Inning: 1 Minnesota Craig Sosa pitching. Niko Landreaux grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Maddy Castino flies out to the right fielder. Joe Battey reached on a fielding error by Dwayne Durham. Ezra Carew hits a home run. Joe Battey scores. Pedro Cruz flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Washington Pablo Olivares pitching. Charlie Funk strikes out. Jordan Orrell flies out to the right fielder. Hal Nunez flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Rich Sixsmith flies out to the center fielder. Casey Cuddyer hits an infield single to the second baseman. Gary Winters reached on a fielding error by Gregg Dorsett. Pablo Olivares fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Pablo Olivares flies out to the left fielder. Niko Landreaux strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Washington Shane Barton singles to right field. Dwayne Durham flies out to the center fielder. Gregg Dorsett strikes out. Jeff Cruz singles to left field. Shane Barton is thrown out trying to advance to third by the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Maddy Castino strikes out. Joe Battey flies out to the left fielder. Ezra Carew doubles to left field. Pedro Cruz grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Washington Gil Hicks singles past the third baseman. Craig Sosa lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Charlie Funk grounds out to the second baseman. Gil Hicks advances to third on the play. Jordan Orrell singles to right field. Gil Hicks scores. Jordan Orrell is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Rich Sixsmith walks. Casey Cuddyer singles to right field. Gary Winters strikes out. Pablo Olivares lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Niko Landreaux flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Washington Hal Nunez grounds out to the pitcher. Shane Barton doubles to right field. Dwayne Durham grounds out to the second baseman. Shane Barton advances to third on the play. Gregg Dorsett grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Maddy Castino flies out to the left fielder. Joe Battey strikes out. Ezra Carew singles past the shortstop. Pedro Cruz flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Washington Jeff Cruz flies out to the center fielder. Gil Hicks flies out to the right fielder. Craig Sosa strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Rich Sixsmith walks. Casey Cuddyer flies out to the left fielder. Gary Winters grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Rich Sixsmith is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Pablo Olivares is hit by a pitch. Niko Landreaux singles to center field. Gary Winters scores. Maddy Castino singles to left field. Joe Battey lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Washington Charlie Funk grounds out to the shortstop. Jordan Orrell singles past the third baseman. Hal Nunez walks. Shane Barton pops out to the catcher. Dwayne Durham singles to right field. Jordan Orrell scores. Gregg Dorsett singles to center field. Hal Nunez scores. Dwayne Durham advances to third on the hit. Jeff Cruz strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Minnesota Ezra Carew flies out to the right fielder. Pedro Cruz pops out to the shortstop. Rich Sixsmith doubles to center field. Clem Adams comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Casey Cuddyer flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Washington Gil Hicks walks. Icehouse Meadows is pinch hitting for Clem Adams. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Icehouse Meadows grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Gil Hicks is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Charlie Funk strikes out. Jordan Orrell singles to left field. Icehouse Meadows advances to third on the hit. Hal Nunez strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Minnesota Rich Alley pitching. Bubba Thompson is pinch hitting for Gary Winters. Bubba Thompson grounds out to the second baseman. Cedric Chalmers is pinch hitting for Pablo Olivares. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Cedric Chalmers singles to left field. Niko Landreaux walks. Maddy Castino strikes out. Joe Battey flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Washington Johnny Johnson pitching. Rey Quintana enters the game as a defensive replacement for Bubba Thompson at 1B. Shane Barton singles to center field. Dwayne Durham strikes out. Gregg Dorsett flies out to the center fielder. Jeff Cruz grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Ezra Carew flies out to the center fielder. Pedro Cruz strikes out. Rich Sixsmith grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Washington Gil Hicks walks. Gary Varitek is pinch hitting for Rich Alley. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Gil Hicks steals second. Gary Varitek grounds out to the second baseman. Gil Hicks advances to third on the play. The defense is playing the infield in. Charlie Funk grounds out to the shortstop. Jordan Orrell flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Minnesota Scott Johnson pitching. Casey Cuddyer grounds out to the third baseman. Glen Linton is pinch hitting for Rey Quintana. Glen Linton strikes out. Nick Gaetti is pinch hitting for Johnny Johnson. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Nick Gaetti strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Washington Ron Reardon pitching. Hal Nunez grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Shane Barton singles to left field. Dwayne Durham singles to center field. Gregg Dorsett walks. The defense is playing the infield in. Roberto Rivas comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jeff Cruz walks. Shane Barton scores. Minnesota total runners left on base: 12 Washington total runners left on base: 8
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Jesse Howard did not respond to coaching in velocity Knox McCarthy did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Kevin Dreifort did not respond to coaching in control Tetsu Shinjo did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Knox McCarthy improves in LF
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Chief Hartley did not respond to coaching in velocity Pete Reeder did not respond to coaching in velocity Pee-Wee Ruffing improves in range Chief Hartley did not respond to coaching in velocity