Win: Mitch Harris (1-0) Loss: John Cloninger (0-1)
Inning: 1 Washington John Cloninger pitching. Chet Moolic grounds out to the second baseman. George Lyons singles to left field. Ben Hernaiz lines out to the shortstop. George Lyons steals second. George Lyons steals third. Bo Buelvas strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Minnesota Mitch Harris pitching. Phil Dugas lines out to the shortstop. Joe Yingling flies out to the center fielder. Bobby Poffenberger grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Washington Bob Raggio walks. Dixie Carrera strikes out. Bobby Ravel walks. Colin Syskel flies out to the center fielder. Mitch Harris pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Minnesota Alan Campbell flies out to the left fielder. Brooks Denny strikes out. Ike Weiss flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Washington Chet Moolic grounds out to the third baseman. George Lyons grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Ben Hernaiz grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Pat Osborn grounds out to the shortstop. Julio Frazier flies out to the center fielder. John Cloninger strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Washington Bo Buelvas walks. Bob Raggio strikes out. Dixie Carrera strikes out. Bo Buelvas steals second. Bobby Ravel singles to right field. Colin Syskel singles to center field. Bo Buelvas scores. Bobby Ravel advances to third on the hit. Mitch Harris grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Minnesota Phil Dugas flies out to the right fielder. Joe Yingling strikes out. Bobby Poffenberger doubles to center field. Alan Campbell grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Washington Chet Moolic grounds out to the catcher. George Lyons singles to left field. George Lyons steals second. Ben Hernaiz pops out to the second baseman. Bo Buelvas singles to right field. George Lyons scores. Bob Raggio grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Brooks Denny grounds out to the shortstop. Ike Weiss strikes out. Pat Osborn walks. Julio Frazier singles to left field. Pat Osborn advances to third on the hit. John Cloninger grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Washington Dixie Carrera walks. Bobby Ravel triples. Dixie Carrera scores. Colin Syskel grounds out to the second baseman. Bobby Ravel scores. Kiki Baldwin comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mitch Harris flies out to the center fielder. Chet Moolic flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Phil Dugas strikes out. Joe Yingling grounds out to the second baseman. Bobby Poffenberger grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Washington George Lyons grounds out to the shortstop. Ben Hernaiz singles to left field. Bo Buelvas grounds out to the shortstop. Ben Hernaiz advances to second on the play. Bob Raggio flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Alan Campbell pops out to the first baseman. Roy Smith is pinch hitting for Brooks Denny. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Roy Smith strikes out. Bruce Johnson is pinch hitting for Ike Weiss. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Bruce Johnson grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Washington Dixie Carrera strikes out. Bobby Ravel strikes out. Colin Syskel grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Pat Osborn flies out to the left fielder. Julio Frazier grounds out to the shortstop. Ray Gillespie is pinch hitting for Kiki Baldwin. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Ray Gillespie strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Washington Johnny Cather pitching. Aldo Madrigo is pinch hitting for Mitch Harris. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Aldo Madrigo grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Chet Moolic grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! George Lyons flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Horace LaCorte pitching. Phil Dugas grounds out to the second baseman. Frank Listach is pinch hitting for Joe Yingling. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Frank Listach hits a home run. Taketoshi Nakayama comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bobby Poffenberger flies out to the left fielder. Alan Campbell singles to left field. Roy Smith pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Washington total runners LOB: 7 Minnesota total runners LOB: 4
Game Notes Colin Syskel is injured and is expected to be out 17 days. Brooks Denny is injured and is expected to be out 13 days.
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: A+ Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Tom Lunte did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Limon Smythe did not respond to coaching in velocity Larry Johnson did not respond to coaching in speed Webb Wilber did not respond to coaching in range Randy Dagastino did not respond to coaching in control John Sheely did not respond to coaching in velocity Tomas Flores did not respond to coaching in speed John Sheely did not respond to coaching in velocity Randy Dagastino did not respond to coaching in velocity Henry Dariel improves in contact_vs_righty Henry Dariel did not respond to coaching in C
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Pete Cianfrocco improves in power_vs_lefty Bill Masters did not respond to coaching in arm Pinky Mundinger did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Brent Marsh did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Dick Nossek did not respond to coaching in arm James L. Spencer did not respond to coaching in control Jeff Walker did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Craig Rudi did not respond to coaching in range Eddie Warstler did not respond to coaching in control Bobby Peel did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Kevin Shetrone did not respond to coaching in CF