Win: Kevin Knowles (2-0) Loss: Cliff Carroll (6-6)
Inning: 1 Washington Carl Matthias pitching. Jordan Orrell grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Dwayne Durham grounds out to the shortstop. Shane Barton hits a home run. Gregg Dorsett flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Kansas City Craig Sosa pitching. Victorino Vizquel strikes out. Kevin Miksis strikes out. Val Henry grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Washington Hal Nunez strikes out. Charlie Funk flies out to the right fielder. Gil Hicks grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Von Massey strikes out. Dick Woods strikes out. Tyler Simmons hits a home run. Jason Bell strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Washington Jeff Cruz grounds out to the shortstop. Craig Sosa pops out to the shortstop. Jordan Orrell singles to center field. Dwayne Durham strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Domingo El Duque singles to center field. Carl Matthias lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Domingo El Duque is out trying to steal third. Victorino Vizquel strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Washington Shane Barton triples. Gregg Dorsett grounds out to the second baseman. Shane Barton scores. Hal Nunez grounds out to the shortstop. Charlie Funk pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Kevin Miksis pops out to the second baseman. Val Henry strikes out. Von Massey walks. Dick Woods grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Washington Gil Hicks flies out to the center fielder. Jeff Cruz strikes out. Craig Sosa grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Tyler Simmons strikes out. Jason Bell walks. Domingo El Duque grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jason Bell advances to second on the play. Carl Matthias singles to center field. Victorino Vizquel strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Washington Jordan Orrell strikes out. Dwayne Durham pops out to the second baseman. Shane Barton grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Kevin Miksis flies out to the center fielder. Val Henry pops out to the shortstop. Von Massey singles to right field. Dick Woods strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Washington Gregg Dorsett flies out to the center fielder. Hal Nunez reached on a fielding error by Tyler Simmons. Charlie Funk strikes out. Gil Hicks grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Hal Nunez is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Tyler Simmons hits a home run. Jason Bell grounds out to the pitcher. Domingo El Duque grounds out to the shortstop. Carl Matthias strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Washington Jeff Cruz singles to center field. Craig Sosa lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Jordan Orrell doubles past the third baseman. Jeff Cruz scores. Dwayne Durham walks. Shane Barton strikes out. Gregg Dorsett flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Kansas City Buck Weaver is pinch hitting for Victorino Vizquel. Buck Weaver flies out to the right fielder. Kevin Miksis doubles to right field. Bobby Rogers 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. Val Henry singles to right field. Kevin Miksis scores. Von Massey strikes out. Dick Woods singles to center field. Val Henry advances to third on the hit. Tyler Simmons flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Washington Tom Poepping enters the game as a defensive replacement for Buck Weaver at SS. Hal Nunez grounds out to the third baseman. Charlie Funk grounds out to the second baseman. Icehouse Meadows is pinch hitting for Gil Hicks. Icehouse Meadows flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Jason Bell strikes out. Domingo El Duque grounds out to the second baseman. Webster Brink is pinch hitting for Carl Matthias. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Webster Brink strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Washington Kevin Knowles pitching. Jeff Cruz grounds out to the shortstop. Gary Varitek is pinch hitting for Bobby Rogers. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Gary Varitek grounds out to the third baseman. Jordan Orrell flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Kansas City Cliff Carroll pitching. Tom Poepping grounds out to the second baseman. Kevin Miksis walks. Val Henry singles to center field. Kevin Miksis advances to third on the hit. Von Massey walks. Dick Woods hits a home run. Kevin Miksis scores. Val Henry scores. Von Massey scores. Washington total runners left on base: 4 Kansas City total runners left on base: 6
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Al Terrell did not respond to coaching in control Pete Reeder improves in control Bud Overall improves in power_vs_righty Dick Goldsberry did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Erve Basgall did not respond to coaching in CF
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Newt Diaz improves in range Talmadge Marshall did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Dick Lindblad did not respond to coaching in control Newt Diaz did not respond to coaching in arm Newt Diaz did not respond to coaching in CF