Win: Gene Sterling (6-6) Loss: George Narron (1-3)
Inning: 1 Detroit Gene Sterling pitching. Ed Jackson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Kip Johnson flies out to the left fielder. Walt Calvert walks. Marcus Pinn flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Washington Rod Smith pitching. Clarence Bryan triples. The defense is playing the infield in. Chuck Duncan singles past the third baseman. Clarence Bryan scores. Duke Spencer singles to center field. Chuck Duncan advances to third on the hit. Marty Decker strikes out. Frank McVey walks. Joe Grace flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Chuck Duncan scores. Mike Bowling flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Detroit Timo Roman grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Wathan singles to center field. Bill Higbee singles to center field. Bill Wathan advances to third on the hit. Nobuhiro Koike singles to left field. Bill Wathan scores. Bill Higbee advances to third on the hit. Rod Smith strikes out. Ed Jackson singles to right field. Bill Higbee scores. Nobuhiro Koike advances to third on the hit. Kip Johnson flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Washington Jerry Bunker grounds out to the pitcher. Gene Sterling strikes out. Clarence Bryan strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Walt Calvert pops out to the first baseman. Marcus Pinn flies out to the center fielder. Timo Roman grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Washington Chuck Duncan walks. Duke Spencer walks. Marty Decker pops out to the catcher. Frank McVey strikes out. Joe Grace strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Detroit Bill Wathan strikes out. Bill Higbee walks. Nobuhiro Koike flies out to the center fielder. Rod Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Washington Mike Bowling strikes out. Jerry Bunker singles to left field. Gene Sterling lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Clarence Bryan strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Ed Jackson strikes out. Kip Johnson flies out to the center fielder. Walt Calvert strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Washington Chuck Duncan singles to left field. Duke Spencer pops out to the shortstop. Chuck Duncan steals second. Marty Decker flies out to the left fielder. Frank McVey flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Marcus Pinn singles to left field. Timo Roman grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Bill Wathan singles to left field. Bill Wathan steals second. Bill Higbee grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Washington Joe Grace grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Bowling strikes out. Jerry Bunker grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Don Zimmerman is pinch hitting for Nobuhiro Koike. Don Zimmerman grounds out to the third baseman. Glen Wohlers is pinch hitting for Rod Smith. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Glen Wohlers pops out to the first baseman. Ed Jackson walks. Kip Johnson grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Washington George Narron pitching. Ray Wortham enters the game as a defensive replacement for Don Zimmerman at LF. Gene Sterling strikes out. Clarence Bryan grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Chuck Duncan singles to center field. Duke Spencer grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Walt Calvert walks. Marcus Pinn singles to center field. Walt Calvert advances to third on the hit. Timo Roman pops out to the first baseman. Fernando Torres is pinch hitting for Bill Wathan. Fernando Torres flies out to the left fielder. Marcus Pinn steals second. Bill Higbee grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Washington Marty Decker grounds out to the pitcher. Frank McVey hits a home run. Joe Grace strikes out. Doug Busse comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Relief Pitchers stats. Mike Bowling grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Detroit Ray Wortham lines out to the first baseman. Bob Lowell is pinch hitting for Doug Busse. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Bob Lowell strikes out. Ed Jackson singles to left field. Kip Johnson grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Ed Jackson is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Detroit total runners left on base: 9 Washington total runners left on base: 7
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Danny Goldsberry improves in velocity Danny Goldsberry did not respond to coaching in velocity Dick Torres did not respond to coaching in control Dave Greene improves in contact_vs_lefty Mike Dillman did not respond to coaching in 3B
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Fred Ingram improves in arm Andy Blateric improves in arm Nerio Lombardi did not respond to coaching in control Sam Prokopec improves in contact_vs_lefty