Win: Gene Catterson (2-2) Loss: Dan Brennan (2-10)
Inning: 1 Washington Mike Heathcote pitching. Baron Karza flies out to the center fielder. John Overy doubles to center field. Dave Caveney singles to left field. Don Dickshot walks. Bill Coleman grounds out to the third baseman. John Overy scores. Dave Caveney advances to third on the play. Don Dickshot advances to second on the play. Sam Lefebvre flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Detroit Dan Brennan pitching. Boots Bell triples. Tom Leary walks. Beryl Pittinger walks. Yulieski Cespedes singles to left field. Boots Bell scores. Tom Leary scores. Johnny King grounds out to the third baseman. Beryl Pittinger advances to third on the play. Yulieski Cespedes advances to second on the play. Matty Lindsay grounds out to the pitcher. Lenny Chiles hits a home run. Beryl Pittinger scores. Yulieski Cespedes scores. Dave Bearse comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Doug Ferguson walks. Mike Heathcote grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Washington Bobby Hamilton strikes out. Vince Jacobs singles to center field. Dave Bearse lays down a bunt. He is safe at first. Runners advance. Baron Karza walks. John Overy grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Vince Jacobs scores. Dave Bearse advances to third on the play. Baron Karza advances to second on the play. Dave Caveney grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Detroit Boots Bell flies out to the center fielder. Tom Leary singles to left field. Beryl Pittinger flies out to the center fielder. Yulieski Cespedes hits a home run. Tom Leary scores. Johnny King singles past the third baseman. Matty Lindsay doubles to center field. Johnny King uses his aggressiveness and scores. Al Cueto comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Lenny Chiles singles to left field. Matty Lindsay scores. Lenny Chiles is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Washington Don Dickshot singles past the second baseman. Don Dickshot steals second. Bill Coleman singles to right field. Don Dickshot scores. Bill Coleman is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Sam Lefebvre singles to center field. Bobby Hamilton doubles past the center fielder. Vince Jacobs hits a home run. Sam Lefebvre scores. Bobby Hamilton scores. Gene Catterson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Al Cueto singles to center field. Baron Karza hits a home run. Al Cueto scores. Cory Rightnowar comes in from the bullpen to pitch. John Overy strikes out. Dave Caveney flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Doug Ferguson singles to center field. Cory Rightnowar lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Boots Bell singles to right field. Doug Ferguson uses his aggressiveness and scores. Tom Leary hits a home run. Boots Bell scores. Beryl Pittinger grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Yulieski Cespedes singles to right field. Yuniel Barroso comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Johnny King flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Washington Don Dickshot grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bill Coleman walks. Sam Lefebvre flies out to the center fielder. Bobby Hamilton strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Matty Lindsay walks. Lenny Chiles flies out to the left fielder. Matty Lindsay is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Doug Ferguson grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Washington Vince Jacobs flies out to the left fielder. Yuniel Barroso strikes out. Baron Karza grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit John Spoljaric is pinch hitting for Cory Rightnowar. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. John Spoljaric strikes out. Boots Bell walks. Boots Bell steals second. Tom Leary hits a home run. Boots Bell scores. Beryl Pittinger grounds out to the pitcher. Yulieski Cespedes grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Washington Hideki Bailey pitching. John Overy strikes out. Dave Caveney grounds out to the third baseman. Don Dickshot doubles past the first baseman. Bill Coleman pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Vince Varsho comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Johnny King flies out to the left fielder. Matty Lindsay strikes out. Lenny Chiles flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Washington Sam Lefebvre strikes out. Bobby Hamilton flies out to the center fielder. Vince Jacobs strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Doug Ferguson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mike Gomez is pinch hitting for Hideki Bailey. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Mike Gomez strikes out. Boots Bell grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Washington Earl Shifflett pitching. Preacher Skalski is pinch hitting for Vince Varsho. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Preacher Skalski singles to right field. Baron Karza walks. John Overy flies out to the center fielder. Dave Caveney grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Baron Karza is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Don Dickshot flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Detroit Frank Phillips pitching. Tom Leary strikes out. Beryl Pittinger flies out to the right fielder. Yulieski Cespedes grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Washington Reggie Thevenow is pinch hitting for Bill Coleman. Reggie Thevenow grounds out to the shortstop. Sam Lefebvre strikes out. Bobby Hamilton grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Washington total runners left on base: 8 Detroit total runners left on base: 2
Batting:2B - John Overy (12), Don Dickshot (10), Bobby Hamilton (9).HR - Baron Karza (11), Vince Jacobs (7). Baserunning: SB - Don Dickshot (8).CS - Bill Coleman (4).
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Charlie Billings improves in arm Rafael Lipscomb did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Hank Harrington did not respond to coaching in speed Charlie Billings improves in range Ray Higgins improves in control Al Ott did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Pinky Northey did not respond to coaching in velocity Bill Maul improves in contact_vs_lefty Pinky Northey improves in control Balor Aaron did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Fred Starr did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty King Atherton improves in power_vs_lefty Frank Taylor did not respond to coaching in C