Win: Tom McLeland (18-4) Loss: Pete Kucek (1-9)
Save: Naoya Sato (49)
Inning: 1 Washington Pete Kucek pitching. Jocko Brantley flies out to the center fielder. Jack Carter singles past the second baseman. Dick Gagnier grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Jack Carter is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Jim Simon grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Detroit Tom McLeland pitching. Hack Rucker grounds out to the second baseman. John Ritter flies out to the center fielder. Boardwalk Cosey grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Washington Felix Smith strikes out. Todd Walewander doubles to center field. Tommy Williams strikes out. Bill Geis pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Claude Sanicki grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Alan White grounds out to the second baseman. Charlie Doyle strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Washington Tom McLeland flies out to the left fielder. Jocko Brantley walks. Jack Carter singles to left field. Dick Gagnier singles to right field. Jocko Brantley is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Jack Carter advances to third on the play. Jim Simon walks. Felix Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 Detroit Jesse Rosenthal singles to left field. Jesse Rosenthal steals second. Jerry Brown walks. Pete Kucek lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Hack Rucker singles to center field. Jesse Rosenthal scores. Jerry Brown is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. John Ritter grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Washington Todd Walewander singles to left field. Tommy Williams grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Todd Walewander advances to second on the play. Bill Geis grounds out to the second baseman. Todd Walewander advances to third on the play. Tom McLeland singles to right field. Todd Walewander scores. Jocko Brantley doubles to center field. Jack Carter triples. Tom McLeland scores. Jocko Brantley scores. Dick Gagnier lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Boardwalk Cosey flies out to the center fielder. Claude Sanicki grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Alan White flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Washington Jim Simon singles to right field. Jim Simon steals second. Chris Benton 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 2nd. Felix Smith walks. Todd Walewander flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Jim Simon gets picked off second (1-6). Tommy Williams strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Charlie Doyle flies out to the center fielder. Jesse Rosenthal walks. Jerry Brown grounds into a 1-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Washington Bill Geis lines out to the shortstop. Tom McLeland singles to left field. Jocko Brantley walks. Jack Carter flies out to the left fielder. Dick Gagnier strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Detroit Chris Benton grounds out to the shortstop. Hack Rucker walks. John Ritter strikes out. Boardwalk Cosey lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Washington Jim Simon singles to center field. Felix Smith strikes out. Todd Walewander singles to left field. Jim Simon advances to third on the hit. Todd Walewander steals second. Jesse Rosenthal throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Jim Simon scores. Vern Fromme comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tommy Williams strikes out. Bill Geis pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Claude Sanicki grounds out to the second baseman. Alan White flies out to the left fielder. Charlie Doyle grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Washington Tom McLeland grounds out to the second baseman. Jocko Brantley grounds out to the second baseman. Jack Carter lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit John Wilcox is pinch hitting for Jesse Rosenthal. John Wilcox grounds out to the pitcher. Jerry Brown grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Schemanske is pinch hitting for Vern Fromme. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Joe Schemanske strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Washington Joe Johns pitching. Lance Kerlin enters the game as a defensive replacement for John Wilcox at C. Dick Gagnier flies out to the left fielder. Jim Simon walks. Felix Smith flies out to the left fielder. Todd Walewander lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit Naoya Sato comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Hack Rucker grounds out to the third baseman. John Ritter grounds out to the third baseman. Boardwalk Cosey flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Washington total runners LOB: 11 Detroit total runners LOB: 2
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Bill Cano did not respond to coaching in velocity Bill Miller did not respond to coaching in arm Ken Allard did not respond to coaching in control Ken Allard did not respond to coaching in endurance
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Joel Runge improves in power_vs_righty Jo-Jo Coles did not respond to coaching in velocity Clarence Beckendorf did not respond to coaching in control Jack Zitzmann improves in control