Win: Hub Deisel (1-1) Loss: Brian Hall (5-7)
Save: Paul Dewey (34)
Inning: 1 Washington Brian Hall pitching. Billy Grilli singles to center field. Sam McGuire walks. Bob Midkiff strikes out. Mike Tillman hits a home run. Billy Grilli scores. Sam McGuire scores. Ken Jones flies out to the left fielder. Dan Fox walks. Kevin Musselman grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Dan Fox is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Kansas City Hub Deisel pitching. Reggie Bates grounds out to the third baseman. John Singleton grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Buz Hacker strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Washington Bob McDevitt reached on a fielding error by Manny Schuble. Hub Deisel lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Billy Grilli grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bob McDevitt advances to third on the play. Sam McGuire singles to left field. Bob McDevitt scores. Sam McGuire steals second. Bob Midkiff hits an infield single to the second baseman. Bob Midkiff steals second. Mike Tillman grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Kansas City Larry Mauldin hits an infield single to the third baseman. George Bailey strikes out. Manny Schuble singles to left field. Larry Mauldin advances to third on the hit. Uel Vidro pops out to the catcher. Jesus Johnson pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Washington Ken Jones pops out to the shortstop. Dan Fox strikes out. Kevin Musselman flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Brian Hall reached on a 2-base throwing error by Mike Tillman. Reggie Bates grounds out to the third baseman. John Singleton flies out to the right fielder. Buz Hacker flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Washington Bob McDevitt grounds out to the third baseman. Hub Deisel grounds out to the third baseman. Billy Grilli grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Larry Mauldin grounds out to the third baseman. George Bailey strikes out. Manny Schuble flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Washington Sam McGuire strikes out. Bob Midkiff flies out to the center fielder. Mike Tillman walks. Mike Tillman steals second. Ken Jones triples. Mike Tillman scores. Gene Kucks comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dan Fox flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Uel Vidro flies out to the right fielder. Jesus Johnson grounds out to the shortstop. Gene Kucks flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Washington Kevin Musselman grounds out to the third baseman. Bob McDevitt singles to right field. Hub Deisel lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Billy Grilli bunts for a base hit. Billy Grilli steals second. Sam McGuire pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Kansas City Reggie Bates grounds out to the second baseman. John Singleton doubles to left field. Buz Hacker strikes out. Larry Mauldin singles to center field. John Singleton scores. George Bailey grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Washington Bob Midkiff grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Tillman flies out to the center fielder. Ken Jones walks. George Love 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. Ken Jones steals second. Dan Fox grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Manny Schuble flies out to the center fielder. Uel Vidro singles to right field. Jesus Johnson triples. Uel Vidro scores. Dave Slaughter is pinch hitting for George Love. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Dave Slaughter doubles to right field. Jesus Johnson scores. Reggie Bates singles to left field. Dave Slaughter scores. Kelly Christensen comes in from the bullpen to pitch. John Singleton grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Reggie Bates is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Buz Hacker strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Washington Jimmy Clarke pitching. Kevin Musselman flies out to the right fielder. Bob McDevitt grounds out to the third baseman. Kelly Christensen flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Larry Mauldin strikes out. George Bailey strikes out. Manny Schuble walks. Manny Schuble is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Washington Billy Grilli doubles to left field. Sam McGuire singles to right field. Billy Grilli scores. Bob Midkiff walks. Mike Tillman strikes out. Ken Jones walks. Dan Fox singles to center field. Sam McGuire scores. B.J. Lerch comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Kevin Musselman strikes out. Bob McDevitt strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Kansas City Paul Dewey comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Uel Vidro singles to right field. Jesus Johnson strikes out. Tim Banks is pinch hitting for B.J. Lerch. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Tim Banks walks. Reggie Bates strikes out. John Singleton flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Washington total runners LOB: 10 Kansas City total runners LOB: 7
Batting:2B - Billy Grilli (31).3B - Ken Jones (3).HR - Mike Tillman (14). Baserunning: SB - Billy Grilli (36), Sam McGuire (8), Bob Midkiff (6), Mike Tillman (2), Ken Jones (14). Fielding: E - Mike Tillman.
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Mark Gilhooley did not respond to coaching in velocity Alex Lewis did not respond to coaching in control Alex Lewis improves in velocity Livan Otano did not respond to coaching in velocity Ted McNabb did not respond to coaching in RF
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Dan Smythe did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Pedro Geier improves in arm Bill Sanders improves in power_vs_lefty Tony Sherry did not respond to coaching in arm