Win: Atsushi Azuma (10-3) Loss: Keith Grimes (6-5)
Inning: 1 Washington Keith Grimes pitching. Lynn Bokina walks. Hobe Farnsworth pops out to the shortstop. Jake Burich strikes out. Lynn Bokina steals second. Shigeyori Suzuki strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Kansas City Atsushi Azuma pitching. Juan Bliss flies out to the center fielder. Loy Barbeau flies out to the center fielder. Dan Pierzynski walks. Jay Cameron strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Washington Izzy Barclay walks. Eric Terlecky singles to right field. Izzy Barclay advances to third on the hit. Al Witasick grounds out to the pitcher. Eric Terlecky advances to second on the play. Howard Gill singles to left field. Izzy Barclay scores. Atsushi Azuma singles to left field. Eric Terlecky scores. Lynn Bokina flies out to the center fielder. Hobe Farnsworth reached on a fielding error by Jim Jude. Jake Burich doubles to right field. Howard Gill scores. Atsushi Azuma scores. Hobe Farnsworth uses his aggressiveness and scores. Shigeyori Suzuki strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Mike Callahan flies out to the center fielder. John Mata strikes out. Jim Jude grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Washington Izzy Barclay walks. Eric Terlecky grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Al Witasick strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Joe Berg walks. Keith Grimes lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Juan Bliss flies out to the right fielder. Loy Barbeau flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Washington Howard Gill flies out to the center fielder. Atsushi Azuma flies out to the right fielder. Lynn Bokina strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Dan Pierzynski walks. Dan Pierzynski steals second. Jay Cameron walks. Mike Callahan pops out to the third baseman. John Mata doubles to center field. Dan Pierzynski scores. Jay Cameron uses his aggressiveness and scores. Jim Jude strikes out. Joe Berg walks. Keith Grimes flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Washington Hobe Farnsworth hits an infield single to the pitcher. Jake Burich walks. Shigeyori Suzuki strikes out. Izzy Barclay strikes out. Eric Terlecky singles to right field. Hobe Farnsworth scores. Jake Burich advances to third on the hit. Al Witasick flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Kansas City Juan Bliss strikes out. Loy Barbeau grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Dan Pierzynski strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Washington Howard Gill grounds out to the shortstop. Atsushi Azuma strikes out. Lynn Bokina lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Jay Cameron grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mike Callahan reached on a fielding error by Shigeyori Suzuki. John Mata flies out to the center fielder. Jim Jude flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Washington Hobe Farnsworth grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jake Burich grounds out to the shortstop. Shigeyori Suzuki walks. Izzy Barclay flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Joe Berg flies out to the left fielder. John Lowdermilk is pinch hitting for Keith Grimes. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. John Lowdermilk flies out to the center fielder. Juan Bliss pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Washington Joe Corriden pitching. Eric Terlecky strikes out. Al Witasick grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Howard Gill flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Chet Mulligan enters the game as a defensive replacement for Shigeyori Suzuki at SS. Loy Barbeau grounds out to the shortstop. Dan Pierzynski strikes out. Jay Cameron flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Washington Glenn Lawton is pinch hitting for Atsushi Azuma. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Glenn Lawton hits a home run. Lynn Bokina grounds out to the shortstop. Hobe Farnsworth walks. Jake Burich grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Steve Taveras pitching. Mike Callahan walks. John Mata strikes out. Jim Jude strikes out. Joe Berg hits an infield single to the pitcher. Ralph Hafey is pinch hitting for Joe Corriden. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Ralph Hafey grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Washington total runners LOB: 5 Kansas City total runners LOB: 7
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Bobby Benes - CHA did not respond to coaching in velocity Tom Burns did not respond to coaching in velocity Bruce Vitelli did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Bruce Vitelli improves in arm Bruce Vitelli did not respond to coaching in RF
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Hal Dingman did not respond to coaching in control Rod Maxwell improves in arm Mike Berg did not respond to coaching in velocity Eddie Nieves did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty