Win: Garry Valle (1-0) Loss: Dee Sweet (0-2)
Save: Steve Delsing (8)
Inning: 1 Washington Frank Watson pitching. Harry Hammer DePape flies out to the right fielder. Reggie Clinton singles in front of the right fielder. Pertl Ngoku strikes out. Kaz Kireiley singles to left field. Qiddist grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Detroit Rich Donohue pitching. Jack Munoz strikes out. Buck Frias strikes out. George Cole strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Washington Vinny Gambini flies out to the right fielder. Steve Zipfel hits an infield single to the pitcher. Steve Zipfel steals second. John Lapihuska grounds out to the third baseman. Rich Donohue flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Jack Elko doubles to left field. Ed Bell flies out to the right fielder. March Hernaiz flies out to the right fielder. Sid Bream flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Washington Harry Hammer DePape singles to center field. Reggie Clinton hits a home run. Harry Hammer DePape scores. Pertl Ngoku strikes out. Kaz Kireiley grounds out to the second baseman. Qiddist grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Bob Kahler strikes out. Frank Watson strikes out. Jack Munoz pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Washington Vinny Gambini grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Steve Zipfel doubles to center field. John Lapihuska flies out to the left fielder. Rich Donohue strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Buck Frias hits an infield single to the pitcher. George Cole grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Buck Frias is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. George Cole steals second. Jack Elko walks. Ed Bell flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! March Hernaiz grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Washington Harry Hammer DePape strikes out. Reggie Clinton strikes out. Pertl Ngoku flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Sid Bream walks. Bob Kahler strikes out. Rafael Dickson is pinch hitting for Frank Watson. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Rafael Dickson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Sid Bream advances to second on the play. Mister Bell 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. Jack Munoz strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Washington Garry Valle pitching. Kaz Kireiley strikes out. Qiddist walks. Vinny Gambini grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Qiddist is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Steve Zipfel grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Vinny Gambini is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Buck Frias grounds out to the shortstop. George Cole hits a home run. Jack Elko singles to left field. Ed Bell strikes out. Dick Floyd comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jack Elko steals second. March Hernaiz pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Washington John Lapihuska strikes out. Gordon Kuenn is pinch hitting for Dick Floyd. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Gordon Kuenn strikes out. Harry Hammer DePape walks. Reggie Clinton walks. Pertl Ngoku strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Detroit Dee Sweet pitching. Sid Bream singles to right field. Bob Kahler pops out to the second baseman. Steve Chappas is pinch hitting for Garry Valle. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Steve Chappas grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Sid Bream is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Jack Munoz singles to center field. Steve Chappas advances to third on the hit. Buck Frias walks. George Cole hits a home run. Steve Chappas scores. Jack Munoz scores. Buck Frias scores. Steve Alexander comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jack Elko singles to center field. Ed Bell grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Washington Paul Demaree pitching. Kaz Kireiley grounds out to the second baseman. Qiddist walks. Qiddist steals second. Vinny Gambini strikes out. Steve Zipfel grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit March Hernaiz grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Sid Bream strikes out. Bob Kahler grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Washington Steve Delsing comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. George Munns is pinch hitting for John Lapihuska. George Munns grounds out to the third baseman. Tony Mitchell is pinch hitting for Steve Alexander. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Tony Mitchell strikes out. Harry Hammer DePape lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Washington total runners left on base: 8 Detroit total runners left on base: 6
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Carmelo Stevens did not respond to coaching in velocity Les Ramirez did not respond to coaching in speed Chris Peck improves in velocity Al Schmidt did not respond to coaching in range John Brett did not respond to coaching in 3B
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Tarrik Ford did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Brett Wilhelm improves in power_vs_righty Paul Hoyt did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Gene Curtis improves in power_vs_lefty