TIGERS 5, Washington 2
at Washington, DC
DET 201 001 100 = 5-9-1
WAS 001 010 000 = 2-10-2
WP- Benton (6-1); LP- Kelley
HR- Greenberg, DET (42; 1st inning; 1 on, 2 out); Case, WAS (5th inning; 0 on, 0 out)
Al Benton pitched a complete game as the Tigers didn't need to go to their bullpen for the sixth straight game, in a 5-2 win over Washington at Griffith Stadium. Hank Greenberg's two-run homer in the first inning set the tone. George Case's solo homer in the fifth inning made the score 3-2, Detroit, but the Tigers tacked on insurance runs in the sixth and seventh to seal their 11th win in 14 games. Dixie Walker helped the Tigers' cause with three hits and two runs scored. Greenberg added a sacrifice fly in the seventh to make the score 5-2.
TIGERS: 64-54; Home: 30-29; Away: 34-25
Benton has made just three starts in 1938, but he has two complete games
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