Win: Andy Alcaraz (3-3) Loss: Billy Smith (2-2)
Save: Alan Tabaka (1)
Inning: 1 Washington Ernie Henneman pitching. Red Mayer flies out to the right fielder. Salvatore Sabella walks. Jack Harris grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Salvatore Sabella is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Fumio Tachibana pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Minnesota Andy Alcaraz pitching. Petie Kirkwood grounds out to the pitcher. Sammy Halladay grounds out to the shortstop. Kevin Pickering pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Washington Joe Lemanczyk singles to center field. Billy Marshall singles to center field. Joe Lemanczyk advances to third on the hit. Shoichi Arakawa strikes out. Bert Gazella flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Joe Lemanczyk is thrown out at the plate. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Bill Mulligan flies out to the center fielder. Frank Land pops out to the shortstop. John Gwosdz strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Washington Andy Alcaraz strikes out. Red Mayer walks. Salvatore Sabella grounds out to the third baseman. Red Mayer advances to second on the play. Jack Harris grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Jon Zubal singles to right field. Matt Saberhagen strikes out. Ernie Henneman lays down a bunt. He is safe at first. Runners advance. Petie Kirkwood singles to center field. Jon Zubal scores. Ernie Henneman advances to third on the hit. Sammy Halladay strikes out. Kevin Pickering flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Washington Fumio Tachibana flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Joe Lemanczyk doubles to left field. Billy Marshall strikes out. Shoichi Arakawa grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Bill Mulligan singles to right field. Frank Land flies out to the center fielder. John Gwosdz walks. Jon Zubal flies out to the right fielder. Matt Saberhagen walks. Ernie Henneman flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 Washington Bert Gazella doubles to right field. Andy Alcaraz lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Red Mayer walks. Salvatore Sabella flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Bert Gazella scores. Jack Harris grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Red Mayer is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Petie Kirkwood grounds out to the second baseman. Sammy Halladay strikes out. Kevin Pickering grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Washington Fumio Tachibana doubles to right field. Joe Lemanczyk strikes out. Bill Hutto is pinch hitting for Billy Marshall. Bill Hutto walks. Shoichi Arakawa strikes out. Billy Smith 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. Bert Gazella flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Minnesota Alex Hutson enters the game as a defensive replacement for Bill Hutto at CF. Bill Mulligan walks. Frank Land strikes out. John Gwosdz flies out to the center fielder. Jon Zubal grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Washington Andy Alcaraz walks. Red Mayer grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Andy Alcaraz is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Salvatore Sabella singles to right field. Jack Harris flies out to the right fielder. Fumio Tachibana singles to right field. Red Mayer scores. Joe Lemanczyk singles to center field. Salvatore Sabella scores. Fumio Tachibana advances to third on the hit. Tim McIntyre comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Alex Hutson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Minnesota Baldy McCormick enters the game as a defensive replacement for Salvatore Sabella at 2B. Matt Saberhagen walks. Dane Doolan is pinch hitting for Tim McIntyre. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Matt Saberhagen steals second. Dane Doolan strikes out. Petie Kirkwood reached on a fielding error by Bert Gazella. Sammy Halladay flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Matt Saberhagen scores. Kevin Pickering lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Washington Otis Altrock pitching. Shoichi Arakawa singles to left field. Bert Gazella strikes out. Daniel Lastre is pinch hitting for Andy Alcaraz. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Daniel Lastre singles to right field. Red Mayer strikes out. Baldy McCormick strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Minnesota Terrell Nagelsen pitching. Bill Mulligan grounds out to the second baseman. Frank Land strikes out. John Gwosdz walks. Jon Zubal flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Washington Jack Harris walks. Jack Harris steals second. Fumio Tachibana reached on a 2-base fielding error by Kevin Pickering. Jack Harris scores. Joe Lemanczyk flies out to the left fielder. Alex Hutson flies out to the right fielder. Shoichi Arakawa doubles past the third baseman. Fumio Tachibana scores. Bert Gazella flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Chubby Willett comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Matt Saberhagen grounds out to the third baseman. Guy Miranda is pinch hitting for Otis Altrock. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Guy Miranda walks. Petie Kirkwood walks. Sammy Halladay singles to center field. Guy Miranda scores. Petie Kirkwood advances to third on the hit. Kevin Pickering strikes out. Bill Mulligan singles to right field. Petie Kirkwood scores. Sammy Halladay advances to third on the hit. Alan Tabaka comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Frank Land flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Washington total runners LOB: 12 Minnesota total runners LOB: 10
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Tim Green did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Elliott Davis did not respond to coaching in arm Harley Cardenas did not respond to coaching in endurance Todd Swann did not respond to coaching in control Juan Hanebrink did not respond to coaching in C
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: D Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Bill Staller did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Tom McCaffery did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Les Buzas did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Curt Doyle improves in speed