Win: Arlie Sipek (2-1) Loss: Marv Hernandez (0-3)
Save: Larry Yellen (6)
Inning: 1 Washington Marv Hernandez pitching. Charlie Desjardien flies out to the center fielder. Curt Fritz hits a home run. Keith Hansen grounds out to the third baseman. Jim Householder flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Minnesota Arlie Sipek pitching. Steve Hayward flies out to the right fielder. Bill Bradley singles to center field. Ray Heffner strikes out. Damian Baker singles to right field. Bill Bradley advances to third on the hit. Punch Rodriguez strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Washington Bud Hepler strikes out. Sparky Conzelman singles to left field. Paul Baker singles to center field. Sparky Conzelman advances to third on the hit. Rangel Mestre lines out to the third baseman. Arlie Sipek singles to left field. Sparky Conzelman scores. Charlie Desjardien strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Minnesota Gabe Patterson reached on a 2-base fielding error by Charlie Desjardien. Johnny Brown singles to right field. Gabe Patterson scores. Mark Miller grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Marv Hernandez strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Washington Curt Fritz strikes out. Keith Hansen flies out to the left fielder. Jim Householder grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Steve Hayward flies out to the right fielder. Bill Bradley flies out to the left fielder. Ray Heffner singles to left field. Damian Baker strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Washington Bud Hepler strikes out. Sparky Conzelman lines out to the shortstop. Paul Baker flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Punch Rodriguez grounds out to the second baseman. Gabe Patterson flies out to the right fielder. Johnny Brown grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Washington Rangel Mestre flies out to the left fielder. Arlie Sipek grounds out to the third baseman. Charlie Desjardien doubles to right field. Curt Fritz strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Mark Miller walks. Marv Hernandez lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Steve Hayward grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Bradley doubles to center field. Mark Miller scores. Ray Heffner grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Washington Keith Hansen strikes out. Jim Householder strikes out. Bud Hepler singles past the second baseman. Sparky Conzelman singles to center field. Paul Baker singles to right field. Bud Hepler scores. Sparky Conzelman advances to third on the hit. Rangel Mestre lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Minnesota Damian Baker walks. Punch Rodriguez singles to right field. Gabe Patterson walks. Johnny Brown flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Damian Baker is thrown out at the plate. Mark Miller grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Washington Arlie Sipek pops out to the catcher. Charlie Desjardien walks. Curt Fritz reached on a fielding error by Bill Bradley. Keith Hansen doubles to center field. Charlie Desjardien scores. Curt Fritz uses his aggressiveness and scores. Jim Tucker comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jim Householder strikes out. Bud Hepler grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Jerry Stringer is pinch hitting for Jim Tucker. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jerry Stringer flies out to the right fielder. Steve Hayward grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Bill Bradley grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Washington David Howard pitching. Sparky Conzelman flies out to the left fielder. Paul Baker singles to right field. Paul Baker is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Rangel Mestre walks. Dante Cheney is pinch hitting for Arlie Sipek. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Dante Cheney singles past the second baseman. Rangel Mestre advances to third on the hit. Charlie Desjardien grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Minnesota Larry Yellen pitching. Ray Heffner strikes out. Damian Baker singles to center field. Punch Rodriguez flies out to the center fielder. Gabe Patterson flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Washington Curt Fritz grounds out to the second baseman. Keith Hansen flies out to the center fielder. Jim Householder pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Johnny Brown strikes out. Mark Miller walks. Billy Amalfitano is pinch hitting for David Howard. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Billy Amalfitano grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Washington total runners LOB: 8 Minnesota total runners LOB: 7
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Archie Earnshaw improves in contact_vs_lefty Archie Earnshaw improves in contact_vs_lefty Archie Earnshaw did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Wally Carpin did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Archie Earnshaw improves in LF
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Jeff Zamora improves in power_vs_righty Joe Day did not respond to coaching in arm Ham Wright did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Joe Roach did not respond to coaching in velocity Orlando Snell did not respond to coaching in 1B