Win: Dutch Cress Loss: Frank Watson
Save: Rance Schaive
Inning: 1 Detroit Dutch Cress pitching. Herb Grba doubles to left field. Tuck Dorman singles to left field. Herb Grba scores. Dana Buckley pops out to the second baseman. Clint Caffie singles to center field. Tuck Dorman advances to third on the hit. Scott Ortiz singles to center field. Tuck Dorman scores. Rich Freese grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Washington Frank Watson pitching. Otis Nixxon grounds out to the third baseman. Hooks Westlake flies out to the center fielder. Pertl Ngoku grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Bob Chappell grounds out to the third baseman. George Cole grounds out to the second baseman. Frank Watson grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Washington Koichi Takenouchi strikes out. Pete Dedmon singles to left field. Pete Dedmon is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Ramon Jelks is hit by a pitch. Roberto Graham strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Herb Grba grounds out to the shortstop. Tuck Dorman flies out to the left fielder. Dana Buckley flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Washington Tony Mitchell grounds out to the second baseman. Dutch Cress strikes out. Otis Nixxon grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Clint Caffie grounds out to the pitcher. Scott Ortiz flies out to the left fielder. Rich Freese strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Washington Hooks Westlake grounds out to the pitcher. Pertl Ngoku doubles to center field. Koichi Takenouchi triples. Pertl Ngoku scores. Pete Dedmon flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Koichi Takenouchi scores. Ramon Jelks grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Bob Chappell flies out to the center fielder. George Cole grounds out to the shortstop. Frank Watson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Washington Roberto Graham grounds out to the third baseman. Tony Mitchell hits a home run. Dutch Cress strikes out. Otis Nixxon flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Herb Grba walks. Herb Grba is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Tuck Dorman flies out to the center fielder. Dana Buckley walks. Clint Caffie flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Washington Hooks Westlake strikes out. Pertl Ngoku doubles to center field. Tom Dickerson 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 2nd. Koichi Takenouchi strikes out. Pete Dedmon strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Scott Ortiz grounds out to the shortstop. Rich Freese grounds out to the third baseman. Bob Chappell strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Washington Ramon Jelks grounds out to the shortstop. Roberto Graham walks. Roberto Graham is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Tony Mitchell grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Matt Kubenka is pinch hitting for George Cole. Matt Kubenka grounds out to the second baseman. Stubby Gleason is pinch hitting for Tom Dickerson. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Stubby Gleason doubles to right field. Ed Cerv is pinch running for Stubby Gleason on 2nd base. Herb Grba flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Tuck Dorman strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Washington Dick Roberts pitching. George Maldonado enters the game as a defensive replacement for Matt Kubenka at 2B. Steve Zipfel is pinch hitting for Dutch Cress. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Steve Zipfel singles to center field. Steve Zipfel steals second. Otis Nixxon singles to right field. Steve Zipfel scores. Otis Nixxon steals second. Hooks Westlake singles to left field. Otis Nixxon is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Hooks Westlake steals second. Pertl Ngoku singles to center field. Hooks Westlake scores. Dan Pruiett comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Koichi Takenouchi grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Pertl Ngoku is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Pete Dedmon grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit Rance Schaive pitching. Dana Buckley grounds out to the second baseman. Clint Caffie walks. Scott Ortiz flies out to the left fielder. Rich Freese grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Clint Caffie is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Detroit total runners left on base: 4 Washington total runners left on base: 3