Win: Nixey Faust (2-0) Loss: Carmen Garciaparra (6-3)
Inning: 1 Detroit Dinny Friberg pitching. Harry Elliott strikes out. Mike Hulen flies out to the right fielder. Marcus Pinn singles to center field. Ed Jackson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Washington Slick Foster pitching. Chuck Duncan grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Wally Makowski strikes out. Mike Balaz grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit George Appier strikes out. Chris Trout grounds out to the second baseman. Walt Calvert doubles to left field. Bill Wathan strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Washington Tommy Miller grounds out to the shortstop. Tadahiro Aoyama grounds out to the shortstop. Jesus Owens walks. Jack Swormstedt flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Slick Foster flies out to the center fielder. Harry Elliott walks. Mike Hulen grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Washington Jerry Bunker walks. Dinny Friberg lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Chuck Duncan hits an infield single to the pitcher. The defense is playing the infield in. Wally Makowski lines out to the second baseman. Mike Balaz grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Detroit Marcus Pinn pops out to the second baseman. Ed Jackson grounds out to the third baseman. George Appier hits a home run. Chris Trout grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Washington Tommy Miller grounds out to the pitcher. Tadahiro Aoyama grounds out to the shortstop. Jesus Owens grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Walt Calvert grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Wathan strikes out. Slick Foster grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Washington Jack Swormstedt flies out to the left fielder. Jerry Bunker doubles to center field. Dinny Friberg grounds out to the shortstop. Chuck Duncan doubles to left field. Jerry Bunker scores. Wally Makowski flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Harry Elliott triples. Mike Hulen walks. Marcus Pinn strikes out. Ed Jackson grounds out to the shortstop. Harry Elliott scores. Mike Hulen advances to second on the play. George Appier strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Washington Mike Balaz flies out to the left fielder. Tommy Miller flies out to the center fielder. Tadahiro Aoyama flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Chris Trout flies out to the left fielder. Walt Calvert hits a home run. Bobby Lyons is pinch hitting for Bill Wathan. Bobby Lyons hits an infield single to the second baseman. Bobby Lyons steals second. Slick Foster flies out to the center fielder. Harry Elliott grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Washington Jesus Owens lines out to the second baseman. Jack Swormstedt hits a home run. Jerry Bunker triples. Hank Ganzel 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 1st. Duke Spencer is pinch hitting for Dinny Friberg. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Duke Spencer lines out to the second baseman. Chuck Duncan singles to center field. Jerry Bunker scores. Wally Makowski flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Fred Knotts pitching. Mike Hulen singles past the shortstop. Marcus Pinn walks. Ed Jackson hits an infield single to the second baseman. George Appier flies out to the right fielder. Chris Trout grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Hulen scores. Marcus Pinn advances to third on the play. Ed Jackson advances to second on the play. Nixey Faust comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Eric Ortegas is pinch hitting for Walt Calvert. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Eric Ortegas grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Washington Mike Balaz grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Tommy Miller flies out to the center fielder. Tadahiro Aoyama reached on a fielding error by Eric Ortegas. Jesus Owens grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit Bobby Lyons grounds out to the pitcher. Don Zimmerman is pinch hitting for Hank Ganzel. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Don Zimmerman singles to center field. Harry Elliott grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Don Zimmerman is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Mike Hulen reached on a 2-base throwing error by Chuck Duncan. Marcus Pinn singles to left field. Harry Elliott scores. Mike Hulen scores. Harvey Keitel is pinch hitting for Ed Jackson. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Marcus Pinn is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Washington Jim Afenir pitching. Jack Swormstedt hits a home run. Roy Wallace comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jerry Bunker hits a home run. Carmen Garciaparra comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ren Barbary is pinch hitting for Nixey Faust. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Ren Barbary singles to center field. Chuck Duncan singles to center field. Ren Barbary advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the corners in. Wally Makowski walks. The defense is playing the corners in. Mike Balaz grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Ren Barbary scores. Chuck Duncan advances to third on the play. Wally Makowski advances to second on the play. The defense is playing the infield in. Tommy Miller walks. The defense is playing the infield in. Tadahiro Aoyama singles to right field. Chuck Duncan scores. Detroit total runners left on base: 6 Washington total runners left on base: 6
Batting:2B - Walt Calvert (8).3B - Harry Elliott (5).HR - George Appier (16), Walt Calvert (8).GIDP - Mike Hulen. Baserunning: SB - Bobby Lyons (2).CS - Marcus Pinn (5). Fielding: E - Eric Ortegas.
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Ray Wortham did not respond to coaching in arm Tracy Gillespie improves in arm Sam Kirk improves in speed Gary Clark did not respond to coaching in velocity
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Troy Edington improves in endurance Dave Borom did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Gene Wilson did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Mickey Pitko improves in speed