Win: Elvis Peralta (11-6) Loss: Bill Grover (7-4)
Save: Carl Stewart (32)
Inning: 1 Washington Bill Grover pitching. Mike Gehrig singles to left field. Ed Rudi strikes out. Hersh Kreitz grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Elvis Peralta pitching. Buck Jones strikes out. Hiromasa Fujio strikes out. Rick Blanco flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Washington Brian Finley strikes out. Matt McWilliams singles to left field. Bob Muser strikes out. Mike Paxton singles to right field. Matt McWilliams advances to third on the hit. Connie Sundberg singles to right field. Matt McWilliams scores. Mike Paxton advances to third on the hit. Elvis Peralta singles to right field. Mike Paxton scores. Mike Gehrig grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Elvis Peralta is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Ken Reinbach pops out to the shortstop. Bob Gagne grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Purnal Andrews grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Washington Ed Rudi strikes out. Hersh Kreitz grounds out to the third baseman. Brian Finley pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Gregg Roseman singles to center field. Clem Manning strikes out. Bill Grover lays down a bunt. The catcher fields the ball, Gregg Roseman forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Buck Jones reached on a fielding error by Elvis Peralta. Hiromasa Fujio strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Washington Matt McWilliams grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Muser strikes out. Mike Paxton hits a home run. Connie Sundberg flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Rick Blanco flies out to the left fielder. Ken Reinbach grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Gagne singles to center field. Purnal Andrews strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Washington Elvis Peralta grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Gehrig singles to right field. Ed Rudi grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Mike Gehrig is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Hersh Kreitz singles to right field. Brian Finley walks. Matt McWilliams grounds into a fielders choice to the pitcher. Ed Rudi is out at home. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Gregg Roseman lines out to the shortstop. Clem Manning pops out to the third baseman. Bill Grover strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Washington Bob Muser singles to center field. Mike Paxton singles in front of the center fielder. Bob Muser aggressively advances to third on the hit. Connie Sundberg flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Bob Muser scores. Elvis Peralta lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Mike Gehrig doubles to left field. Mike Paxton scores. Ed Rudi walks. Hersh Kreitz flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Buck Jones singles to right field. Hiromasa Fujio strikes out. Rick Blanco walks. Ken Reinbach grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Rick Blanco is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Bob Gagne flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Washington Brian Finley doubles to right field. Matt McWilliams grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Muser grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Mike Paxton singles to center field. Brian Finley scores. John Riggert comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Connie Sundberg pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Purnal Andrews flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Gregg Roseman flies out to the center fielder. Clem Manning walks. John Riggert grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Washington Elvis Peralta strikes out. Mike Gehrig flies out to the center fielder. Ed Rudi grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Buck Jones singles to right field. Walt Bailey is pinch hitting for Hiromasa Fujio. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Walt Bailey singles to right field. Rick Blanco grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Buck Jones advances to third on the play. Ray Freeman is pinch hitting for Ken Reinbach. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Ray Freeman walks. Bob Gagne strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Washington Hersh Kreitz flies out to the right fielder. Anthony Mann is pinch hitting for Brian Finley. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Anthony Mann grounds out to the second baseman. Matt McWilliams grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Purnal Andrews singles to left field. Gregg Roseman triples. Purnal Andrews scores. Clem Manning hits a home run. Gregg Roseman scores. Carl Stewart comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Marv Almanza is pinch hitting for John Riggert. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Marv Almanza flies out to the left fielder. Buck Jones flies out to the left fielder. Walt Bailey grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Washington total runners LOB: 8 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 8
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Jack Aleno improves in contact_vs_righty Erubiel Cudworth did not respond to coaching in velocity Mike Simmons improves in arm John Umbach did not respond to coaching in velocity Homer Flood did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Barry Boyle did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Skel Forsch improves in speed Monty Daniel did not respond to coaching in control Orlando Davis improves in contact_vs_righty Stan Keatley improves in arm Brent Rogers did not respond to coaching in control Tyson Lancellotti did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Orlando Davis did not respond to coaching in CF