Win: Lamar Smith (8-6) Loss: Ken Brett (2-6)
Save: Keith Clark (26)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Clay Lake pitching. Al DeMerit grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Charlie Koehler flies out to the center fielder. John Kuiper flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Washington Hank Gleason pitching. Andy McGriff walks. Andy McGriff steals second. Claudell Foster grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Ben Slocum flies out to the right fielder. Larry Campbell grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Robert Bruce III flies out to the right fielder. Allen Butcher strikes out. Gaylord Mathews walks. Bud Chase grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Washington Jeff Closter strikes out. Santiago Tobin grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Tyson Matarazzo strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Makoto Taniguchi grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Hank Gleason grounds out to the third baseman. Al DeMerit walks. Al DeMerit steals second. Charlie Koehler pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Washington Frank Papi flies out to the left fielder. Clay Lake grounds out to the shortstop. Andy McGriff pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay John Kuiper doubles to center field. Robert Bruce III grounds out to the pitcher. Allen Butcher strikes out. Gaylord Mathews singles to left field. John Kuiper scores. Bud Chase walks. Makoto Taniguchi grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Washington Claudell Foster grounds out to the shortstop. Ben Slocum grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Larry Campbell pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Hank Gleason grounds out to the third baseman. Al DeMerit singles to right field. Charlie Koehler grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Al DeMerit is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. John Kuiper grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Washington Jeff Closter walks. Santiago Tobin singles to right field. Jeff Closter is thrown out trying to advance to third by the right fielder. Tyson Matarazzo singles to center field. Frank Papi grounds out to the second baseman. Santiago Tobin advances to third on the play. Tyson Matarazzo advances to second on the play. Clay Lake grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Robert Bruce III singles in front of the center fielder. Allen Butcher walks. Gaylord Mathews grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Robert Bruce III advances to third on the play. Bud Chase grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Washington Andy McGriff singles to center field. Andy McGriff is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Claudell Foster strikes out. Ben Slocum pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Makoto Taniguchi grounds out to the shortstop. Hank Gleason grounds out to the shortstop. Al DeMerit singles to right field. Don Martinez 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 1st. Charlie Koehler singles to center field. John Kuiper singles to right field. Al DeMerit is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Washington Larry Campbell singles to center field. Jeff Closter walks. Santiago Tobin grounds out to the third baseman. Larry Campbell advances to third on the play. Jeff Closter advances to second on the play. Tyson Matarazzo walks. The defense is playing the corners in. Frank Papi strikes out. Steve Bowles is pinch hitting for Don Martinez. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Steve Bowles singles to center field. Larry Campbell scores. Andy McGriff grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Emil Riley pitching. Robert Bruce III hits a home run. Chick Olmsted comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Allen Butcher strikes out. Gaylord Mathews strikes out. Bud Chase flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Washington Claudell Foster walks. Claudell Foster steals second. Lamar Smith 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. Ben Slocum grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Claudell Foster advances to third on the play. Larry Campbell singles to right field. Claudell Foster scores. Larry Campbell is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Jeff Closter grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Makoto Taniguchi singles to left field. Tommy Bohnet is pinch hitting for Lamar Smith. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Tommy Bohnet strikes out. Al DeMerit triples. Makoto Taniguchi scores. Butch Terlecki comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Charlie Koehler singles to right field. Al DeMerit scores. John Kuiper singles to right field. Charlie Koehler steals third. John Kuiper is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Robert Bruce III doubles to right field. Charlie Koehler scores. Allen Butcher grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Washington Keith Clark pitching. Kelly Phillips enters the game as a defensive replacement for Bud Chase at RF. Santiago Tobin strikes out. Tyson Matarazzo flies out to the center fielder. Frank Papi pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 8 Washington total runners LOB: 6
Batting:2B - John Kuiper (21), Robert Bruce III (18).3B - Al DeMerit (6).HR - Robert Bruce III (10).GIDP - Gaylord Mathews. Baserunning: SB - Al DeMerit (25), Charlie Koehler (32).CS - John Kuiper (18).
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Ken Reinbach did not respond to coaching in velocity Dave Cox did not respond to coaching in control Buddy Marshall did not respond to coaching in velocity Tommy Hayes did not respond to coaching in control
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Dick Klein did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Harry Johnson improves in power_vs_lefty Bob Graham improves in contact_vs_righty Harry Garvin improves in power_vs_lefty