Inning: 1 Washington Ernie Henneman pitching. Salvatore Sabella flies out to the right fielder. Bert Gazella strikes out. Takahiko Sasaki strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Minnesota Dale Rahier pitching. Frank Land flies out to the center fielder. Bill May flies out to the left fielder. John Gwosdz strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Washington Steve Jimenez pops out to the first baseman. Red Mayer strikes out. Fumio Tachibana strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Matt Harkness walks. Jon Zubal lines out to the second baseman. Matt Saberhagen singles to right field. Dane Doolan singles to left field. Matt Harkness scores. Matt Saberhagen advances to third on the hit. Petie Kirkwood flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Matt Saberhagen scores. Ernie Henneman singles to center field. Frank Land flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Washington Bill Hutto strikes out. Tom Conatser flies out to the left fielder. Dale Rahier grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Bill May walks. John Gwosdz flies out to the right fielder. Matt Harkness grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Washington Salvatore Sabella strikes out. Bert Gazella singles past the third baseman. Takahiko Sasaki singles to left field. Bert Gazella advances to third on the hit. Steve Jimenez strikes out. Red Mayer singles to right field. Bert Gazella scores. Takahiko Sasaki advances to third on the hit. Fumio Tachibana singles past the second baseman. Takahiko Sasaki scores. Red Mayer advances to third on the hit. Bill Hutto singles to center field. Red Mayer scores. Tom Conatser grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Minnesota Jon Zubal strikes out. Matt Saberhagen grounds out to the second baseman. Dane Doolan walks. Petie Kirkwood singles past the shortstop. Dane Doolan advances to third on the hit. Ernie Henneman grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Washington Dale Rahier grounds out to the second baseman. Salvatore Sabella strikes out. Bert Gazella walks. Takahiko Sasaki strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Frank Land walks. Bill May strikes out. John Gwosdz grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Frank Land advances to second on the play. Matt Harkness grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Washington Steve Jimenez walks. Steve Jimenez steals second. Red Mayer flies out to the right fielder. Fumio Tachibana grounds out to the pitcher. Matteo Darmian 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. Bill Hutto flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Jon Zubal walks. Matt Saberhagen strikes out. Dane Doolan singles to center field. Petie Kirkwood strikes out. Matteo Darmian flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Washington Jack Harris is pinch hitting for Tom Conatser. Jack Harris singles to center field. Joe Lemanczyk is pinch hitting for Dale Rahier. 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. Joe Lemanczyk walks. Salvatore Sabella flies out to the left fielder. Bert Gazella strikes out. Takahiko Sasaki grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Joe Lemanczyk is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Minnesota Jeff Collins pitching. Shoichi Arakawa enters the game as a defensive replacement for Jack Harris at SS. Frank Land flies out to the center fielder. Bill May doubles to center field. John Gwosdz strikes out. Matt Harkness strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Washington Steve Jimenez pops out to the second baseman. Red Mayer strikes out. Fumio Tachibana grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Jon Zubal doubles to left field. Matt Saberhagen reached on a 2-base throwing error by Shoichi Arakawa. Jon Zubal scores. Dane Doolan strikes out. Petie Kirkwood singles to right field. Matt Saberhagen scores. Kevin Pickering is pinch hitting for Matteo Darmian. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Kevin Pickering flies out to the right fielder. Frank Land singles to right field. Petie Kirkwood advances to third on the hit. Bill May grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Washington Yogi Merlino pitching. Bill Hutto grounds out to the second baseman. Shoichi Arakawa walks. Jeff Collins lays down a bunt. The catcher fields the ball, throws to second for the force out, on to first but the throw to first for the double play is not in time. (SS covering 2nd). Salvatore Sabella lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Washington total runners left on base: 7 Minnesota total runners left on base: 10
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Elliott Davis did not respond to coaching in speed George Rohr did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty William Coleman improves in range Tony Marshall improves in contact_vs_lefty Juan Hanebrink did not respond to coaching in C
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Derrick Golvin improves in power_vs_righty Otis Palmisano improves in contact_vs_lefty Will Serna did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Bill Staller did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty