Win: Red Ellis (4-3) Loss: John Cockrell (1-4)
Save: George Kusnyer (8)
Inning: 1 Washington Red Ellis pitching. Jocko Brantley singles to center field. Dick Gagnier grounds into a 1-6-3 double play. Felix Smith singles to left field. Jim Simon flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Minnesota John Cockrell pitching. Bert Gentry doubles to left field. Justin Seilheimer strikes out. Danny Woods strikes out. Harry Rueter strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Washington Jack Carter grounds out to the second baseman. Tommy Williams strikes out. Mickey Pruiett grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Footsie DeJesus pops out to the second baseman. Jake Jelincich strikes out. Tony Fox flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Washington Hisashi Aoyama grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). John Cockrell strikes out. Jocko Brantley singles to center field. Dick Gagnier grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Jocko Brantley is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Skip Thomas strikes out. Red Ellis grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bert Gentry doubles to left field. Justin Seilheimer flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Washington Felix Smith pops out to the third baseman. Jim Simon strikes out. Jack Carter strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Danny Woods flies out to the center fielder. Harry Rueter walks. Footsie DeJesus strikes out. Jake Jelincich grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Washington Tommy Williams grounds out to the pitcher. Mickey Pruiett strikes out. Hisashi Aoyama grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Tony Fox walks. Skip Thomas flies out to the center fielder. Red Ellis lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Bert Gentry singles to center field. Tony Fox scores. Justin Seilheimer flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Washington John Cockrell grounds out to the second baseman. Jocko Brantley strikes out. Dick Gagnier singles to center field. Felix Smith singles to center field. Dick Gagnier advances to third on the hit. Jim Simon strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Minnesota Danny Woods walks. Harry Rueter reached on a 2-base fielding error by Hisashi Aoyama. Footsie DeJesus grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Danny Woods scores. Harry Rueter advances to third on the play. Jake Jelincich walks. Tony Fox flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Harry Rueter scores. Skip Thomas grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Jake Jelincich is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Washington Jack Carter strikes out. Tommy Williams is hit by a pitch. Mickey Pruiett singles to left field. Hisashi Aoyama flies out to the left fielder. Steve Grasso is pinch hitting for John Cockrell. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Steve Grasso strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Minnesota Yusaku Miyazaki pitching. Red Ellis strikes out. Bert Gentry pops out to the third baseman. Justin Seilheimer singles past the second baseman. Danny Woods grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Washington Fred Seerey enters the game as a defensive replacement for Tony Fox at RF. Jocko Brantley flies out to the right fielder. Dick Gagnier strikes out. Felix Smith walks. Jim Simon strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Harry Rueter pops out to the second baseman. Footsie DeJesus flies out to the right fielder. Jake Jelincich grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Washington George Kusnyer comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Jack Carter doubles to center field. Tommy Williams flies out to the center fielder. Mickey Pruiett singles to right field. Jack Carter scores. Hisashi Aoyama flies out to the left fielder. Ad Ramos is pinch hitting for Yusaku Miyazaki. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Ad Ramos strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Washington total runners left on base: 8 Minnesota total runners left on base: 6
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Bill Cano did not respond to coaching in control Carlos Avery did not respond to coaching in speed Carlos Avery improves in range Bill Miller did not respond to coaching in arm Kid Frazier improves in RF
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Pop Smith did not respond to coaching in speed Tony Amico did not respond to coaching in control Bob Quillen improves in arm Bill Autry did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Bill Terry did not respond to coaching in 3B