Win: Kazuo Takemura (16-10) Loss: Chris Lloyd (11-9)
Save: Ed Swormstedt (16)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Kazuo Takemura pitching. Makoto Kaneyoshi pops out to the third baseman. Bob Gumpert doubles to right field. Ed Spiezio lines out to the first baseman. Jacura Hernandez pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Washington Chris Lloyd pitching. Arthur Rodriguez walks. Arthur Rodriguez steals second. C.J. Perme flies out to the right fielder. Dave Metheny flies out to the left fielder. Manny Sanford lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Alan Johnson strikes out. Sloppy Jones grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Allen Nichols grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Washington Heathcliff Chitren strikes out. Dutch Levan walks. Tom Groh singles to left field. Dutch Levan advances to third on the hit. Tom Groh steals second. Art Henninger singles to right field. Dutch Levan scores. Tom Groh scores. Kazuo Takemura lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Arthur Rodriguez grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Early King pops out to the catcher. Chris Lloyd strikes out. Makoto Kaneyoshi grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Washington C.J. Perme grounds out to the pitcher. Dave Metheny grounds out to the second baseman. Manny Sanford hits a home run. Heathcliff Chitren grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Bob Gumpert flies out to the right fielder. Ed Spiezio singles to right field. Jacura Hernandez walks. Alan Johnson pops out to the second baseman. Sloppy Jones flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Washington Dutch Levan strikes out. Tom Groh strikes out. Art Henninger flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Allen Nichols strikes out. Early King doubles past the right fielder. Chris Lloyd grounds out to the second baseman. Early King advances to third on the play. Makoto Kaneyoshi flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Washington Kazuo Takemura grounds out to the third baseman. Arthur Rodriguez walks. C.J. Perme pops out to the second baseman. Dave Metheny flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Bob Gumpert grounds out to the third baseman. Ed Spiezio flies out to the center fielder. Jacura Hernandez singles to right field. Alan Johnson triples. Jacura Hernandez scores. Sloppy Jones strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Washington Manny Sanford singles to center field. Heathcliff Chitren singles to center field. Manny Sanford advances to third on the hit. Dutch Levan flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Manny Sanford scores. Tom Groh strikes out. Art Henninger walks. Kazuo Takemura pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Minnesota Allen Nichols strikes out. Early King singles to center field. Chris Lloyd lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Makoto Kaneyoshi singles to center field. Early King scores. Bob Gumpert grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Washington Arthur Rodriguez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). C.J. Perme grounds out to the second baseman. Dave Metheny singles to center field. Manny Sanford singles to right field. Dave Metheny advances to third on the hit. Heathcliff Chitren flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Minnesota Ed Spiezio grounds out to the third baseman. Jacura Hernandez grounds out to the pitcher. Alan Johnson flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Washington Al Harris comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Dutch Levan grounds out to the shortstop. Tom Groh flies out to the right fielder. Art Henninger flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Ed Swormstedt comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Sloppy Jones walks. Allen Nichols flies out to the right fielder. Early King grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Minnesota total runners left on base: 6 Washington total runners left on base: 7
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Roy Barfield did not respond to coaching in velocity Bill Lewis did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Ralph Stewart did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Roy Barfield did not respond to coaching in velocity Jerry McGeary did not respond to coaching in CF
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Earl Selby improves in range Billy Hawes improves in power_vs_righty Danny Payton improves in range Walt Suzuki did not respond to coaching in control