Win: Johnny McCormick (16-8) Loss: Brandon Lyon (4-23)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Brandon Lyon pitching. Pete Grover lines out to the third baseman. Marty Kerr singles to right field. Roberto Thrasher strikes out. Jack W Richardson flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Washington Johnny McCormick pitching. Mike Goodman walks. Gil Ryan flies out to the left fielder. Mike Goodman gets picked off first. Mike Martin strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota George Melton flies out to the center fielder. Yuniet Arias strikes out. Ike Kingsale flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Washington Tom Myers pops out to the shortstop. Roger Newell lines out to the second baseman. Mark Rabb walks. Jim Mellor strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Bill Mata singles to center field. Johnny McCormick lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Pete Grover walks. Marty Kerr flies out to the center fielder. Roberto Thrasher singles to center field. Bill Mata scores. Pete Grover advances to third on the hit. Jack W Richardson flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Washington Chris Galloway walks. Brandon Lyon lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Mike Goodman grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Chris Galloway advances to third on the play. Gil Ryan grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota George Melton grounds out to the shortstop. Yuniet Arias grounds out to the third baseman. Ike Kingsale grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Washington Mike Martin singles to right field. Tom Myers walks. Roger Newell strikes out. Mark Rabb strikes out. Jim Mellor walks. Chris Galloway flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 Minnesota Bill Mata strikes out. Johnny McCormick singles to left field. Pete Grover strikes out. Marty Kerr singles to left field. Roberto Thrasher singles to right field. Johnny McCormick scores. Marty Kerr advances to third on the hit. Roberto Thrasher steals second. Jack W Richardson grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Washington Brandon Lyon strikes out. Mike Goodman doubles to left field. Gil Ryan walks. Mike Martin strikes out. Tom Myers strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Minnesota George Melton grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Yuniet Arias singles to right field. Ike Kingsale doubles to center field. Bill Mata grounds out to the shortstop. Yuniet Arias scores. Ike Kingsale advances to third on the play. Johnny McCormick strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Washington Roger Newell singles to right field. Mark Rabb strikes out. Jim Mellor singles to center field. Roger Newell advances to third on the hit. Chris Galloway grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Pete Grover singles to right field. Pete Grover steals second. Marty Kerr doubles to center field. Pete Grover scores. Roberto Thrasher singles to right field. Marty Kerr scores. Mark Besse comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jack W Richardson strikes out. George Melton grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Washington Sebastian Compton Jr. is pinch hitting for Mark Besse. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Sebastian Compton Jr. pops out to the shortstop. Mike Goodman pops out to the shortstop. Gil Ryan flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Dick Bradford pitching. Yuniet Arias is hit by a pitch. Johnny Barranca is pinch hitting for Ike Kingsale. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Yuniet Arias is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Johnny Barranca singles to right field. Bill Mata doubles to center field. Johnny McCormick strikes out. Pete Grover grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Washington Dan Hanyzewski is pinch hitting for Mike Martin. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Dan Hanyzewski flies out to the center fielder. Tom Myers is hit by a pitch. Roger Newell flies out to the center fielder. Mark Rabb strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Marty Kerr reached on a fielding error by Dick Bradford. Marty Kerr steals second. Roberto Thrasher strikes out. Jack W Richardson strikes out. George Melton walks. Yuniet Arias walks. Ray Wells comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states RP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Johnny Barranca hits a home run. Marty Kerr scores. George Melton scores. Yuniet Arias scores. Bill Mata singles to left field. Johnny McCormick grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Washington Jim Mellor singles to center field. Chris Galloway grounds into a 5-4-3 double play - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Rich Fridley is pinch hitting for Ray Wells. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Rich Fridley reached on a fielding error by Pete Grover. Mike Goodman grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Rich Fridley is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Minnesota total runners LOB: 9 Washington total runners LOB: 10
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: George Hemphill improves in speed Ron McMillon did not respond to coaching in range Pete Lake did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Paul Munoz did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Ron McMillon did not respond to coaching in C
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Lloyd Hernandez did not respond to coaching in velocity George Stewart did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Art Curtis improves in power_vs_righty Jim Smith did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty