Win: John Cox (8-6) Loss: Frank Assenmacher (8-2)
Save: Hub Lawrence (2)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Frank Assenmacher pitching. Jay LaPalme strikes out. Motohiro Sumitani grounds out to the shortstop. Katsuhiko Tsugawa lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Washington John Cox pitching. Jocko Brantley flies out to the center fielder. Dick Gagnier strikes out. Jim Simon lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Tookie Tinsley grounds out to the third baseman. Steve Lacy grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bob Brown grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Washington Jack Carter strikes out. Felix Smith grounds out to the second baseman. Todd Walewander singles past the first baseman. Tommy Williams walks. Al Easley doubles to right field. Todd Walewander scores. Tommy Williams uses his aggressiveness and scores. Frank Assenmacher grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City George Hunt walks. Scott Kaiser grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. John Cox singles to left field. Jay LaPalme flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Washington Jocko Brantley walks. Dick Gagnier grounds into a 5-4-3 double play - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Jim Simon grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Motohiro Sumitani singles to left field. Motohiro Sumitani steals second. Katsuhiko Tsugawa flies out to the center fielder. Tookie Tinsley grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Steve Lacy hits a home run. Motohiro Sumitani scores. Bob Brown lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Washington Jack Carter walks. Felix Smith grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Todd Walewander walks. Todd Walewander steals second. Tommy Williams grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City George Hunt grounds out to the catcher. Scott Kaiser flies out to the left fielder. John Cox strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Washington Al Easley flies out to the right fielder. Frank Assenmacher strikes out. Jocko Brantley singles to center field. Dick Gagnier grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Jocko Brantley is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Jay LaPalme grounds out to the shortstop. Motohiro Sumitani walks. Katsuhiko Tsugawa grounds out to the shortstop. Motohiro Sumitani advances to second on the play. Tookie Tinsley flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Washington Jim Simon pops out to the second baseman. Jack Carter flies out to the center fielder. Felix Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Steve Lacy grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bob Brown singles to center field. Joe Garcia is pinch hitting for George Hunt. Bob Brown steals second. Joe Garcia walks. Bob Brown steals third. Scott Kaiser singles to right field. Bob Brown scores. Joe Garcia advances to third on the hit. Tsutomu Ito comes in from the bullpen to pitch. John Cox strikes out. Scott Kaiser steals second. Al Easley throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Joe Garcia scores. Jay LaPalme singles to center field. Scott Kaiser scores. Motohiro Sumitani singles to center field. Jay LaPalme advances to third on the hit. Katsuhiko Tsugawa reached on a fielding error by Jim Simon. Jay LaPalme scores. Tookie Tinsley strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Washington Todd Walewander grounds out to the shortstop. Tommy Williams flies out to the center fielder. Al Easley lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Steve Lacy grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Brown strikes out. Joe Garcia singles to center field. Scott Kaiser pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Washington Steve Grasso is pinch hitting for Tsutomu Ito. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Steve Grasso flies out to the left fielder. Jocko Brantley grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dick Gagnier strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Tucker McSorley pitching. Herb Tate is pinch hitting for John Cox. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Herb Tate walks. Herb Tate steals second. Jay LaPalme flies out to the center fielder. Motohiro Sumitani strikes out. Katsuhiko Tsugawa pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Washington Bob Koskie pitching. Jim Simon hits an infield single to the second baseman. Jack Carter walks. Felix Smith flies out to the right fielder. Todd Walewander singles past the second baseman. Jim Simon scores. Jack Carter advances to third on the hit. Tommy Williams grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jack Carter scores. Todd Walewander advances to second on the play. Hub Lawrence comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Al Easley strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Kansas City total runners LOB: 6 Washington total runners LOB: 4
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Luis Kubinski did not respond to coaching in control Ed Mejia improves in contact_vs_righty Lee Grzenda improves in contact_vs_lefty Larry Gomes improves in arm
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Hirokazu Mitsuhashi did not respond to coaching in control Tom Vico did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Salome Katt did not respond to coaching in speed Hirokazu Mitsuhashi did not respond to coaching in velocity Steve Walters did not respond to coaching in 3B