Inning: 1 Washington Mike Rudolph pitching. Shiro Muto flies out to the right fielder. Tony Gillis flies out to the right fielder. Leon Fries singles to left field. Art Raymer strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Minnesota Ed Wilson pitching. Jose Adams flies out to the right fielder. Marcos Noriega walks. Mike Anderson singles to center field. Marcos Noriega advances to third on the hit. Mike Anderson steals second. Paul Harris throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Marcos Noriega scores. Jason Rose singles past the shortstop. Mike Anderson scores. Frank Washburn pops out to the third baseman. Bob Franco walks. Steve Kampouris pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Washington Bobby Daniels singles to center field. Brian Monahan flies out to the left fielder. Bobby Daniels steals second. Tony Young singles to right field. Bobby Daniels scores. Paul Harris grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Tony Young is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Ed Wilson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Ed Dillard walks. Mike Rudolph lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Jose Adams flies out to the center fielder. Ed Dillard steals third. Marcos Noriega grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Washington Shiro Muto flies out to the center fielder. Tony Gillis grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Leon Fries reached on a 2-base fielding error by Marcos Noriega. Art Raymer singles to right field. Leon Fries scores. Art Raymer is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Mike Anderson flies out to the center fielder. Jason Rose strikes out. Frank Washburn singles to left field. Bob Franco grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Frank Washburn is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Washington Bobby Daniels pops out to the shortstop. Brian Monahan strikes out. Tony Young flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Steve Kampouris flies out to the left fielder. Ed Dillard strikes out. Mike Rudolph strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Washington Paul Harris hits an infield single to the shortstop. Ed Wilson lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Shiro Muto grounds out to the pitcher. Tony Gillis flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Jose Adams strikes out. Marcos Noriega singles to left field. Mike Anderson reached on a 2-base throwing error by Bobby Daniels. Jason Rose strikes out. Frank Washburn lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Washington Leon Fries grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Art Raymer singles to left field. Bobby Daniels grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Bob Franco pops out to the third baseman. Steve Kampouris grounds out to the second baseman. Ed Dillard grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Washington Mitsuhiro Yagisawa is pinch hitting for Brian Monahan. Mitsuhiro Yagisawa pops out to the first baseman. Tony Young strikes out. Eduardo Walsh is pinch hitting for Paul Harris. Eduardo Walsh strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Mike Ostdiek enters the game as a defensive replacement for Eduardo Walsh at C. Mike Rudolph reached on a fielding error by Tony Young. Jose Adams singles to left field. Marcos Noriega strikes out. Mike Anderson strikes out. Jason Rose flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Washington Hidetoshi Wada is pinch hitting for Ed Wilson. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Hidetoshi Wada flies out to the right fielder. Shiro Muto reached on a 2-base fielding error by Marcos Noriega. Tony Gillis grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Shiro Muto advances to third on the play. Orval Cotter 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 1st. Leon Fries doubles to center field. Shiro Muto scores. Art Raymer grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Tom Magrane pitching. Frank Washburn grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Bob Franco grounds out to the pitcher. Steve Kampouris strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Washington Bobby Daniels grounds out to the third baseman. Mitsuhiro Yagisawa doubles to center field. Tony Young walks. Mike Ostdiek grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Ben Partridge comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Ed Dillard walks. Rick Ratliff is pinch hitting for Orval Cotter. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Rick Ratliff walks. Carl Bartley is pinch running for Rick Ratliff on 1st base. Jose Adams strikes out. Marcos Noriega walks. The defense is playing the corners in. Mike Anderson singles to right field. Ed Dillard scores. Carl Bartley scores. Washington total runners left on base: 5 Minnesota total runners left on base: 8
Batting:2B - Leon Fries (26), Mitsuhiro Yagisawa (2).GIDP - Bobby Daniels, Mike Ostdiek. Baserunning: SB - Bobby Daniels (3).CS - Art Raymer (2). Fielding: E - Bobby Daniels, Tony Young, Paul Harris.
Game Notes Leon Fries is injured and is expected to be out 15 days.
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: George Oester did not respond to coaching in velocity Frank Smith did not respond to coaching in speed Frank White did not respond to coaching in control Horacio Barry did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Babe Kurosaki did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Colin Hockette did not respond to coaching in velocity Joe Smith did not respond to coaching in control Joe Smith did not respond to coaching in control Bob Westfield did not respond to coaching in RF