Win: Frank Koch (5-3) Loss: Bill Monoboquette (2-20)
Save: Brian Tompkins (2)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Buck Barberie pitching. Bud Guillen walks. Mul Wells singles to center field. Masaru Ichikawa singles to right field. Bud Guillen uses his aggressiveness and scores. Mul Wells advances to third on the hit. Wes Chester flies out to the center fielder. Beau Knerr walks. Nels Montreuil walks. Mul Wells scores. Ramon Rodas doubles to left field. Masaru Ichikawa scores. Beau Knerr scores. Jim Darwin grounds out to the shortstop. Nels Montreuil scores. Ramon Rodas advances to third on the play. Ed Ragan strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Washington Ed Ragan pitching. Klondike Douglass walks. Julio Rodriguez grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Klondike Douglass is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Jimmie Foxx Jr. hits a home run. Julio Rodriguez scores. Ronald Acuna Jr. flies out to the left fielder. Manny Ramirez hits a home run. George Brett grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Bud Guillen singles to right field. Mul Wells grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Bud Guillen is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Masaru Ichikawa singles to left field. Wes Chester strikes out. Beau Knerr strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Washington Duke Sims Jr. strikes out. Matt Holliday walks. Buck Barberie fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Buck Barberie singles to left field. Matt Holliday advances to third on the hit. Klondike Douglass singles to left field. Matt Holliday scores. Buck Barberie advances to third on the hit. Julio Rodriguez grounds out to the shortstop. Buck Barberie scores. Klondike Douglass advances to second on the play. Jimmie Foxx Jr. strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Nels Montreuil flies out to the right fielder. Ramon Rodas doubles to center field. Jim Darwin singles to right field. Ramon Rodas scores. Ed Ragan fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Ed Ragan strikes out. Bud Guillen strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Washington Ronald Acuna Jr. grounds out to the second baseman. Manny Ramirez strikes out. George Brett walks. Duke Sims Jr. strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Mul Wells walks. Masaru Ichikawa flies out to the center fielder. Wes Chester singles to center field. Mul Wells advances to third on the hit. Beau Knerr flies out to the left fielder. Nels Montreuil grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Washington Matt Holliday strikes out. Buck Barberie strikes out. Klondike Douglass hits a home run. Bob Sturtze comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Julio Rodriguez walks. Jimmie Foxx Jr. singles to center field. Ronald Acuna Jr. grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Jimmie Foxx Jr. is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Minnesota Ramon Rodas walks. Jim Darwin hits an infield single to the third baseman. Bob Sturtze lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Bud Guillen lines out to the third baseman. Mul Wells reached on a 2-base throwing error by Ronald Acuna Jr.. Ramon Rodas scores. Jim Darwin scores. Masaru Ichikawa walks. Wes Chester pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Washington Manny Ramirez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). George Brett flies out to the left fielder. Duke Sims Jr. strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Beau Knerr grounds out to the second baseman. Nels Montreuil grounds out to the second baseman. Ramon Rodas strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Washington Matt Holliday singles to left field. Buck Barberie lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Klondike Douglass flies out to the center fielder. Matt Holliday steals third. Julio Rodriguez doubles to center field. Matt Holliday scores. Jimmie Foxx Jr. singles to right field. Julio Rodriguez scores. Frank Koch comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ronald Acuna Jr. strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Jim Darwin grounds out to the shortstop. Lu Leftwich is pinch hitting for Frank Koch. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Lu Leftwich walks. Bud Guillen hits a home run. Lu Leftwich scores. Mul Wells walks. Masaru Ichikawa hits a home run. Mul Wells scores. Wade Miller comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is pulled because he is getting hammered (Pitcher has given up 10 or more earned runs). Wes Chester grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Beau Knerr grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Washington Brian Tompkins pitching. Manny Ramirez singles to center field. Manny Ramirez is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). George Brett grounds out to the second baseman. Duke Sims Jr. grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Nels Montreuil singles to left field. Ramon Rodas singles to center field. Nels Montreuil advances to third on the hit. Jim Darwin hits an infield single to the second baseman. Nels Montreuil scores. Brian Tompkins lays a bunt down the third base line. He is safe at first. Runners advance. Bud Guillen flies out to the center fielder. Mul Wells flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Ramon Rodas scores. Masaru Ichikawa strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Washington Matt Holliday flies out to the center fielder. Skip Jutze is pinch hitting for Wade Miller. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Skip Jutze grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Klondike Douglass strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Stephen Strasburg pitching. Wes Chester singles past the second baseman. Yuto Okuyama is pinch hitting for Beau Knerr. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Yuto Okuyama flies out to the left fielder. Nels Montreuil grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Washington Julio Rodriguez flies out to the center fielder. Jimmie Foxx Jr. singles to left field. Ronald Acuna Jr. strikes out. Manny Ramirez walks. George Brett flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Minnesota total runners LOB: 10 Washington total runners LOB: 7
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Jerry Coleman did not respond to coaching in speed Bob Williams improves in power_vs_lefty Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Jeff Whitcher did not respond to coaching in velocity Frank Wambsganss did not respond to coaching in CF
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Rogers Hornsby did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Sam Horn did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Rogers Hornsby did not respond to coaching in speed Happy Iott did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Home Run Baker did not respond to coaching in SS