Win: Rube Averill (1-0) Loss: Hal Clemens (1-1)
Save: Casey Thomas (5)
Inning: 1 Detroit Joe Conroy pitching. Laurie Webb walks. Nino Bruyette grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Laurie Webb advances to second on the play. Emil Prough strikes out. Yoshio Asada triples. Laurie Webb scores. German Witt grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Washington Pedro Scarritt pitching. Andres Womack flies out to the center fielder. Danny Reynolds walks. Danny Reynolds steals second. Joe Amaro hits a home run. Danny Reynolds scores. Bobby Valera flies out to the left fielder. Fred Anthony strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Buddy Tillman strikes out. Don Vizquel pops out to the first baseman. Billy Heise grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Washington Antonio Ward flies out to the center fielder. Walt Blue grounds out to the second baseman. Pete Cochrane grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Pedro Scarritt grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Laurie Webb doubles to right field. Nino Bruyette strikes out. Emil Prough hits a home run. Laurie Webb scores. Yoshio Asada strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Washington Joe Conroy singles to left field. Andres Womack grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Joe Conroy is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Danny Reynolds strikes out. Andres Womack steals second. Joe Amaro walks. Bobby Valera pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Detroit German Witt grounds out to the second baseman. Buddy Tillman grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Don Vizquel singles to right field. Billy Heise walks. Pedro Scarritt lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Washington Fred Anthony strikes out. Antonio Ward doubles to center field. Walt Blue grounds out to the second baseman. Antonio Ward advances to third on the play. Pete Cochrane flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Laurie Webb singles to center field. Nino Bruyette walks. Emil Prough flies out to the center fielder. Yoshio Asada flies out to the center fielder. German Witt grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Washington Joe Conroy walks. Andres Womack grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Joe Conroy is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Danny Reynolds singles to center field. Joe Amaro strikes out. Bobby Valera grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Detroit Buddy Tillman flies out to the right fielder. Don Vizquel strikes out. Billy Heise walks. Pedro Scarritt grounds into a force play to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Billy Heise is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Washington Fred Anthony hits a home run. Antonio Ward flies out to the center fielder. Walt Blue strikes out. Pete Cochrane strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Laurie Webb singles to right field. Don Malone comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Nino Bruyette flies out to the center fielder. Emil Prough flies out to the center fielder. Yoshio Asada grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Washington Merle Johnson is pinch hitting for Don Malone. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Merle Johnson singles past the shortstop. Merle Johnson is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Andres Womack strikes out. Danny Reynolds flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Rube Averill pitching. German Witt grounds out to the second baseman. Buddy Tillman strikes out. Don Vizquel singles to center field. Billy Heise walks. Gary High is pinch hitting for Pedro Scarritt. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Gary High strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Washington Hal Clemens pitching. Joe Amaro hits a home run. Bobby Valera grounds out to the second baseman. Fred Anthony strikes out. Antonio Ward grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Detroit Casey Thomas comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Laurie Webb strikes out. Nino Bruyette singles to right field. Nino Bruyette steals second. Emil Prough strikes out. Yoshio Asada flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Detroit total runners left on base: 10 Washington total runners left on base: 5
Game Notes Nino Bruyette is injured and is expected to be out 16 days.
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Jerry Felix improves in power_vs_righty Roy Satriano did not respond to coaching in range Henry Davis did not respond to coaching in range Roy Satriano improves in contact_vs_lefty
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Takeo Yoshioka did not respond to coaching in control Dave Skowron improves in contact_vs_lefty Harry Cook did not respond to coaching in control Otto Sweeney improves in power_vs_lefty