Win: Chuck Nelson (14-8) Loss: Ben Gabrielson (2-8)
Save: Rudy Bernero (14)
Inning: 1 Washington Chuck Nelson pitching. Stan Harper grounds out to the third baseman. Denney Smith lines out to the first baseman. Warren Drescher walks. Warren Drescher steals second. F.P. Rhiel grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Ben Gabrielson pitching. Dick Anderson singles to right field. Joji Otomo doubles to center field. Dick Anderson is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Tex Tyack strikes out. Allen Sutton flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Washington Hisashi Nagashima grounds out to the shortstop. Abe Rios flies out to the center fielder. Amaury Graham grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Frank Howell walks. Jack Bartling grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Frank Howell is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Paul Grieve grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Washington Hajime Taira grounds out to the shortstop. Ben Gabrielson flies out to the center fielder. Stan Harper singles to center field. Denney Smith grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Stan Harper is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Valerio Hooten singles in front of the left fielder. Chuck Nelson lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Dick Anderson pops out to the second baseman. Joji Otomo hits a home run. Valerio Hooten scores. Tex Tyack hits a home run. Allen Sutton walks. Frank Howell grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Washington Warren Drescher hits a home run. F.P. Rhiel flies out to the left fielder. Hisashi Nagashima pops out to the shortstop. Abe Rios singles to right field. Amaury Graham singles to right field. Abe Rios advances to third on the hit. Hajime Taira singles to center field. Abe Rios scores. Ben Gabrielson singles to center field. Stan Harper bunts for a base hit. Amaury Graham scores. Denney Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Jack Bartling pops out to the second baseman. Paul Grieve grounds out to the second baseman. Valerio Hooten strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Washington Warren Drescher flies out to the center fielder. F.P. Rhiel strikes out. Hisashi Nagashima strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Chuck Nelson grounds out to the shortstop. Dick Anderson flies out to the right fielder. Joji Otomo grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Washington Abe Rios strikes out. Amaury Graham singles to left field. Hajime Taira flies out to the center fielder. Ben Gabrielson flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Tex Tyack grounds out to the shortstop. Allen Sutton singles to right field. Frank Howell flies out to the center fielder. Jack Bartling grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Washington Stan Harper flies out to the center fielder. Denney Smith strikes out. Warren Drescher strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Phil Filipowicz is pinch hitting for Paul Grieve. Phil Filipowicz walks. Valerio Hooten hits a home run. Phil Filipowicz scores. Darrell Daughters is pinch hitting for Chuck Nelson. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Darrell Daughters grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Dick Anderson doubles to right field. Joji Otomo singles to center field. Dick Anderson scores. Rube Shocker comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tex Tyack flies out to the center fielder. Joji Otomo is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Washington Rudy Bernero pitching. Mike Perry enters the game as a defensive replacement for Phil Filipowicz at 1B. F.P. Rhiel walks. Hisashi Nagashima pops out to the third baseman. Abe Rios strikes out. Amaury Graham flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Allen Sutton hits a home run. Brad Epstein comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Charlie Christian is pinch hitting for Frank Howell. Charlie Christian walks. Charlie Christian is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Jack Bartling reached on a 2-base fielding error by Amaury Graham. Mike Perry singles to center field. Jack Bartling scores. Valerio Hooten pops out to the third baseman. Rudy Bernero singles to left field. Mike Perry advances to third on the hit. Rick Holbrook comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dick Anderson grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Washington Hajime Taira strikes out. Ronald McCraw is pinch hitting for Rick Holbrook. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Ronald McCraw pops out to the first baseman. Stan Harper strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Washington total runners left on base: 7 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 5
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Don Lombard improves in range Dwayne Lee did not respond to coaching in velocity Hi Enders did not respond to coaching in speed Don Lombard improves in power_vs_lefty
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Keith Dennehey did not respond to coaching in velocity Terry McGehee improves in power_vs_righty Terry Mutis improves in contact_vs_lefty Joe Pena did not respond to coaching in control Jay Worthington improves in CF