Win: George Pujols (6-1) Loss: Orlando Rives (2-4)
Save: Rick Porzio (17)
Inning: 1 Washington Al Geary pitching. Tom Ballenger pops out to the shortstop. Gus Armstrong singles to left field. Gus Armstrong is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Rube Schreiber flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Detroit Orlando Rives pitching. Ed Peterson grounds out to the shortstop. Doyle Howard flies out to the left fielder. Shag Lyons singles to right field. Curt Branca singles to right field. Earl Shinall singles in front of the left fielder. Shag Lyons scores. Curt Branca advances to third on the hit. Rich Storie grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Washington Don Bowman walks. Don Bowman steals second. Jim Hershberger flies out to the left fielder. Eddie DeBerry flies out to the right fielder. Yoshinari Ono singles to center field. Don Bowman scores. Yoshinari Ono is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Walter Medeiros grounds out to the shortstop. Alex Miller walks. Al Geary lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, throws to second for the force out, on to first but the throw to first for the double play is not in time. (SS covering 2nd). Ed Peterson grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Al Geary is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Washington Jim Owens pops out to the first baseman. Orlando Rives strikes out. Tom Ballenger walks. Tom Ballenger steals second. Gus Armstrong grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Doyle Howard strikes out. Shag Lyons grounds out to the second baseman. Curt Branca grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Washington Rube Schreiber flies out to the right fielder. Don Bowman grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Hershberger grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Earl Shinall singles to left field. Rich Storie strikes out. Walter Medeiros pops out to the pitcher. Alex Miller flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Washington Eddie DeBerry walks. Yoshinari Ono walks. Jim Owens strikes out. Orlando Rives lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Tom Ballenger singles to left field. Eddie DeBerry scores. Yoshinari Ono is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Al Geary strikes out. Ed Peterson singles to right field. Doyle Howard grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ed Peterson advances to second on the play. Shag Lyons flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Washington Gus Armstrong grounds out to the third baseman. Rube Schreiber flies out to the center fielder. Don Bowman triples. Jim Hershberger pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Curt Branca flies out to the left fielder. Earl Shinall singles to center field. Rich Storie grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Washington George Pujols comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Eddie DeBerry grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Yoshinari Ono grounds out to the catcher. Jim Owens strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Walter Medeiros triples. Alex Miller flies out to the left fielder. Angel Whitaker is pinch hitting for George Pujols. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Angel Whitaker hits a home run. Walter Medeiros scores. Ed Peterson grounds out to the pitcher. Doyle Howard singles to center field. Shag Lyons strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Washington Ed Clark pitching. Joe Meridith is pinch hitting for Orlando Rives. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Joe Meridith walks. Tom Ballenger singles to left field. Joe Meridith is thrown out trying to advance to third by the left fielder. Gus Armstrong flies out to the right fielder. Rube Schreiber flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Neal Patterson pitching. Curt Branca lines out to the second baseman. Earl Shinall reached on a fielding error by Tom Ballenger. Earl Shinall is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Rich Storie flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Washington Rick Porzio comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Don Bowman grounds out to the pitcher. Jim Hershberger singles to left field. Eddie DeBerry grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Hershberger advances to second on the play. Yoshinari Ono strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Washington total runners left on base: 5 Detroit total runners left on base: 6
Batting:3B - Don Bowman (4). Baserunning: SB - Tom Ballenger (11), Don Bowman (5).CS - Gus Armstrong (5), Yoshinari Ono (3). Fielding: E - Tom Ballenger.
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: A- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Charlie Belinda did not respond to coaching in control Lee Moore did not respond to coaching in control Melvin Honeycutt did not respond to coaching in arm Flint Sparks did not respond to coaching in arm Charlie Belinda did not respond to coaching in velocity Jot Roig did not respond to coaching in endurance
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Ab Espinoza improves in arm Hector McGuire did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Billy Dedrick did not respond to coaching in control Milt Small did not respond to coaching in control Terry Menefee did not respond to coaching in velocity Oscar White did not respond to coaching in control Blackie Manush did not respond to coaching in SS