Inning: 1 Washington Isamu Ishii pitching. Mike Howard strikes out. Ed Fries singles past the first baseman. Ed Phillips pops out to the shortstop. Ed Fries steals second. Ed Fries steals third. Dana Francona flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Minnesota Mike Crotty pitching. George Schwall strikes out. Paul Baird grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tim Grimsley walks. Richard Stark flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Washington Del Dalesandro hits a home run. Mark Perez singles to center field. Billy Grilli doubles to center field. Mark Perez uses his aggressiveness and scores. Nippy Robinson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Paul Curd grounds out to the second baseman. Billy Grilli advances to third on the play. Mike Crotty singles to center field. Billy Grilli scores. Mike Howard walks. Ed Fries strikes out. Ed Phillips singles to right field. Mike Crotty scores. Mike Howard advances to third on the hit. Ed Phillips steals second. Dana Francona strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Minnesota Leo Niehaus strikes out. Henry Pena strikes out. Jason Purdy grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Washington Del Dalesandro reached on a 2-base throwing error by Richard Stark. Mark Perez flies out to the center fielder. Billy Grilli grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Del Dalesandro advances to third on the play. Paul Curd reached on a 2-base fielding error by Paul Baird. Del Dalesandro scores. Mike Crotty walks. Joe Dibble comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Paul Curd gets picked off second (1-4). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Juice Brantley strikes out. Joe Dibble singles to center field. George Schwall lines out to the shortstop. Paul Baird pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Washington Mike Howard pops out to the second baseman. Ed Fries flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Ed Phillips strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Tim Grimsley strikes out. Richard Stark grounds out to the shortstop. Leo Niehaus grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Washington Dana Francona singles to left field. Del Dalesandro lines out to the third baseman. Mark Perez strikes out. Billy Grilli doubles to left field. Dana Francona uses his aggressiveness and scores. Paul Curd doubles to right field. Billy Grilli scores. Bo Milton comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mike Crotty walks. Mike Howard grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Mike Crotty is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Minnesota Henry Pena strikes out. Jason Purdy singles to right field. Juice Brantley strikes out. Bo Milton flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Washington Ed Fries flies out to the left fielder. Ed Phillips flies out to the left fielder. Dana Francona flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota George Schwall walks. Paul Baird grounds out to the second baseman. George Schwall advances to second on the play. Tim Grimsley triples. George Schwall scores. Richard Stark strikes out. Leo Niehaus singles to right field. Tim Grimsley scores. Henry Pena flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Washington Del Dalesandro singles to right field. Del Dalesandro steals second. Mark Perez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Del Dalesandro advances to third on the play. Billy Grilli grounds out to the second baseman. Del Dalesandro scores. Paul Curd strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Jason Purdy singles past the shortstop. Mike Wood is pinch hitting for Juice Brantley. Mike Wood strikes out. Bo Milton lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Jason Purdy steals third. George Schwall pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Washington Ralph Davis is pinch hitting for Mike Crotty. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Ralph Davis doubles to right field. Mike Howard pops out to the third baseman. Ed Fries grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Ralph Davis advances to third on the play. Ed Phillips strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Pat Whiting pitching. Paul Baird walks. Tim Grimsley walks. Richard Stark grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Paul Baird advances to third on the play. Leo Niehaus walks. Henry Pena flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Washington Ken Jones is pinch hitting for Dana Francona. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Ken Jones strikes out. Del Dalesandro strikes out. Mark Perez flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Jason Purdy grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mike Wood grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Eddie Crowell is pinch hitting for Bo Milton. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Eddie Crowell strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Washington total runners LOB: 7 Minnesota total runners LOB: 7
Batting:2B - Billy Grilli 2 (3), Paul Curd (4), Ralph Davis (2).HR - Del Dalesandro (5). Baserunning: SB - Ed Fries 2 (12), Ed Phillips (5), Del Dalesandro (8).
Game Notes Paul Baird is injured and is expected to be out 33 days.
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Dwight Harshman did not respond to coaching in control Doc Mitchell did not respond to coaching in control Doc Mitchell did not respond to coaching in endurance Spencer Eibel did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Ted McNabb did not respond to coaching in SS
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Jim Cotter improves in speed Ed Fidrych improves in range Sam Johnson improves in contact_vs_righty Carl Percival improves in range