Win: Thornton Cole (5-1) Loss: Al Flaherty (3-1)
Save: Darren Cruz (2)
Inning: 1 Washington Rich Tackett pitching. Curt Fritz flies out to the right fielder. Bud Hepler pops out to the third baseman. Johnny Covington singles to center field. Keith Hansen flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Minnesota Roy Sheffield pitching. Gabe Patterson grounds out to the second baseman. Damian Baker strikes out. Punch Rodriguez singles to right field. Joe Day singles to left field. Hank Chapman grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Joe Day is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Washington Sparky Conzelman doubles past the first baseman. Paul Baker strikes out. Eddie Touchstone singles to right field. Sparky Conzelman scores. Charlie Desjardien walks. Roy Sheffield lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball and Eddie Touchstone is thrown out at third. Charlie Desjardien advances to second on the play. Charlie Desjardien advances to second on the play. Curt Fritz grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Minnesota Johnny Brown flies out to the right fielder. John Crabtree singles to left field. Charlie McDowell strikes out. Rich Tackett strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Washington Bud Hepler strikes out. Johnny Covington strikes out. Keith Hansen singles to center field. Sparky Conzelman strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Gabe Patterson grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Damian Baker pops out to the shortstop. Punch Rodriguez strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Washington Paul Baker singles to center field. Eddie Touchstone lines out to the shortstop. Paul Baker steals second. Charlie Desjardien strikes out. Roy Sheffield grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Joe Day flies out to the right fielder. Hank Chapman flies out to the left fielder. Johnny Brown walks. John Crabtree flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Washington Curt Fritz singles to left field. Bud Hepler grounds out to the second baseman. Curt Fritz advances to second on the play. Curt Fritz steals third. Johnny Covington strikes out. Keith Hansen grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Charlie McDowell grounds out to the shortstop. Rich Tackett strikes out. Gabe Patterson triples. Damian Baker grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Washington Sparky Conzelman pops out to the shortstop. Paul Baker walks. Eddie Touchstone pops out to the first baseman. Charlie Desjardien strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Punch Rodriguez strikes out. Joe Day flies out to the right fielder. Leo Brown is pinch hitting for Hank Chapman. Leo Brown walks. Johnny Brown grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Washington Mark Miller enters the game as a defensive replacement for Leo Brown at C. Roy Sheffield strikes out. Curt Fritz strikes out. Bud Hepler grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota John Crabtree grounds out to the third baseman. Charlie McDowell grounds out to the second baseman. Billy Amalfitano is pinch hitting for Rich Tackett. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Billy Amalfitano grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Washington Al Flaherty pitching. Johnny Covington grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Bob Kmak is pinch hitting for Keith Hansen. Bob Kmak grounds out to the third baseman. Sparky Conzelman grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Gabe Patterson pops out to the first baseman. Thornton Cole comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Damian Baker doubles to left field. Punch Rodriguez singles to center field. Damian Baker scores. Joe Day flies out to the center fielder. Mark Miller grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Punch Rodriguez is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Washington Paul Baker singles to center field. Eddie Touchstone flies out to the right fielder. Charlie Desjardien singles to center field. Paul Baker advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the infield in. Jim Dunlap is pinch hitting for Thornton Cole. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Jim Dunlap flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Paul Baker scores. John Johnson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Curt Fritz grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Charlie Desjardien is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Darren Cruz pitching. Johnny Brown strikes out. John Crabtree grounds out to the shortstop. Charlie McDowell grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Washington total runners LOB: 8 Minnesota total runners LOB: 7
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Archie Earnshaw improves in speed David Williams improves in contact_vs_lefty Rangel Mestre did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Rangel Mestre did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Jeff Shaw did not respond to coaching in 3B
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C- Improvements: Ben Johnson improves in arm Cal McConnell improves in control Fred Diggs did not respond to coaching in velocity George Sularz did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Joe Rachunok improves in LF