Inning: 1 Minnesota Porfi Hobbs pitching. Paul Baird flies out to the left fielder. Henry Pena singles to left field. Joe Ernaga grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Henry Pena is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Yoshihisa Takahashi grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Joe Ernaga is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Washington Jaret Schall pitching. Yadil Luis singles to right field. Mike Howard grounds out to the pitcher. Yadil Luis advances to second on the play. Yadil Luis steals third. Roberto Irwin singles to left field. Yadil Luis scores. Mark Perez grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Roberto Irwin is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Mark Perez steals second. Del Dalesandro grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Mike Wood singles past the shortstop. Ken Jones singles to center field. Leo Niehaus strikes out. Tom Hillegas pops out to the third baseman. Jaret Schall pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Washington Dana Francona reached on a fielding error by Tom Hillegas. John Christiansen singles to left field. Dana Francona advances to third on the hit. John Christiansen steals second. Kaoru Sato grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Porfi Hobbs flies out to the center fielder. Yadil Luis grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Minnesota Paul Baird singles to center field. Henry Pena grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Joe Ernaga strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Washington Mike Howard flies out to the left fielder. Roberto Irwin lines out to the pitcher. Mark Perez flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Yoshihisa Takahashi pops out to the shortstop. Mike Wood reached on a 2-base throwing error by Kaoru Sato. Ken Jones grounds out to the pitcher. Leo Niehaus reached on a fielding error by Kaoru Sato. Tom Hillegas grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Washington Del Dalesandro singles to center field. Del Dalesandro steals second. Dana Francona flies out to the left fielder. John Christiansen singles to center field. Del Dalesandro scores. John Christiansen steals second. Kaoru Sato flies out to the left fielder. Porfi Hobbs strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Jaret Schall grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Paul Baird grounds out to the second baseman. Henry Pena singles to left field. Joe Ernaga strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Washington Yadil Luis flies out to the right fielder. Mike Howard grounds out to the third baseman. Roberto Irwin singles to right field. Roberto Irwin steals second. Mark Perez reached on a fielding error by Joe Ernaga. Mark Perez steals second. Leo Niehaus throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Roberto Irwin scores. Del Dalesandro walks. Dana Francona hits a home run. Mark Perez scores. Del Dalesandro scores. John Christiansen flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Yoshihisa Takahashi singles to center field. Mike Wood grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Ken Jones singles to center field. Leo Niehaus grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Washington Kaoru Sato flies out to the center fielder. Porfi Hobbs strikes out. Yadil Luis grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Tom Hillegas grounds out to the second baseman. Jaret Schall strikes out. Paul Baird flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Washington Mike Howard walks. Roberto Irwin flies out to the center fielder. Mark Perez singles to center field. Mike Howard advances to third on the hit. Dion Zdeb 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. Del Dalesandro grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mike Howard scores. Mark Perez advances to second on the play. Dana Francona grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Henry Pena flies out to the center fielder. Joe Ernaga singles to right field. Mickey Grissom is pinch hitting for Yoshihisa Takahashi. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Mickey Grissom grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Joe Ernaga is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Mike Wood strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Washington John Christiansen walks. John Christiansen steals second. Kaoru Sato flies out to the center fielder. Red Musial is pinch hitting for Porfi Hobbs. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Red Musial strikes out. Yadil Luis walks. John Christiansen steals third. Yadil Luis steals second. Mike Howard flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Minnesota Sidney Bottarini pitching. Ken Jones grounds out to the second baseman. Leo Niehaus pops out to the second baseman. Tom Hillegas strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Minnesota total runners left on base: 8 Washington total runners left on base: 7
Batting:HR - Dana Francona (19). Baserunning: SB - Yadil Luis 2 (40), Roberto Irwin (44), Mark Perez 2 (27), Del Dalesandro (27), John Christiansen 4 (22). Fielding: E - Kaoru Sato 2.
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Ed MacGamwell improves in contact_vs_righty John Young did not respond to coaching in velocity Tony Garland did not respond to coaching in control John Young did not respond to coaching in velocity Jason Purdy improves in 3B
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Billy Grilli did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Ed Fries did not respond to coaching in arm Kelly Christensen did not respond to coaching in velocity Johnny Alston improves in contact_vs_righty Ed Fries did not respond to coaching in CF