Win: Frank Delmas (2-0) Loss: Vance Leonides (13-13)
Inning: 1 Washington Vance Leonides pitching. Devin Hoaglin singles to center field. Johnny Covington flies out to the left fielder. Devin Hoaglin steals second. Curt Fritz flies out to the center fielder. Keith Hansen grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Minnesota Darren Cruz pitching. Jacque Kramer flies out to the left fielder. Steve Hayward flies out to the center fielder. Bill Bradley singles to left field. Bill Bradley steals second. Ray Heffner is hit by a pitch. Damian Baker singles past the second baseman. Bill Bradley scores. George Sularz flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Washington Bud Hepler flies out to the right fielder. Bob Kmak grounds out to the shortstop. Sparky Conzelman strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Johnny Brown singles past the shortstop. Johnny Brown is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Junior Ellingsen grounds out to the second baseman. Vance Leonides singles past the second baseman. Jacque Kramer flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Washington Paul Baker strikes out. Darren Cruz flies out to the center fielder. Devin Hoaglin pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Steve Hayward flies out to the right fielder. Bill Bradley grounds out to the third baseman. Ray Heffner pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Washington Johnny Covington lines out to the second baseman. Curt Fritz singles to center field. Keith Hansen singles to center field. Curt Fritz advances to third on the hit. Bud Hepler grounds out to the second baseman. Curt Fritz scores. Keith Hansen advances to second on the play. Bob Kmak walks. Sparky Conzelman pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Minnesota Damian Baker grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Frank Delmas 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. George Sularz grounds out to the second baseman. Johnny Brown flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Washington Paul Baker strikes out. Frank Delmas strikes out. Devin Hoaglin grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Junior Ellingsen pops out to the third baseman. Vance Leonides singles to left field. Jacque Kramer strikes out. Steve Hayward flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Washington Johnny Covington grounds out to the pitcher. Curt Fritz walks. Keith Hansen singles to left field. Curt Fritz advances to third on the hit. Bud Hepler grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Keith Hansen advances to second on the play. Bob Kmak singles to right field. Curt Fritz scores. Sparky Conzelman strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Minnesota Bill Bradley singles to center field. Ray Heffner walks. Damian Baker strikes out. Mark Miller is pinch hitting for George Sularz. Mark Miller grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Ray Heffner is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Kiyokazu Shioya is pinch hitting for Johnny Brown. Kiyokazu Shioya strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Washington Adrian Zeider enters the game as a defensive replacement for Kiyokazu Shioya at RF. Paul Baker pops out to the shortstop. Frank Delmas strikes out. Devin Hoaglin singles to left field. Johnny Covington walks. Curt Fritz walks. Keith Hansen hits a home run. Devin Hoaglin scores. Johnny Covington scores. Curt Fritz scores. John Johnson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bud Hepler flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Junior Ellingsen singles to center field. Jerry Stringer is pinch hitting for John Johnson. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jerry Stringer grounds out to the shortstop. Junior Ellingsen advances to second on the play. Jacque Kramer singles to left field. Junior Ellingsen scores. Steve Hayward flies out to the left fielder. Bill Bradley flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Washington Joe Roach pitching. Bob Kmak walks. Sparky Conzelman singles to right field. Bob Kmak advances to third on the hit. Paul Baker singles to right field. Bob Kmak scores. Sparky Conzelman advances to third on the hit. Frank Delmas singles to center field. Sparky Conzelman scores. Paul Baker advances to third on the hit. Jim Tucker comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Devin Hoaglin grounds out to the pitcher. Frank Delmas advances to second on the play. Johnny Covington triples. Paul Baker scores. Frank Delmas scores. Curt Fritz grounds out to the shortstop. Johnny Covington scores. Keith Hansen grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Ray Heffner strikes out. Damian Baker singles to left field. Mark Miller grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Damian Baker is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Mark Miller steals second. Adrian Zeider strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Washington Bud Hepler singles to center field. Bob Kmak doubles to right field. Bud Hepler uses his aggressiveness and scores. Sparky Conzelman hits a home run. Bob Kmak scores. Paul Baker lines out to the first baseman. Frank Delmas strikes out. Devin Hoaglin flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Junior Ellingsen singles to center field. Jim Tucker lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Jacque Kramer flies out to the center fielder. Steve Hayward singles to center field. Junior Ellingsen scores. Bill Bradley pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Washington total runners LOB: 5 Minnesota total runners LOB: 9
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Jeff Shaw improves in contact_vs_righty Dave Strom did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Jeff Shaw did not respond to coaching in 3B
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Lance Smith did not respond to coaching in control Fred Diggs did not respond to coaching in velocity Ham Wright improves in arm Marv Hernandez did not respond to coaching in velocity John Crabtree did not respond to coaching in 1B