Win: Eric Grace (3-5) Loss: Mike Kester (1-4)
Save: Luis Kent (3)
Inning: 1 Detroit Mike Kester pitching. Sean Casey walks. Jay Smith strikes out. Sean Casey steals second. Katsuo Machida strikes out. Klondike Douglass grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Washington Eric Grace pitching. Gary Mantilla grounds out to the shortstop. Mitch Sierra is hit by a pitch. Alejandro White grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Todd Helton singles past the first baseman. Duke Sims pops out to the first baseman. Bob Bailor strikes out. Sidney DeFate flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Washington Kirt Walberg flies out to the right fielder. Andy Carroll grounds out to the third baseman. Rodney Stone strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Eric Grace reached on a 2-base fielding error by Kirt Walberg. Sean Casey grounds out to the second baseman. Eric Grace advances to third on the play. Jay Smith grounds out to the second baseman. Eric Grace scores. Katsuo Machida lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Washington Gary Meinert singles to center field. David Overall strikes out. Gary Meinert steals second. Mike Kester flies out to the center fielder. Gary Mantilla strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Klondike Douglass grounds out to the pitcher. Todd Helton strikes out. Duke Sims singles to center field. Duke Sims steals second. Bob Bailor hits a home run. Duke Sims scores. Sidney DeFate strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Washington Mitch Sierra lines out to the first baseman. Alejandro White singles to left field. Kirt Walberg strikes out. Andy Carroll pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Eric Grace strikes out. Sean Casey strikes out. Jay Smith grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Washington Rodney Stone grounds out to the third baseman. Gary Meinert strikes out. David Overall walks. Mike Kester grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Katsuo Machida flies out to the right fielder. Klondike Douglass walks. Todd Helton strikes out. Klondike Douglass steals second. Duke Sims grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Washington Gary Mantilla flies out to the left fielder. Mitch Sierra flies out to the right fielder. Alejandro White singles to right field. Kirt Walberg strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Bob Bailor hits a home run. Brett Bradford comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Sidney DeFate flies out to the center fielder. Eric Grace lines out to the second baseman. Sean Casey flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Washington Andy Carroll grounds out to the shortstop. Rodney Stone singles to left field. Gary Meinert strikes out. David Overall strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Jay Smith hits a home run. Jim Held comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Katsuo Machida flies out to the right fielder. Bobby Murtaugh is pinch hitting for Klondike Douglass. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Bobby Murtaugh grounds out to the shortstop. Todd Helton grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Washington Danny Spicer is pinch hitting for Jim Held. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Danny Spicer strikes out. Gary Mantilla hits an infield single to the catcher. Mitch Sierra singles to left field. Alejandro White hits a home run. Gary Mantilla scores. Mitch Sierra scores. Kirt Walberg flies out to the center fielder. Andy Carroll walks. Rodney Stone grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit Rick Long pitching. Duke Sims reached on a 2-base fielding error by Kirt Walberg. Bob Bailor hits an infield single to the shortstop. Sidney DeFate singles to center field. Duke Sims scores. Desi Coco is pinch hitting for Eric Grace. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Desi Coco flies out to the right fielder. Sean Casey singles to left field. Bob Bailor is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Sidney DeFate advances to third on the play. Jay Smith grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Washington Luis Kent pitching. Jake Taylor enters the game as a defensive replacement for Todd Helton at CF. Chuck Jones enters the game as a defensive replacement for Duke Sims at 1B. Gary Meinert grounds out to the shortstop. David Overall grounds out to the second baseman. Al Withem is pinch hitting for Rick Long. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Al Withem singles to left field. Gary Mantilla grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Detroit total runners LOB: 5 Washington total runners LOB: 7
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Augie Rosen improves in speed Joe Gumpert improves in contact_vs_lefty Hal Palica improves in power_vs_righty Kim Herrera improves in range
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Ken Denny improves in power_vs_righty Graig Lucey improves in control Bob Konetchy improves in power_vs_lefty Ken Denny did not respond to coaching in speed Jimmy Urban did not respond to coaching in C