Inning: 1 Washington Ben Erstad pitching. Lee Biggs grounds out to the shortstop. Ryan Higgins triples. George Strickland strikes out. Gary Langsford grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Minnesota John Kelso pitching. Larry Barry strikes out. Rafael Crawford strikes out. Dude Cooper flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Washington Bill Bowen grounds out to the shortstop. Willie Zacher grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Papa Watson flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Joe Garcia flies out to the left fielder. Toby Smith singles to left field. Fritz Jata strikes out. Frank Collins grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Washington George Evans walks. John Kelso lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Lee Biggs walks. Ryan Higgins singles to center field. George Evans scores. George Strickland flies out to the left fielder. Gary Langsford grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Ryan Higgins is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Minnesota Joe Brett flies out to the left fielder. Ben Erstad strikes out. Larry Barry flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Washington Bill Bowen singles to left field. Willie Zacher singles to left field. Bill Bowen advances to third on the hit. Papa Watson doubles to right field. Bill Bowen scores. Willie Zacher uses his aggressiveness and scores. George Evans doubles to right field. Papa Watson scores. John Kelso lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Lee Biggs singles to right field. George Evans scores. Alex Nichols comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ryan Higgins singles to left field. Lee Biggs advances to third on the hit. George Strickland grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Rafael Crawford reached on a 2-base throwing error by Gary Langsford. Dude Cooper strikes out. Joe Garcia triples. Rafael Crawford scores. Toby Smith flies out to the left fielder. Fritz Jata hits a home run. Joe Garcia scores. Frank Collins singles to center field. Joe Brett strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Washington Gary Langsford walks. Bill Bowen strikes out. Willie Zacher doubles to center field. Gary Langsford uses his aggressiveness and scores. Papa Watson strikes out. George Evans doubles to center field. Willie Zacher scores. Vern Bridges comes in from the bullpen to pitch. John Kelso flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Vern Bridges grounds out to the third baseman. Larry Barry walks. Rafael Crawford strikes out. Dude Cooper pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Washington Lee Biggs hits a home run. John Williams comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ryan Higgins reached on a 2-base fielding error by Larry Barry. George Strickland singles to center field. Ryan Higgins scores. Gary Langsford grounds into a force play to the second baseman. George Strickland is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Bill Bowen flies out to the right fielder. Willie Zacher flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Joe Garcia singles to center field. Toby Smith hits a home run. Joe Garcia scores. Fritz Jata flies out to the center fielder. Frank Collins singles to center field. Joe Brett doubles to center field. John Williams flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Frank Collins scores. Larry Barry singles past the second baseman. Joe Brett uses his aggressiveness and scores. Akio Mishima comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Rafael Crawford grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Larry Barry is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Washington Papa Watson singles to center field. George Evans singles to center field. Papa Watson advances to third on the hit. Mark Canavan is pinch hitting for Akio Mishima. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Mark Canavan grounds out to the pitcher. George Evans advances to second on the play. Lee Biggs singles to left field. Papa Watson scores. George Evans scores. Sonny Perez comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Lee Biggs steals second. Ryan Higgins strikes out. George Strickland grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Yuji Kuwabara pitching. Dude Cooper strikes out. Joe Garcia pops out to the third baseman. Toby Smith grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Washington Gary Langsford strikes out. Bill Bowen grounds out to the shortstop. Willie Zacher strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Fritz Jata pops out to the catcher. Frank Collins strikes out. Joe Brett strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Washington Papa Watson walks. George Evans flies out to the center fielder. Patsy Wheat is pinch hitting for Yuji Kuwabara. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Patsy Wheat singles to center field. Lee Biggs grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Patsy Wheat is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Ryan Higgins walks. George Strickland flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Minnesota Tom Horsey pitching. Carlos Twombly is pinch hitting for Sonny Perez. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Carlos Twombly singles in front of the center fielder. Larry Barry flies out to the center fielder. Rafael Crawford grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Washington total runners LOB: 10 Minnesota total runners LOB: 4
Batting:2B - Willie Zacher (9), Papa Watson (5), George Evans 2 (4).3B - Ryan Higgins (3).HR - Lee Biggs (1).GIDP - George Strickland. Baserunning: SB - Lee Biggs (6). Fielding: E - Gary Langsford.
Batting:2B - Joe Brett (2).3B - Joe Garcia (2).HR - Toby Smith (2), Fritz Jata (2).SF - John Williams.GIDP - Rafael Crawford. Fielding: E - Larry Barry.
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Elmer Gladden did not respond to coaching in speed Gil Johnson improves in contact_vs_righty Tommy Moore did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Franklin Lalana did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Gil Johnson did not respond to coaching in 3B
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Rich Turner did not respond to coaching in velocity Harry Fitzgerald did not respond to coaching in velocity Charlie Burns did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Joe Garbark did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty