Win: Vance Egan (12-8) Loss: Mark Sutcliffe (10-16)
Inning: 1 Detroit Mark Sutcliffe pitching. Ed Peterson pops out to the shortstop. Matt Harper lines out to the second baseman. Hector McGuire strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Washington Vance Egan pitching. Rube Schreiber grounds out to the pitcher. Tom Ballenger walks. Shoji Ishikawa grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tom Ballenger advances to second on the play. Jim Owens grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Alex Miller flies out to the right fielder. Pi Schwert grounds out to the shortstop. Juan Vasquez grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Washington Gus Armstrong singles to right field. Gary Williams grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Gus Armstrong is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Niorquis Gavilan strikes out. Gary Williams steals second. Chick Alou grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Earl Shinall flies out to the center fielder. Curt Branca singles to right field. Vance Egan lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Ed Peterson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Washington Mark Sutcliffe grounds out to the second baseman. Rube Schreiber flies out to the center fielder. Tom Ballenger doubles to left field. Shoji Ishikawa grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Matt Harper flies out to the center fielder. Hector McGuire strikes out. Alex Miller pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Washington Jim Owens flies out to the left fielder. Gus Armstrong flies out to the left fielder. Gary Williams walks. Niorquis Gavilan grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Gary Williams is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Pi Schwert walks. Juan Vasquez singles to right field. Pi Schwert advances to third on the hit. Earl Shinall singles to center field. Pi Schwert scores. Juan Vasquez aggressively advances to third on the hit. Curt Branca strikes out. Vance Egan flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Juan Vasquez scores. Ed Peterson walks. Matt Harper doubles to left field. Earl Shinall scores. Ed Peterson uses his aggressiveness and scores. Hector McGuire strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Washington Chick Alou grounds out to the third baseman. Mark Sutcliffe singles to center field. Rube Schreiber strikes out. Tom Ballenger flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Alex Miller grounds out to the third baseman. Pi Schwert singles to center field. Juan Vasquez flies out to the right fielder. Earl Shinall grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Pi Schwert is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Washington Shoji Ishikawa flies out to the left fielder. Jim Owens flies out to the left fielder. Gus Armstrong strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Orlando Rives comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Rich Storie is pinch hitting for Curt Branca. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Rich Storie triples. Vance Egan singles to left field. Rich Storie scores. Hughie Wright is pinch hitting for Ed Peterson. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Hughie Wright doubles to center field. Matt Harper grounds out to the second baseman. Vance Egan scores. Hughie Wright advances to third on the play. Roger Minarcin comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Hector McGuire singles to left field. Hughie Wright scores. Alex Miller singles to left field. Hector McGuire advances to third on the hit. Angel Whitaker is pinch hitting for Pi Schwert. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Alex Miller steals second. Angel Whitaker walks. Juan Vasquez grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Washington Gary Williams grounds out to the shortstop. Niorquis Gavilan grounds out to the third baseman. Chick Alou flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Earl Shinall flies out to the center fielder. Rich Storie singles to right field. Rich Storie steals second. Vance Egan strikes out. Hughie Wright pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Washington Jim Hershberger is pinch hitting for Roger Minarcin. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jim Hershberger doubles to right field. Rube Schreiber strikes out. Dave Krug is pinch hitting for Tom Ballenger. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Dave Krug singles to right field. Jim Hershberger scores. Shoji Ishikawa grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Dave Krug is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Shoji Ishikawa is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Detroit Keith Stanley pitching. Matt Harper hits a home run. Hector McGuire grounds out to the shortstop. Alex Miller singles to center field. Angel Whitaker lines out to the third baseman. Alex Miller steals second. Juan Vasquez flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Washington Jim Owens is hit by a pitch. Gus Armstrong pops out to the second baseman. Gary Williams strikes out. Walter Oana is pinch hitting for Niorquis Gavilan. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Walter Oana singles to left field. Jim Maclin is pinch hitting for Chick Alou. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jim Maclin doubles to center field. Jim Owens scores. Eddie DeBerry is pinch hitting for Keith Stanley. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Eddie DeBerry flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Detroit total runners LOB: 7 Washington total runners LOB: 7
Batting:2B - Tom Ballenger (18), Jim Maclin (4), Jim Hershberger (9).HBP - Jim Owens (2). Baserunning: SB - Gary Williams (10).CS - Shoji Ishikawa (16).
Game Notes Matt Harper is injured and is expected to be out 18 days. Eddie DeBerry is injured and is expected to be out 9 days.
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Bunty Simba did not respond to coaching in speed Bunty Caddy improves in power_vs_righty Milt Small did not respond to coaching in velocity Ab Espinoza did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Danny Ramirez did not respond to coaching in endurance Bunty Simba improves in contact_vs_lefty Bunty Simba did not respond to coaching in 1B
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: George Kearney improves in contact_vs_lefty Ralph Castro did not respond to coaching in endurance Ad Abernathie improves in power_vs_lefty Flint Sparks did not respond to coaching in speed Harry Flohr did not respond to coaching in arm Yoshinari Ono did not respond to coaching in arm