Win: Tom McLeland (14-3) Loss: Jason Higginbotham (7-12)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Tom McLeland pitching. Jackie Sheehan walks. Felipe Birmingham grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Jackie Sheehan is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Jack Shannon singles to left field. Felipe Birmingham advances to third on the hit. Masanori Kobayashi strikes out. Hal McGee grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Washington Jason Higginbotham pitching. Jocko Brantley pops out to the second baseman. Dick Gagnier strikes out. Jim Simon strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Charlie Johnson strikes out. Roy Underhill grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Raul Rives strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Washington Felix Smith flies out to the right fielder. Todd Walewander grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tommy Williams hits a home run. Bill Geis strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Jason Higginbotham singles past the second baseman. Jackie Sheehan grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Felipe Birmingham grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Washington Steve Grasso grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tom McLeland pops out to the shortstop. Jocko Brantley strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Jack Shannon grounds out to the pitcher. Masanori Kobayashi flies out to the center fielder. Hal McGee flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Washington Dick Gagnier singles to center field. Jim Simon flies out to the right fielder. Felix Smith flies out to the right fielder. Todd Walewander singles to left field. Tommy Williams lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Charlie Johnson grounds out to the shortstop. Roy Underhill grounds out to the shortstop. Raul Rives flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Washington Bill Geis pops out to the second baseman. Steve Grasso flies out to the right fielder. Tom McLeland is hit by a pitch. Jocko Brantley singles to center field. Tom McLeland advances to third on the hit. Dick Gagnier hits a home run. Tom McLeland scores. Jocko Brantley scores. Jim Simon singles to center field. Felix Smith walks. Todd Walewander strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Jason Higginbotham singles to right field. Jackie Sheehan walks. Felipe Birmingham grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Jason Higginbotham advances to third on the play. Jack Shannon grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Washington Tommy Williams grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Geis strikes out. Steve Grasso singles to center field. Tom McLeland grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Masanori Kobayashi strikes out. Hal McGee grounds out to the shortstop. Charlie Johnson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Washington Max Massey comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jocko Brantley singles to right field. Dick Gagnier hits a home run. Jocko Brantley scores. Bart Tuero comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jim Simon flies out to the right fielder. Felix Smith singles to left field. Todd Walewander strikes out. Steve Walters is pinch hitting for Tommy Williams. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Steve Walters strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Roy Underhill singles to center field. Raul Rives flies out to the left fielder. Jesse Reyes is pinch hitting for Bart Tuero. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jesse Reyes walks. Jackie Sheehan grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Washington Hiroshi Shimizu pitching. Bill Geis walks. Steve Grasso strikes out. Tom McLeland fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Tom McLeland grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Felipe Birmingham hits a home run. Carlos Santana is pinch hitting for Jack Shannon. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Carlos Santana grounds out to the shortstop. Masanori Kobayashi singles to right field. Hal McGee grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Masanori Kobayashi is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Harry McConnell is pinch hitting for Charlie Johnson. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Harry McConnell walks. Roy Underhill strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 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: Bill Nevel did not respond to coaching in velocity Bill Perkins did not respond to coaching in velocity Jim Brown improves in arm Art Zimmerman improves in power_vs_lefty
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Salome Katt did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Al Easley did not respond to coaching in arm Asley Cordero did not respond to coaching in speed Bill Cano did not respond to coaching in velocity Bill Miller did not respond to coaching in 2B