Inning: 1 Washington Glenn Holmes pitching. Khris Khikales flies out to the center fielder. Lefty Sweet singles to left field. Markus Young hits a home run. Lefty Sweet scores. Donny Donowitz pops out to the third baseman. Oscar Felix doubles to center field. Alex Palica flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Detroit Billy Sunday pitching. Bombo Beckett grounds out to the pitcher. Raul Douglass strikes out. Roger Peerson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Washington Tom Carrigan singles to right field. Todd Hairston singles to left field. Billy Sunday lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball and Tom Carrigan is thrown out at third. Todd Hairston advances to second on the play. Todd Hairston advances to second on the play. Khris Khikales flies out to the left fielder. Lefty Sweet flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Detroit Mike George hits a home run. George Ostermueller strikes out. Bob Thomas grounds out to the second baseman. Ed Pazik doubles to center field. Ron Bartley grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Washington Markus Young strikes out. Donny Donowitz flies out to the right fielder. Oscar Felix grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Glenn Holmes grounds out to the second baseman. Bombo Beckett strikes out. Raul Douglass flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Washington Alex Palica grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Tom Carrigan lines out to the first baseman. Todd Hairston strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Roger Peerson singles to center field. Mike George grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Roger Peerson is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. George Ostermueller strikes out. Bob Thomas walks. Ed Pazik doubles to center field. Mike George scores. Ron Bartley walks. Glenn Holmes strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 Washington Billy Sunday flies out to the right fielder. Khris Khikales grounds out to the pitcher. Lefty Sweet flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Bombo Beckett strikes out. Raul Douglass singles to right field. Roger Peerson strikes out. Mike George strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Washington Markus Young hits a home run. Donny Donowitz singles to center field. Oscar Felix flies out to the center fielder. Alex Palica doubles to left field. Tom Carrigan triples. Donny Donowitz scores. Alex Palica scores. Ollie Corkins comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Todd Hairston strikes out. Billy Sunday flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit George Ostermueller walks. George Ostermueller is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Bob Thomas flies out to the left fielder. Mike Pickering is pinch hitting for Ed Pazik. Mike Pickering flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Washington Jack Giallombardo enters the game as a defensive replacement for Mike Pickering at C. Khris Khikales strikes out. Lefty Sweet grounds out to the second baseman. Markus Young singles to right field. Donny Donowitz singles to left field. Markus Young advances to third on the hit. Oscar Felix lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Detroit Roger Butler is pinch hitting for Ron Bartley. Roger Butler singles to center field. Joe Cohen is pinch hitting for Ollie Corkins. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Joe Cohen lines out to the shortstop. Bombo Beckett strikes out. Tom Manush is pinch hitting for Raul Douglass. Tom Manush grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Roger Butler is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Washington Paul Hudson pitching. John Leonard enters the game as a defensive replacement for Tom Manush at 1B. Alex Palica strikes out. Tom Carrigan strikes out. Todd Hairston pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Roger Peerson strikes out. Mike George grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! George Ostermueller flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Washington Masayuki Akagi is pinch hitting for Billy Sunday. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Masayuki Akagi grounds out to the second baseman. Khris Khikales walks. Lefty Sweet walks. Markus Young flies out to the right fielder. Donny Donowitz strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Detroit Tsuyoshi Nomura pitching. Bob Thomas strikes out. Jack Giallombardo flies out to the right fielder. Roger Butler grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Washington total runners LOB: 8 Detroit total runners LOB: 6
Game Notes Roger Peerson is injured and is expected to be out 54 days.
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: J. Peterman did not respond to coaching in control Jerry Kibble did not respond to coaching in control Ralph Boggs did not respond to coaching in arm Pete Powers did not respond to coaching in control
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Gene Stull did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Ernie Speaker did not respond to coaching in control Billy Hernandez improves in range Walker Kelly improves in arm George Blattner did not respond to coaching in 3B