Win: Ben Lyons (6-11) Loss: John Lamar (9-17)
Save: Rudy Bernero (19)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay John Lamar pitching. Tex Tyack walks. Jack Bartling singles to center field. Tex Tyack advances to third on the hit. Frank Howell singles to right field. Tex Tyack scores. Phil Filipowicz doubles past the left fielder. Jack Bartling scores. Frank Howell uses his aggressiveness and scores. Valerio Hooten singles past the shortstop. Phil Filipowicz scores. Mike Perry strikes out. Allen Sutton walks. Dick Anderson grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Allen Sutton is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Ben Lyons grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Washington Ben Lyons pitching. Denney Smith walks. Mike Seelbach grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Warren Drescher singles to left field. Mickey Metzig grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Warren Drescher is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Tex Tyack singles to right field. Jack Bartling flies out to the left fielder. Frank Howell doubles to center field. Tex Tyack scores. Rube Shocker comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Phil Filipowicz grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Frank Howell advances to third on the play. Valerio Hooten singles to right field. Frank Howell scores. Mike Perry singles to left field. Valerio Hooten advances to third on the hit. Allen Sutton strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Washington Paul Cairo walks. Abe Rios doubles to center field. Paul Cairo uses his aggressiveness and scores. Ronald McCraw singles to center field. Abe Rios scores. Jim Day grounds into a 6-4-3 double play - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Rube Shocker singles to right field. Denney Smith flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Dick Anderson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ben Lyons strikes out. Tex Tyack walks. Brad Epstein comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jack Bartling grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Tex Tyack is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Washington Mike Seelbach grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Warren Drescher strikes out. Mickey Metzig flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Frank Howell singles to center field. Phil Filipowicz singles to center field. Frank Howell is out trying to steal third. Valerio Hooten grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Phil Filipowicz is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Mike Perry reached on a 2-base throwing error by Mike Seelbach. Allen Sutton flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Washington Paul Cairo strikes out. Abe Rios flies out to the left fielder. Ronald McCraw flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Dick Anderson walks. Rick Holbrook comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ben Lyons fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Ben Lyons grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Tex Tyack flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Washington Jim Day grounds out to the third baseman. Rick Holbrook flies out to the left fielder. Denney Smith grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Jack Bartling singles past the first baseman. Frank Howell grounds out to the pitcher. Jack Bartling advances to second on the play. Phil Filipowicz bunts for a base hit. Phil Filipowicz steals second. Valerio Hooten triples. Jack Bartling scores. Phil Filipowicz scores. Mike Perry grounds out to the second baseman. Valerio Hooten scores. Allen Sutton flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Washington Mike Seelbach strikes out. Warren Drescher flies out to the right fielder. Mickey Metzig lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Dick Anderson grounds out to the third baseman. Ben Lyons singles to center field. Tex Tyack grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Washington Paul Cairo grounds out to the shortstop. Abe Rios grounds out to the pitcher. Ronald McCraw singles to center field. Hisashi Nagashima is pinch hitting for Jim Day. Hisashi Nagashima singles to left field. Ronald McCraw advances to third on the hit. F.P. Rhiel is pinch hitting for Rick Holbrook. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. F.P. Rhiel singles to left field. Ronald McCraw scores. Hisashi Nagashima advances to third on the hit. Denney Smith grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Nate Carlyle pitching. Jack Bartling strikes out. Frank Howell grounds out to the shortstop. Phil Filipowicz flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Washington Mike Seelbach strikes out. Warren Drescher grounds out to the shortstop. Mickey Metzig triples. Paul Cairo grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Valerio Hooten grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Mike Perry grounds out to the second baseman. Allen Sutton grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Washington Abe Rios singles to right field. Ronald McCraw walks. Hisashi Nagashima walks. Nate Carlyle grounds out to the third baseman. Abe Rios scores. Ronald McCraw advances to third on the play. Hisashi Nagashima advances to second on the play. Denney Smith singles past the first baseman. Ronald McCraw scores. Hisashi Nagashima scores. Rudy Bernero comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Mike Seelbach strikes out. Warren Drescher strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 7 Washington total runners LOB: 6
Game Notes Warren Drescher is injured and is expected to be out 37 days.
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Dante Pappalau improves in arm Ed Diaz improves in speed Mickey Starling did not respond to coaching in velocity Ryan Ott improves in contact_vs_lefty Birdie Mumphrey did not respond to coaching in CF
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Bud McEwing improves in range Cole Carney improves in velocity Hi Enders did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Bud McEwing did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty