Win: Burleigh Blocker (14-3) Loss: Charlie Batch (11-12)
Save: Andres Daviault (2)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Burleigh Blocker pitching. Gerald Castillo singles to center field. Walt Serum singles to left field. Ed Clarke flies out to the center fielder. Dave Miller grounds into a 6-4-3 double play - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Washington Charlie Batch pitching. Kitty Burnette grounds out to the third baseman. Don Lombard walks. Scott Perez pops out to the catcher. Warren Drescher grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Jeff Cisco flies out to the left fielder. Pete Heffernan pops out to the third baseman. Ed Diaz grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Washington Abner Brashear strikes out. Tommy Oliver grounds out to the shortstop. Mickey Metzig grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Charlie Karlon grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Charlie Batch strikes out. Gerald Castillo grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Washington Hal Kerr grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Burleigh Blocker strikes out. Kitty Burnette singles to center field. Don Lombard strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Walt Serum doubles to left field. Ed Clarke grounds out to the second baseman. Walt Serum advances to third on the play. Dave Miller walks. Jeff Cisco grounds out to the second baseman. Walt Serum scores. Dave Miller advances to second on the play. Pete Heffernan flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Washington Scott Perez singles to right field. Warren Drescher grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Abner Brashear flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Ed Diaz grounds out to the second baseman. Charlie Karlon singles to left field. Charlie Batch lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Gerald Castillo walks. Walt Serum pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Washington Tommy Oliver flies out to the center fielder. Mickey Metzig doubles to right field. Hal Kerr grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mickey Metzig advances to third on the play. Burleigh Blocker singles to right field. Mickey Metzig scores. Kitty Burnette singles to right field. Burleigh Blocker advances to third on the hit. Don Lombard triples. Burleigh Blocker scores. Kitty Burnette scores. Scott Perez strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Ed Clarke grounds out to the second baseman. Dave Miller strikes out. Jeff Cisco bunts for a base hit. Pete Heffernan doubles to center field. Jeff Cisco uses his aggressiveness and scores. Ed Diaz grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Washington Warren Drescher grounds out to the third baseman. Abner Brashear flies out to the center fielder. Tommy Oliver flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Charlie Karlon grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Joe Gordon is pinch hitting for Charlie Batch. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Joe Gordon strikes out. Gerald Castillo grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Washington Eric Willis pitching. Mickey Metzig flies out to the right fielder. Hal Kerr pops out to the first baseman. Burleigh Blocker singles to right field. Kitty Burnette walks. Don Lombard singles past the second baseman. Burleigh Blocker scores. Kitty Burnette advances to third on the hit. Scott Perez singles to center field. Kitty Burnette scores. Don Lombard advances to third on the hit. Ossie Channell comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Warren Drescher singles to right field. Don Lombard scores. Abner Brashear grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Walt Serum strikes out. Ed Clarke strikes out. Dave Miller grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Washington Tommy Oliver pops out to the third baseman. Mickey Metzig singles to right field. Hal Kerr strikes out. Wayne Haines is pinch hitting for Burleigh Blocker. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Wayne Haines strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Hal Amaro pitching. Jeff Cisco grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Pete Heffernan singles to left field. Ed Diaz doubles to right field. Pete Heffernan uses his aggressiveness and scores. Andres Daviault comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Charlie Karlon strikes out. Birdie Mumphrey is pinch hitting for Ossie Channell. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Birdie Mumphrey grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 6 Washington total runners left on base: 6
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Neal Bradford improves in power_vs_lefty Mickey Gehring did not respond to coaching in velocity Gilly Porzio did not respond to coaching in arm Lloyd Brooks did not respond to coaching in velocity Bill Peckinpaugh did not respond to coaching in CF
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Tom Pettis did not respond to coaching in control Bill Robinson did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Jim Lutenberg improves in power_vs_righty Ralph Krug improves in speed