Inning: 1 Detroit Torii Joyce pitching. Jimmy Mientkiewicz grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Bobby Villanueva singles to left field. Randy Hunt grounds out to the third baseman. Bobby Villanueva advances to second on the play. Carl Thomas pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Washington Jim Pastore pitching. Lee Biggs singles to center field. Bill Shields strikes out. George Strickland pops out to the third baseman. Gary Langsford singles to right field. Lee Biggs advances to third on the hit. Kerry Crump flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Detroit Randy Nabors singles past the second baseman. Vic Bonness grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Randy Nabors is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Matt Arnold strikes out. Shin Aida flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Washington Willie Zacher grounds out to the shortstop. Papa Watson strikes out. George Evans grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Jim Pastore grounds out to the shortstop. Jimmy Mientkiewicz walks. Bobby Villanueva grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Jimmy Mientkiewicz advances to second on the play. Randy Hunt grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Washington Torii Joyce strikes out. Lee Biggs walks. Bill Shields strikes out. George Strickland strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Carl Thomas flies out to the center fielder. Randy Nabors grounds out to the shortstop. Vic Bonness singles to left field. Matt Arnold flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Washington Gary Langsford strikes out. Kerry Crump grounds out to the third baseman. Willie Zacher grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Shin Aida grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Pastore pops out to the first baseman. Jimmy Mientkiewicz singles to left field. Bobby Villanueva singles to left field. Jimmy Mientkiewicz advances to third on the hit. Randy Hunt walks. Carl Thomas singles to right field. Jimmy Mientkiewicz scores. Bobby Villanueva scores. Randy Nabors walks. Vic Bonness singles to right field. Randy Hunt scores. Matt Arnold walks. Carl Thomas scores. Akio Mishima comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Shin Aida singles to left field. Randy Nabors scores. Vic Bonness scores. Jim Pastore strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Washington Papa Watson singles to left field. George Evans singles to left field. Papa Watson aggressively advances to third on the hit. Akio Mishima grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Papa Watson scores. Lee Biggs grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Jimmy Mientkiewicz pops out to the shortstop. Bobby Villanueva flies out to the center fielder. Randy Hunt grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Washington Bill Shields strikes out. George Strickland grounds out to the shortstop. Gary Langsford grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Carl Thomas strikes out. Randy Nabors walks. Vic Bonness grounds out to the pitcher. Randy Nabors advances to second on the play. Matt Arnold flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Washington Kerry Crump strikes out. Willie Zacher pops out to the first baseman. Papa Watson grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Daryl Orme is pinch hitting for Shin Aida. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Daryl Orme flies out to the right fielder. Jim Pastore walks. Bump Brunsberg is pinch hitting for Jimmy Mientkiewicz. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Bump Brunsberg strikes out. Bobby Villanueva strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Washington George Evans grounds out to the shortstop. Mark Canavan is pinch hitting for Akio Mishima. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Mark Canavan strikes out. Lee Biggs reached on a 2-base fielding error by Carl Thomas. Bill Shields singles to left field. Lee Biggs scores. George Strickland grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit Lerton Hughes pitching. Randy Hunt doubles to center field. Carl Thomas grounds out to the third baseman. Randy Nabors strikes out. Passed ball. Randy Hunt advances to third. Vic Bonness pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Washington Gary Langsford strikes out. Kerry Crump flies out to the center fielder. Willie Zacher singles to right field. Papa Watson walks. Casey Kennedy comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. George Evans grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Papa Watson is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Detroit total runners LOB: 9 Washington total runners LOB: 6
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Jack Garciaparra did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Red Blake improves in range Mike Rhodes did not respond to coaching in velocity Jack Garciaparra did not respond to coaching in speed
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Jerry Birrer improves in range Johnny Hollingsworth did not respond to coaching in speed Jerry Birrer did not respond to coaching in range Ed Williams improves in range Jamie Howry did not respond to coaching in 3B