Win: Shogo Sakazawa (14-14) Loss: John Kelso (6-19)
Save: John Veres (10)
Inning: 1 Washington John Kelso pitching. Joshua Fisher strikes out. Ed Peters strikes out. Ricky Novikoff strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Detroit Shogo Sakazawa pitching. Herb Souell grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Wally Fitzgerald doubles to right field. Jim Springer lines out to the second baseman. Eric Bushey flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Washington Joe Donoso singles to right field. Kazumasa Fujieda strikes out. Danny Carpenter flies out to the right fielder. Alex Hutson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Sergio Wertz grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bill Ruffin strikes out. Slats Meixell grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Washington Bill Crawford grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Shogo Sakazawa grounds out to the third baseman. Joshua Fisher grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Rogelio Alonso singles to right field. John Kelso lays down a bunt. The catcher fields the ball, Rogelio Alonso forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Herb Souell singles past the second baseman. Wally Fitzgerald walks. Jim Springer flies out to the center fielder. Eric Bushey strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Washington Ed Peters grounds out to the catcher. Ricky Novikoff hits a home run. Joe Donoso singles to right field. Kazumasa Fujieda flies out to the right fielder. Danny Carpenter grounds into a force play to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Joe Donoso is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Sergio Wertz pops out to the third baseman. Bill Ruffin strikes out. Slats Meixell walks. Rogelio Alonso grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Slats Meixell is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Washington Alex Hutson flies out to the left fielder. Andy Johnston is pinch hitting for Bill Crawford. Andy Johnston flies out to the left fielder. Shogo Sakazawa grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Charlie Schang enters the game as a defensive replacement for Andy Johnston at C. John Kelso flies out to the left fielder. Herb Souell grounds out to the second baseman. Wally Fitzgerald flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Washington Joshua Fisher singles to center field. Ed Peters reached on a 2-base fielding error by Rogelio Alonso. Ricky Novikoff singles to center field. Joshua Fisher scores. Ed Peters scores. Joe Donoso flies out to the center fielder. Kazumasa Fujieda singles to right field. Ricky Novikoff advances to third on the hit. Danny Carpenter grounds out to the second baseman. Ricky Novikoff scores. Kazumasa Fujieda advances to second on the play. Alex Hutson lines out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Bill Parris enters the game as a defensive replacement for Ricky Novikoff at 3B. Jim Springer strikes out. Eric Bushey grounds out to the second baseman. Sergio Wertz singles to right field. Bill Ruffin flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Washington Charlie Schang reached on a 2-base throwing error by Slats Meixell. Shogo Sakazawa fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Shogo Sakazawa singles past the second baseman. Charlie Schang scores. Joshua Fisher walks. Ed Peters grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Shogo Sakazawa advances to third on the play. Bill Parris flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Slats Meixell strikes out. Rogelio Alonso singles to center field. John Kelso lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Herb Souell pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Washington John Jackson is pinch hitting for Joe Donoso. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. John Jackson lines out to the third baseman. Shinichi Chonan is pinch hitting for Kazumasa Fujieda. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Shinichi Chonan strikes out. Danny Carpenter strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Wally Fitzgerald strikes out. Eddie Adkins is pinch hitting for Jim Springer. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Eddie Adkins doubles to left field. Willie Chiles is pinch hitting for Eric Bushey. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Willie Chiles hits a home run. Eddie Adkins scores. Sergio Wertz singles to left field. Sergio Wertz steals second. Bill Ruffin flies out to the center fielder. Slats Meixell pops out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Washington Alex Hutson doubles to left field. Jayhawk McLemore 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 1st. Charlie Schang flies out to the center fielder. Juan Williams is pinch hitting for Shogo Sakazawa. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Juan Williams flies out to the center fielder. Joshua Fisher grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit Frank Flavin pitching. Rogelio Alonso grounds out to the second baseman. Billy Marshall is pinch hitting for Jayhawk McLemore. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Billy Marshall walks. Herb Souell doubles to center field. Billy Marshall uses his aggressiveness and scores. Wally Fitzgerald singles to left field. Eddie Adkins grounds out to the second baseman. Herb Souell scores. Wally Fitzgerald advances to second on the play. John Veres comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Willie Chiles walks. Sergio Wertz strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Washington total runners LOB: 5 Detroit total runners LOB: 10
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Sport Kennedy did not respond to coaching in control Mike Walker did not respond to coaching in velocity Fred Cafego did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Kevin Young did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Gary Campbell did not respond to coaching in CF
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Jack Sadler did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Robert Miller did not respond to coaching in range Whitey Bligh did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Mike Barragan improves in power_vs_lefty