Win: Jim Ward (2-0) Loss: Zeb Hollahan (0-2)
Save: Ben Partridge (5)
Inning: 1 Washington Zeb Hollahan pitching. Tony Young reached on a fielding error by Zeb Hollahan. Shiro Muto doubles to left field. Tony Young uses his aggressiveness and scores. Tony Gillis strikes out. Art Raymer strikes out. Mitsuhiro Yagisawa strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Minnesota Jim Ward pitching. Bob Franco strikes out. Carl Bartley grounds out to the shortstop. Ed Demeter strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Washington Bob Nied walks. Yoshitake Tsumajima singles to left field. Bob Nied advances to third on the hit. Oscar Kostal grounds out to the pitcher. Yoshitake Tsumajima advances to second on the play. Jim Ward grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Nied scores. Yoshitake Tsumajima advances to third on the play. Tony Young walks. Shiro Muto strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Minnesota Jose Adams reached on a fielding error by Mitsuhiro Yagisawa. Marcos Noriega grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Jose Adams is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Steve Kampouris flies out to the center fielder. Paul Bench singles to right field. Marcos Noriega advances to third on the hit. Martin Radlosky strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Washington Tony Gillis lines out to the second baseman. Art Raymer strikes out. Mitsuhiro Yagisawa grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Zeb Hollahan grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Franco walks. Carl Bartley strikes out. Ed Demeter doubles to right field. Bob Franco uses his aggressiveness and scores. Jose Adams strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Washington Bob Nied grounds out to the shortstop. Yoshitake Tsumajima flies out to the center fielder. Oscar Kostal doubles to left field. Jim Ward strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Marcos Noriega grounds out to the third baseman. Steve Kampouris walks. Paul Bench strikes out. Martin Radlosky strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Washington Tony Young singles to right field. Tony Young is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Shiro Muto grounds out to the second baseman. Tony Gillis grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Zeb Hollahan strikes out. Bob Franco singles to right field. Carl Bartley walks. Ed Demeter flies out to the right fielder. Jose Adams grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Washington Art Raymer grounds out to the second baseman. Mitsuhiro Yagisawa strikes out. Bob Nied strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Marcos Noriega strikes out. Steve Kampouris doubles to right field. Paul Bench strikes out. Martin Radlosky walks. Zeb Hollahan strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Washington Yoshitake Tsumajima flies out to the right fielder. Oscar Kostal grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Ward strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Bob Franco grounds out to the second baseman. Carl Bartley flies out to the center fielder. Ed Demeter strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Washington Tony Young singles to right field. George Linebrink comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 1st. Shiro Muto singles past the first baseman. Tony Young advances to third on the hit. Tony Gillis walks. Art Raymer pops out to the second baseman. Mitsuhiro Yagisawa grounds out to the shortstop. Tony Young scores. Shiro Muto advances to third on the play. Tony Gillis advances to second on the play. Bob Nied walks. Yoshitake Tsumajima walks. Shiro Muto scores. Oscar Kostal grounds into a fielders choice to the pitcher. Tony Gillis is out at home. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Minnesota Jose Adams flies out to the right fielder. Marcos Noriega grounds out to the third baseman. Steve Kampouris walks. Paul Bench singles to center field. Steve Kampouris is thrown out trying to advance to third by the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Washington Chico Bluege comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dude Powell is pinch hitting for Jim Ward. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Dude Powell walks. Tony Young grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Dude Powell is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Tony Young is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Shiro Muto singles to right field. Tony Gillis strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Ben Partridge pitching. Martin Radlosky grounds out to the third baseman. Ernesto Lalana is pinch hitting for Chico Bluege. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Ernesto Lalana grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bob Franco flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Washington total runners LOB: 8 Minnesota total runners LOB: 9
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Joe Ettles improves in control Gene Coles improves in power_vs_righty Randy Howell improves in arm Herb Felsch did not respond to coaching in velocity
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Butch Aylesward did not respond to coaching in speed Dusty White improves in range Sumpter Blaylock did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Andres Delacruz did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Rob Tamargo did not respond to coaching in SS