Inning: 1 Minnesota Dan Aase pitching. Sadie Doherty grounds out to the second baseman. Turd Ferguson walks. Rick Thompson singles past the first baseman. Turd Ferguson advances to third on the hit. Lloyd Noles grounds out to the third baseman. Turd Ferguson scores. Rick Thompson advances to second on the play. Scottie Jones strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Washington Art Pegues pitching. Joe Demmitt walks. Mark Rodgers pops out to the second baseman. Dario Crowder flies out to the left fielder. Jimmy Martin hits a home run. Joe Demmitt scores. Chris Strom walks. George Braggs grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Chris Strom is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Dave Pelouze grounds out to the third baseman. Ralph Bobb pops out to the shortstop. Manny Moore flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Washington Lew Lasorda grounds out to the shortstop. Miguel Rodriguez singles to left field. Dan Aase fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Dan Aase strikes out. Joe Demmitt grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Miguel Rodriguez is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Art Pegues flies out to the right fielder. Sadie Doherty strikes out. Turd Ferguson pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Washington Mark Rodgers flies out to the center fielder. Dario Crowder lines out to the second baseman. Jimmy Martin grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Rick Thompson grounds out to the second baseman. Lloyd Noles strikes out. Scottie Jones doubles to right field. Dave Pelouze grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Washington Chris Strom flies out to the center fielder. George Braggs singles to center field. Lew Lasorda singles to center field. George Braggs is thrown out trying to advance to third by the center fielder. Miguel Rodriguez grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Lew Lasorda is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Ralph Bobb grounds out to the second baseman. Manny Moore walks. Manny Moore steals second. Art Pegues strikes out. Sadie Doherty strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Washington Dan Aase grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Demmitt strikes out. Mark Rodgers walks. Dario Crowder walks. Jimmy Martin flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Minnesota Turd Ferguson grounds out to the shortstop. Rick Thompson flies out to the center fielder. Lloyd Noles grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Washington Chris Strom grounds out to the shortstop. George Braggs singles to right field. Lew Lasorda grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Duke Casimiro comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Scottie Jones flies out to the right fielder. Dave Pelouze hits a home run. Ralph Bobb grounds out to the second baseman. Manny Moore grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Washington Miguel Rodriguez singles to left field. Jim Weis is pinch hitting for Duke Casimiro. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jim Weis grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Miguel Rodriguez advances to second on the play. Joe Demmitt hits a home run. Miguel Rodriguez scores. Mark Rodgers strikes out. Dario Crowder walks. Jimmy Martin singles to center field. Dario Crowder advances to third on the hit. Chris Strom doubles to left field. Dario Crowder scores. Jimmy Martin uses his aggressiveness and scores. George Braggs singles to right field. Chris Strom uses his aggressiveness and scores. George Braggs is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Hal Hickey pitching. Art Pegues strikes out. Sadie Doherty strikes out. Turd Ferguson hits a home run. Rick Thompson singles to center field. Lloyd Noles strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Washington Lew Lasorda singles past the second baseman. Miguel Rodriguez walks. Tom Piechota is pinch hitting for Hal Hickey. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Tom Piechota singles to left field. Lew Lasorda scores. Miguel Rodriguez advances to third on the hit. Tom Piechota steals second. Joe Demmitt lines out to the second baseman. Mark Rodgers singles to left field. Miguel Rodriguez scores. Tom Piechota scores. Buster Dingman comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is pulled because he is getting hammered (Starting pitcher has given up 8 or more earned runs, he is tired, and the team is losing by more than 5 runs). Dario Crowder flies out to the left fielder. Jimmy Martin grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Mark Rodgers is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Rebel Stumpf pitching. Scottie Jones singles to center field. Dave Pelouze grounds out to the second baseman. Scottie Jones advances to second on the play. Ralph Bobb grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Scottie Jones advances to third on the play. Manny Moore flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Minnesota total runners left on base: 5 Washington total runners left on base: 6
Game Notes Hal Hickey is injured and is expected to be out 21 days.
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Del Chatham did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Wayne Taylor did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Bruce Jones improves in contact_vs_righty Bob Lawson improves in contact_vs_lefty Al Bako improves in 1B
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Blake Hungling improves in contact_vs_righty John Diaz did not respond to coaching in velocity Matt Seguignol did not respond to coaching in control Roger York improves in speed