Win: Hank Gleason (16-8) Loss: Don Martinez (9-13)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Don Martinez pitching. John Kuiper singles to center field. John Kuiper is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Thomas Partey flies out to the right fielder. Charlie Koehler singles to left field. Charlie Koehler steals second. Allen Butcher grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Washington Hank Gleason pitching. Claudell Foster strikes out. Farmer Rivas grounds out to the shortstop. Ben Slocum lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Al Millan pops out to the first baseman. Al DeMerit strikes out. Larry Allison doubles to center field. Travis Pytlak hits an infield single to the shortstop. Hank Gleason flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Washington Bob Lombardi grounds out to the second baseman. John Christenson walks. John Christenson steals second. Hal Wissman strikes out. Joe Grigsby flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay John Kuiper singles to left field. John Kuiper steals second. Thomas Partey singles to right field. John Kuiper scores. Charlie Koehler grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Thomas Partey is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Allen Butcher singles to center field. Charlie Koehler advances to third on the hit. Al Millan flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Charlie Koehler scores. Al DeMerit walks. Larry Allison singles to right field. Allen Butcher scores. Al DeMerit advances to third on the hit. Travis Pytlak grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Washington Mickey Bresnahan strikes out. Don Martinez strikes out. Claudell Foster grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Hank Gleason strikes out. John Kuiper flies out to the right fielder. Thomas Partey flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Washington Farmer Rivas walks. Ben Slocum singles to right field. Bob Lombardi flies out to the left fielder. John Christenson strikes out. Hal Wissman strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Harry Jorgensen comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Charlie Koehler doubles to left field. Allen Butcher strikes out. Al Millan hits an infield single to the pitcher. Al Millan is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Al DeMerit singles to right field. Charlie Koehler scores. Emil Riley comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Al DeMerit is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Washington Joe Grigsby strikes out. Mickey Bresnahan flies out to the left fielder. Emil Riley grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Larry Allison walks. Travis Pytlak flies out to the right fielder. Hank Gleason lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. John Kuiper singles to center field. Larry Allison scores. Lou Covington comes in from the bullpen to pitch. John Kuiper steals second. Thomas Partey doubles to left field. John Kuiper scores. Charlie Koehler singles to left field. Thomas Partey scores. Billy Beckman comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Allen Butcher flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Washington Claudell Foster strikes out. Farmer Rivas walks. Ben Slocum strikes out. Farmer Rivas steals second. Travis Pytlak throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Bob Lombardi singles to center field. Farmer Rivas scores. John Christenson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Al Millan flies out to the center fielder. Al DeMerit grounds out to the second baseman. Larry Allison pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Washington Hal Wissman flies out to the left fielder. Joe Grigsby flies out to the center fielder. Mickey Bresnahan flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Travis Pytlak doubles to left field. Hank Gleason fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Hank Gleason grounds out to the shortstop. John Kuiper grounds out to the third baseman. Kelly Phillips is pinch hitting for Thomas Partey. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Kelly Phillips singles to right field. Charlie Koehler singles to right field. Travis Pytlak scores. Kelly Phillips advances to third on the hit. Charlie Koehler steals second. Allen Butcher strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Washington Billy Beckman grounds out to the third baseman. Claudell Foster singles to center field. Farmer Rivas grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Gaylord Mathews is pinch hitting for Al Millan. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Gaylord Mathews grounds out to the shortstop. Al DeMerit singles to right field. Larry Allison flies out to the center fielder. Travis Pytlak strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Washington Ben Slocum flies out to the right fielder. Ron Surhoff is pinch hitting for Bob Lombardi. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Ron Surhoff flies out to the center fielder. Jack Mirabelli is pinch hitting for John Christenson. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jack Mirabelli grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 9 Washington total runners LOB: 4
Batting:2B - Thomas Partey (10), Charlie Koehler (24), Larry Allison (12), Travis Pytlak (5).SF - Al Millan. Baserunning: SB - John Kuiper 2 (44), Charlie Koehler 2 (50).CS - John Kuiper (18), Al Millan (11), Al DeMerit (20). Fielding: E - Travis Pytlak.
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Ravelo Garces did not respond to coaching in speed Jaime Tanana improves in velocity Ralph Lacy improves in speed Jaime Tanana improves in control Robert Bruce III did not respond to coaching in C
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Dutch Raether improves in power_vs_lefty Gary Hostetler improves in range Dan Gardner improves in power_vs_lefty Andy McGriff did not respond to coaching in speed