Win: Ken Easterday (4-3) Loss: Dennis Holborow (5-2)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Kazuo Takemura pitching. Makoto Kaneyoshi singles to center field. Art Henninger walks. Craig Pelton flies out to the left fielder. Leo McGarry walks. Bill Lewis grounds into a fielders choice to the pitcher. Makoto Kaneyoshi is out at home. Wally Durocher pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 1 Washington Ron Hale pitching. Ross Lowdermilk flies out to the center fielder. Jacura Hernandez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). C.J. Perme pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Steve Cooper strikes out. Yoshiyuki Moritani flies out to the right fielder. Ron Hale grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Washington Manny Sanford grounds out to the second baseman. Sloppy Jones singles to center field. Tom Groh pops out to the third baseman. Dave Metheny grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Sloppy Jones is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Makoto Kaneyoshi strikes out. Art Henninger singles to right field. Craig Pelton doubles to center field. Leo McGarry singles to center field. Art Henninger scores. Craig Pelton scores. Bill Lewis grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Leo McGarry is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Wally Durocher grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Washington Tom White flies out to the center fielder. Kazuo Takemura strikes out. Ross Lowdermilk hits a home run. Jacura Hernandez grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Steve Cooper grounds out to the second baseman. Yoshiyuki Moritani grounds out to the third baseman. Ron Hale grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Washington C.J. Perme strikes out. Manny Sanford singles past the second baseman. Sloppy Jones strikes out. Tom Groh strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Makoto Kaneyoshi singles to left field. Makoto Kaneyoshi steals second. Art Henninger singles to right field. Craig Pelton flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Makoto Kaneyoshi scores. Leo McGarry singles to center field. Art Henninger advances to third on the hit. Bill Lewis flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Art Henninger scores. Slim Watt comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Wally Durocher grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Washington Dave Metheny hits an infield single to the first baseman. Dave Metheny is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Tom White doubles past the right fielder. Slim Watt singles past the third baseman. Tom White scores. Ross Lowdermilk doubles to center field. Slim Watt uses his aggressiveness and scores. Jacura Hernandez grounds out to the shortstop. C.J. Perme singles past the second baseman. Ross Lowdermilk scores. Roy Barfield 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. Manny Sanford flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Steve Cooper singles to left field. Yoshiyuki Moritani walks. Roy Barfield 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. Steve Cooper scores. Art Henninger grounds out to the second baseman. Yoshiyuki Moritani scores. Makoto Kaneyoshi advances to second on the play. Scott Boardman comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Craig Pelton strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Washington Sloppy Jones grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tom Groh flies out to the right fielder. Dave Metheny singles to left field. Tom White doubles to center field. Dave Metheny uses his aggressiveness and scores. Scott Boardman pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Leo McGarry walks. Bill Lewis hits a home run. Leo McGarry scores. Alex Smith comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Wally Durocher strikes out. Steve Cooper grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Yoshiyuki Moritani grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Washington Ross Lowdermilk walks. Ben Smith comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Jacura Hernandez flies out to the left fielder. C.J. Perme strikes out. Ross Lowdermilk steals second. Manny Sanford strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Ed Spiezio is pinch hitting for Ben Smith. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Ed Spiezio grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Makoto Kaneyoshi singles to center field. Art Henninger doubles to left field. Makoto Kaneyoshi uses his aggressiveness and scores. Dizzy Renko comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Craig Pelton singles to right field. Art Henninger scores. Craig Pelton is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Leo McGarry flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Washington Al Reach pitching. Sloppy Jones grounds out to the pitcher. Tom Groh hits a home run. Dave Metheny doubles to center field. Tom White grounds out to the shortstop. Arthur Rodriguez is pinch hitting for Dizzy Renko. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Arthur Rodriguez singles to right field. Dave Metheny scores. Ed Hearn comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Arthur Rodriguez steals second. Ross Lowdermilk grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Ken Easterday pitching. Bill Lewis flies out to the left fielder. Wally Durocher flies out to the right fielder. Steve Cooper grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Washington Dennis Holborow comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Jacura Hernandez singles to right field. C.J. Perme singles past the second baseman. Jacura Hernandez advances to third on the hit. Manny Sanford flies out to the center fielder. Sloppy Jones singles to center field. Jacura Hernandez scores. C.J. Perme advances to third on the hit. Tom Groh hits a home run. C.J. Perme scores. Sloppy Jones scores. Minnesota total runners left on base: 6 Washington total runners left on base: 6
Batting:2B - Ross Lowdermilk (22), Dave Metheny (10), Tom White 2 (15).HR - Ross Lowdermilk (16), Tom Groh 2 (12). Baserunning: SB - Ross Lowdermilk (9), Arthur Rodriguez (14).CS - Dave Metheny (1).
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Ed Greengrass improves in power_vs_lefty Ed Greengrass improves in contact_vs_lefty Bill Meadows did not respond to coaching in control Jerry Messenger did not respond to coaching 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: Walt Suzuki did not respond to coaching in velocity Danny Payton improves in power_vs_righty Roy Eckhardt improves in range Roy Eckhardt improves in power_vs_lefty