Win: John Smith (3-5) Loss: Fred Beers (3-4)
Save: Curt Nolan (19)
Inning: 1 Washington Quinton Coombs pitching. Merle Johnson singles in front of the center fielder. Taylor Walker flies out to the center fielder. Danny Reynolds strikes out. Merle Johnson steals second. Joe Amaro doubles past the left fielder. Merle Johnson scores. Andres Womack flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Billy Conroy pitching. Roy Bailey strikes out. George Jay pops out to the third baseman. Ray Mahaffey grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Washington Bobby Valera doubles to center field. Greg Wade singles to left field. Bobby Valera scores. Fred Anthony grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Billy Conroy flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Eric Moore flies out to the left fielder. Kevin Douglas pops out to the second baseman. Les Morales singles to left field. Miguel Jeter grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Les Morales is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Washington Merle Johnson hits an infield single to the pitcher. Taylor Walker reached on a 2-base fielding error by Kevin Douglas. Danny Reynolds walks. Joe Amaro pops out to the catcher. Andres Womack grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Merle Johnson scores. Taylor Walker advances to third on the play. Danny Reynolds advances to second on the play. Bobby Valera singles to center field. Taylor Walker scores. Danny Reynolds scores. Fred Beers 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. Greg Wade walks. Fred Anthony walks. Billy Conroy pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Dennis Caminiti walks. Fred Beers pops up a bunt to the pitcher. Roy Bailey strikes out. George Jay flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Washington Merle Johnson walks. Taylor Walker strikes out. Merle Johnson is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Danny Reynolds strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Ray Mahaffey singles to right field. Eric Moore pops out to the first baseman. Kevin Douglas doubles to right field. Ray Mahaffey uses his aggressiveness and scores. Les Morales walks. Miguel Jeter flies out to the left fielder. Dennis Caminiti singles to center field. Kevin Douglas scores. Les Morales advances to third on the hit. Fred Beers grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Washington Joe Amaro pops out to the second baseman. Andres Womack grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bobby Valera strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Roy Bailey strikes out. George Jay hits an infield single to the pitcher. Ray Mahaffey singles to left field. Eric Moore grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). George Jay advances to third on the play. Ray Mahaffey advances to second on the play. Kevin Douglas walks. Les Morales hits a home run. George Jay scores. Ray Mahaffey scores. Kevin Douglas scores. John Smith comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Miguel Jeter grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Washington Greg Wade lines out to the shortstop. Fred Anthony singles to right field. John Smith fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. John Smith pops out to the second baseman. Merle Johnson pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Dennis Caminiti grounds out to the second baseman. Fred Beers strikes out. Roy Bailey grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Washington Roxy Mantei enters the game as a defensive replacement for Eric Moore at 2B. Shunichi Murata enters the game as a defensive replacement for Dennis Caminiti at C. Taylor Walker walks. Danny Reynolds singles to left field. Taylor Walker advances to third on the hit. Joe Amaro walks. Andres Womack flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Taylor Walker scores. George Hodge comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Passed ball. Danny Reynolds advances to third. Joe Amaro advances to second. Bobby Valera walks. Greg Wade doubles to left field. Danny Reynolds scores. Joe Amaro scores. Bobby Valera uses his aggressiveness and scores. Fred Anthony strikes out. Luis Holland is pinch hitting for John Smith. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Luis Holland singles to center field. Greg Wade scores. Merle Johnson grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Luis Holland is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Doc Ganzel pitching. George Jay flies out to the left fielder. Ray Mahaffey grounds out to the third baseman. Roxy Mantei pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Washington Taylor Walker flies out to the center fielder. Skinny Metz is pinch hitting for Danny Reynolds. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Skinny Metz strikes out. Joe Amaro reached on a 2-base throwing error by Miguel Jeter. Andres Womack strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Kevin Douglas grounds out to the shortstop. Les Morales flies out to the center fielder. Miguel Jeter walks. Shunichi Murata grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Washington Bobby Valera grounds out to the pitcher. Greg Wade grounds out to the second baseman. Eric Baker is pinch hitting for Fred Anthony. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Eric Baker pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Al Martinez is pinch hitting for George Hodge. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Al Martinez grounds out to the second baseman. Roy Bailey walks. George Jay doubles to left field. Roy Bailey uses his aggressiveness and scores. Curt Nolan comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Ray Mahaffey doubles to center field. George Jay scores. Roxy Mantei flies out to the right fielder. Kevin Douglas flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Washington total runners LOB: 7 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 6
Batting:2B - Joe Amaro (12), Bobby Valera (17), Greg Wade (5).SF - Andres Womack.GIDP - Fred Anthony. Baserunning: SB - Merle Johnson (8).CS - Merle Johnson (8).
Batting:2B - George Jay (17), Ray Mahaffey (16), Kevin Douglas (6).HR - Les Morales (9). Fielding: E - Kevin Douglas, Miguel Jeter.PB - Shunichi Murata.
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Mike Wallace did not respond to coaching in velocity Walt Blue improves in range Walt Blue improves in speed Takeo Yoshioka did not respond to coaching in velocity
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Earl Cianfrocco did not respond to coaching in control Earl Cianfrocco did not respond to coaching in velocity Bobby Agganis did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Eric Steengrafe improves in contact_vs_righty Bobby Agganis did not respond to coaching in C