Win: John Sheldon (2-1) Loss: Mike Henneman (3-1)
Save: Andy Jeltz (7)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Frank Martinez pitching. Mike Rodriguez singles to right field. Luis Burkhart strikes out. Mike Rodriguez steals second. Ed Kipper singles to right field. Mike Rodriguez scores. Larry Hernandez singles to right field. Ed Kipper advances to third on the hit. Homer Elliott grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ed Kipper scores. Larry Hernandez advances to second on the play. Jason Singleton grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Washington Raul Brown pitching. Harley Burr walks. Yukihiro Kitagawa grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Harley Burr is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Sam Penson grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City George Chervinko flies out to the center fielder. Johnnie Stryker strikes out. Raul Brown singles to left field. Mike Rodriguez strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Washington Hiroyuki Oya reached on a 2-base throwing error by Ed Kipper. Jamie Nicol doubles to right field. Hiroyuki Oya scores. Yoshio Hatafuku doubles to left field. Jamie Nicol scores. Horace Mulvey walks. Jackie Mimbs flies out to the right fielder. Frank Martinez lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Harley Burr singles to right field. Yoshio Hatafuku scores. Horace Mulvey scores. Yukihiro Kitagawa grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Harley Burr is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Luis Burkhart strikes out. Ed Kipper flies out to the center fielder. Larry Hernandez singles to left field. Homer Elliott triples. Larry Hernandez scores. Jason Singleton grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Washington Sam Penson flies out to the center fielder. Hiroyuki Oya walks. Jamie Nicol walks. Yoshio Hatafuku flies out to the center fielder. Horace Mulvey strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Kansas City George Chervinko singles to center field. Johnnie Stryker flies out to the left fielder. Raul Brown lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Mike Rodriguez strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Washington Jackie Mimbs grounds out to the pitcher. Frank Martinez grounds out to the second baseman. Harley Burr flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Luis Burkhart singles to center field. Ed Kipper strikes out. Larry Hernandez strikes out. Luis Burkhart gets picked off first. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Washington Yukihiro Kitagawa grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Sam Penson strikes out. Hiroyuki Oya grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Homer Elliott strikes out. Jason Singleton walks. George Chervinko singles to center field. Jason Singleton advances to third on the hit. Johnnie Stryker grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jason Singleton scores. George Chervinko advances to second on the play. Raul Brown flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Washington Jamie Nicol grounds out to the shortstop. Yoshio Hatafuku grounds out to the pitcher. Horace Mulvey doubles to center field. Jackie Mimbs singles to right field. Horace Mulvey scores. Frank Martinez strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Mike Rodriguez strikes out. Luis Burkhart singles to center field. Ed Kipper singles to left field. Larry Hernandez walks. The defense is playing the infield in. Homer Elliott singles to left field. Luis Burkhart scores. Ed Kipper scores. John Sheldon comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jason Singleton grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Larry Hernandez advances to third on the play. Homer Elliott advances to second on the play. George Chervinko grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Washington Mike Henneman comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Harley Burr walks. Yukihiro Kitagawa grounds out to the shortstop. Harley Burr advances to second on the play. Sam Penson singles to left field. Harley Burr scores. Dave Young comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Hiroyuki Oya singles to center field. Jamie Nicol singles to center field. Sam Penson scores. Yoshio Hatafuku walks. Horace Mulvey grounds into a fielders choice to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Hiroyuki Oya is out at home. Jackie Mimbs doubles to center field. Jamie Nicol scores. Yoshio Hatafuku scores. Horace Mulvey uses his aggressiveness and scores. Frankie Esser comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Danel Quintana is pinch hitting for John Sheldon. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Danel Quintana grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Gene Barrows pitching. Johnnie Stryker strikes out. Cecil McKelvy is pinch hitting for Frankie Esser. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Cecil McKelvy flies out to the center fielder. Mike Rodriguez flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Washington Steve Floyd pitching. Harley Burr grounds out to the shortstop. Yukihiro Kitagawa grounds out to the shortstop. Sam Penson singles past the second baseman. Sam Penson steals second. Hiroyuki Oya grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Luis Burkhart strikes out. Ed Kipper doubles to center field. Larry Hernandez grounds out to the third baseman. Homer Elliott doubles to right field. Ed Kipper scores. Andy Jeltz comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Jason Singleton strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Kansas City total runners left on base: 8 Washington total runners left on base: 6
Game Notes Frank Martinez is injured and is expected to be out 21 days.
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Jesse Ganzel did not respond to coaching in range Larry Dashiell did not respond to coaching in velocity Johnny Shelby did not respond to coaching in control Larry Dashiell did not respond to coaching in velocity Jesse Ganzel did not respond to coaching in 3B
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Roy Hobson did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Roy Hobson did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Eddie Valdes did not respond to coaching in velocity Hank Rariden did not respond to coaching in speed