Inning: 1 Boston Clarence Mertes pitching. Kent Hrbek hits a home run. Rod Carew flies out to the center fielder. Bob Perry walks. Ammara Safdar doubles to left field. Jon Bergamo flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Bob Perry scores. Rich Petralli grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Washington Paul McDonald pitching. Harley Burr grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Hiroyuki Oya grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Everitt triples. Sam Penson triples. Jim Everitt scores. Yukihiro Kitagawa grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Boston Wally Anderson singles to left field. Royce Lewis strikes out. Paul McDonald lays down a bunt. The catcher fields the ball, Wally Anderson forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Kent Hrbek strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Washington Yoshio Hatafuku strikes out. Horace Mulvey singles to right field. Jackie Mimbs singles to center field. Horace Mulvey advances to third on the hit. Clarence Mertes grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Boston Rod Carew singles past the third baseman. Bob Perry grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Ammara Safdar grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Washington Harley Burr pops out to the second baseman. Hiroyuki Oya doubles to right field. Jim Everitt flies out to the right fielder. Sam Penson walks. Yukihiro Kitagawa strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Boston Jon Bergamo singles past the shortstop. Rich Petralli strikes out. Wally Anderson flies out to the center fielder. Royce Lewis grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Jon Bergamo is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Washington Yoshio Hatafuku grounds out to the shortstop. Horace Mulvey strikes out. Jackie Mimbs singles to left field. Clarence Mertes flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Boston Paul McDonald pops out to the shortstop. Kent Hrbek singles to left field. Rod Carew pops out to the second baseman. Bob Perry doubles to center field. Ammara Safdar grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Washington Harley Burr strikes out. Hiroyuki Oya strikes out. Jim Everitt grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Boston Jon Bergamo strikes out. Rich Petralli pops out to the first baseman. Wally Anderson grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Washington Sam Penson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Yukihiro Kitagawa strikes out. Yoshio Hatafuku grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Boston Royce Lewis singles to left field. Paul McDonald lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Kent Hrbek pops out to the second baseman. Rod Carew strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Washington Horace Mulvey doubles to center field. Jackie Mimbs grounds out to the second baseman. Horace Mulvey advances to third on the play. Clarence Mertes strikes out. Harley Burr strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Boston Bob Perry hits a home run. Ammara Safdar singles to center field. Jon Bergamo strikes out. Rich Petralli grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Washington Hiroyuki Oya singles to center field. Jim Everitt singles to left field. Hiroyuki Oya advances to third on the hit. Sam Penson grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Hiroyuki Oya scores. Chuck Doak comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Yukihiro Kitagawa walks. Yukihiro Kitagawa is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Boston Wally Anderson strikes out. Royce Lewis flies out to the center fielder. Kody Clemens is pinch hitting for Chuck Doak. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Kody Clemens grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Washington Hank Sand pitching. Yoshio Hatafuku strikes out. Horace Mulvey strikes out. Jackie Mimbs strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Boston total runners LOB: 6 Washington total runners LOB: 6
Game Notes Wally Anderson is injured and is expected to be out 14 days.
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: John Smoltz did not respond to coaching in control Jacque Jones improves in contact_vs_lefty Bob Feller did not respond to coaching in control Brian Dozier improves in contact_vs_lefty Greg Gagne did not respond to coaching in 2B
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Roy Hobson did not respond to coaching in range Eddie Valdes did not respond to coaching in control Bill Judd did not respond to coaching in control Joe Richardson did not respond to coaching in velocity