Inning: 1 Minnesota Ollie Duryea pitching. Jacque Kramer grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bill Bradley grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Ray Heffner strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Washington Frank Amaro pitching. Curt Fritz singles to center field. Curt Fritz is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Devin Hoaglin flies out to the center fielder. Johnny Covington flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Gabe Patterson grounds out to the shortstop. Damian Baker pops out to the second baseman. Punch Rodriguez strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Washington Keith Hansen strikes out. Bud Hepler flies out to the center fielder. Paul Baker grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota George Sularz strikes out. Jerry Stringer strikes out. Frank Amaro singles to right field. Frank Amaro is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Washington Charlie Desjardien grounds out to the shortstop. Eddie Touchstone hits an infield single to the pitcher. Eddie Touchstone steals second. Ollie Duryea grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Curt Fritz flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Jacque Kramer walks. Bill Bradley singles to right field. Jacque Kramer advances to third on the hit. Ray Heffner doubles past the center fielder. Jacque Kramer scores. Bill Bradley uses his aggressiveness and scores. Gabe Patterson grounds out to the third baseman. Damian Baker hits a home run. Ray Heffner scores. Punch Rodriguez strikes out. George Sularz flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Washington Devin Hoaglin grounds out to the shortstop. Johnny Covington flies out to the center fielder. Keith Hansen singles to right field. Bud Hepler flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Jerry Stringer strikes out. Frank Amaro strikes out. Jacque Kramer flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Washington Paul Baker lines out to the second baseman. Charlie Desjardien singles to center field. Eddie Touchstone flies out to the center fielder. Ollie Duryea flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Bill Bradley grounds out to the third baseman. Ray Heffner grounds out to the pitcher. Gabe Patterson singles to center field. Damian Baker grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Washington Curt Fritz singles to left field. Devin Hoaglin grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Curt Fritz is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Johnny Covington flies out to the center fielder. Keith Hansen grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Punch Rodriguez strikes out. George Sularz strikes out. Jerry Stringer flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Washington Bud Hepler flies out to the right fielder. Paul Baker walks. Charlie Desjardien flies out to the left fielder. Eddie Touchstone grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Paul Baker is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Frank Amaro strikes out. Jacque Kramer singles to center field. Bill Bradley strikes out. Ray Heffner strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Washington Bob Kmak is pinch hitting for Ollie Duryea. 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. Bob Kmak lines out to the third baseman. Curt Fritz grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Devin Hoaglin flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Thornton Cole pitching. Gabe Patterson flies out to the left fielder. Damian Baker grounds out to the shortstop. Punch Rodriguez strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Washington Johnny Covington grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Keith Hansen grounds out to the shortstop. Bud Hepler walks. Paul Baker doubles to right field. Bud Hepler uses his aggressiveness and scores. Bibb Kilhullen comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Charlie Desjardien grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Minnesota total runners LOB: 2 Washington total runners LOB: 6
Game Notes Gabe Patterson is injured and is expected to be out 14 days.
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Pat Shepard did not respond to coaching in velocity Ben Johnson improves in range Jack Donahue improves in velocity Joe Roach did not respond to coaching in control Orlando Snell improves in 1B
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Frank Delmas did not respond to coaching in velocity Mark Gordon did not respond to coaching in range Mark Gordon did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Archie Earnshaw did not respond to coaching in speed David Williams did not respond to coaching in RF