Win: Pat Whiting (4-0) Loss: Rafael Low (1-4)
Save: Paul Dewey (18)
Inning: 1 Washington Jefferson Lara pitching. Mike Howard singles to center field. Ed Fries flies out to the left fielder. Billy Grilli grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Mike Howard is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Ed Phillips grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Detroit Jojo Johnson pitching. Sherry Schulte grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Sam Bottenfield grounds out to the second baseman. Bill McHale singles to left field. Chip Ullrich singles to right field. Dutch Verbanic pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Washington Dana Francona strikes out. Del Dalesandro walks. Mark Perez flies out to the right fielder. Paul Curd grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Keith Batiste grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Derek Pyle grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Harry Acosta singles to right field. Jefferson Lara grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Harry Acosta is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Washington Jojo Johnson grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Howard pops out to the catcher. Ed Fries strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Sherry Schulte flies out to the left fielder. Sam Bottenfield singles to left field. Bill McHale grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Sam Bottenfield advances to second on the play. Chip Ullrich grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Washington Billy Grilli singles to left field. Ed Phillips strikes out. Dana Francona grounds out to the second baseman. Billy Grilli advances to second on the play. Billy Grilli gets picked off second (1-4). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Dutch Verbanic strikes out. Keith Batiste grounds out to the shortstop. Derek Pyle grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Washington Del Dalesandro grounds out to the pitcher. Mark Perez singles to left field. Paul Curd strikes out. Jojo Johnson flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Harry Acosta singles to left field. Jefferson Lara lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Sherry Schulte strikes out. Sam Bottenfield pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Washington Mike Howard grounds out to the third baseman. Ed Fries strikes out. Billy Grilli walks. Ed Phillips singles to right field. Billy Grilli advances to third on the hit. Ed Phillips is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Bill McHale grounds out to the second baseman. Chip Ullrich grounds out to the second baseman. Dutch Verbanic singles to left field. Keith Batiste grounds into a force play to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Dutch Verbanic is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Washington Dana Francona strikes out. Del Dalesandro walks. Mark Perez strikes out. Paul Curd grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Derek Pyle grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Harry Acosta walks. Wes Schulz is pinch hitting for Jefferson Lara. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Wes Schulz flies out to the left fielder. Sherry Schulte flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Washington Lou Clements pitching. Ralph Davis is pinch hitting for Jojo Johnson. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Ralph Davis singles to right field. Mike Howard walks. Ed Fries pops out to the third baseman. Billy Grilli grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Ralph Davis advances to third on the play. Mike Howard advances to second on the play. Ed Phillips flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Detroit Jim Tannehill pitching. Sam Bottenfield pops out to the shortstop. Bill McHale singles to center field. Jose Anderson is pinch running for Bill McHale on 1st base. Chip Ullrich singles to right field. Jose Anderson advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the infield in. Dutch Verbanic pops out to the first baseman. Keith Batiste strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Washington Dana Francona pops out to the first baseman. Del Dalesandro singles to right field. Mark Perez flies out to the left fielder. Paul Curd flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit Derek Pyle flies out to the left fielder. Harry Acosta strikes out. Mike Bird is pinch hitting for Lou Clements. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Mike Bird strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Washington Rafael Low pitching. Merritt Gautreau is pinch hitting for Jim Tannehill. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Merritt Gautreau grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mike Howard grounds out to the second baseman. Ed Fries strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Detroit Pat Whiting pitching. Sherry Schulte strikes out. Sam Bottenfield flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Jose Anderson doubles to left field. Chip Ullrich walks. Dutch Verbanic strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 11 Washington Billy Grilli walks. Ed Phillips lines out to the second baseman. Dana Francona is hit by a pitch. Del Dalesandro doubles to left field. Billy Grilli scores. Dana Francona uses his aggressiveness and scores. Glen Dempster comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mark Perez hits a home run. Del Dalesandro scores. Billy McClure comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Paul Curd walks. Pat Whiting lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Mike Howard doubles to center field. Paul Curd scores. Eric Hyatt comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ed Fries flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 11 Detroit Keith Batiste singles to center field. Derek Pyle walks. Harry Acosta grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Keith Batiste advances to third on the play. Derek Pyle advances to second on the play. Jim Nippert is pinch hitting for Eric Hyatt. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Jim Nippert pops out to the third baseman. Sherry Schulte singles to right field. Keith Batiste scores. Derek Pyle scores. Paul Dewey comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Sam Bottenfield grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Sherry Schulte is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Washington total runners LOB: 9 Detroit total runners LOB: 12
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Ted McNabb did not respond to coaching in speed Kip Edwards did not respond to coaching in range Alex Lewis did not respond to coaching in velocity Roberto Irwin did not respond to coaching in arm Bob Midkiff did not respond to coaching in 2B
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Fred Daringer did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Jack Hammond did not respond to coaching in arm Fred Daringer improves in contact_vs_lefty Bobby Froats improves in arm