Inning: 1 Washington Rod Smith pitching. Clarence Bryan singles to right field. Chuck Duncan lines out to the first baseman. Clarence Bryan steals second. Wally Makowski doubles to right field. Clarence Bryan scores. Duke Spencer strikes out. Marty Decker grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Detroit Dick Nagle pitching. Harry Elliott grounds out to the third baseman. Ed Jackson singles to left field. Chris Trout grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Ed Jackson is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Chris Trout steals second. Marcus Pinn grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Washington Scott Turk singles to right field. Frank McVey flies out to the right fielder. Scott Turk steals second. Joe Grace grounds out to the third baseman. Dick Nagle pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Bill Higbee grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Nobuhiro Koike strikes out. Bill Wathan singles in front of the right fielder. Walt Calvert grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Washington Clarence Bryan doubles to right field. Chuck Duncan grounds out to the third baseman. Wally Makowski hits a home run. Clarence Bryan scores. Duke Spencer flies out to the left fielder. Marty Decker strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Rod Smith strikes out. Harry Elliott flies out to the center fielder. Ed Jackson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Washington Scott Turk hits a home run. Frank McVey reached on a 2-base throwing error by Harry Elliott. Joe Grace singles to left field. Frank McVey scores. Dick Nagle fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Dick Nagle strikes out. Clarence Bryan grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Joe Grace is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Chuck Duncan lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Chris Trout pops out to the catcher. Marcus Pinn flies out to the center fielder. Bill Higbee flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Washington Wally Makowski grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Duke Spencer grounds out to the pitcher. Marty Decker pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Nobuhiro Koike grounds out to the pitcher. Bill Wathan hits a home run. Walt Calvert flies out to the left fielder. Rod Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Washington Scott Turk singles past the shortstop. Scott Turk gets picked off first. Frank McVey flies out to the left fielder. Joe Grace reached on a 2-base throwing error by Harry Elliott. Dick Nagle strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Harry Elliott lines out to the shortstop. Ed Jackson grounds out to the third baseman. Chris Trout pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Washington Clarence Bryan singles to right field. Clarence Bryan steals second. Chuck Duncan doubles to center field. Clarence Bryan scores. Wally Makowski walks. Duke Spencer pops out to the catcher. Marty Decker grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Ray Wortham is pinch hitting for Marcus Pinn. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Ray Wortham flies out to the center fielder. Fernando Torres is pinch hitting for Bill Higbee. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Fernando Torres walks. Nobuhiro Koike singles to left field. Bill Wathan singles to center field. Fernando Torres scores. Nobuhiro Koike is thrown out trying to advance to third by the center fielder. Kip Johnson is pinch hitting for Walt Calvert. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Kip Johnson flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Washington Scott Turk grounds out to the second baseman. Frank McVey flies out to the left fielder. Joe Grace singles to center field. Dick Nagle pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Rod Smith lines out to the third baseman. Timo Roman is pinch hitting for Harry Elliott. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Timo Roman walks. Glen Wohlers is pinch hitting for Ed Jackson. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Glen Wohlers flies out to the left fielder. Chris Trout doubles to center field. Timo Roman uses his aggressiveness and scores. Ray Wortham walks. Fernando Torres grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Ray Wortham is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Washington Clarence Bryan walks. Chuck Duncan grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Clarence Bryan advances to second on the play. Wally Makowski grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Duke Spencer strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit Jerome Geronimo enters the game as a defensive replacement for Duke Spencer at SS. Tommy Miller enters the game as a defensive replacement for Marty Decker at CF. Nobuhiro Koike walks. Bill Wathan singles to left field. Nobuhiro Koike advances to third on the hit. Kip Johnson reached on a 2-base throwing error by Jerome Geronimo. Nobuhiro Koike scores. Don Zimmerman is pinch hitting for Rod Smith. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Don Zimmerman hits a home run. Bill Wathan scores. Kip Johnson scores. Washington total runners left on base: 7 Detroit total runners left on base: 5
Game Notes Duke Spencer is injured and is expected to be out 15 days.
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Andy Blateric did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Jim Smith did not respond to coaching in range Nerio Lombardi did not respond to coaching in control Roberto Vina did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Jim Murfee improves in arm Bill Rusie improves in power_vs_righty Dick Torres did not respond to coaching in control Bobby Lyons did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Mike Dillman did not respond to coaching in 3B