Win: Alex Smith (1-1) Loss: Jed Bartlett (1-3)
Save: Ed Swormstedt (10)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Slim Watt pitching. Ed Spiezio flies out to the center fielder. Allen Nichols grounds out to the shortstop. Art Henninger walks. Bill Lewis singles to left field. Jerry McGeary singles to right field. Art Henninger scores. Yoshiyuki Moritani grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Jerry McGeary is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Washington Howie Bergeron pitching. Ross Lowdermilk bunts for a base hit. C.J. Perme flies out to the left fielder. Jacura Hernandez grounds out to the pitcher. Ross Lowdermilk advances to second on the play. Arthur Rodriguez flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Hub Anderson singles to left field. Paul Beckmann strikes out. Howie Bergeron lays a bunt down the first base line. The pitcher fields the ball, throws to second for the force out, on to first but the throw to first for the double play is not in time. (SS covering 2nd). Ed Spiezio grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Howie Bergeron is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Washington Sloppy Jones singles to right field. Manny Sanford flies out to the center fielder. Tom White grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Sloppy Jones is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Heathcliff Chitren grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Allen Nichols walks. Art Henninger strikes out. Allen Nichols steals second. Bill Lewis flies out to the left fielder. Jerry McGeary strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Washington Slim Watt walks. Ross Lowdermilk strikes out. C.J. Perme singles past the second baseman. Jacura Hernandez strikes out. Arthur Rodriguez hits a home run. Slim Watt scores. C.J. Perme scores. Sloppy Jones flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Yoshiyuki Moritani walks. Hub Anderson strikes out. Yoshiyuki Moritani steals second. Paul Beckmann singles to center field. Howie Bergeron flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Yoshiyuki Moritani scores. Ed Spiezio strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Washington Manny Sanford walks. Tom White flies out to the left fielder. Heathcliff Chitren flies out to the left fielder. Slim Watt pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Allen Nichols pops out to the second baseman. Art Henninger walks. Bill Lewis hits a home run. Art Henninger scores. Scott Boardman comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jerry McGeary walks. Yoshiyuki Moritani flies out to the right fielder. Hub Anderson pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Washington Ross Lowdermilk strikes out. C.J. Perme strikes out. Jacura Hernandez doubles past the first baseman. Arthur Rodriguez hits a home run. Jacura Hernandez scores. Sloppy Jones grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Paul Beckmann singles to center field. Howie Bergeron lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Ed Spiezio grounds out to the shortstop. Allen Nichols singles to center field. Paul Beckmann scores. Alex Smith comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Art Henninger flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Washington Manny Sanford strikes out. Tom White grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Heathcliff Chitren flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Bill Lewis flies out to the center fielder. Jerry McGeary lines out to the third baseman. Yoshiyuki Moritani walks. Hub Anderson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Washington Dave Metheny is pinch hitting for Alex Smith. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Dave Metheny strikes out. Ross Lowdermilk hits an infield single to the pitcher. C.J. Perme singles to center field. Ross Lowdermilk advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the corners in. Al Reach 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. Jacura Hernandez grounds out to the second baseman. C.J. Perme advances to second on the play. Arthur Rodriguez singles to center field. Ross Lowdermilk scores. C.J. Perme scores. Sloppy Jones flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Ken Easterday pitching. Paul Beckmann grounds out to the shortstop. Steve Cooper is pinch hitting for Al Reach. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Steve Cooper hits a home run. Ed Spiezio strikes out. Allen Nichols singles to right field. Art Henninger lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Washington Roy Barfield pitching. Manny Sanford flies out to the center fielder. Tom White walks. Al Ely is pinch hitting for Heathcliff Chitren. Al Ely grounds out to the shortstop. Tom White advances to second on the play. Jim Scalzi is pinch hitting for Ken Easterday. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jim Scalzi singles to right field. Tom White scores. Ross Lowdermilk grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Ed Swormstedt pitching. Bill Lewis reached on a 2-base throwing error by Manny Sanford. Jerry McGeary strikes out. Yoshiyuki Moritani grounds out to the third baseman. Hub Anderson singles to center field. Bill Lewis scores. Paul Beckmann doubles to center field. Charlie Picciuto is pinch hitting for Roy Barfield. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Charlie Picciuto grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Minnesota total runners left on base: 11 Washington total runners left on base: 5
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: John Terwilliger did not respond to coaching in control John Terwilliger did not respond to coaching in velocity Art Rijo improves in contact_vs_righty John Terwilliger improves in velocity Ed Greengrass did not respond to coaching in SS
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Al Douglass improves in contact_vs_righty Neifi Zalusky improves in contact_vs_righty Charles Lloyd improves in control J.T. Bradley did not respond to coaching in control