Win: Marv Coakley (10-3) Loss: Rudy Twentyfive (10-4)
Inning: 1 Washington Marv Coakley pitching. Johnny Bird grounds out to the pitcher. Bobby Macko grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Don Montague grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 New York Rudy Twentyfive pitching. Dale Murphy flies out to the center fielder. Donell Nixon grounds out to the second baseman. Miles Reddington doubles to left field. Pedro Hughes hits a home run. Miles Reddington scores. Steve Lombardozzi walks. Jeff Conine strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Washington Al Klinger grounds out to the second baseman. Jose Duval singles past the shortstop. Mike Luebke grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jose Duval advances to second on the play. Mike Rowland grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 New York Brook Jacoby grounds out to the third baseman. Jason Kendall singles in front of the center fielder. Marv Coakley lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Dale Murphy singles to left field. Jason Kendall scores. Donell Nixon strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Washington Bernie Donovan lines out to the shortstop. Rudy Twentyfive strikes out. Johnny Bird singles past the second baseman. Bobby Macko singles to left field. Don Montague singles to center field. Johnny Bird scores. Bobby Macko advances to third on the hit. Al Klinger pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 New York Miles Reddington flies out to the center fielder. Pedro Hughes strikes out. Steve Lombardozzi singles to right field. Jeff Conine singles to right field. Steve Lombardozzi advances to third on the hit. Brook Jacoby doubles to left field. Steve Lombardozzi scores. Jeff Conine uses his aggressiveness and scores. Jerry Walsh comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jason Kendall strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Washington Jose Duval strikes out. Mike Luebke grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Rowland reached on a 2-base fielding error by Jeff Conine. Bernie Donovan walks. Jerry Walsh grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 New York Marv Coakley strikes out. Dale Murphy strikes out. Donell Nixon grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Washington Johnny Bird grounds out to the pitcher. Bobby Macko grounds out to the second baseman. Don Montague strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 New York Miles Reddington grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Pedro Hughes strikes out. Steve Lombardozzi singles to center field. Jeff Conine lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Washington Mike Pagliarulo enters the game as a defensive replacement for Brook Jacoby at 3B. Al Klinger strikes out. Jose Duval grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Luebke strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 New York Mike Pagliarulo triples. Jason Kendall flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Mike Pagliarulo scores. Marv Coakley strikes out. Dale Murphy grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Washington Mike Rowland singles to left field. Bernie Donovan pops out to the shortstop. Johnny Curd is pinch hitting for Jerry Walsh. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Johnny Curd pops out to the third baseman. Johnny Bird singles to left field. Bobby Macko strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 New York Johnny Platte pitching. Donell Nixon flies out to the center fielder. Miles Reddington pops out to the shortstop. Pedro Hughes singles to center field. Steve Lombardozzi walks. Jeff Conine singles to right field. Pedro Hughes scores. Steve Lombardozzi advances to third on the hit. Mike Pagliarulo pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Washington Don Montague pops out to the second baseman. Al Klinger singles to left field. Pat McMillan is pinch hitting for Jose Duval. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Al Klinger steals second. Pat McMillan grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Mike Luebke strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 New York Jason Kendall flies out to the center fielder. Toby Harrah is pinch hitting for Marv Coakley. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Toby Harrah strikes out. Dale Murphy singles to left field. Donell Nixon singles to left field. Dale Murphy advances to third on the hit. Miles Reddington strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Washington Derek Walker pitching. Mike Rowland walks. Bernie Donovan doubles to center field. Mike Rowland scores. Mace Meridith is pinch hitting for Johnny Platte. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Mace Meridith strikes out. Johnny Bird grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bernie Donovan advances to third on the play. Bobby Macko grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Washington total runners left on base: 9 New York total runners left on base: 8
Game Notes Bernie Donovan is injured and is expected to be out 20 days.
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Shad Thomasson improves in contact_vs_righty Elmer Tising improves in contact_vs_righty Dave Roof did not respond to coaching in arm Fred Martin did not respond to coaching in speed
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Nick Capra improves in speed Manny Lee did not respond to coaching in arm Ernie Whitt did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Nick Capra improves in speed