Jose Twombly is injured and is expected to be out 21 days.
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: D+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Barry Zito did not respond to coaching in velocity Larry Gura improves in control Kerry Wood did not respond to coaching in control Milton Bradley improves in contact_vs_lefty Milton Bradley did not respond to coaching in C
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Joe Sukeforth did not respond to coaching in control Cherokee Cruz improves in contact_vs_righty George Mabry did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Ray Lehr improves in contact_vs_lefty Christy McCleskey improves in LF