Win: John Cerutti (6-7) Loss: Jimmy Sutcliffe (1-5)
Save: Kent Mercker (1)
Inning: 1 New York Jimmy Sutcliffe pitching. Dale Murphy singles to center field. Pedro Hughes grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Dale Murphy is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Steve Lombardozzi strikes out. Toby Harrah walks. R J Reynolds walks. Brook Jacoby lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 1 Washington John Cerutti pitching. Al Klinger strikes out. Bobby Macko strikes out. Jose Duval strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 New York Chris Sabo singles to center field. Daniel Brock walks. John Cerutti pops up a bunt to the pitcher. Dale Murphy flies out to the right fielder. Pedro Hughes singles to center field. Chris Sabo scores. Steve Lombardozzi triples. Daniel Brock scores. Pedro Hughes scores. Toby Harrah walks. R J Reynolds singles past the second baseman. Steve Lombardozzi scores. Toby Harrah aggressively advances to third on the hit. Brook Jacoby strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Washington Don Montague grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Henry Lee IV hits an infield single to the third baseman. Johnny Bird singles to left field. Henry Lee IV advances to third on the hit. Johnny Bird is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Mace Meridith flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 New York Chris Sabo flies out to the left fielder. Daniel Brock reached on a 2-base fielding error by Shawn Powers. John Cerutti grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Daniel Brock advances to third on the play. Dale Murphy walks. Pedro Hughes singles to right field. Daniel Brock scores. Preston McClain comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Steve Lombardozzi doubles to center field. Dale Murphy scores. Pedro Hughes uses his aggressiveness and scores. Toby Harrah walks. R J Reynolds flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Washington Shawn Powers strikes out. Preston McClain grounds out to the second baseman. Al Klinger singles to center field. Bobby Macko grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 New York Brook Jacoby strikes out. Chris Sabo hits a home run. Daniel Brock singles to right field. John Cerutti lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Dale Murphy singles to center field. Pedro Hughes is hit by a pitch. Steve Lombardozzi strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Washington Jose Duval pops out to the catcher. Don Montague grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Henry Lee IV strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 New York Toby Harrah strikes out. R J Reynolds singles past the first baseman. Brook Jacoby strikes out. Chris Sabo grounds into a force play to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! R J Reynolds is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Washington Johnny Bird grounds out to the second baseman. Mace Meridith grounds out to the shortstop. Shawn Powers grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 New York Doug Frey comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Daniel Brock singles to left field. John Cerutti lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Dale Murphy flies out to the left fielder. Pedro Hughes singles to left field. Daniel Brock scores. Steve Lombardozzi strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Washington Andy Field is pinch hitting for Doug Frey. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Andy Field flies out to the left fielder. Al Klinger singles to left field. Bobby Macko pops out to the shortstop. Passed ball. Al Klinger advances to second. Jose Duval grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 New York Fred Batista pitching. Tim Wallach is pinch hitting for Toby Harrah. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Tim Wallach grounds out to the shortstop. R J Reynolds walks. Brook Jacoby walks. Chris Sabo singles to right field. R J Reynolds is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Brook Jacoby advances to third on the play. Daniel Brock reached on a fielding error by Don Montague. Brook Jacoby scores. Ryan Bowen is pinch hitting for John Cerutti. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Ryan Bowen strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Washington Kent Mercker pitching. Don Montague strikes out. Henry Lee IV pops out to the second baseman. Johnny Bird doubles to center field. Mace Meridith strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 New York Dale Murphy flies out to the center fielder. Pedro Hughes flies out to the right fielder. Steve Lombardozzi grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Washington Shawn Powers reached on a fielding error by Brook Jacoby. Pat McMillan is pinch hitting for Fred Batista. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Pat McMillan grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Al Klinger singles to right field. Al Klinger steals second. Bobby Macko grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 New York Claude Demeter pitching. Tim Wallach singles to right field. R J Reynolds strikes out. Brook Jacoby pops out to the catcher. Chris Sabo singles to left field. Tim Wallach advances to third on the hit. Daniel Brock strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Washington Jose Duval hits an infield single to the pitcher. Don Montague lines out to the shortstop. Mike Luebke is pinch hitting for Henry Lee IV. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Mike Luebke strikes out. Johnny Bird grounds into a force play to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Jose Duval is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 New York total runners LOB: 16 Washington total runners LOB: 6
Batting:2B - Steve Lombardozzi (25).3B - Steve Lombardozzi (5).HR - Chris Sabo (11).HBP - Pedro Hughes (1). Fielding: E - Brook Jacoby.PB - Daniel Brock.
Game Notes Daniel Brock is injured and is expected to be out 11 days.
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Mike Pagliarulo did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Bruce Hurst did not respond to coaching in control Mike Pagliarulo did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Bobby Grich improves in contact_vs_lefty Lyle Hinchliffe improves in RF
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Harry Gertenrich improves in arm Steve Smith did not respond to coaching in control Rick Vaughn did not respond to coaching in control Bernie Donovan improves in power_vs_lefty Harry Gertenrich did not respond to coaching in 3B