Inning: 1 Minnesota Lt Aldo Rain pitching. Norlis Lafourcade walks. Henry Reynolds grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Norlis Lafourcade advances to second on the play. Ed Woods doubles to center field. Norlis Lafourcade scores. Leo Brown grounds out to the shortstop. Billy Melton lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Washington Giacomo Casanova pitching. Harry Hammer DePape grounds out to the third baseman. Pertl Ngoku pops out to the first baseman. Kaz Kireiley flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Don Walsh strikes out. Bobo Shinault singles to left field. Bobo Shinault steals second. Tiger Woods pops out to the third baseman. Giacomo Casanova grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Washington Qiddist grounds out to the third baseman. Vinny Gambini grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Steve Zipfel strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Norlis Lafourcade walks. Henry Reynolds pops out to the shortstop. Ed Woods hits a home run. Norlis Lafourcade scores. Leo Brown singles to right field. Billy Melton strikes out. Don Walsh grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Washington John Lapihuska pops out to the shortstop. George Munns grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Lt Aldo Rain grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Bobo Shinault walks. Bobo Shinault is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Tiger Woods strikes out. Giacomo Casanova grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Washington Harry Hammer DePape strikes out. Pertl Ngoku strikes out. Kaz Kireiley grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Norlis Lafourcade pops out to the second baseman. Henry Reynolds flies out to the right fielder. Ed Woods flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Washington Qiddist grounds out to the shortstop. Vinny Gambini reached on a fielding error by Giacomo Casanova. Steve Zipfel strikes out. John Lapihuska grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Vinny Gambini is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Leo Brown flies out to the right fielder. Billy Melton walks. Billy Melton steals second. Don Walsh strikes out. Bobo Shinault flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Washington George Munns strikes out. Lt Aldo Rain grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Harry Hammer DePape walks. Pertl Ngoku strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Tiger Woods grounds out to the shortstop. Giacomo Casanova grounds out to the shortstop. Norlis Lafourcade singles to right field. Henry Reynolds pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Washington Kaz Kireiley doubles to right field. Qiddist lines out to the second baseman. Vinny Gambini walks. Steve Zipfel grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Vinny Gambini is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. John Lapihuska singles to left field. Kaz Kireiley scores. Steve Zipfel advances to third on the hit. George Munns grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Minnesota Ed Woods strikes out. Leo Brown lines out to the second baseman. Billy Melton walks. Don Walsh strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Washington Tony Mitchell is pinch hitting for Lt Aldo Rain. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Tony Mitchell singles to right field. Tony Mitchell is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Harry Hammer DePape grounds out to the third baseman. Pertl Ngoku flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Al Sitton pitching. Bobo Shinault flies out to the right fielder. Tiger Woods doubles to right field. Art Mumphrey is pinch hitting for Giacomo Casanova. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Art Mumphrey grounds out to the shortstop. Norlis Lafourcade grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Washington John Messenger pitching. Kaz Kireiley strikes out. Qiddist flies out to the center fielder. Vinny Gambini strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Minnesota total runners LOB: 7 Washington total runners LOB: 4
Game Notes Lt Aldo Rain is injured and is expected to be out 29 days.
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: John Ainge did not respond to coaching in range Jerry Calhoun improves in speed Cliff Conovar improves in power_vs_lefty Charlie Shriver improves in power_vs_lefty
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: John Brett improves in contact_vs_lefty Carmelo Stevens did not respond to coaching in velocity Dave Cobb improves in arm Chris Peck did not respond to coaching in control John Brett did not respond to coaching in RF