Win: Koji Fukuma (7-5) Loss: Jim Wilson (7-12)
Save: Jose Posada (2)
Inning: 1 Detroit Jim Wilson pitching. Paul Saverine grounds out to the shortstop. Gary High flies out to the center fielder. Emil Prough grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Washington Koji Fukuma pitching. Mike Monchak grounds out to the third baseman. Danny Reynolds singles to right field. Minnie Caldwell singles to left field. Danny Reynolds advances to third on the hit. Bobby Valera grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Wally Walsh pops out to the shortstop. Jim Esmond singles to center field. Wenty Asadoor singles to center field. Jim Esmond advances to third on the hit. Ruben Vargus doubles past the third baseman. Jim Esmond scores. Wenty Asadoor uses his aggressiveness and scores. Johnny Winceniak pops out to the second baseman. Koji Fukuma flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Washington Johnny Welchel strikes out. Luis Holland grounds out to the second baseman. Dave Gillenwater walks. Dwight Blackwell strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Paul Saverine strikes out. Gary High strikes out. Emil Prough grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Washington Jim Wilson grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Monchak walks. Mike Monchak steals second. Danny Reynolds grounds out to the third baseman. Minnie Caldwell walks. Bobby Valera walks. Johnny Welchel strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Detroit Wally Walsh singles to center field. Jim Esmond grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Wenty Asadoor flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Washington Luis Holland pops out to the first baseman. Dave Gillenwater grounds out to the third baseman. Dwight Blackwell singles to left field. Jim Wilson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Ruben Vargus grounds out to the shortstop. Johnny Winceniak triples. Koji Fukuma grounds out to the shortstop. Johnny Winceniak scores. Paul Saverine strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Washington Mike Monchak hits a home run. Danny Reynolds singles to right field. Minnie Caldwell flies out to the center fielder. Danny Reynolds steals second. Bobby Valera flies out to the center fielder. Johnny Welchel strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Gary High grounds out to the third baseman. Emil Prough grounds out to the third baseman. Wally Walsh grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Washington Luis Holland walks. Dave Gillenwater bunts for a base hit. Dwight Blackwell grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Luis Holland advances to third on the play. Jim Wilson flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Jim Esmond grounds out to the pitcher. Wenty Asadoor flies out to the right fielder. Ruben Vargus singles to left field. Johnny Winceniak flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Washington Mike Monchak singles to right field. Danny Reynolds grounds out to the third baseman. Mike Monchak advances to second on the play. Minnie Caldwell grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Mike Monchak advances to third on the play. Bobby Valera walks. Ernesto Saez comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Johnny Welchel singles to right field. Mike Monchak scores. Luis Holland strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Detroit Tim Wilson is pinch hitting for Ernesto Saez. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Tim Wilson strikes out. Paul Saverine grounds out to the second baseman. Gary High strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Washington Jose Posada pitching. Masaharu Ishii is pinch hitting for Dave Gillenwater. Masaharu Ishii grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Dwight Blackwell walks. Daisuke Chihara is pinch hitting for Jim Wilson. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Daisuke Chihara strikes out. Dwight Blackwell is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Detroit Takeshi Kawabe pitching. Norihide Kitahara enters the game as a defensive replacement for Masaharu Ishii at 1B. Emil Prough reached on a 2-base throwing error by Mike Monchak. Wally Walsh flies out to the right fielder. Passed ball. Emil Prough advances to third. Jim Esmond singles to right field. Emil Prough scores. Wenty Asadoor flies out to the left fielder. Ruben Vargus singles to center field. Jim Esmond advances to third on the hit. Johnny Winceniak singles to center field. Jim Esmond scores. Ruben Vargus advances to third on the hit. Jose Posada grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Washington Mike Monchak strikes out. Danny Reynolds grounds out to the third baseman. Minnie Caldwell walks. Bobby Valera grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Minnie Caldwell is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Detroit total runners LOB: 4 Washington total runners LOB: 11
Batting:HR - Mike Monchak (4).GIDP - Bobby Valera, Dwight Blackwell. Baserunning: SB - Mike Monchak (4), Danny Reynolds (14).CS - Dwight Blackwell (2). Fielding: E - Mike Monchak.PB - Johnny Welchel.
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Reid Hatcher did not respond to coaching in velocity Tony Vaughn did not respond to coaching in control Carlos Holmes did not respond to coaching in velocity Ed Thurman did not respond to coaching in endurance Buddy Tillman improves in 1B
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Greg Wade did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Skinny Metz did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Gil Clements did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Skinny Metz did not respond to coaching in speed Skinny Metz did not respond to coaching in SS