Inning: 1 Detroit Craig Allen pitching. Vic Woodhull grounds out to the shortstop. Norsk Stein strikes out. Domenica Mattina flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Washington Otis Freehan pitching. Tucker Niehaus flies out to the center fielder. J.C. Usher walks. Earl Jones strikes out. Frank Bonetti singles to center field. J.C. Usher advances to third on the hit. Chad Hofman flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Detroit Craig Gibson pops out to the third baseman. Mitsuaki Kawasaki strikes out. Joe Keefe singles to left field. Whitey Lockman grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Joe Keefe is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Washington Rebel Bartirome triples. Craig Cappuzzello flies out to the right fielder. Max Vaughan grounds out to the second baseman. Rebel Bartirome scores. Craig Allen strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Omar Fabricante di Tende singles to center field. Otis Freehan pops up a bunt to the pitcher. Vic Woodhull flies out to the center fielder. Norsk Stein flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Washington Tucker Niehaus flies out to the right fielder. J.C. Usher flies out to the right fielder. Earl Jones walks. Frank Bonetti singles to center field. Earl Jones advances to third on the hit. Chad Hofman walks. Rebel Bartirome singles to center field. Earl Jones scores. Frank Bonetti scores. Craig Cappuzzello grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Rebel Bartirome is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Detroit Domenica Mattina grounds out to the third baseman. Craig Gibson triples. Mitsuaki Kawasaki flies out to the right fielder. Joe Keefe grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Washington Max Vaughan pops out to the shortstop. George Leiper is pinch hitting for Craig Allen. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. George Leiper pops out to the first baseman. Tucker Niehaus singles to right field. Tucker Niehaus gets picked off first. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Ken Capuano pitching. Whitey Lockman strikes out. Omar Fabricante di Tende singles to center field. Otis Freehan lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Vic Woodhull grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Washington J.C. Usher lines out to the second baseman. Earl Jones flies out to the center fielder. Frank Bonetti grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Norsk Stein grounds out to the shortstop. Domenica Mattina grounds out to the pitcher. Craig Gibson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Washington Chad Hofman grounds out to the shortstop. Rebel Bartirome walks. Rebel Bartirome steals second. Craig Cappuzzello strikes out. Max Vaughan hits a home run. Rebel Bartirome scores. Ken Capuano reached on a 2-base throwing error by Mitsuaki Kawasaki. Tucker Niehaus grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Mitsuaki Kawasaki walks. Joe Keefe grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Whitey Lockman grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Washington J.C. Usher lines out to the second baseman. Earl Jones grounds out to the shortstop. Frank Bonetti walks. Chad Hofman flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Omar Fabricante di Tende lines out to the shortstop. Jack Murakami is pinch hitting for Otis Freehan. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Jack Murakami grounds out to the second baseman. Vic Woodhull flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Washington George F. Grill pitching. Rebel Bartirome flies out to the right fielder. Frank Lopez is pinch hitting for Craig Cappuzzello. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Frank Lopez grounds out to the pitcher. Max Vaughan pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Detroit Norsk Stein pops out to the second baseman. Domenica Mattina strikes out. Craig Gibson walks. Huey Lewis is pinch hitting for Mitsuaki Kawasaki. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Huey Lewis strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Detroit total runners left on base: 5 Washington total runners left on base: 6
Game Notes George F. Grill is injured and is expected to be out 15 days.
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Jim Cahill did not respond to coaching in velocity Keith Schneck improves in contact_vs_lefty Terry Walk improves in endurance Al Gonzalez did not respond to coaching in LF
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Bob Newson improves in range Rube Jok did not respond to coaching in speed Wally Thomas did not respond to coaching in velocity Sergio Splittorff did not respond to coaching in SS