Win: Hal Cunningham (2-0) Loss: Denny McLain (0-3)
Save: Paul Johnson (5)
Inning: 1 Washington Denny McLain pitching. Terry Nicholson grounds out to the shortstop. Felipe Fox singles to right field. Bill Richard singles to center field. Felipe Fox advances to third on the hit. Jack Clark walks. Tito Larker walks. Felipe Fox scores. John Flores singles past the shortstop. Bill Richard scores. Jack Clark scores. Tito Larker is thrown out trying to advance to third by the left fielder. Arkady Rossovich III grounds into a force play to the third baseman. John Flores is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Boston Hal Cunningham pitching. Paul Molitor singles to right field. Barry Foote flies out to the center fielder. Jimmie Foxx singles to center field. Paul Molitor advances to third on the hit. Jimmie Foxx steals second. Rogers Hornsby grounds out to the shortstop. Paul Molitor scores. Jimmie Foxx advances to third on the play. Jeff Bagwell grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Washington Tom Mann grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Hal Cunningham grounds out to the third baseman. Terry Nicholson singles to center field. Felipe Fox flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Boston Carlos Baerga grounds out to the pitcher. Luis Gonzalez strikes out. Gary Sheffield grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Washington Bill Richard flies out to the left fielder. Jack Clark grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Tito Larker grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Boston Denny McLain strikes out. Paul Molitor flies out to the right fielder. Barry Foote strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Washington John Flores flies out to the center fielder. Arkady Rossovich III singles to center field. Tom Mann grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Arkady Rossovich III advances to second on the play. Hal Cunningham strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Boston Jimmie Foxx flies out to the left fielder. Rogers Hornsby singles to right field. Jeff Bagwell strikes out. Carlos Baerga strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Washington Terry Nicholson grounds out to the shortstop. Felipe Fox hits a home run. Bill Richard lines out to the third baseman. Jack Clark lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Boston Luis Gonzalez grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Gary Sheffield flies out to the left fielder. Denny McLain grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Washington Tito Larker singles to left field. John Flores singles to right field. Arkady Rossovich III flies out to the right fielder. Tom Mann grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Boston Paul Molitor strikes out. Barry Foote singles to right field. Jimmie Foxx strikes out. Rogers Hornsby flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Washington Javier Hernandez comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Hal Cunningham reached on a 2-base throwing error by Luis Gonzalez. Terry Nicholson grounds out to the shortstop. Felipe Fox walks. Bill Richard singles to left field. Hal Cunningham scores. Jack Clark flies out to the left fielder. Tito Larker strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Boston Jeff Bagwell walks. Carlos Baerga strikes out. Luis Gonzalez singles to right field. Jeff Bagwell is thrown out trying to advance to third by the right fielder. Gary Sheffield grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Luis Gonzalez is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Washington John Flores flies out to the right fielder. Arkady Rossovich III grounds out to the second baseman. Tom Mann strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Boston Ginger Stokes is pinch hitting for Javier Hernandez. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Ginger Stokes grounds out to the second baseman. Paul Molitor strikes out. Barry Foote flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Washington Trevor Hoffman pitching. Jack LaPoint is pinch hitting for Hal Cunningham. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Jack LaPoint strikes out. Terry Nicholson flies out to the left fielder. Felipe Fox grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Boston Red Carpenter pitching. Jimmie Foxx singles to right field. Rogers Hornsby strikes out. Jeff Bagwell flies out to the right fielder. Carlos Baerga walks. Paul Johnson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Luis Gonzalez singles to left field. Jimmie Foxx scores. Gary Sheffield strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Washington total runners LOB: 6 Boston total runners LOB: 6
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Stefan Baczewski did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty George Kell improves in contact_vs_righty Jeff Drabowsky did not respond to coaching in arm Ralph Dimmel improves in contact_vs_lefty
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: George Smith did not respond to coaching in control Rusty Caisson improves in contact_vs_righty Joe Murphy did not respond to coaching in speed Mark Goodwin did not respond to coaching in velocity Hal Gonzales did not respond to coaching in 2B