Win: Max Crawford (6-9) Loss: Lee Moore (4-4)
Save: Emil Riley (14)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Max Crawford pitching. Al DeMerit grounds out to the second baseman. Charlie Koehler grounds out to the pitcher. John Kuiper walks. Robert Bruce III flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Washington Lee Moore pitching. Andy McGriff singles to right field. Claudell Foster singles to center field. Ben Slocum triples. Andy McGriff scores. Claudell Foster scores. Larry Campbell grounds out to the second baseman. Ben Slocum scores. Jeff Closter grounds out to the third baseman. Santiago Tobin lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Allen Butcher doubles to right field. Gaylord Mathews singles to center field. Allen Butcher is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Bud Chase grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Gaylord Mathews advances to second on the play. Makoto Taniguchi pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Washington Ron Surhoff doubles past the third baseman. Tyson Matarazzo singles past the shortstop. Ron Surhoff is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Max Crawford lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Andy McGriff hits a home run. Tyson Matarazzo scores. Lamar Smith comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Claudell Foster strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Lamar Smith flies out to the right fielder. Al DeMerit strikes out. Charlie Koehler walks. John Kuiper grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Charlie Koehler is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Washington Ben Slocum flies out to the right fielder. Larry Campbell grounds out to the second baseman. Jeff Closter flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Robert Bruce III grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Allen Butcher doubles to left field. Gaylord Mathews grounds out to the shortstop. Bud Chase doubles to center field. Allen Butcher scores. Makoto Taniguchi grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Washington Santiago Tobin strikes out. Ron Surhoff walks. Tyson Matarazzo walks. Max Crawford lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Andy McGriff grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Lamar Smith pops out to the second baseman. Al DeMerit strikes out. Charlie Koehler grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Washington Claudell Foster walks. Ben Slocum pops out to the catcher. Claudell Foster steals second. Larry Campbell grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Jeff Closter strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay John Kuiper flies out to the right fielder. Robert Bruce III grounds out to the second baseman. Allen Butcher strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Washington Santiago Tobin pops out to the shortstop. Ron Surhoff strikes out. Tyson Matarazzo pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Gaylord Mathews grounds out to the second baseman. Bud Chase grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Makoto Taniguchi grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Washington Max Crawford flies out to the left fielder. Andy McGriff flies out to the center fielder. Claudell Foster pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay 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 grounds out to the second baseman. Al DeMerit strikes out. Charlie Koehler grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Washington Jaime Tanana pitching. Ben Slocum flies out to the center fielder. Larry Campbell grounds out to the shortstop. Jeff Closter grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Don Martinez comes in from the bullpen to pitch. John Kuiper grounds out to the third baseman. Ray Jones is pinch hitting for Robert Bruce III. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Ray Jones singles to right field. Allen Butcher hits a home run. Ray Jones scores. Emil Riley comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Gaylord Mathews flies out to the left fielder. Bud Chase grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 4 Washington total runners left on base: 3
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Karl McLaughlin improves in control Bill Douglas improves in speed Johnny Drott did not respond to coaching in control Jerry Zimmerman did not respond to coaching in arm
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Bob Jones improves in power_vs_lefty Bob Graham improves in contact_vs_lefty Virgil Bowers did not respond to coaching in control Farmer Rivas did not respond to coaching in arm