Win: Roger Brown (11-5) Loss: Bob Jackson (12-5)
Save: Jeff Gibson (5)
Inning: 1 Washington Roger Brown pitching. Kerry Kimsey grounds out to the third baseman. Charlie Raydon doubles to center field. Tommy Lowry flies out to the left fielder. Dennis Adlesh grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Detroit Bob Jackson pitching. Bill Lowery singles to left field. Matt Stone grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Lloyd Waner hits a home run. Kaname Miyawaki grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Washington Kazuhiro Perez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Damon Corcoran walks. Fred McLaughlin grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Pickles Donovan grounds out to the second baseman. Bo Bluege grounds out to the second baseman. Ed Hanning grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Washington Duane Upright singles to right field. Bob Jackson lays down a bunt. The catcher fields the ball, Duane Upright forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Kerry Kimsey walks. Charlie Raydon pops out to the second baseman. Tommy Lowry reached on a fielding error by Roger Brown. Dennis Adlesh flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 Detroit Yoandy Silva walks. Roger Brown fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Roger Brown doubles to center field. Yoandy Silva uses his aggressiveness and scores. Bill Lowery flies out to the left fielder. Matt Stone singles to right field. Lloyd Waner grounds out to the second baseman. Roger Brown scores. Matt Stone advances to second on the play. Kaname Miyawaki strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Washington Kazuhiro Perez strikes out. Damon Corcoran strikes out. Fred McLaughlin grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Pickles Donovan flies out to the center fielder. Bo Bluege singles past the shortstop. Ed Hanning grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Washington Duane Upright pops out to the second baseman. Bob Jackson grounds out to the pitcher. Kerry Kimsey singles to left field. Charlie Raydon singles to right field. Kerry Kimsey advances to third on the hit. Tommy Lowry flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Detroit Yoandy Silva walks. Roger Brown lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Bill Lowery singles past the shortstop. Yoandy Silva scores. Matt Stone grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Washington Dennis Adlesh pops out to the first baseman. Kazuhiro Perez grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Damon Corcoran grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Lloyd Waner flies out to the left fielder. Kaname Miyawaki walks. Pickles Donovan flies out to the center fielder. Bo Bluege hits a home run. Kaname Miyawaki scores. Charlie Runnells comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ed Hanning reached on a 2-base fielding error by Dennis Adlesh. Yoandy Silva strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Washington Fred McLaughlin pops out to the first baseman. Duane Upright strikes out. Jose Gillespie is pinch hitting for Charlie Runnells. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jose Gillespie doubles to right field. Mike Ponder comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Kerry Kimsey hits a home run. Jose Gillespie scores. Charlie Raydon walks. Tommy Lowry flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit John Fisher pitching. Andy Niehoff is pinch hitting for Mike Ponder. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Andy Niehoff flies out to the center fielder. Bill Lowery singles to left field. Matt Stone grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Bill Lowery is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Lloyd Waner hits an infield single to the first baseman. Kaname Miyawaki pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Washington Paul Holmes pitching. Dennis Adlesh grounds out to the second baseman. Kazuhiro Perez doubles to right field. Damon Corcoran doubles to left field. Kazuhiro Perez scores. Fred McLaughlin grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Damon Corcoran advances to third on the play. Duane Upright grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Pickles Donovan grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Bo Bluege flies out to the right fielder. John Baker is pinch hitting for Ed Hanning. John Baker grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Washington Jeff Gibson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. John Kmak is pinch hitting for John Fisher. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. John Kmak singles to right field. Kerry Kimsey hits a home run. John Kmak scores. Charlie Raydon flies out to the center fielder. Tommy Lowry grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dennis Adlesh flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Washington total runners left on base: 8 Detroit total runners left on base: 4
Game Notes Damon Corcoran is injured and is expected to be out 20 days.
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Bill Grissom improves in power_vs_lefty Roy Wagner improves in speed Chet Kunkel did not respond to coaching in velocity Kevin Mitchell improves in speed Bill Grissom did not respond to coaching in C
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Pete Heusser improves in arm Pedro Stuart did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Steve Pieh did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Pete Heusser did not respond to coaching in speed