Win: Newt Jackson (9-8) Loss: Bret Saberhagen (10-8)
Inning: 1 Washington Bret Saberhagen pitching. Hal Graham pops out to the third baseman. Gene Key triples. Rowland Office walks. Moonlight Gooch reached on a 2-base throwing error by Al Palmer. Gene Key scores. Jerald Griffin grounds out to the third baseman. Rowland Office scores. Moonlight Gooch advances to third on the play. Ben Stillwell flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Detroit Newt Jackson pitching. Tom Stricklett walks. Dan Kauffman walks. Joe Stone flies out to the left fielder. Larry Baker grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tom Stricklett advances to third on the play. Dan Kauffman advances to second on the play. Al Palmer grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Washington Johnny Schmidt flies out to the center fielder. Joe Dempster hits a home run. Newt Jackson grounds out to the shortstop. Hal Graham grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Fred Lynn strikes out. Duke Sims singles to right field. Raul Morrill strikes out. Bret Saberhagen strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Washington Gene Key singles to center field. Gene Key steals second. Rowland Office hits a home run. Gene Key scores. Moonlight Gooch flies out to the center fielder. Jerald Griffin flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Ben Stillwell grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Tom Stricklett pops out to the first baseman. Dan Kauffman grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Stone hits a home run. Larry Baker flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Washington Johnny Schmidt grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Dempster grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Newt Jackson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Al Palmer hits a home run. Fred Lynn flies out to the center fielder. Duke Sims strikes out. Raul Morrill walks. Bret Saberhagen pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Washington Hal Graham doubles to right field. Gene Key hits a home run. Hal Graham scores. Rowland Office doubles to left field. Moonlight Gooch flies out to the left fielder. Jerald Griffin grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Johnny Uhalt comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Ben Stillwell strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Tom Stricklett walks. Dan Kauffman grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Joe Stone flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Washington Johnny Schmidt strikes out. Joe Dempster strikes out. Newt Jackson reached on a 2-base throwing error by Al Palmer. Hal Graham lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Larry Baker grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Al Palmer walks. Fred Lynn strikes out. Duke Sims singles in front of the center fielder. Al Palmer advances to third on the hit. Raul Morrill flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Washington Gene Key flies out to the left fielder. Rowland Office singles to right field. Moonlight Gooch strikes out. Steve Clark 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. Jerald Griffin grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Rowland Office is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit J.R. Robinson is pinch hitting for Steve Clark. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. J.R. Robinson walks. Bob Sojo comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Tom Stricklett grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Dan Kauffman strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Washington Diego Segui pitching. Ben Stillwell strikes out. Johnny Schmidt flies out to the left fielder. Joe Dempster singles to center field. Bubba Smith is pinch hitting for Bob Sojo. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Bubba Smith grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit John Schillings pitching. Joe Stone strikes out. Larry Baker triples. Al Palmer strikes out. Fred Lynn singles to left field. Larry Baker scores. Jeff Turner comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Duke Sims walks. Raul Morrill grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Washington Hal Graham singles to center field. Gene Key singles to left field. Hal Graham advances to third on the hit. Rowland Office singles to center field. Hal Graham scores. Gene Key advances to third on the hit. Rowland Office is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Moonlight Gooch grounds out to the second baseman. Jerald Griffin singles to right field. Gene Key scores. Jerald Griffin steals second. Ben Stillwell grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit Diego Segui singles in front of the left fielder. Tom Stricklett hits an infield single to the second baseman. Ryan Grigsby comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dan Kauffman lines out to the third baseman. Joe Stone flies out to the right fielder. Larry Baker walks. Al Palmer flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Washington total runners LOB: 6 Detroit total runners LOB: 11
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Jim Urban did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Dave Hamner did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Jim Urban did not respond to coaching in range Takato Ichinomiya did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Walter Forsythe did not respond to coaching in control Tom Cromer did not respond to coaching in control Bob Buddin improves in power_vs_righty Dave Slocum did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty