Inning: 1 Washington Doc Ginter pitching. Milt Roof singles to center field. Khris Khikales grounds out to the shortstop. Milt Roof advances to second on the play. Lefty Sweet singles to center field. Milt Roof scores. Lefty Sweet is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Murphy Daniels flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Minnesota Nelson Pagliaroni pitching. Bob Encarnacion grounds out to the shortstop. Goat McCloskey walks. Glenn Villafuerte flies out to the right fielder. Chester Tibbs grounds into a force play to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Goat McCloskey is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Washington Markus Young grounds out to the shortstop. Donny Donowitz flies out to the right fielder. Alex Palica grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Frank Bragan walks. Frank Bragan steals second. Bill Dauterive walks. James Pezold grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Frank Bragan advances to third on the play. Bill Dauterive advances to second on the play. Tom Witherup singles to center field. Frank Bragan scores. Bill Dauterive scores. Doc Ginter fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Doc Ginter pops out to the third baseman. Bob Encarnacion singles to center field. Tom Witherup advances to third on the hit. Goat McCloskey singles past the first baseman. Tom Witherup scores. Bob Encarnacion advances to third on the hit. Glenn Villafuerte grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Washington Tom Carrigan doubles to center field. Nelson Pagliaroni pops up a bunt to the pitcher. Milt Roof pops out to the shortstop. Khris Khikales hits a home run. Tom Carrigan scores. Lefty Sweet pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Chester Tibbs flies out to the right fielder. Frank Bragan singles to center field. Frank Bragan steals second. Frank Bragan is out trying to steal third. Bill Dauterive singles to right field. Bill Dauterive steals second. James Pezold strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Washington Murphy Daniels strikes out. Markus Young singles to right field. Donny Donowitz singles to right field. Markus Young advances to third on the hit. Alex Palica singles to right field. Markus Young scores. Donny Donowitz advances to third on the hit. Tom Carrigan lines out to the second baseman. Nelson Pagliaroni strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Minnesota Tom Witherup hits a home run. Doc Ginter strikes out. Bob Encarnacion hits a home run. Goat McCloskey hits a home run. Glenn Villafuerte singles to left field. Chester Tibbs flies out to the center fielder. Frank Bragan lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Washington Milt Roof pops out to the shortstop. Khris Khikales singles to right field. Lefty Sweet strikes out. Murphy Daniels flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Bill Dauterive pops out to the shortstop. James Pezold doubles to left field. Tom Witherup walks. Rickey Vaughn comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Doc Ginter lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Bob Encarnacion grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Washington Markus Young strikes out. Donny Donowitz strikes out. Alex Palica bunts for a base hit. Alex Palica is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Goat McCloskey flies out to the right fielder. Glenn Villafuerte grounds out to the shortstop. Chester Tibbs strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Washington Shoji Yanagida comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tom Carrigan reached on a 2-base throwing error by Tom Witherup. Masayuki Akagi is pinch hitting for Rickey Vaughn. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Masayuki Akagi hits an infield single to the pitcher. Milt Roof singles to center field. Tom Carrigan scores. Masayuki Akagi advances to third on the hit. Khris Khikales grounds out to the pitcher. Milt Roof advances to second on the play. Lefty Sweet singles to right field. Masayuki Akagi scores. Milt Roof scores. Ron Chambliss comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Murphy Daniels singles to center field. Lefty Sweet advances to third on the hit. Markus Young strikes out. Donny Donowitz flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Minnesota Roger Clemens pitching. Frank Bragan strikes out. Bill Dauterive singles to center field. James Pezold strikes out. Tom Witherup singles to right field. Rube Erickson is pinch hitting for Ron Chambliss. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Rube Erickson flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Washington Tom Schneider pitching. Alex Palica grounds out to the second baseman. Tom Carrigan hits a home run. Aramis Restelli is pinch hitting for Roger Clemens. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Aramis Restelli walks. Milt Roof hits an infield single to the pitcher. Khris Khikales singles to right field. Aramis Restelli scores. Joe Dirt comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Lefty Sweet grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Jimmy Campbell pitching. Bob Encarnacion pops out to the first baseman. Goat McCloskey strikes out. Glenn Villafuerte hits a home run. Chester Tibbs strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Washington Murphy Daniels triples. Markus Young singles past the shortstop. Murphy Daniels scores. Donny Donowitz flies out to the center fielder. Andy Brunette comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Alex Palica strikes out. Tom Carrigan singles past the first baseman. Markus Young advances to third on the hit. Todd Hairston is pinch hitting for Jimmy Campbell. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Todd Hairston strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Minnesota Tsuyoshi Nomura pitching. Frank Bragan flies out to the right fielder. Bill Dauterive singles to left field. James Pezold singles to center field. Bill Dauterive advances to third on the hit. Tom Witherup singles to right field. Bill Dauterive scores. Andy Brunette lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Bob Encarnacion strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Washington total runners LOB: 8 Minnesota total runners LOB: 11
Batting:2B - James Pezold (21).HR - Bob Encarnacion (15), Goat McCloskey (30), Glenn Villafuerte (22), Tom Witherup (10). Baserunning: SB - Frank Bragan 2 (11), Bill Dauterive (20).CS - Frank Bragan (3). Fielding: E - Tom Witherup.
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Al Terry did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Harry Goliat did not respond to coaching in control Orval Nieman did not respond to coaching in control Ed Carter did not respond to coaching in control Rick Engel improves in 3B
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Herb Parsons improves in power_vs_righty Herb Parsons improves in power_vs_lefty Herb Williams did not respond to coaching in velocity Raul Lehr improves in range Herb Parsons did not respond to coaching in SS