Win: Jojo Johnson (14-3) Loss: Jaret Schall (3-13)
Inning: 1 Washington Jaret Schall pitching. Mike Howard walks. Yadil Luis singles to center field. Mike Howard advances to third on the hit. Roberto Irwin walks. Mark Perez doubles to center field. Mike Howard scores. Yadil Luis scores. Roberto Irwin uses his aggressiveness and scores. Kaoru Sato grounds out to the third baseman. Red Musial grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mark Perez advances to third on the play. Dana Francona walks. Del Dalesandro grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Minnesota Jojo Johnson pitching. Ed MacGamwell strikes out. Paul Baird grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Earley singles to center field. Jason Purdy grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Bob Earley is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Washington Jojo Johnson grounds out to the third baseman. Mike Howard pops out to the second baseman. Yadil Luis flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Mike Wood singles to right field. Harold Knox strikes out. Tim Grimsley flies out to the left fielder. Barney Piechota flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Washington Roberto Irwin flies out to the right fielder. Mark Perez strikes out. Kaoru Sato strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Jaret Schall flies out to the center fielder. Ed MacGamwell strikes out. Paul Baird grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Washington Red Musial grounds out to the shortstop. Dana Francona flies out to the center fielder. Del Dalesandro grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Bob Earley grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Jason Purdy pops out to the catcher. Mike Wood strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Washington Jojo Johnson flies out to the center fielder. Mike Howard singles to left field. Yadil Luis singles to right field. Mike Howard advances to third on the hit. Yadil Luis steals second. Roberto Irwin doubles to center field. Mike Howard scores. Yadil Luis scores. Carl Corcoran comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mark Perez singles to center field. Roberto Irwin scores. Kaoru Sato hits a home run. Mark Perez scores. Red Musial doubles to center field. Dana Francona grounds out to the second baseman. Red Musial advances to third on the play. Del Dalesandro walks. Jojo Johnson flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Minnesota Harold Knox hits a home run. Tim Grimsley grounds out to the shortstop. Barney Piechota grounds out to the shortstop. Henry Pena is pinch hitting for Carl Corcoran. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Henry Pena flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Washington Ben Somerville pitching. Mike Howard singles in front of the left fielder. Yadil Luis walks. Roberto Irwin flies out to the left fielder. Mike Howard steals third. Yadil Luis steals second. Mark Perez walks. Kaoru Sato grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Howard scores. Yadil Luis advances to third on the play. Mark Perez advances to second on the play. Red Musial flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Minnesota Ed MacGamwell strikes out. Paul Baird flies out to the left fielder. Bob Earley strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Washington Dana Francona grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Del Dalesandro flies out to the right fielder. Jojo Johnson reached on a fielding error by Jason Purdy. Mike Howard strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Jason Purdy flies out to the right fielder. Mike Wood grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Harold Knox flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Washington Yadil Luis walks. Billy Grilli is pinch hitting for Roberto Irwin. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Yadil Luis is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Billy Grilli grounds out to the shortstop. Mark Perez grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Tim Grimsley strikes out. Barney Piechota grounds out to the second baseman. Leo Niehaus is pinch hitting for Ben Somerville. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Leo Niehaus flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Washington B.J. Lerch pitching. Kaoru Sato singles to left field. Kaoru Sato is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Red Musial strikes out. Dana Francona walks. Dana Francona is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Ed MacGamwell grounds out to the second baseman. Paul Baird lines out to the shortstop. Bob Earley singles to left field. Jason Purdy grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Bob Earley is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Washington total runners LOB: 7 Minnesota total runners LOB: 3
Batting:2B - Roberto Irwin (17), Mark Perez (16), Red Musial (5).HR - Kaoru Sato (7). Baserunning: SB - Mike Howard (27), Yadil Luis 2 (20).CS - Yadil Luis (11), Kaoru Sato (3), Dana Francona (5).
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Kelly Christensen did not respond to coaching in velocity Nick Schaeffer did not respond to coaching in velocity Mike Crotty did not respond to coaching in velocity Nelson Salazar did not respond to coaching in control
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Gussie Laxton did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Fred Pond improves in velocity Al Marte improves in contact_vs_righty Fred Pond did not respond to coaching in velocity