Win: Mellie Benton (10-12) Loss: Luis Rodriguez (4-21)
Save: Bob Gulley (12)
Inning: 1 Washington Luis Rodriguez pitching. Claude Veach flies out to the right fielder. Harry Bongiovanni singles to left field. Tom Nixon triples. Harry Bongiovanni scores. Jerry Habyan strikes out. Sherman Mercer singles to left field. Tom Nixon scores. Joe Cloude strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Kansas City Mellie Benton pitching. Mike Breitenstein flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! John Bochte singles to center field. Otis Amos grounds out to the catcher. John Bochte advances to second on the play. Pete Harper singles to center field. Jeff Brickley grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Washington Watty Wright grounds out to the pitcher. Minoru Fujii doubles to center field. Mellie Benton grounds out to the third baseman. Claude Veach strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Stu Karger singles to right field. John Service flies out to the right fielder. Bob Perrine singles to center field. Luis Rodriguez lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball and Stu Karger is thrown out at third. Bob Perrine advances to second on the play. Bob Perrine advances to second on the play. Mike Breitenstein triples. Bob Perrine scores. Luis Rodriguez scores. John Bochte flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Washington Harry Bongiovanni flies out to the left fielder. Tom Nixon walks. Jerry Habyan grounds out to the second baseman. Tom Nixon advances to second on the play. Sherman Mercer grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Otis Amos strikes out. Pete Harper singles to center field. Jeff Brickley flies out to the right fielder. Stu Karger singles to right field. John Service flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Washington Joe Cloude strikes out. Watty Wright flies out to the left fielder. Minoru Fujii grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Bob Perrine grounds out to the shortstop. Luis Rodriguez grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Breitenstein flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Washington Mellie Benton grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Claude Veach strikes out. Harry Bongiovanni walks. Harry Bongiovanni steals second. Tom Nixon singles to left field. Harry Bongiovanni scores. Tom Nixon steals second. Jerry Habyan singles to center field. Tom Nixon uses his aggressiveness and scores. Yoanny Chirino comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Sherman Mercer grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Jerry Habyan is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City John Bochte flies out to the center fielder. Otis Amos walks. Pete Harper pops out to the shortstop. Jeff Brickley pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Washington Joe Cloude singles to right field. Watty Wright flies out to the center fielder. Minoru Fujii grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Joe Cloude is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Mellie Benton flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Stu Karger grounds out to the shortstop. John Service walks. John Service steals second. Bob Perrine grounds out to the shortstop. Yoanny Chirino grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Washington Claude Veach walks. Harry Bongiovanni lines out to the shortstop. Claude Veach steals second. Tom Nixon hits a home run. Claude Veach scores. Johnny Kelley comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jerry Habyan singles to left field. Sherman Mercer strikes out. Jerry Habyan steals second. Joe Cloude flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Mike Breitenstein grounds out to the shortstop. John Bochte singles to left field. Otis Amos grounds into a force play to the third baseman. John Bochte is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Pete Harper grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Washington Watty Wright grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Minoru Fujii walks. Ryan Anderson is pinch hitting for Mellie Benton. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Ryan Anderson strikes out. Claude Veach flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Steve Wright pitching. Jeff Brickley singles to center field. Stu Karger singles to left field. Jeff Brickley advances to third on the hit. John Service grounds out to the pitcher. Stu Karger advances to second on the play. Bob Perrine singles to left field. Jeff Brickley scores. Stu Karger scores. Bob Gulley comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bill Henshaw is pinch hitting for Johnny Kelley. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Bill Henshaw strikes out. Bob Perrine steals second. Mike Breitenstein grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Washington Herman Wagner pitching. Harry Bongiovanni grounds out to the second baseman. Tom Nixon strikes out. Jerry Habyan grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City John Bochte grounds out to the shortstop. Otis Amos strikes out. Pete Harper singles to right field. Jeff Brickley singles to left field. Pete Harper advances to third on the hit. Stu Karger strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Washington total runners LOB: 7 Kansas City total runners LOB: 11
Batting:2B - Minoru Fujii (7).3B - Tom Nixon (5).HR - Tom Nixon (18). Baserunning: SB - Claude Veach (4), Harry Bongiovanni (3), Tom Nixon (12), Jerry Habyan (9).
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: F Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Gene Embrey improves in contact_vs_lefty Bubba Sakata did not respond to coaching in control Bubba Sakata improves in velocity Jorge Kay did not respond to coaching in velocity
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Amos Washburn improves in control Tom King did not respond to coaching in velocity Charlie Gray did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Tom King did not respond to coaching in velocity