Win: Carl Atkins (2-0) Loss: Wayne Eubanks (0-3)
Save: Greg Guardado (2)
Inning: 1 Washington Bill Barree pitching. Mack Falkenborg grounds out to the shortstop. Bill McCall doubles to center field. Ryan Van Schindel flies out to the center fielder. Red Wood walks. Johnny Plitt singles to center field. Bill McCall scores. Red Wood advances to third on the hit. Johnny Plitt is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Buttercup Loucks pitching. Deacon Dedmon flies out to the right fielder. Dainier Castro pops out to the catcher. ZyZoy Pink grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Washington George Rufer strikes out. Scoops Willis grounds out to the second baseman. Roy Habenicht strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Rocko Patterson doubles to center field. Torey Skaugstad grounds out to the second baseman. Rocko Patterson advances to third on the play. Vance Tarrant grounds out to the shortstop. Rocko Patterson scores. Fritz Balboni strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Washington Buttercup Loucks strikes out. Mack Falkenborg grounds out to the third baseman. Bill McCall lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Sebastian Beck flies out to the center fielder. Bill Barree flies out to the center fielder. Deacon Dedmon hits a home run. Dainier Castro flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Washington Ryan Van Schindel flies out to the right fielder. Red Wood flies out to the center fielder. Johnny Plitt strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay ZyZoy Pink walks. Rocko Patterson hits an infield single to the first baseman. Torey Skaugstad grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Rocko Patterson is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Vance Tarrant pops out to the third baseman. Fritz Balboni grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Washington George Rufer walks. Scoops Willis grounds out to the pitcher. George Rufer advances to second on the play. Roy Habenicht flies out to the right fielder. Buttercup Loucks strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Sebastian Beck grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Barree flies out to the right fielder. Deacon Dedmon strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Washington Mack Falkenborg strikes out. Bill McCall strikes out. Ryan Van Schindel singles to center field. Red Wood reached on a 2-base throwing error by Fritz Balboni. Johnny Plitt pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Dainier Castro grounds out to the second baseman. ZyZoy Pink grounds out to the third baseman. Rocko Patterson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Washington George Rufer singles to center field. Scoops Willis doubles to left field. George Rufer uses his aggressiveness and scores. Mike Derrington is pinch hitting for Roy Habenicht. Mike Derrington grounds out to the shortstop. Takuya Yamazaki 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. Dave Clemons is pinch hitting for Buttercup Loucks. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Dave Clemons flies out to the center fielder. Mack Falkenborg grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Aubrey Collins pitching. Torey Skaugstad grounds out to the shortstop. Vance Tarrant flies out to the left fielder. Fritz Balboni grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Washington Bill McCall strikes out. Ryan Van Schindel singles in front of the right fielder. Red Wood singles to center field. Ryan Van Schindel advances to third on the hit. Johnny Plitt strikes out. George Rufer singles to left field. Ryan Van Schindel scores. Bernie Thomas comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Scoops Willis singles to right field. Red Wood scores. George Rufer advances to third on the hit. Mike Derrington grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Sebastian Beck hits a home run. Jake Maltzberger is pinch hitting for Bernie Thomas. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jake Maltzberger singles past the shortstop. Deacon Dedmon singles to center field. Carl Atkins comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dainier Castro walks. ZyZoy Pink grounds out to the third baseman. Jake Maltzberger scores. Deacon Dedmon advances to third on the play. Dainier Castro advances to second on the play. Rocko Patterson strikes out. Torey Skaugstad grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Washington Wayne Eubanks pitching. Herman Dolan is pinch hitting for Carl Atkins. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Herman Dolan walks. Mack Falkenborg pops out to the shortstop. Bill McCall singles to center field. Ryan Van Schindel doubles to right field. Herman Dolan scores. Bill McCall is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Red Wood singles to right field. Ryan Van Schindel scores. Steve DeBerg comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Johnny Plitt flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Greg Guardado pitching. Vance Tarrant flies out to the right fielder. Fritz Balboni strikes out. Sebastian Beck grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Washington total runners LOB: 8 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 4
Game Notes ZyZoy Pink is injured and is expected to be out 47 days.
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Ed Hayden did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Reggie Ciardi did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Cotton Cook improves in arm Chip Robinson improves in range
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Andy Kennedy improves in contact_vs_lefty J.J. Covington improves in endurance Howard Phillips did not respond to coaching in range Seiichi Kitagawa did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty A.K. Lovejoy did not respond to coaching in 2B