Inning: 1 Washington George Ford pitching. Lee Biggs flies out to the left fielder. Ryan Higgins singles to right field. George Strickland walks. Gary Langsford lines out to the second baseman. Kerry Crump strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Detroit Tom Dalton pitching. Jimmy Mientkiewicz flies out to the center fielder. Nyls Brown singles to center field. Randy Hunt doubles to left field. Nyls Brown uses his aggressiveness and scores. Carl Thomas strikes out. Randy Nabors flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Washington Willie Zacher pops out to the second baseman. Papa Watson singles to right field. Papa Watson steals second. George Evans strikes out. Tom Dalton pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Leo Cardenas walks. Matt Arnold strikes out. Buddy Yount strikes out. George Ford grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Washington Lee Biggs singles to left field. Ryan Higgins singles to left field. George Strickland grounds into a 5-4-3 double play - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Lee Biggs advances to third on the play. Gary Langsford flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Jimmy Mientkiewicz grounds out to the third baseman. Nyls Brown flies out to the right fielder. Randy Hunt grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Washington Kerry Crump reached on a 2-base fielding error by Jimmy Mientkiewicz. Willie Zacher strikes out. Papa Watson strikes out. George Evans strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Carl Thomas grounds out to the third baseman. Randy Nabors flies out to the center fielder. Leo Cardenas strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Washington Tom Dalton grounds out to the shortstop. Lee Biggs singles to center field. Ryan Higgins grounds out to the second baseman. Lee Biggs advances to second on the play. George Strickland lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Matt Arnold strikes out. Buddy Yount strikes out. George Ford flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Washington Gary Langsford walks. Kerry Crump flies out to the center fielder. Willie Zacher pops out to the shortstop. Papa Watson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Jimmy Mientkiewicz grounds out to the shortstop. Nyls Brown grounds out to the shortstop. Randy Hunt flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Washington George Evans doubles to center field. Mark Canavan is pinch hitting for Tom Dalton. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Mark Canavan flies out to the left fielder. Lee Biggs reached on a fielding error by Randy Nabors. Ryan Higgins singles to left field. George Evans scores. George Strickland strikes out. Jimmy Rodriguez comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Gary Langsford flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Detroit Yuji Kuwabara pitching. Carl Thomas strikes out. Randy Nabors grounds out to the third baseman. Leo Cardenas pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Washington Kerry Crump singles in front of the left fielder. Willie Zacher singles past the second baseman. Papa Watson singles to left field. Kerry Crump scores. Willie Zacher advances to third on the hit. George Evans strikes out. A. F. Morales is pinch hitting for Yuji Kuwabara. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. A. F. Morales grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Willie Zacher scores. Papa Watson advances to second on the play. Casey Kennedy comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Lee Biggs walks. Ryan Higgins pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Detroit Bobby Westbrook pitching. Bobby Villanueva is pinch hitting for Matt Arnold. Bobby Villanueva walks. Buddy Yount grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Connie Loftus is pinch hitting for Casey Kennedy. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Connie Loftus walks. Jimmy Mientkiewicz triples. Connie Loftus scores. Lerton Hughes comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Nyls Brown strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Washington Bill Johnson pitching. Vic Bonness enters the game as a defensive replacement for Bobby Villanueva at 1B. George Strickland strikes out. Gary Langsford strikes out. Kerry Crump grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Detroit Randy Hunt strikes out. Carl Thomas strikes out. Randy Nabors strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Washington total runners LOB: 11 Detroit total runners LOB: 3
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Jim Wengert did not respond to coaching in arm Jamie Howry did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Joe Bark did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Tommy Moore did not respond to coaching in speed Frankie Sunkel did not respond to coaching in CF
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Jack Garciaparra did not respond to coaching in arm Shane Gregg improves in arm Frank Bauta did not respond to coaching in velocity Rip Perez did not respond to coaching in control