Win: Tsuyoshi Nomura (1-0) Loss: Red Criscola (0-3)
Save: Jimmy Campbell (1)
Inning: 1 Washington Robert Lyon pitching. Milt Roof flies out to the right fielder. Khris Khikales pops out to the shortstop. Lefty Sweet doubles to right field. Murphy Daniels pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Detroit Nelson Pagliaroni pitching. Bombo Beckett flies out to the left fielder. Raul Douglass singles to center field. Roger Peerson grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Raul Douglass is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Mike George walks. George Ostermueller flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Washington Markus Young singles to center field. Markus Young steals second. Donny Donowitz grounds out to the shortstop. Oscar Felix doubles past the left fielder. Markus Young scores. Hiromoto Ishiguro grounds out to the shortstop. Nelson Pagliaroni strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Bob Thomas walks. Jack Giallombardo singles to center field. Bob Thomas advances to third on the hit. Ron Bartley flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Bob Thomas scores. Robert Lyon lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Bombo Beckett flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Washington Milt Roof walks. Khris Khikales pops out to the second baseman. Lefty Sweet flies out to the center fielder. Murphy Daniels pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Raul Douglass singles to center field. Roger Peerson flies out to the center fielder. Mike George singles to center field. Raul Douglass is thrown out trying to advance to third by the center fielder. George Ostermueller strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Washington Markus Young grounds out to the shortstop. Donny Donowitz flies out to the right fielder. Oscar Felix singles to left field. Hiromoto Ishiguro strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Bob Thomas pops out to the third baseman. Jack Giallombardo walks. Ron Bartley grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Washington Nelson Pagliaroni singles to right field. Craig Alderson 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. Milt Roof walks. Khris Khikales flies out to the left fielder. Lefty Sweet grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Milt Roof is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Murphy Daniels strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Detroit Craig Alderson grounds out to the second baseman. Bombo Beckett grounds out to the pitcher. Raul Douglass singles to left field. Roger Peerson grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Raul Douglass is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Washington Markus Young strikes out. Donny Donowitz strikes out. Oscar Felix reached on a 2-base throwing error by Bob Thomas. Hiromoto Ishiguro pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Mike George grounds out to the second baseman. George Ostermueller singles to left field. Bob Thomas grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Washington Todd Hairston is pinch hitting for Nelson Pagliaroni. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Todd Hairston grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Milt Roof walks. Khris Khikales doubles to center field. Milt Roof uses his aggressiveness and scores. Frank Todd comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Lefty Sweet flies out to the right fielder. Murphy Daniels singles to left field. Khris Khikales scores. Markus Young grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Murphy Daniels is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Roger Clemens pitching. Mike Pickering is pinch hitting for Jack Giallombardo. Mike Pickering flies out to the left fielder. Roger Butler is pinch hitting for Ron Bartley. Roger Butler singles to left field. Joe Cohen is pinch hitting for Frank Todd. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Joe Cohen strikes out. Bombo Beckett strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Washington Kazuya Sasaki pitching. Ed Pazik enters the game as a defensive replacement for Mike Pickering at C. Donny Donowitz grounds out to the pitcher. Oscar Felix walks. Hiromoto Ishiguro pops out to the third baseman. Alex Palica is pinch hitting for Roger Clemens. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Oscar Felix steals second. Alex Palica flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Tsuyoshi Nomura pitching. Raul Douglass flies out to the left fielder. Roger Peerson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mike George reached on a fielding error by Milt Roof. George Ostermueller grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Washington Milt Roof strikes out. Khris Khikales grounds out to the shortstop. Lefty Sweet flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Detroit Bob Thomas flies out to the right fielder. Ed Pazik singles to center field. Roger Butler hits a home run. Ed Pazik scores. Kurt Arlich is pinch hitting for Kazuya Sasaki. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Kurt Arlich strikes out. Bombo Beckett strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Washington Red Criscola pitching. Murphy Daniels flies out to the left fielder. Markus Young strikes out. Donny Donowitz walks. Oscar Felix walks. Hiromoto Ishiguro walks. Masayuki Akagi is pinch hitting for Tsuyoshi Nomura. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Masayuki Akagi singles to left field. Donny Donowitz scores. Oscar Felix scores. Milt Roof walks. Khris Khikales strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 10 Detroit Jimmy Campbell pitching. Raul Douglass flies out to the center fielder. Roger Peerson grounds out to the shortstop. Mike George flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Washington total runners LOB: 12 Detroit total runners LOB: 7
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Al Terry improves in range J. Peterman did not respond to coaching in velocity Orval Nieman did not respond to coaching in velocity Ralph Boggs improves in range Rick Engel did not respond to coaching in 3B
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Steve Bates improves in power_vs_lefty Ernie Speaker did not respond to coaching in velocity Ernie Speaker did not respond to coaching in velocity Billy Hernandez improves in speed George Blattner did not respond to coaching in 3B