Win: Alton English (9-3) Loss: Deivi Carroll (1-10)
Inning: 1 Detroit Alton English pitching. Bob Heimueller grounds out to the shortstop. Erik Pitts grounds out to the third baseman. Manny Rand flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Washington Deivi Carroll pitching. Jack McClure singles to right field. Joe Demmitt doubles to center field. Jack McClure uses his aggressiveness and scores. Mark Rodgers singles to center field. Joe Demmitt scores. Dario Crowder singles to center field. Mark Rodgers advances to third on the hit. Sid Rutschman walks. Jimmy Martin pops out to the first baseman. Tom Piechota singles to center field. Mark Rodgers scores. Dario Crowder scores. Lew Lasorda singles past the second baseman. Sid Rutschman scores. Tom Piechota advances to third on the hit. Alton English strikes out. Jack McClure strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Detroit Rube Creeden grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mel Miller singles past the shortstop. Bucky Johnson flies out to the right fielder. Carl Cook flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Washington Joe Demmitt hits a home run. Mark Rodgers flies out to the right fielder. Dario Crowder bunts for a base hit. Sid Rutschman lines out to the shortstop. Dario Crowder is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Marius Sivess strikes out. Deivi Carroll lines out to the first baseman. Bob Heimueller grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Washington Jimmy Martin flies out to the center fielder. Tom Piechota singles to left field. Tom Piechota steals second. Lew Lasorda singles past the shortstop. Tom Piechota scores. Masato Inao comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Alton English lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Jack McClure strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Erik Pitts grounds out to the pitcher. Manny Rand flies out to the left fielder. Rube Creeden strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Washington Joe Demmitt flies out to the left fielder. Mark Rodgers singles to right field. Dario Crowder strikes out. Sid Rutschman flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Mel Miller grounds out to the third baseman. Bucky Johnson doubles to center field. Carl Cook walks. Marius Sivess pops out to the second baseman. Masato Inao strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Washington Jimmy Martin hits a home run. Tom Piechota singles to center field. Lew Lasorda flies out to the right fielder. Alton English lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Jack McClure flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Bob Heimueller grounds out to the third baseman. Erik Pitts pops out to the catcher. Manny Rand flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Washington Pop-Boy Yaryan 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. Joe Demmitt flies out to the left fielder. Mark Rodgers flies out to the left fielder. Dario Crowder strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Rube Creeden grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mel Miller flies out to the right fielder. Bucky Johnson flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Washington Sid Rutschman walks. Jimmy Martin strikes out. Tom Piechota strikes out. Sid Rutschman steals second. Lew Lasorda reached on a 2-base throwing error by Marius Sivess. Sid Rutschman scores. Alton English flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Carl Cook strikes out. Marius Sivess strikes out. Jennys Moreno is pinch hitting for Pop-Boy Yaryan. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jennys Moreno flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Washington Shawn Agbayani pitching. Jack McClure walks. Joe Demmitt flies out to the center fielder. Jack McClure steals second. Mark Rodgers flies out to the left fielder. Dario Crowder strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit Bob Heimueller hits an infield single to the second baseman. Erik Pitts grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Manny Rand singles to right field. Rube Creeden strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Detroit total runners left on base: 4 Washington total runners left on base: 7
Batting:2B - Joe Demmitt (21).HR - Joe Demmitt (22), Jimmy Martin (26). Baserunning: SB - Jack McClure (29), Sid Rutschman (7), Tom Piechota (13).CS - Dario Crowder (9).
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Ken Dean did not respond to coaching in control Johnny Alou improves in speed Michael Jones improves in power_vs_righty Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance.
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Billy Crespi did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Byung-Hyun Williams improves in control Chris Strom did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Byung-Hyun Williams did not respond to coaching in velocity Bob Clancy did not respond to coaching in 2B