Inning: 1 Washington Norm Johnson pitching. Todd Walewander strikes out. Dick Gagnier strikes out. Felix Smith flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay John Cockrell pitching. Jackie Sheehan grounds out to the third baseman. Felipe Birmingham grounds out to the shortstop. Pete Larkin flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Washington Jack Carter grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jim Simon triples. Tommy Williams walks. Jocko Brantley flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Jim Simon scores. Mickey Pruiett walks. John Cockrell grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Tommy Williams is out at third base. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Masanori Kobayashi strikes out. Johnny Cedeno flies out to the center fielder. Fred Drescher flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Washington Todd Walewander singles to right field. Dick Gagnier flies out to the right fielder. Felix Smith strikes out. Jack Carter grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Raul Rives singles to center field. Sam Hilly grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Raul Rives is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Sam Hilly steals second. Norm Johnson strikes out. Jackie Sheehan lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Washington Jim Simon reached on a 2-base fielding error by Jackie Sheehan. Tommy Williams flies out to the center fielder. Jocko Brantley grounds out to the shortstop. Mickey Pruiett grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Felipe Birmingham strikes out. Pete Larkin grounds out to the shortstop. Masanori Kobayashi grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Washington John Cockrell singles to right field. Todd Walewander singles to left field. Dick Gagnier strikes out. Felix Smith grounds out to the third baseman. John Cockrell advances to third on the play. Todd Walewander advances to second on the play. Jack Carter pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Johnny Cedeno walks. Fred Drescher walks. Raul Rives singles to center field. Johnny Cedeno scores. Sam Hilly grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Raul Rives is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Norm Johnson strikes out. Jackie Sheehan strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Washington Jim Simon strikes out. Tommy Williams flies out to the left fielder. Jocko Brantley singles to left field. Mickey Pruiett grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Felipe Birmingham grounds out to the pitcher. Pete Larkin singles to center field. Masanori Kobayashi singles to left field. Pete Larkin advances to third on the hit. Johnny Cedeno singles to left field. Pete Larkin scores. Masanori Kobayashi advances to third on the hit. Fred Drescher lines out to the third baseman. Raul Rives flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Washington Steve Grasso is pinch hitting for John Cockrell. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Steve Grasso singles to left field. Steve Grasso steals second. George Givens comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Todd Walewander walks. Dick Gagnier pops out to the shortstop. Felix Smith strikes out. Jack Carter flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Yusaku Miyazaki pitching. Sam Hilly strikes out. Satoru Fukumoto is pinch hitting for George Givens. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Satoru Fukumoto grounds out to the second baseman. Jackie Sheehan strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Washington Max Massey pitching. Jim Simon singles to right field. Tommy Williams flies out to the right fielder. Jocko Brantley triples. Jim Simon scores. Mickey Pruiett grounds out to the pitcher. Ad Ramos is pinch hitting for Yusaku Miyazaki. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Ad Ramos strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Ted Paquette pitching. Felipe Birmingham walks. Pete Larkin strikes out. Masanori Kobayashi singles to left field. Felipe Birmingham advances to third on the hit. Johnny Cedeno grounds out to the pitcher. Masanori Kobayashi advances to second on the play. Fred Drescher strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Washington Hiroshi Shimizu comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Todd Walewander strikes out. Dick Gagnier pops out to the first baseman. Felix Smith singles past the second baseman. Jack Carter flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Raul Rives grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Hal McGee is pinch hitting for Sam Hilly. Hal McGee strikes out. Weldon Schepner is pinch hitting for Hiroshi Shimizu. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Weldon Schepner flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Washington Bart Tuero pitching. Charlie Johnson enters the game as a defensive replacement for Hal McGee at SS. Jim Simon grounds out to the second baseman. Tommy Williams walks. Tommy Williams steals second. Jocko Brantley flies out to the center fielder. Mickey Pruiett walks. Dave Benton is pinch hitting for Ted Paquette. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Dave Benton hits a home run. Tommy Williams scores. Mickey Pruiett scores. Walt Smith comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Todd Walewander singles to center field. Dick Gagnier grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Tampa Bay Naoya Sato pitching. Jackie Sheehan walks. Felipe Birmingham strikes out. Pete Larkin walks. Masanori Kobayashi strikes out. Johnny Cedeno grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Washington total runners LOB: 12 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 9
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Salome Katt did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Leon Reagan did not respond to coaching in arm Carlos Avery did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Leon Reagan improves in power_vs_righty Bill Miller did not respond to coaching in 2B
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Danny Karns improves in contact_vs_righty Carlos Jarvis improves in contact_vs_righty Jim Brown improves in contact_vs_righty Clyde Eason improves in range