Win: Ace Cormier (3-4) Loss: Erik Armstrong (3-5)
Save: Nelson Niedenfuer (5)
Inning: 1 Washington Fred Maddox pitching. Chris Strom grounds out to the shortstop. Dario Crowder walks. Mark Rodgers singles to right field. Dario Crowder advances to third on the hit. Mark Rodgers is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Billy Crespi strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Kansas City Matt Seguignol pitching. Art Masterson grounds out to the third baseman. Minnie Bair singles to center field. Lute Delis strikes out. Tommy Sain singles to left field. Minnie Bair advances to third on the hit. Bull Lezcano triples. Minnie Bair scores. Tommy Sain scores. Tommy Flannery pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Washington George Braggs singles to center field. Rich Gabrielson hits a home run. George Braggs scores. Santo Kennedy grounds out to the shortstop. Lew Lasorda singles to center field. Matt Seguignol lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Chris Strom singles to left field. Lew Lasorda uses his aggressiveness and scores. Dario Crowder grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Chris Strom is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Sam Hoeft walks. Masashi Morinaka pops out to the second baseman. Fred Maddox lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Art Masterson flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Washington Mark Rodgers doubles to left field. Billy Crespi grounds out to the shortstop. George Braggs grounds out to the second baseman. Mark Rodgers advances to third on the play. Rich Gabrielson pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Minnie Bair strikes out. Lute Delis doubles to right field. Tommy Sain flies out to the center fielder. Bull Lezcano singles to center field. Lute Delis scores. Tommy Flannery singles to right field. Bull Lezcano advances to third on the hit. Sam Hoeft grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Washington Santo Kennedy grounds out to the third baseman. Lew Lasorda grounds out to the shortstop. Matt Seguignol singles in front of the left fielder. Chris Strom walks. Dario Crowder hits a home run. Matt Seguignol scores. Chris Strom scores. Steve Alomar comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mark Rodgers flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Masashi Morinaka pops out to the pitcher. Steve Alomar grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Art Masterson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Washington Billy Crespi singles to left field. Billy Crespi is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). George Braggs walks. Rich Gabrielson grounds into a force play to the first baseman. George Braggs is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Santo Kennedy strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Minnie Bair strikes out. Lute Delis strikes out. Tommy Sain pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Washington Lew Lasorda reached on a 2-base fielding error by Tommy Sain. Matt Seguignol lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball and Lew Lasorda is thrown out at third. Chris Strom pops out to the second baseman. Dario Crowder strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Bull Lezcano strikes out. Tommy Flannery singles to center field. Sam Hoeft grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Tommy Flannery is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Masashi Morinaka grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Sam Hoeft is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Washington Mark Rodgers flies out to the center fielder. Billy Crespi grounds out to the third baseman. George Braggs grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Duke Casimiro comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Gary Butcher is pinch hitting for Steve Alomar. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Gary Butcher flies out to the center fielder. Art Masterson is hit by a pitch. Minnie Bair singles to center field. Art Masterson advances to third on the hit. Lute Delis strikes out. Tommy Sain reached on a 2-base fielding error by Rich Gabrielson. Art Masterson scores. Bull Lezcano strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Washington Ace Cormier pitching. Rich Gabrielson flies out to the right fielder. Santo Kennedy walks. Lew Lasorda flies out to the left fielder. Miguel Rodriguez is pinch hitting for Duke Casimiro. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Miguel Rodriguez strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Erik Armstrong pitching. Tommy Flannery singles past the shortstop. Sam Hoeft walks. Masashi Morinaka strikes out. Shawn Peters is pinch hitting for Ace Cormier. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Shawn Peters hits a home run. Tommy Flannery scores. Sam Hoeft scores. Jack Hoy comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Art Masterson singles to right field. Art Masterson steals second. Passed ball. Art Masterson advances to third. Minnie Bair flies out to the right fielder. Lute Delis flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Washington Nelson Niedenfuer pitching. Chris Strom flies out to the left fielder. Dario Crowder grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mark Rodgers grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Washington total runners left on base: 6 Kansas City total runners left on base: 8
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Lefty Suche improves in velocity Jim Kelly did not respond to coaching in control Ed Lines did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Buck Jenkins improves in control
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Ron Stanton did not respond to coaching in range Bill Jenkins improves in range Hal Foreman improves in power_vs_lefty Pat Martin did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Chris Sagmoen improves in SS