Inning: 1 Washington Francisco Liriano pitching. Yukihiro Kitagawa reached on a 2-base throwing error by Alan Wertz. Taisuke Miyaji lines out to the first baseman. Harley Burr flies out to the right fielder. Jim Everitt flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Boston Red Lorenzen pitching. Rod Carew singles to center field. Ron Macha flies out to the left fielder. Alan Wertz grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Rod Carew is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Kent Hrbek grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Washington Horace Mulvey grounds out to the shortstop. Takao Suzaki grounds out to the third baseman. Jamie Nicol strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Boston Ammara Safdar flies out to the left fielder. Bob Perry strikes out. Royce Lewis flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Washington Hiroyuki Oya grounds out to the shortstop. Red Lorenzen singles to left field. Yukihiro Kitagawa walks. Taisuke Miyaji strikes out. Harley Burr grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Yukihiro Kitagawa is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Boston Rich Petralli grounds out to the shortstop. Francisco Liriano flies out to the left fielder. Rod Carew pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Washington Jim Everitt flies out to the right fielder. Horace Mulvey grounds out to the shortstop. Takao Suzaki singles to right field. Jamie Nicol walks. Passed ball. Takao Suzaki advances to third. Jamie Nicol advances to second. Hiroyuki Oya strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Boston Ron Macha walks. Ron Macha is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Alan Wertz pops out to the second baseman. Kent Hrbek strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Washington Red Lorenzen grounds out to the pitcher. Yukihiro Kitagawa singles to left field. Taisuke Miyaji singles past the third baseman. Yukihiro Kitagawa advances to third on the hit. Harley Burr grounds out to the shortstop. Yukihiro Kitagawa scores. Taisuke Miyaji advances to second on the play. Al Barnes 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. Jim Everitt pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Boston Ammara Safdar walks. Bob Perry pops out to the first baseman. Royce Lewis strikes out. Rich Petralli singles to center field. Ammara Safdar advances to third on the hit. Sadayuki Miura is pinch hitting for Al Barnes. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Sadayuki Miura grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Washington Hank Sand pitching. Horace Mulvey grounds out to the third baseman. Takao Suzaki grounds out to the third baseman. Jamie Nicol flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Boston Rod Carew triples. Ron Macha grounds out to the third baseman. Rod Carew scores. Alan Wertz is hit by a pitch. Kent Hrbek singles to right field. Alan Wertz advances to third on the hit. Ammara Safdar singles to left field. Alan Wertz scores. Kent Hrbek advances to third on the hit. Bob Perry strikes out. Royce Lewis pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Washington Hiroyuki Oya walks. Red Lorenzen fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Red Lorenzen grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Yukihiro Kitagawa hits a home run. Taisuke Miyaji flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Boston Rich Petralli singles to left field. Jon Bergamo is pinch hitting for Hank Sand. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Jon Bergamo singles to right field. Rod Carew strikes out. Ron Macha flies out to the left fielder. Alan Wertz strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Washington Dell Radford pitching. Harley Burr flies out to the right fielder. Jim Everitt doubles to center field. Horace Mulvey grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Everitt advances to third on the play. Takao Suzaki flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Boston Kent Hrbek is hit by a pitch. Ammara Safdar singles to left field. Kent Hrbek advances to third on the hit. John Sheldon comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Bob Perry strikes out. Royce Lewis grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Washington Jamie Nicol singles to left field. Hiroyuki Oya grounds into a force play to the first baseman - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Jamie Nicol is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Jackie Mimbs is pinch hitting for John Sheldon. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jackie Mimbs strikes out. Lou Holman 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. Hiroyuki Oya is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Boston Andy Jeltz pitching. Rich Petralli walks. Kody Clemens is pinch hitting for Lou Holman. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Kody Clemens singles to center field. Santo Schegg is pinch running for Rich Petralli on 2nd base. Rod Carew pops out to the shortstop. Ron Macha flies out to the center fielder. Alan Wertz flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 10 Washington Bucky Fireovid pitching. Tom Orengo enters the game as a defensive replacement for Santo Schegg at C. Yukihiro Kitagawa strikes out. Taisuke Miyaji grounds out to the third baseman. Harley Burr doubles to right field. Jim Everitt singles to right field. Harley Burr scores. Ernie Pippen comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Horace Mulvey grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Boston Kent Hrbek is hit by a pitch. Ammara Safdar grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Kent Hrbek advances to second on the play. Bob Perry walks. Royce Lewis grounds out to the second baseman. Kent Hrbek advances to third on the play. Bob Perry advances to second on the play. Tom Orengo singles to center field. Kent Hrbek scores. Bob Perry scores. Washington total runners left on base: 8 Boston total runners left on base: 10
Batting:3B - Rod Carew (2).GIDP - Royce Lewis.HBP - Alan Wertz (2), Kent Hrbek 2 (3). Baserunning: CS - Ron Macha (1). Fielding: E - Alan Wertz.PB - Rich Petralli.
Game Notes Lou Holman is injured and is expected to be out 23 days.
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Benito Santiago did not respond to coaching in range Eddie Valdes did not respond to coaching in control Roy Hobson improves in contact_vs_righty Tom Connell did not respond to coaching in velocity
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Bob Feller did not respond to coaching in velocity Brian Dozier improves in contact_vs_righty John Smoltz did not respond to coaching in endurance Bob Feller did not respond to coaching in control Denard Span improves in LF