Inning: 1 Minnesota Jerry Kustus pitching. Niko Landreaux grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Maddy Castino grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Joe Battey strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Washington Jaxon Kaat pitching. Jordan Orrell flies out to the center fielder. Charlie Funk walks. Dwayne Durham strikes out. Takayuki Murakami flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Ezra Carew hits a home run. Pedro Cruz singles to center field. Nick Gaetti strikes out. Rich Sixsmith strikes out. Gary Winters grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Pedro Cruz is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Washington Ed Gremp flies out to the left fielder. Jeff Cruz strikes out. Gary Varitek pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Jaxon Kaat strikes out. Niko Landreaux grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Maddy Castino strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Washington Gil Hicks walks. Jerry Kustus lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Jordan Orrell grounds out to the third baseman. Charlie Funk strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Joe Battey walks. Ezra Carew singles to right field. Joe Battey advances to third on the hit. Pedro Cruz strikes out. Nick Gaetti grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Battey scores. Ezra Carew advances to second on the play. Rich Sixsmith flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Washington Dwayne Durham grounds out to the shortstop. Takayuki Murakami strikes out. Ed Gremp flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Gary Winters flies out to the left fielder. Jaxon Kaat strikes out. Niko Landreaux singles to right field. Maddy Castino hits a home run. Niko Landreaux scores. Joe Battey singles to center field. Ezra Carew grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Joe Battey is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Washington Jeff Cruz grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Gary Varitek singles to right field. Gil Hicks strikes out. Jerry Kustus strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Pedro Cruz grounds out to the second baseman. Nick Gaetti grounds out to the shortstop. Rich Sixsmith strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Washington Jordan Orrell flies out to the left fielder. Charlie Funk flies out to the right fielder. Dwayne Durham flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Cliff Carroll comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Gary Winters walks. Jaxon Kaat lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Niko Landreaux grounds out to the second baseman. Gary Winters advances to third on the play. Maddy Castino grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Washington Takayuki Murakami walks. Ed Gremp flies out to the center fielder. Jeff Cruz grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Takayuki Murakami advances to second on the play. Gary Varitek grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Joe Battey strikes out. Ezra Carew grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Pedro Cruz flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Washington Gregg Dorsett is pinch hitting for Gil Hicks. Gregg Dorsett flies out to the right fielder. Shane Barton is pinch hitting for Cliff Carroll. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Shane Barton flies out to the right fielder. Jordan Orrell strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Ken Pozo pitching. Icehouse Meadows enters the game as a defensive replacement for Gregg Dorsett at SS. Nick Gaetti hits a home run. Rich Sixsmith strikes out. Bubba Thompson is pinch hitting for Gary Winters. Bubba Thompson grounds out to the third baseman. Cedric Chalmers is pinch hitting for Jaxon Kaat. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Cedric Chalmers flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Washington Al Marquard pitching. Rey Quintana enters the game as a defensive replacement for Bubba Thompson at 1B. Glen Linton enters the game as a defensive replacement for Rich Sixsmith at LF. Charlie Funk singles to center field. Dwayne Durham strikes out. Charlie Funk is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Takayuki Murakami grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Minnesota total runners LOB: 4 Washington total runners LOB: 4
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Skip Gajkowski improves in range Kevin Dreifort did not respond to coaching in velocity Milo Roseboro improves in power_vs_lefty James Howard did not respond to coaching in control Knox McCarthy did not respond to coaching in LF
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Bob Cavarretta did not respond to coaching in velocity Chief Hartley did not respond to coaching in velocity Chief Hartley did not respond to coaching in control Bill Lajoie improves in contact_vs_righty Erve Basgall improves in 3B