Win: Ryosuke Kawaguchi (1-1) Loss: George Miller (4-6)
Save: Brett Coulter (10)
Inning: 1 Washington Zeb Hollahan pitching. Tony Young walks. Shiro Muto walks. Tony Gillis singles past the second baseman. Tony Young scores. Shiro Muto advances to third on the hit. Dick Lee flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Shiro Muto scores. Mitsuhiro Yagisawa strikes out. Bob Nied strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Minnesota George Miller pitching. Carl Bartley walks. Clint Mizell strikes out. Carl Bartley is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Rick Ratliff hits a home run. Steve Kampouris strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Washington Yoshitake Tsumajima walks. Paul Harris singles to left field. Yoshitake Tsumajima advances to third on the hit. George Miller grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Yoshitake Tsumajima scores. Tony Young singles to right field. Tony Young steals second. Shiro Muto grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Bob Westfield grounds out to the second baseman. Ernesto Lalana grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Franco grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Washington Tony Gillis doubles to left field. Dick Lee grounds out to the shortstop. Mitsuhiro Yagisawa pops out to the first baseman. Bob Nied doubles to left field. Tony Gillis scores. Ryosuke Kawaguchi comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Yoshitake Tsumajima strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Paul Bench hits a home run. Ryosuke Kawaguchi grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Carl Bartley grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Clint Mizell lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Washington Paul Harris singles to right field. George Miller lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Tony Young flies out to the right fielder. Shiro Muto flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Rick Ratliff flies out to the right fielder. Steve Kampouris grounds out to the third baseman. Bob Westfield strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Washington Tony Gillis flies out to the center fielder. Dick Lee strikes out. Mitsuhiro Yagisawa walks. Bob Nied grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Mitsuhiro Yagisawa is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Ernesto Lalana singles to right field. Bob Franco walks. Paul Bench flies out to the right fielder. Ryosuke Kawaguchi lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Carl Bartley singles to left field. Ernesto Lalana scores. Bob Franco scores. Clint Mizell strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Washington Yoshitake Tsumajima strikes out. Paul Harris pops out to the second baseman. George Miller strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Rick Ratliff walks. Steve Kampouris strikes out. Rick Ratliff steals second. Bob Westfield grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Rick Ratliff advances to third on the play. Ernesto Lalana singles to right field. Rick Ratliff scores. Bob Franco singles to center field. Paul Bench grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Bob Franco is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Washington Tony Young strikes out. Dude Powell is pinch hitting for Shiro Muto. Dude Powell strikes out. Tony Gillis flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Frank Smith enters the game as a defensive replacement for Dude Powell at CF. Marcos Noriega is pinch hitting for Ryosuke Kawaguchi. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Marcos Noriega grounds out to the shortstop. Carl Bartley hits a home run. Clint Mizell pops out to the first baseman. Rick Ratliff grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Washington Armando Templeton pitching. Glenn Locker is pinch hitting for Dick Lee. Glenn Locker pops out to the second baseman. Mitsuhiro Yagisawa walks. Bob Nied grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota George Oester comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Steve Kampouris flies out to the right fielder. Bob Westfield walks. Ernesto Lalana grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Bob Westfield is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Bob Franco singles to center field. Ernesto Lalana advances to third on the hit. Paul Bench grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Washington Brett Coulter comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Walt Pepitone is pinch hitting for Yoshitake Tsumajima. Walt Pepitone pops out to the shortstop. Paul Harris walks. Harry Skowron is pinch hitting for George Oester. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Harry Skowron grounds out to the pitcher. Paul Harris advances to second on the play. Tony Young singles in front of the center fielder. Paul Harris scores. Frank Smith grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Washington total runners left on base: 6 Minnesota total runners left on base: 5
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Joe Ettles improves in velocity Steve Gaff improves in arm Randy Howell did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Red Prall improves in range
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Butch Aylesward improves in contact_vs_righty Cory Roser improves in velocity Butch Aylesward did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Andres Delacruz did not respond to coaching in range Rob Tamargo did not respond to coaching in SS