Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Butch Terlecki pitching. John Kuiper grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Robert Bruce III strikes out. Charlie Koehler hits a home run. Allen Butcher strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Washington Lee Moore pitching. Hal Wissman grounds out to the second baseman. Ben Slocum grounds out to the second baseman. Claudell Foster reached on a 2-base fielding error by Al DeMerit. Al Zerbe grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Al DeMerit walks. Al Millan doubles to right field. Al DeMerit uses his aggressiveness and scores. Kelly Phillips strikes out. Bill Sheehan walks. Lee Moore lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. John Kuiper singles to right field. Al Millan scores. Bill Sheehan scores. Shinobu Hirabayashi comes in from the bullpen to pitch. John Kuiper steals second. Robert Bruce III hits an infield single to the second baseman. Robert Bruce III steals second. Charlie Koehler singles to center field. John Kuiper scores. Robert Bruce III scores. Clay Lake comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Charlie Koehler steals second. Allen Butcher flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Washington Jay Barbeau grounds out to the shortstop. Brian Jones singles to right field. Bob Lombardi hits a home run. Brian Jones scores. Jack Mirabelli strikes out. Clay Lake walks. Hal Wissman grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Clay Lake is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Al DeMerit strikes out. Al Millan pops out to the third baseman. Kelly Phillips walks. Bill Sheehan grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Washington Ben Slocum doubles to right field. Claudell Foster grounds out to the third baseman. Al Zerbe flies out to the right fielder. Jay Barbeau grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Lee Moore singles to left field. John Kuiper grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Robert Bruce III hits a home run. Shuji Wako comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Charlie Koehler singles to center field. Allen Butcher grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Charlie Koehler is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Washington Brian Jones strikes out. Bob Lombardi grounds out to the second baseman. Jack Mirabelli grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Al DeMerit grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Al Millan singles to right field. Kelly Phillips walks. Bill Sheehan flies out to the left fielder. Lee Moore grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Kelly Phillips is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Washington Shuji Wako flies out to the right fielder. Hal Wissman grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ben Slocum singles to right field. Ben Slocum steals second. Claudell Foster strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay John Kuiper walks. Robert Bruce III walks. Charlie Koehler doubles to center field. John Kuiper scores. Robert Bruce III uses his aggressiveness and scores. Allen Butcher is hit by a pitch. Al DeMerit flies out to the right fielder. Al Millan pops out to the second baseman. Kelly Phillips grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Washington Al Zerbe grounds out to the shortstop. Jay Barbeau pops out to the third baseman. Brian Jones grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Bill Sheehan grounds out to the shortstop. Lee Moore flies out to the left fielder. John Kuiper flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Washington Bob Lombardi pops out to the third baseman. Jack Mirabelli flies out to the right fielder. Shuji Wako grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Robert Bruce III grounds out to the second baseman. Charlie Koehler strikes out. Allen Butcher doubles to right field. Al DeMerit grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Washington Hal Wissman doubles to left field. Ben Slocum singles past the third baseman. Hal Wissman scores. Ben Slocum steals second. Claudell Foster strikes out. Al Zerbe singles to right field. Ben Slocum scores. Lamar Smith comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Farmer Rivas is pinch hitting for Jay Barbeau. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Farmer Rivas grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Al Zerbe is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Farmer Rivas steals second. Brian Jones flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Gaylord Mathews is pinch hitting for Al Millan. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Gaylord Mathews doubles to right field. Kelly Phillips pops out to the shortstop. Larry Allison is pinch hitting for Bill Sheehan. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Larry Allison strikes out. Bud Chase is pinch hitting for Lamar Smith. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Bud Chase walks. John Kuiper walks. Robert Bruce III grounds into a fielders choice to the pitcher. Gaylord Mathews is out at home. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Washington Keith Clark pitching. Frank Papi is pinch hitting for Bob Lombardi. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Frank Papi grounds out to the catcher. Jack Mirabelli walks. Jack Mirabelli steals second. Shuji Wako strikes out. Hal Wissman singles to left field. Jack Mirabelli scores. Jim Schupp comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ben Slocum strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 11 Washington total runners LOB: 6
Batting:2B - Charlie Koehler (29), Allen Butcher (17), Al Millan (23), Gaylord Mathews (2).HR - Robert Bruce III (18), Charlie Koehler (19).GIDP - John Kuiper.HBP - Allen Butcher (6). Baserunning: SB - John Kuiper (58), Robert Bruce III (49), Charlie Koehler (40). Fielding: E - Al DeMerit.
Game Notes Bill Sheehan is injured and is expected to be out 34 days.
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Ken Reinbach improves in velocity Ken Reinbach did not respond to coaching in velocity Jaime Tanana did not respond to coaching in control Ravelo Garces did not respond to coaching in range
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Bob Bryant did not respond to coaching in control Johnny Leary did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Dick Klein improves in range Virgil Bowers did not respond to coaching in velocity