Inning: 1 Detroit Gary Roberts pitching. Steve Alston strikes out. Tom Leary flies out to the right fielder. Barry Jackson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Washington Dan Brennan pitching. Dave Caveney strikes out. Preacher Skalski grounds out to the third baseman. Harland Fishburn singles to center field. Lou Jones grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Harland Fishburn is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Bill Bowman singles to left field. Bill Bowman steals second. Bill Maul singles to left field. Bill Bowman scores. Johnny King flies out to the right fielder. Boots Bell doubles to right field. Masataka Higashida walks. Dan Brennan singles past the third baseman. Bill Maul scores. Boots Bell scores. Masataka Higashida advances to third on the hit. Steve Alston walks. Tom Leary hits an infield single to the first baseman. Masataka Higashida scores. Barry Jackson singles to center field. Dan Brennan scores. Steve Alston scores. Tom Leary advances to third on the hit. Vince Varsho comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bill Bowman flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Tom Leary scores. Bill Maul flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Washington Rasty Boyle grounds out to the shortstop. Johnny Morzek walks. Bobby Hamilton strikes out. Angelo DiMentibelio strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Johnny King grounds out to the third baseman. Boots Bell grounds out to the shortstop. Masataka Higashida grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Washington Vince Varsho strikes out. Dave Caveney singles past the second baseman. Dave Caveney steals second. Preacher Skalski flies out to the right fielder. Harland Fishburn walks. Lou Jones flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Detroit Dan Brennan pops out to the second baseman. Steve Alston walks. Steve Alston is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Tom Leary grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Washington Rasty Boyle strikes out. Johnny Morzek doubles to left field. Bobby Hamilton singles to center field. Johnny Morzek scores. Angelo DiMentibelio flies out to the center fielder. Vince Varsho singles to left field. Bobby Hamilton advances to third on the hit. Dave Caveney pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Detroit Barry Jackson grounds out to the pitcher. Bill Bowman singles to center field. Bill Maul strikes out. Bill Bowman steals second. Johnny King pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Washington Preacher Skalski grounds out to the shortstop. Harland Fishburn strikes out. Lou Jones grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Boots Bell singles to left field. Masataka Higashida singles to center field. Dan Brennan fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Dan Brennan singles to right field. Boots Bell scores. Masataka Higashida advances to third on the hit. Steve Alston hits a home run. Masataka Higashida scores. Dan Brennan scores. Tom Leary strikes out. Barry Jackson singles to center field. Bill Bowman flies out to the right fielder. Bill Maul flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Washington Rasty Boyle flies out to the left fielder. Johnny Morzek grounds out to the shortstop. Bobby Hamilton grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Johnny King hits a home run. Boots Bell triples. Masataka Higashida grounds out to the pitcher. Lednier Quiros comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is pulled because he is getting hammered (Relief pitcher has given up 5 or more earned runs, he is tired, and the team is losing by more than 5 runs). Dan Brennan flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Boots Bell scores. Steve Alston grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Washington Angelo DiMentibelio grounds out to the shortstop. Masaru Yamasaki is pinch hitting for Lednier Quiros. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Masaru Yamasaki singles to right field. Dave Caveney grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Masaru Yamasaki advances to second on the play. Preacher Skalski grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Bill Bale pitching. Tom Leary strikes out. Barry Jackson grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Bowman is hit by a pitch. Bill Bowman steals second. Bill Maul flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Washington Charlie Shoupe is pinch hitting for Harland Fishburn. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Charlie Shoupe singles to left field. Jay Torrealba is pinch hitting for Lou Jones. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jay Torrealba flies out to the left fielder. Murry Dunlap is pinch hitting for Rasty Boyle. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Murry Dunlap flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Reggie Thevenow is pinch hitting for Johnny Morzek. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Charlie Shoupe steals second. Reggie Thevenow lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit Johnny King grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Boots Bell strikes out. Masataka Higashida singles to center field. Dan Brennan flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Washington Bobby Hamilton grounds out to the third baseman. Angelo DiMentibelio singles to center field. Jack Treadway is pinch hitting for Bill Bale. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Jack Treadway pops out to the shortstop. Dave Caveney walks. Preacher Skalski singles to right field. Angelo DiMentibelio scores. Dave Caveney advances to third on the hit. Charlie Shoupe reached on a 2-base throwing error by Masataka Higashida. Dave Caveney scores. Jay Torrealba pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Detroit total runners LOB: 5 Washington total runners LOB: 10
Batting:2B - Boots Bell (17).3B - Boots Bell (5).HR - Steve Alston (17), Johnny King (7).SF - Bill Bowman, Dan Brennan.HBP - Bill Bowman (2). Baserunning: SB - Bill Bowman 3 (35).CS - Steve Alston (11). Fielding: E - Masataka Higashida.
Game Notes Dan Brennan is injured and is expected to be out 38 days.
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Vince Jacobs improves in power_vs_lefty Matty Lindsay did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Joe Crowley did not respond to coaching in speed Vince Jacobs did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty John Spoljaric did not respond to coaching in range Lyn Kunkel did not respond to coaching in velocity Fred Starr did not respond to coaching in SS
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Kevin Romano improves in contact_vs_righty Ryan Moran did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Ray Fisher improves in power_vs_lefty Kevin Romano improves in power_vs_lefty Jack Eshelman improves in range Russ Dewey did not respond to coaching in velocity