Win: Junior Garcia (7-4) Loss: Chris Ridgway (2-3)
Save: Billy Cone (27)
Inning: 1 Detroit Rudy Twentyfive pitching. Earl Hatter singles to right field. Charlie Hasenmayer singles to right field. Earl Hatter advances to third on the hit. Sid Krueger strikes out. Trader Myers grounds out to the second baseman. Earl Hatter scores. Charlie Hasenmayer advances to second on the play. Ben Sandlock singles past the second baseman. Charlie Hasenmayer scores. Greg Stearns strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Washington Rob Street pitching. Johnny Bird doubles to center field. Don Montague hits an infield single to the second baseman. Don Montague steals second. Al Klinger flies out to the right fielder. Jose Duval grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Bernie Donovan singles to center field. Johnny Bird scores. Don Montague scores. Mace Meridith flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Leon Michaels grounds out to the second baseman. Fred Shifflett grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Rob Street strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Washington Bobby Macko strikes out. Matt Thomas strikes out. Rudy Twentyfive singles to center field. Johnny Bird walks. Don Montague strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Detroit Earl Hatter grounds out to the third baseman. Charlie Hasenmayer grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Sid Krueger flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Washington Al Klinger flies out to the left fielder. Jose Duval grounds out to the third baseman. Bernie Donovan triples. Mace Meridith flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Trader Myers strikes out. Ben Sandlock grounds out to the pitcher. Greg Stearns strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Washington Bobby Macko singles to left field. Matt Thomas grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Bobby Macko is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Rudy Twentyfive lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Johnny Bird singles to center field. Matt Thomas scores. Johnny Bird steals second. Don Montague singles to right field. Johnny Bird scores. Hiroto Sato comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Al Klinger strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Leon Michaels flies out to the center fielder. Fred Shifflett reached on a 2-base throwing error by Bernie Donovan. Hiroto Sato strikes out. Earl Hatter strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Washington Jose Duval grounds out to the third baseman. Bernie Donovan walks. Passed ball. Bernie Donovan advances to second. Mace Meridith grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Bobby Macko flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Charlie Hasenmayer strikes out. Sid Krueger singles to center field. Trader Myers grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Washington Matt Thomas grounds out to the second baseman. Rudy Twentyfive flies out to the right fielder. Johnny Bird singles to center field. Don Montague hits a home run. Johnny Bird scores. Harley McKinney comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Al Klinger strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Ben Sandlock grounds out to the second baseman. Greg Stearns strikes out. Leon Michaels strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Washington Jose Duval walks. Bernie Donovan flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Mace Meridith flies out to the left fielder. Bobby Macko grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Carlos Silva comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Fred Shifflett singles to right field. Lloyd Moseby is pinch hitting for Harley McKinney. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Lloyd Moseby singles to left field. Fred Shifflett advances to third on the hit. Earl Hatter reached on a fielding error by Bernie Donovan. Fred Shifflett scores. Charlie Hasenmayer triples. Lloyd Moseby scores. Earl Hatter scores. The defense is playing the infield in. Sid Krueger singles to right field. Charlie Hasenmayer scores. Jim Cooper comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Trader Myers strikes out. Ben Sandlock grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Washington Tom Conroy pitching. Matt Thomas strikes out. Andy Field is pinch hitting for Jim Cooper. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Andy Field strikes out. Johnny Bird grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Detroit Shuzo Higasa pitching. Greg Stearns strikes out. Leon Michaels flies out to the left fielder. Fred Shifflett pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Washington Don Montague lines out to the third baseman. Al Klinger singles to center field. Jose Duval flies out to the left fielder. Bernie Donovan flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Detroit Walter Andres is pinch hitting for Tom Conroy. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Walter Andres walks. Earl Hatter strikes out. Charlie Hasenmayer flies out to the center fielder. Sid Krueger pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Washington Junior Garcia pitching. Mace Meridith strikes out. Bobby Macko pops out to the shortstop. Matt Thomas pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 11 Detroit Trader Myers lines out to the third baseman. Ben Sandlock strikes out. Greg Stearns flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 11 Washington Mike Luebke is pinch hitting for Shuzo Higasa. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Mike Luebke flies out to the left fielder. Johnny Bird pops out to the second baseman. Don Montague pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 12 Detroit Chris Ridgway pitching. Leon Michaels grounds out to the pitcher. Fred Shifflett singles to right field. Hank Bitters is pinch hitting for Junior Garcia. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Hank Bitters singles to right field. Fred Shifflett advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the infield in. Earl Hatter walks. The defense is playing the infield in. Charlie Hasenmayer flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Fred Shifflett scores. Sid Krueger singles to right field. Hank Bitters scores. Earl Hatter advances to third on the hit. Eric Embry comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Trader Myers walks. Ben Sandlock strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 12 Washington Billy Cone pitching. Al Klinger strikes out. Jose Duval grounds out to the second baseman. Bernie Donovan singles to left field. Mace Meridith grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Bernie Donovan is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Detroit total runners LOB: 6 Washington total runners LOB: 9
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Gil Collins did not respond to coaching in control Duff Bordley did not respond to coaching in endurance Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. King Reuschel improves in range
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: A- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Mike Gilkey did not respond to coaching in velocity Elmer Tising improves in contact_vs_lefty Pat Long did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Shad Thomasson improves in power_vs_righty