Win: Denny McLain Jr. (1-1) Loss: Bill Monoboquette (0-3)
Save: Stephen Strasburg (1)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Denny McLain Jr. pitching. Johnny Sullivan pops out to the catcher. Bill Garrison singles to right field. Frank Wilhelm flies out to the left fielder. Aaron Doyle strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Washington Buck Barberie pitching. Ronald Acuna Jr. pops out to the third baseman. Klondike Douglass pops out to the second baseman. Julio Rodriguez strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Frank Rauch grounds out to the shortstop. Randy Stratton lines out to the second baseman. Steve Hodkey triples. Brian Merritt strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Washington Matt Holliday grounds out to the pitcher. Bob Bailor singles to right field. Rogers Hornsby grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Buck Barberie singles to right field. Johnny Sullivan strikes out. Bill Garrison doubles to center field. Buck Barberie uses his aggressiveness and scores. Bill Garrison steals third. Frank Wilhelm grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Garrison scores. Aaron Doyle singles to left field. Aaron Doyle steals second. Frank Rauch walks. Randy Stratton flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Washington Bill Haselman singles to right field. George Brett singles to center field. Bill Haselman advances to third on the hit. Denny McLain Jr. flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Bill Haselman scores. Ronald Acuna Jr. doubles to left field. George Brett scores. Klondike Douglass flies out to the left fielder. Julio Rodriguez singles to center field. Ronald Acuna Jr. scores. Matt Holliday grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Steve Hodkey grounds out to the shortstop. Brian Merritt strikes out. Buck Barberie flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Washington Bob Bailor flies out to the right fielder. Rogers Hornsby flies out to the left fielder. Bill Haselman strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Johnny Sullivan flies out to the center fielder. Bill Garrison pops out to the shortstop. Frank Wilhelm strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Washington George Brett grounds out to the second baseman. Denny McLain Jr. doubles to center field. Ronald Acuna Jr. flies out to the left fielder. Klondike Douglass flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Aaron Doyle lines out to the pitcher. Frank Rauch grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Randy Stratton walks. Steve Hodkey doubles to center field. Randy Stratton uses his aggressiveness and scores. Brian Merritt flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Washington Julio Rodriguez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Matt Holliday singles to center field. Bob Bailor walks. Rogers Hornsby grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Bob Bailor is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Bill Haselman lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Kansas City Buck Barberie grounds out to the shortstop. Johnny Sullivan doubles to center field. Bill Garrison grounds out to the shortstop. Frank Wilhelm walks. Aaron Doyle flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Washington George Brett singles past the second baseman. Denny McLain Jr. lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, George Brett forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Babe Greenwell is pinch running for Denny McLain Jr. on 1st base. Babe Greenwell steals second. Yusmel Ramirez comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Ronald Acuna Jr. singles to left field. Babe Greenwell scores. Klondike Douglass pops out to the shortstop. Julio Rodriguez triples. Ronald Acuna Jr. scores. Matt Holliday grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Stephen Strasburg pitching. Frank Rauch singles to center field. Randy Stratton grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Frank Rauch advances to second on the play. Steve Hodkey grounds out to the third baseman. Brian Merritt lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Washington Bob Bailor flies out to the left fielder. Bill Redman comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Rogers Hornsby grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Haselman strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Jay Rolen is pinch hitting for Bill Redman. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Jay Rolen pops out to the third baseman. Johnny Sullivan grounds out to the pitcher. Bill Garrison singles to center field. Frank Wilhelm singles to left field. Bill Garrison advances to third on the hit. Aaron Doyle lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Kansas City total runners left on base: 10 Washington total runners left on base: 5
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Rick Pasquella improves in arm Rick Pasquella improves in contact_vs_righty Pedro Fleitas improves in contact_vs_righty Rick Pasquella improves in contact_vs_lefty Bob Taylor did not respond to coaching in 2B
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: D+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Skip Jutze did not respond to coaching in arm Jerry Tabb did not respond to coaching in range Home Run Baker did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Skip Jutze did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Home Run Baker did not respond to coaching in SS