Inning: 1 Minnesota Sammy Dotterer pitching. Tim Driscoll strikes out. Mike Doby grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Smith flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Washington Greg King pitching. Mike Gehrig pops out to the third baseman. Barry Boyle singles to left field. Barry Boyle steals second. Jim Young strikes out. Hersh Kreitz strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Aaron Robinson strikes out. Carroll Diaz lines out to the third baseman. Charlie Chapman singles to right field. Roy Moeller flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Washington Tommy Romano flies out to the center fielder. Brian Finley flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! George Culp singles to right field. Mike Paxton strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Gerald Magnuson pops out to the first baseman. Greg King strikes out. Tim Driscoll singles to center field. Mike Doby grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Washington Sammy Dotterer grounds out to the pitcher. Mike Gehrig flies out to the left fielder. Barry Boyle grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Bob Smith strikes out. Aaron Robinson strikes out. Carroll Diaz walks. Charlie Chapman flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Washington Jim Young grounds out to the pitcher. Hersh Kreitz singles to center field. Hersh Kreitz steals second. Tommy Romano strikes out. Brian Finley grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Roy Moeller singles to left field. Gerald Magnuson hits a home run. Roy Moeller scores. Greg King grounds out to the second baseman. Tim Driscoll grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mike Doby grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Washington George Culp walks. Mike Paxton singles to center field. George Culp advances to third on the hit. Sammy Dotterer grounds out to the pitcher. Mike Paxton advances to second on the play. Mike Gehrig grounds out to the third baseman. George Culp scores. Mike Paxton advances to third on the play. Barry Boyle flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Bob Smith pops out to the second baseman. Aaron Robinson flies out to the center fielder. Carroll Diaz grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Washington Jim Young grounds out to the third baseman. Hersh Kreitz hits a home run. Tommy Romano singles to right field. Brian Finley strikes out. George Culp singles to right field. Tommy Romano advances to third on the hit. Mike Paxton walks. Sammy Dotterer grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Minnesota Charlie Chapman grounds out to the second baseman. Roy Moeller singles to center field. Gerald Magnuson grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Washington Jack Hitt comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Mike Gehrig grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Barry Boyle walks. Jim Young grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Barry Boyle is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Hersh Kreitz hits a home run. Jim Young scores. Burt Clinton comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tommy Romano grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Ody Herrin is pinch hitting for Burt Clinton. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Ody Herrin strikes out. Tim Driscoll strikes out. Mike Doby walks. Bob Smith grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Mike Doby is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Washington Alex Taylor pitching. Brian Finley grounds out to the third baseman. George Culp grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Paxton grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Bronson Giuliani comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Aaron Robinson flies out to the right fielder. Carroll Diaz strikes out. Charlie Chapman grounds out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Minnesota total runners left on base: 4 Washington total runners left on base: 7
Game Notes Greg King is injured and is expected to be out 21 days.
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Johnny Harmon did not respond to coaching in control Dave Sheridan did not respond to coaching in range Tim Lyons improves in power_vs_righty Frank Polivka did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Mike Bailor did not respond to coaching in velocity Jeff Lopez did not respond to coaching in velocity Frank Polivka did not respond to coaching in 3B
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Tom LaCoss did not respond to coaching in control Wenty Nyman improves in arm Ed Masters did not respond to coaching in speed Steve Whaley improves in arm Jeff Fansler did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Kevin Scanlan did not respond to coaching in endurance Ed Masters did not respond to coaching in 2B