Win: Larry Yellen (16-8) Loss: Joel Williams (10-13)
Save: Marcus Casey (29)
Inning: 1 Washington Joel Williams pitching. Charlie Desjardien singles to left field. Charlie Desjardien is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Johnny Covington hits a home run. Curt Fritz grounds out to the second baseman. Keith Hansen singles to center field. Jim Householder flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Minnesota Larry Yellen pitching. Steve Hayward strikes out. Bill Bradley strikes out. Ray Heffner hits a home run. Damian Baker singles to center field. Punch Rodriguez grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Washington Bud Hepler grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Sparky Conzelman singles to left field. Paul Baker grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Gabe Patterson pops out to the first baseman. Adrian Zeider flies out to the left fielder. Mark Miller flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Washington Larry Yellen singles past the third baseman. Charlie Desjardien strikes out. Johnny Covington flies out to the center fielder. Curt Fritz grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Larry Yellen is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Joel Williams grounds out to the second baseman. Steve Hayward walks. Bill Bradley grounds out to the pitcher. Steve Hayward advances to second on the play. Ray Heffner flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Washington Keith Hansen pops out to the shortstop. Jim Householder singles to right field. Bud Hepler hits a home run. Jim Householder scores. Sparky Conzelman singles past the second baseman. Paul Baker strikes out. Larry Yellen strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Damian Baker flies out to the right fielder. Punch Rodriguez grounds out to the second baseman. Gabe Patterson grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Washington Charlie Desjardien singles to left field. Johnny Covington flies out to the left fielder. Curt Fritz lines out to the second baseman. Keith Hansen pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Adrian Zeider grounds out to the second baseman. Mark Miller strikes out. Joel Williams reached on a 2-base fielding error by Johnny Covington. Steve Hayward singles to left field. Bill Bradley strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Washington Jim Householder grounds out to the pitcher. Bud Hepler strikes out. Sparky Conzelman pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Ray Heffner lines out to the third baseman. Damian Baker doubles to right field. Punch Rodriguez strikes out. Gabe Patterson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Washington Devin Hoaglin is pinch hitting for Paul Baker. Devin Hoaglin flies out to the right fielder. Larry Yellen pops out to the shortstop. Charlie Desjardien triples. Johnny Covington strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Jim Dunlap enters the game as a defensive replacement for Devin Hoaglin at C. Adrian Zeider grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mark Miller singles to right field. Kiyokazu Shioya is pinch hitting for Joel Williams. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Kiyokazu Shioya doubles to left field. Ray White 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. Steve Hayward strikes out. Bill Bradley flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Washington Al Flaherty pitching. Curt Fritz reached on a 2-base throwing error by Ray Heffner. Bob Kmak is pinch hitting for Keith Hansen. Bob Kmak singles past the shortstop. Curt Fritz scores. Jim Householder lines out to the third baseman. Bud Hepler grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Bob Kmak is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Sparky Conzelman strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Ray Heffner singles to left field. Damian Baker flies out to the right fielder. Jerry Stringer is pinch hitting for Punch Rodriguez. Jerry Stringer singles to right field. Gabe Patterson flies out to the center fielder. Adrian Zeider flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Washington Johnny Brown enters the game as a defensive replacement for Jerry Stringer at RF. Jim Dunlap singles to left field. Jake Barrett is pinch hitting for Ray White. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Jake Barrett walks. Charlie Desjardien singles to center field. Joe Roach comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states RP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Johnny Covington grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Jim Dunlap scores. Jake Barrett advances to third on the play. Curt Fritz pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Kenny Maas pitching. Mark Miller grounds out to the pitcher. Junior Ellingsen is pinch hitting for Joe Roach. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Junior Ellingsen walks. Steve Hayward walks. Marcus Casey comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Bill Bradley grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Junior Ellingsen advances to third on the play. Steve Hayward advances to second on the play. Ray Heffner grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Washington total runners LOB: 7 Minnesota total runners LOB: 11
Batting:3B - Charlie Desjardien (8).HR - Johnny Covington (32), Bud Hepler (13).GIDP - Johnny Covington, Paul Baker. Baserunning: CS - Charlie Desjardien (3). Fielding: E - Johnny Covington.
Game Notes Jim Householder is injured and is expected to be out 34 days.
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Harry Fernandez did not respond to coaching in control Bill Moran did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Jeff Shaw improves in range Junior May did not respond to coaching in endurance Jeff Shaw did not respond to coaching in 3B
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Marv Hernandez did not respond to coaching in control Cal McConnell did not respond to coaching in velocity Joe Day did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Tom Murphy did not respond to coaching in velocity John Crabtree did not respond to coaching in 1B