Inning: 1 Detroit Dizzy Trout pitching. Len Loftus strikes out. Yoshiyuki Konda strikes out. Harry Dobbs singles to center field. J.R. Robinson grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Washington Earl Jones pitching. Gene Key hits a home run. Elbie Cox strikes out. Hal Graham grounds out to the third baseman. Dixie Walker singles to left field. Jerald Griffin pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Joey Pickering flies out to the center fielder. Jax Morant grounds out to the shortstop. Billy Cole grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Washington Joe Dempster singles past the second baseman. Joe Dempster steals second. Joey Pickering throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. John Boone flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Joe Dempster scores. Chuck Grim strikes out. Dizzy Trout flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Lorenzo Eusebio strikes out. Earl Jones singles to center field. Len Loftus flies out to the right fielder. Yoshiyuki Konda flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Washington Gene Key grounds out to the catcher. Elbie Cox grounds out to the second baseman. Hal Graham doubles to center field. Dixie Walker singles to left field. Hal Graham scores. Jerald Griffin grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Harry Dobbs strikes out. J.R. Robinson singles to right field. J.R. Robinson steals second. Joey Pickering grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). J.R. Robinson advances to third on the play. Jax Morant strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Washington Joe Dempster strikes out. John Boone singles to left field. Chuck Grim strikes out. Dizzy Trout grounds into a force play to the second baseman. John Boone is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Billy Cole singles to left field. Lorenzo Eusebio walks. Earl Jones lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Len Loftus walks. Yoshiyuki Konda flies out to the right fielder. Harry Dobbs pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 Washington Gene Key walks. Elbie Cox triples. Gene Key scores. Hal Graham flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Elbie Cox scores. Dixie Walker grounds out to the third baseman. Jerald Griffin strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit J.R. Robinson strikes out. Joey Pickering flies out to the left fielder. Jax Morant singles to left field. Billy Cole walks. Lorenzo Eusebio singles to left field. Earl Jones grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Washington Joe Dempster hits a home run. John Boone hits an infield single to the second baseman. Chuck Grim singles to center field. John Boone advances to third on the hit. Chuck Grim is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Dizzy Trout singles to center field. John Boone scores. Gene Key grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Al Palmer is pinch hitting for Len Loftus. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Al Palmer singles to left field. Al Palmer steals second. Yoshiyuki Konda singles to right field. Al Palmer scores. Harry Dobbs flies out to the right fielder. J.R. Robinson strikes out. Joey Pickering walks. Jax Morant grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Washington Elbie Cox grounds out to the shortstop. Hal Graham singles to center field. Dixie Walker flies out to the left fielder. Jerald Griffin flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Billy Cole flies out to the left fielder. Lorenzo Eusebio grounds out to the pitcher. Max Kaiser is pinch hitting for Earl Jones. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Max Kaiser triples. Al Palmer grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Washington Adrian Loretta pitching. Joe Dempster doubles to center field. John Boone grounds out to the third baseman. Rex Bradley is pinch hitting for Chuck Grim. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Rex Bradley walks. Dizzy Trout lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Gene Key strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Detroit Yoshiyuki Konda singles past the third baseman. Harry Dobbs walks. J.R. Robinson singles past the second baseman. Yoshiyuki Konda is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Harry Dobbs advances to third on the play. Joey Pickering pops out to the second baseman. Jax Morant pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Detroit total runners left on base: 14 Washington total runners left on base: 6
Game Notes Earl Jones is injured and is expected to be out 15 days.
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Kettle Sosa improves in velocity Dave Boskie did not respond to coaching in speed Tom Johns did not respond to coaching in velocity Monty Martin did not respond to coaching in range
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C RP Mentor Grade: D Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Bubba Smith improves in contact_vs_lefty Sal Bellinger improves in power_vs_lefty John Sanchez improves in arm Rich Hobbie improves in speed