Win: Mike Command (2-6) Loss: Pat Beamon (1-4)
Save: John Young (16)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Chucky Noonan pitching. Ed MacGamwell hits a home run. Jason Purdy grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Barney Piechota grounds out to the shortstop. Tim Grimsley reached on a fielding error by Dana Francona. Richard Stark singles to center field. Tim Grimsley advances to third on the hit. Richard Stark steals second. Henry Pena grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Washington Dick Platt pitching. Mike Howard walks. Ed Fries flies out to the center fielder. Kaoru Sato hits a home run. Mike Howard scores. Ozzie Miller comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Billy Grilli doubles to left field. Dana Francona hits a home run. Billy Grilli scores. Ben Somerville comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mark Perez grounds out to the second baseman. Yadil Luis flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Leo Niehaus walks. Ken Jones grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Leo Niehaus is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Ken Jones steals second. Ben Somerville grounds out to the third baseman. Ed MacGamwell doubles to left field. Ken Jones scores. Jason Purdy pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Washington Eddie Crowell strikes out. Chucky Noonan singles to center field. Mike Howard singles to center field. Chucky Noonan advances to third on the hit. Ed Fries strikes out. Kaoru Sato grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Minnesota Barney Piechota singles to center field. Tim Grimsley grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Richard Stark strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Washington Billy Grilli flies out to the center fielder. Dana Francona flies out to the center fielder. Mark Perez flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Henry Pena grounds out to the second baseman. Leo Niehaus strikes out. Ken Jones hits a home run. Ben Somerville strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Washington Yadil Luis flies out to the left fielder. Eddie Crowell flies out to the center fielder. Chucky Noonan grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Ed MacGamwell grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jason Purdy grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Barney Piechota flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Washington Mike Howard singles to left field. Ed Fries pops out to the first baseman. Kaoru Sato singles to right field. Mike Howard advances to third on the hit. Kaoru Sato steals second. Billy Grilli grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Howard scores. Kaoru Sato advances to third on the play. Dana Francona flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Tim Grimsley pops out to the first baseman. Richard Stark singles to center field. Henry Pena grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Washington Mark Perez grounds out to the second baseman. Yadil Luis strikes out. Eddie Crowell flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Paul Baird is pinch hitting for Leo Niehaus. Paul Baird hits a home run. Pat Beamon comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ken Jones grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Wood is pinch hitting for Ben Somerville. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Mike Wood walks. Ed MacGamwell walks. Jason Purdy walks. The defense is playing the corners in. Barney Piechota flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Mike Wood is thrown out at the plate. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Washington Mike Command pitching. Pat Beamon flies out to the right fielder. Mike Howard grounds out to the second baseman. Ed Fries flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Tim Grimsley singles to right field. Richard Stark walks. Henry Pena singles to right field. Tim Grimsley scores. Richard Stark advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the corners in. Paul Dewey comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Paul Baird grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Henry Pena advances to second on the play. The defense is playing the infield in. Ken Jones pops out to the first baseman. Tom Hillegas is pinch hitting for Mike Command. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Tom Hillegas hits a home run. Richard Stark scores. Henry Pena scores. Ed MacGamwell flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Washington Nippy Robinson pitching. Kaoru Sato pops out to the third baseman. Billy Grilli pops out to the first baseman. Dana Francona grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Jason Purdy singles to center field. Barney Piechota grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jason Purdy advances to second on the play. Tim Grimsley strikes out. Richard Stark grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Washington John Young comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Mark Perez flies out to the left fielder. Yadil Luis pops out to the second baseman. Eddie Crowell strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Minnesota total runners LOB: 6 Washington total runners LOB: 3
Batting:2B - Ed MacGamwell (9).HR - Ed MacGamwell (6), Paul Baird (5), Ken Jones (2), Tom Hillegas (2).GIDP - Tim Grimsley, Henry Pena. Baserunning: SB - Richard Stark (4), Ken Jones (5).
Game Notes Chucky Noonan is injured and is expected to be out 46 days.
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Charlie Orie did not respond to coaching in endurance Sam Johnson improves in speed Ed Fidrych improves in arm Carl Percival improves in power_vs_righty
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Ted McNabb improves in power_vs_lefty Ted McNabb improves in contact_vs_righty Mike Crotty improves in control Bob Midkiff improves in speed Bob Midkiff did not respond to coaching in 2B