Win: Slim Watt (2-2) Loss: Ken Easterday (1-2)
Save: Ed Swormstedt (5)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Dizzy Renko pitching. Makoto Kaneyoshi singles to left field. Bob Gumpert grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Makoto Kaneyoshi advances to second on the play. Ed Spiezio walks. Jacura Hernandez strikes out. Alan Johnson walks. Sloppy Jones flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 1 Washington Ken Easterday pitching. Arthur Rodriguez grounds out to the shortstop. Al Ely singles to center field. Tom White grounds out to the third baseman. Al Ely advances to second on the play. Dave Metheny flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Allen Nichols flies out to the right fielder. Charlie Picciuto singles to left field. Ken Easterday fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Ken Easterday strikes out. Makoto Kaneyoshi grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Charlie Picciuto is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Washington Tom Groh strikes out. Manny Sanford grounds out to the second baseman. Art Henninger strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Bob Gumpert walks. Ed Spiezio grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Jacura Hernandez hits a home run. Alan Johnson pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Washington Karl Higbe strikes out. Dizzy Renko strikes out. Arthur Rodriguez singles to center field. Arthur Rodriguez steals second. Al Ely flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Sloppy Jones grounds out to the third baseman. Allen Nichols grounds out to the shortstop. Charlie Picciuto strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Washington Tom White pops out to the third baseman. Dave Metheny grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tom Groh strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Ken Easterday strikes out. Makoto Kaneyoshi grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bob Gumpert flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Washington Manny Sanford singles to right field. Art Henninger strikes out. Karl Higbe grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Ed Spiezio flies out to the right fielder. Jacura Hernandez singles to center field. Alan Johnson singles to right field. Jacura Hernandez advances to third on the hit. Sloppy Jones flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Jacura Hernandez scores. Allen Nichols singles past the third baseman. Alan Johnson advances to third on the hit. Slim Watt 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. Charlie Picciuto lines out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Washington Slim Watt strikes out. Arthur Rodriguez pops out to the first baseman. Al Ely grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Ken Easterday strikes out. Makoto Kaneyoshi grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Gumpert singles to right field. Ed Spiezio singles past the shortstop. Jacura Hernandez flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Washington Tom White flies out to the center fielder. Dave Metheny strikes out. Tom Groh singles to left field. Manny Sanford strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Alan Johnson singles to center field. Sloppy Jones flies out to the right fielder. Allen Nichols grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Washington Art Henninger doubles to center field. Karl Higbe singles to left field. Art Henninger scores. Jim Scalzi is pinch hitting for Slim Watt. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jim Scalzi doubles to left field. The defense is playing the infield in. Arthur Rodriguez singles to center field. Karl Higbe scores. The defense is playing the infield in. Al Ely strikes out. The defense is playing the infield in. 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. Tom White singles to left field. Jim Scalzi scores. Arthur Rodriguez advances to third on the hit. Dave Metheny singles to center field. Arthur Rodriguez scores. Tom White advances to third on the hit. Tom Groh strikes out. Manny Sanford grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Minnesota Ed Swormstedt pitching. Charlie Picciuto flies out to the center fielder. Paul Beckmann is pinch hitting for Al Harris. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Paul Beckmann grounds out to the second baseman. Makoto Kaneyoshi grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Minnesota total runners left on base: 8 Washington total runners left on base: 5
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Howie Bergeron did not respond to coaching in velocity Bob Hudson did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Howie Bergeron did not respond to coaching in control Ralph Stewart improves in contact_vs_lefty Jerry McGeary did not respond to coaching in CF
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: J.T. Bradley did not respond to coaching in velocity Dizzy Ruffin improves in contact_vs_righty Billy Hawes improves in speed Danny Payton improves in range