Win: Ernie Rhyne (3-3) Loss: Hiroki Yamao (7-14)
Save: Keith Stanley (38)
Inning: 1 Washington Hiroki Yamao pitching. Blackie Manush strikes out. Masakatsu Hirota walks. Emmett Anderson singles to right field. Masakatsu Hirota aggressively advances to third on the hit. Yasutaka Watanabe grounds out to the third baseman. Emmett Anderson advances to second on the play. Otis Raney grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Kansas City Toto Torrealba pitching. Bo Johnson grounds out to the second baseman. Ed Granger singles past the second baseman. Roger Scheffler singles to right field. Kerry McDonald grounds into a 1-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Washington Ralph Scott singles to right field. Julio Larkin flies out to the center fielder. Gary Williams grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Glenn Washington strikes out. Xavier Mojupol singles to center field. Ron Buker singles to left field. Steve Holt walks. Hiroki Yamao strikes out. Bo Johnson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 Washington Toto Torrealba grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Blackie Manush doubles past the first baseman. Masakatsu Hirota strikes out. Emmett Anderson triples. Blackie Manush scores. Yasutaka Watanabe pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Ed Granger singles to center field. Ed Granger steals second. Roger Scheffler grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Kerry McDonald singles to left field. Glenn Washington strikes out. Xavier Mojupol singles to center field. Ed Granger scores. Kerry McDonald advances to third on the hit. Ron Buker pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Washington Otis Raney grounds out to the second baseman. Ralph Scott flies out to the center fielder. Julio Larkin grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Steve Holt singles to right field. Hiroki Yamao lays down a bunt. The catcher fields the ball, Steve Holt forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Bo Johnson grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Hiroki Yamao is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Ed Granger walks. Roger Scheffler singles to center field. Ernie Rhyne 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. Kerry McDonald strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 Washington Gary Williams reached on a 2-base throwing error by Ed Granger. Ernie Rhyne lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Blackie Manush walks. Masakatsu Hirota walks. Emmett Anderson grounds out to the shortstop. Gary Williams scores. Blackie Manush advances to third on the play. Masakatsu Hirota advances to second on the play. Yasutaka Watanabe walks. Otis Raney flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 Kansas City Glenn Washington walks. Glenn Washington is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Xavier Mojupol doubles to right field. Ron Buker flies out to the center fielder. Steve Holt strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Washington Ralph Scott flies out to the left fielder. Julio Larkin pops out to the third baseman. Slim Hudson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Gary Williams flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Slim Hudson walks. Bo Johnson strikes out. Ed Granger grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Slim Hudson is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Roger Scheffler walks. Kerry McDonald flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Washington Charlie James is pinch hitting for Ernie Rhyne. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Charlie James triples. Blackie Manush walks. Masakatsu Hirota strikes out. Emmett Anderson triples. Charlie James scores. Blackie Manush scores. Yoshikazu Arisawa comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Yasutaka Watanabe grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Emmett Anderson scores. Otis Raney singles to right field. Otis Raney is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Steve Swanson pitching. Glenn Washington grounds out to the shortstop. Xavier Mojupol grounds out to the shortstop. Ron Buker strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Washington Ralph Scott strikes out. Julio Larkin strikes out. Gary Williams strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Steve Holt singles to left field. Yoshikazu Arisawa lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Bo Johnson singles to center field. Steve Holt scores. Alan Camilli comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ed Granger strikes out. Roger Scheffler walks. Kerry McDonald walks. Glenn Washington flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Washington Tatsuya Ono is pinch hitting for Alan Camilli. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Tatsuya Ono flies out to the center fielder. Blackie Manush walks. Masakatsu Hirota flies out to the center fielder. Emmett Anderson walks. Yasutaka Watanabe grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Kansas City Keith Stanley pitching. Roy Mueller enters the game as a defensive replacement for Emmett Anderson at 3B. Xavier Mojupol singles to right field. Ron Buker grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Steve Holt grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Washington total runners LOB: 8 Kansas City total runners LOB: 15
Batting:2B - Xavier Mojupol (23).GIDP - Kerry McDonald, Ron Buker. Baserunning: SB - Ed Granger (8).CS - Glenn Washington (3). Fielding: E - Ed Granger.
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Leandro Hernandez did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Kazuhiro Matsui did not respond to coaching in velocity Ken Burke did not respond to coaching in speed Leandro Hernandez did not respond to coaching in speed Mike Lindsey did not respond to coaching in control Mark Gilles improves in velocity
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Jack Seilheimer improves in arm Dan Steely did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Scott Noboa improves in arm Mark Urban did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Patsy Rotblatt did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Jack Seilheimer improves in speed