Win: Chico Cesar (7-5) Loss: Jim Lopez (5-5)
Save: Kevin Knowles (20)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Bob Cavarretta pitching. Victorino Vizquel flies out to the left fielder. Domingo El Duque strikes out. Von Massey pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Washington Jack Martin pitching. Dwayne Durham strikes out. Gil Hicks grounds out to the third baseman. Derek Noriega pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Kevin Miksis strikes out. Chuck Luque singles to center field. Chuck Luque steals second. Val Henry grounds out to the second baseman. Chuck Luque advances to third on the play. Tyler Simmons flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Washington Gregg Dorsett strikes out. Jake Sosa strikes out. Rickey Rodriguez singles to right field. John Shea walks. Shane Barton is hit by a pitch. Bob Cavarretta strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 Kansas City Jason Bell singles to left field. Jack Martin pops up a bunt to the pitcher. Victorino Vizquel strikes out. Domingo El Duque singles past the second baseman. Von Massey strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Washington Dwayne Durham walks. Gil Hicks strikes out. Derek Noriega pops out to the shortstop. Gregg Dorsett lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Kevin Miksis doubles to right field. Chuck Luque grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Kevin Miksis advances to third on the play. Val Henry walks. Val Henry steals second. Tyler Simmons singles to left field. Kevin Miksis scores. Val Henry scores. Jason Bell strikes out. Jack Martin pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Washington Jake Sosa grounds out to the third baseman. Rickey Rodriguez doubles to right field. John Shea doubles to left field. Rickey Rodriguez scores. Shane Barton singles to center field. John Shea scores. Bob Cavarretta lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Dwayne Durham flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Victorino Vizquel grounds out to the second baseman. Domingo El Duque strikes out. Von Massey walks. Kevin Miksis hits an infield single to the pitcher. Chuck Luque singles to left field. Von Massey scores. Kevin Miksis advances to third on the hit. Chuck Luque steals second. Val Henry doubles to right field. Kevin Miksis scores. Chuck Luque scores. Bert Mullin comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tyler Simmons flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Washington Gil Hicks grounds out to the shortstop. Derek Noriega hits a home run. Frank Gross comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Gregg Dorsett strikes out. Jake Sosa triples. Rickey Rodriguez pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Jason Bell singles to center field. Frank Gross lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Victorino Vizquel singles to right field. Jason Bell scores. Domingo El Duque walks. Von Massey flies out to the center fielder. Jim Bradford comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Kevin Miksis grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Domingo El Duque is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Washington John Shea grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Shane Barton singles to center field. Jim Bradford lays down a bunt. He is safe at first. Runners advance. Dwayne Durham walks. Gil Hicks singles to right field. Shane Barton scores. Tommy Middleton comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Derek Noriega strikes out. Gregg Dorsett walks. Jim Bradford scores. Jake Sosa singles to center field. Dwayne Durham scores. Gil Hicks scores. Gregg Dorsett advances to third on the hit. Rickey Rodriguez grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Kansas City Chuck Luque bunts for a base hit. Chuck Luque is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Val Henry hits an infield single to the first baseman. Val Henry steals second. Tyler Simmons pops out to the shortstop. Jason Bell lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Washington John Shea singles to left field. Shane Barton singles to center field. John Shea advances to third on the hit. Chico Cesar comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Claude Cline is pinch hitting for Jim Bradford. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Claude Cline singles to left field. John Shea scores. Dwayne Durham strikes out. Gil Hicks flies out to the right fielder. Derek Noriega grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Claude Cline is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Kansas City Jim Lopez pitching. Webster Brink is pinch hitting for Chico Cesar. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Webster Brink flies out to the center fielder. Ralph Lynch is pinch hitting for Victorino Vizquel. Ralph Lynch doubles to right field. Domingo El Duque grounds out to the second baseman. Ralph Lynch advances to third on the play. Von Massey walks. Kevin Miksis doubles to left field. Ralph Lynch scores. Von Massey uses his aggressiveness and scores. Craig Sosa comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Chuck Luque singles to left field. Kevin Miksis scores. Val Henry singles to center field. Chuck Luque advances to third on the hit. Tyler Simmons strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Washington Kevin Knowles pitching. Tom Poepping enters the game as a defensive replacement for Ralph Lynch at SS. Gregg Dorsett flies out to the left fielder. Jake Sosa singles to center field. Rickey Rodriguez singles to left field. John Shea grounds out to the second baseman. Jake Sosa advances to third on the play. Rickey Rodriguez advances to second on the play. Shane Barton lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Kansas City Jason Bell flies out to the left fielder. Kevin Knowles walks. Tom Poepping singles to right field. Domingo El Duque flies out to the center fielder. Cliff Carroll comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Von Massey strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Washington Hal Nunez is pinch hitting for Cliff Carroll. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Hal Nunez reached on a 2-base fielding error by Jason Bell. Dwayne Durham grounds out to the shortstop. Gil Hicks grounds out to the shortstop. Derek Noriega walks. Gregg Dorsett grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Kansas City total runners LOB: 12 Washington total runners LOB: 14
Batting:2B - Ralph Lynch (8), Kevin Miksis 2 (21), Val Henry (12). Baserunning: SB - Chuck Luque 2 (20), Val Henry 2 (28).CS - Chuck Luque (6). Fielding: E - Jason Bell.
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Ty Wilson did not respond to coaching in control Steve Mullins improves in contact_vs_righty Rudy James did not respond to coaching in speed Talmadge Marshall improves in arm Newt Diaz did not respond to coaching in CF
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Jake Corey improves in range Rafael Osborn did not respond to coaching in control Doc Doherty improves in contact_vs_righty Erve Basgall improves in power_vs_righty Bud Overall did not respond to coaching in C