Win: John Cockrell (3-1) Loss: Bob Bean (2-1)
Save: Naoya Sato (5)
Inning: 1 Kansas City John Cockrell pitching. Jay LaPalme grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Tookie Tinsley singles to center field. Steve Lacy flies out to the center fielder. Bob Brown grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Tookie Tinsley is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Washington Bob Bean pitching. Jocko Brantley strikes out. Dick Gagnier walks. Felix Smith flies out to the left fielder. Jim Simon strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City David Chant strikes out. Katsuhiko Tsugawa grounds out to the second baseman. George Hunt flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Washington Whitey Bosman grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Bill Geis flies out to the center fielder. Katsutaro Togano strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Prince Kuzava flies out to the center fielder. Bob Bean strikes out. Jay LaPalme singles to right field. Tookie Tinsley strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Washington Bill Miller walks. John Cockrell lays down a bunt. The catcher fields the ball, Bill Miller forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Jocko Brantley walks. Dick Gagnier grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Steve Lacy grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Brown singles to right field. David Chant strikes out. Katsuhiko Tsugawa flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Washington Felix Smith flies out to the left fielder. Jim Simon grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Whitey Bosman grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City George Hunt strikes out. Prince Kuzava grounds out to the third baseman. Bob Bean grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Washington Bill Geis grounds out to the second baseman. Katsutaro Togano flies out to the center fielder. Bill Miller grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Jay LaPalme flies out to the left fielder. Tookie Tinsley grounds out to the shortstop. Steve Lacy strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Washington John Cockrell singles to right field. Jocko Brantley walks. Dick Gagnier singles to right field. The defense is playing the infield in. Felix Smith triples. John Cockrell scores. Jocko Brantley scores. Dick Gagnier scores. Jim Simon grounds out to the second baseman. Felix Smith scores. Whitey Bosman walks. Bill Geis grounds out to the pitcher. Whitey Bosman advances to second on the play. Katsutaro Togano grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Bob Brown walks. David Chant grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Bob Brown is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Les Benitez is pinch hitting for Katsuhiko Tsugawa. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Les Benitez singles to left field. David Chant is out trying to steal third. Les Benitez steals second. George Hunt doubles to right field. Les Benitez scores. Prince Kuzava triples. George Hunt scores. Billy Difani is pinch hitting for Bob Bean. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Billy Difani strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Washington Arthur Flegenheimer pitching. Bill Miller strikes out. Todd Walewander is pinch hitting for John Cockrell. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Todd Walewander strikes out. Jocko Brantley strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Tucker McSorley pitching. Jay LaPalme strikes out. Tookie Tinsley strikes out. Steve Lacy bunts for a base hit. Bob Brown singles to center field. Steve Lacy advances to third on the hit. David Chant strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Washington Dick Gagnier strikes out. Felix Smith hits a home run. Jim Simon grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Whitey Bosman grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Steve Grasso enters the game as a defensive replacement for Bill Miller at 1B. Naoya Sato comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Les Benitez flies out to the center fielder. George Hunt pops out to the catcher. Prince Kuzava strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Kansas City total runners left on base: 6 Washington total runners left on base: 3
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Joe Elmore did not respond to coaching in velocity Doc Buchanan improves in power_vs_lefty Milt Maye did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Luis Kubinski improves in velocity
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Jesse Peters did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Hirokazu Mitsuhashi improves in velocity George Pafko did not respond to coaching in velocity Kazuhiro Sugita did not respond to coaching in control