Inning: 1 Detroit Roy Sheffield pitching. Jose Vidal grounds out to the third baseman. John Donaldson flies out to the left fielder. Tito Francona grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Washington Garry Roggenburk pitching. Jake Barrett doubles to center field. Curt Fritz strikes out. Charlie Desjardien flies out to the right fielder. Jim Householder grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Russ Snyder singles to center field. Gus Gil grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Rich Rollins singles to center field. Rich Rollins is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Washington Sparky Conzelman strikes out. Paul Baker flies out to the center fielder. Bill Decatur strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Rick Gomez grounds out to the shortstop. Freddie Velazquez grounds out to the shortstop. Garry Roggenburk grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Washington Bud Hepler grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Roy Sheffield grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jake Barrett grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Jose Vidal walks. John Donaldson singles in front of the center fielder. Tito Francona flies out to the left fielder. Jose Vidal is out trying to steal third. John Donaldson is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Washington Curt Fritz hits a home run. Charlie Desjardien singles past the shortstop. Jim Householder singles to right field. Charlie Desjardien advances to third on the hit. Sparky Conzelman grounds out to the third baseman. Jim Householder advances to second on the play. Paul Baker lines out to the pitcher. Bill Decatur pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Detroit Russ Snyder flies out to the center fielder. Gus Gil grounds out to the shortstop. Rich Rollins grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Washington Bud Hepler grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Roy Sheffield flies out to the left fielder. Jake Barrett grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Rick Gomez walks. Freddie Velazquez flies out to the right fielder. Garry Roggenburk lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Jose Vidal singles to right field. Rick Gomez scores. John Donaldson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Washington Curt Fritz strikes out. Charlie Desjardien walks. Jim Householder grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Charlie Desjardien is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Sparky Conzelman grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Jim Householder is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Tito Francona grounds out to the pitcher. Russ Snyder strikes out. Gus Gil flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Washington Paul Baker grounds out to the shortstop. Tim Sundberg is pinch hitting for Bill Decatur. Tim Sundberg pops out to the second baseman. Johnny Drescher is pinch hitting for Bud Hepler. Johnny Drescher flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Mike Bowers enters the game as a defensive replacement for Tim Sundberg at SS. Rich Rollins singles past the first baseman. Danny Walton is pinch hitting for Rick Gomez. Danny Walton strikes out. Big Wigson 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. Steve Hovley is pinch hitting for Freddie Velazquez. Rich Rollins steals second. Steve Hovley doubles to left field. Rich Rollins scores. Garry Roggenburk walks. Jose Vidal flies out to the right fielder. John Donaldson grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Washington Jerry McNertney enters the game as a defensive replacement for Steve Hovley at C. Joe Frailing is pinch hitting for Big Wigson. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Joe Frailing pops out to the catcher. Jake Barrett walks. Jake Barrett steals second. Curt Fritz flies out to the center fielder. Charlie Desjardien bunts for a base hit. Randy Welday 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. Jim Householder flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Detroit Ray White pitching. Tito Francona pops out to the third baseman. Russ Snyder pops out to the shortstop. Gus Gil strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Washington Tony Gullett comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Sparky Conzelman strikes out. Paul Baker walks. Mike Bowers walks. Skip Lockwood comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Johnny Drescher flies out to the left fielder. Mark Gordon is pinch hitting for Ray White. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Mark Gordon grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Detroit total runners LOB: 3 Washington total runners LOB: 8
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Marty Pattin did not respond to coaching in velocity Gary Bell did not respond to coaching in control Wally Zinser improves in speed Eric Grzenda improves in arm
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Keith Hansen improves in arm Keith Hansen improves in range Marcus Casey did not respond to coaching in velocity Manny Robinson did not respond to coaching in range Devin Hoaglin did not respond to coaching in 2B