Win: Steve Barber (5-4) Loss: Dave Magnuson (6-10)
Inning: 1 Washington Harry Wagner pitching. Charlie Desjardien grounds out to the second baseman. Curt Fritz grounds out to the third baseman. Devin Hoaglin strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Detroit Arlie Sipek pitching. Jose Vidal strikes out. Tito Francona singles to center field. Guillermo Avalos grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Tito Francona is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Steve Hovley grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Washington Johnny Covington singles to left field. Jim Householder grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Paul Baker singles to left field. Keith Hansen strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Danny Walton grounds out to the shortstop. Rick Gomez pops out to the first baseman. Russ Snyder flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Washington Bud Hepler pops out to the second baseman. Arlie Sipek strikes out. Charlie Desjardien strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Freddie Velazquez singles to center field. Harry Wagner lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Jose Vidal flies out to the center fielder. Tito Francona strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Washington Curt Fritz flies out to the right fielder. Devin Hoaglin grounds out to the shortstop. Johnny Covington grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Guillermo Avalos grounds out to the third baseman. Steve Hovley strikes out. Danny Walton pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Washington Jim Householder singles to center field. Paul Baker grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Keith Hansen grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Rick Gomez grounds out to the shortstop. Russ Snyder singles to left field. Freddie Velazquez singles to left field. Harry Wagner lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Jose Vidal singles to center field. Russ Snyder scores. Freddie Velazquez scores. Tito Francona flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Washington Bud Hepler flies out to the center fielder. Arlie Sipek singles to center field. Charlie Desjardien pops out to the shortstop. Curt Fritz doubles to right field. Devin Hoaglin reached on a fielding error by Steve Hovley. Arlie Sipek scores. Johnny Covington flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Detroit Guillermo Avalos grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Steve Hovley flies out to the left fielder. Danny Walton strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Washington Jim Householder hits a home run. Paul Baker grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Johnny Drescher is pinch hitting for Keith Hansen. Johnny Drescher flies out to the center fielder. Bud Hepler strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Bob Kmak enters the game as a defensive replacement for Johnny Drescher at 1B. Mike Ferraro is pinch hitting for Rick Gomez. Mike Ferraro grounds out to the shortstop. Russ Snyder singles to left field. Freddie Velazquez flies out to the right fielder. Harry Wagner pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Washington Don Lapan enters the game as a defensive replacement for Mike Ferraro at SS. Jake Barrett is pinch hitting for Arlie Sipek. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Jake Barrett grounds out to the shortstop. Charlie Desjardien strikes out. Curt Fritz flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Thornton Cole pitching. Jose Vidal flies out to the center fielder. Tito Francona flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Guillermo Avalos singles to right field. Guillermo Avalos steals second. Steve Hovley flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Washington Devin Hoaglin flies out to the right fielder. Johnny Covington grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Householder singles to center field. Paul Baker walks. Jim Chouinard 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. Bob Kmak strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Detroit Danny Walton flies out to the center fielder. Dick Simpson is pinch hitting for Don Lapan. Dick Simpson walks. Russ Snyder grounds out to the third baseman. Dick Simpson advances to second on the play. Freddie Velazquez flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Washington Kirk McCarthy enters the game as a defensive replacement for Dick Simpson at SS. Bud Hepler triples. The defense is playing the infield in. Bill Decatur is pinch hitting for Thornton Cole. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Bill Decatur grounds out to the shortstop. The defense is playing the infield in. Charlie Desjardien grounds out to the third baseman. Curt Fritz grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Detroit Big Wigson pitching. Jim Chouinard grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jose Vidal grounds out to the catcher. Tito Francona grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 11 Washington Devin Hoaglin flies out to the left fielder. Johnny Covington grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jim Householder flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 11 Detroit Guillermo Avalos grounds out to the shortstop. Steve Hovley strikes out. Danny Walton flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 12 Washington Paul Baker singles to left field. Bob Kmak grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Bud Hepler grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 12 Detroit Don Hand is pinch hitting for Kirk McCarthy. Don Hand grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Russ Snyder grounds out to the pitcher. Freddie Velazquez strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 13 Washington Bill Franklin enters the game as a defensive replacement for Don Hand at SS. Jim Dunlap is pinch hitting for Big Wigson. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Jim Dunlap lines out to the third baseman. Charlie Desjardien grounds out to the second baseman. Ryuji Ohno comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Curt Fritz hits an infield single to the catcher. Devin Hoaglin singles to left field. Curt Fritz advances to third on the hit. Steve Barber comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Johnny Covington grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 13 Detroit Dave Magnuson pitching. Steve Barber flies out to the left fielder. Jose Vidal flies out to the center fielder. Tito Francona walks. Guillermo Avalos singles to center field. Steve Hovley doubles to right field. Tito Francona scores. Washington total runners left on base: 8 Detroit total runners left on base: 6
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Manny Robinson did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Frank Delmas did not respond to coaching in control Mark Gordon improves in power_vs_lefty Jim Raftery improves in control Jason Belcher improves in CF
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Randy Welday improves in control Billy Kaat did not respond to coaching in velocity Rich Rollins did not respond to coaching in arm Doc McDowell improves in arm Rich Rollins improves in RF