Inning: 1 Minnesota Dizzy Renko pitching. Ray Grieve flies out to the right fielder. Chris Suder doubles to center field. Frank Frink strikes out. Frank Morgan pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Washington Chris Lloyd pitching. Eddie Williams walks. Jared Harper strikes out. Julio Hasegawa hits a home run. Eddie Williams scores. Arthur Rodriguez hits an infield single to the pitcher. Ross Lowdermilk grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Arthur Rodriguez is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Ross Lowdermilk steals second. Al Ely doubles to left field. Ross Lowdermilk scores. Gene Parmesan singles to left field. Al Ely scores. Dennis Holborow comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tom White strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Julio Brown doubles to left field. Allen Nichols flies out to the center fielder. Ed Spiezio grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Julio Brown advances to third on the play. Clayton Brickell reached on a 2-base throwing error by Julio Hasegawa. Julio Brown scores. Dennis Holborow grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Washington Dizzy Renko singles to center field. Eddie Williams grounds out to the third baseman. Dizzy Renko advances to second on the play. Jared Harper grounds out to the third baseman. Julio Hasegawa grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Ray Grieve flies out to the center fielder. Chris Suder singles to left field. Frank Frink grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Washington Arthur Rodriguez pops out to the first baseman. Ross Lowdermilk grounds out to the shortstop. Al Ely grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Frank Morgan strikes out. Julio Brown strikes out. Allen Nichols flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Washington Gene Parmesan grounds out to the shortstop. Tom White grounds out to the shortstop. Dizzy Renko grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Ed Spiezio grounds out to the pitcher. Clayton Brickell grounds out to the third baseman. Orville Smith is pinch hitting for Dennis Holborow. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Orville Smith singles to center field. Ray Grieve grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Orville Smith is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Washington Kenneth Johns pitching. Eddie Williams grounds out to the pitcher. Jared Harper walks. Julio Hasegawa grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Jared Harper is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Arthur Rodriguez flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Chris Suder pops out to the shortstop. Frank Frink grounds out to the third baseman. Frank Morgan singles to right field. Julio Brown strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Washington Ross Lowdermilk grounds out to the shortstop. Al Ely lines out to the third baseman. Gene Parmesan pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Allen Nichols walks. Ed Spiezio doubles to left field. Allen Nichols uses his aggressiveness and scores. Don Pfister comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Clayton Brickell pops out to the third baseman. Clint Handrahan is pinch hitting for Kenneth Johns. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Clint Handrahan pops out to the shortstop. Ray Grieve grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Washington Bill Alexander pitching. Wayne Molina is pinch hitting for Tom White. Wayne Molina grounds out to the shortstop. Hack Storie is pinch hitting for Don Pfister. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Hack Storie singles to center field. Eddie Williams singles to left field. Jared Harper flies out to the center fielder. Julio Hasegawa flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Minnesota Alan Hildebrand pitching. Bobby Ouellette enters the game as a defensive replacement for Wayne Molina at C. Chris Suder flies out to the right fielder. Frank Frink strikes out. Frank Morgan strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Washington Arthur Rodriguez flies out to the left fielder. Ross Lowdermilk grounds out to the second baseman. Al Ely walks. Gene Parmesan strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Stuart Williams comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Julio Brown walks. Allen Nichols hits a home run. Julio Brown scores. Akira Arakawa comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ed Spiezio strikes out. Clayton Brickell grounds out to the second baseman. Kazuo Isobe is pinch hitting for Bill Alexander. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Kazuo Isobe walks. Ray Grieve strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Washington Floyd Lacy pitching. Bobby Ouellette strikes out. Greg Nichols is pinch hitting for Akira Arakawa. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Greg Nichols strikes out. Eddie Williams singles in front of the left fielder. Jared Harper grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Minnesota Ted Caballero pitching. Chris Suder flies out to the center fielder. Frank Frink hits a home run. Frank Morgan flies out to the left fielder. Julio Brown flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Washington Julio Hasegawa singles past the shortstop. Kid Noyes comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Arthur Rodriguez grounds into a 4-6-3 double play - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Ross Lowdermilk pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Minnesota total runners LOB: 6 Washington total runners LOB: 7
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Yoshiyuki Moritani did not respond to coaching in speed Travis German improves in arm Frank Castillo improves in velocity Alan Johnson did not respond to coaching in 2B
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Gary Hoover improves in contact_vs_righty Ed Swormstedt did not respond to coaching in velocity C.J. Perme did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty C.J. Perme did not respond to coaching in 2B