Win: Bill Velasquez (1-1) Loss: Kevin Timberlake (1-1)
Inning: 1 Washington Brent Hogg pitching. Dick Klein hits a home run. Larry Campbell grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Ben Slocum walks. Ben Slocum is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Claudell Foster hits a home run. Wes LaMacchia walks. Santiago Tobin singles to right field. Wes LaMacchia advances to third on the hit. Turner Upton strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Bob Bryant pitching. Kelly Phillips singles to right field. Chick Ramirez singles to center field. Kelly Phillips advances to third on the hit. Ray Jones flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Kelly Phillips is thrown out at the plate. Tommy Bohnet grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Washington Sidney Bullock pops out to the first baseman. Bob Bryant grounds out to the second baseman. Dick Klein walks. Dick Klein steals second. Larry Campbell grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Uke Marzano flies out to the right fielder. Makoto Taniguchi strikes out. Bill Douglas doubles to center field. Milton Hester doubles to right field. Bill Douglas scores. Brent Hogg strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Washington Ben Slocum grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Claudell Foster flies out to the right fielder. Wes LaMacchia flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Kelly Phillips doubles to right field. Chick Ramirez grounds out to the third baseman. Ray Jones strikes out. Tommy Bohnet grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Washington Santiago Tobin doubles to left field. Turner Upton strikes out. Sidney Bullock strikes out. Bob Bryant grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Uke Marzano flies out to the right fielder. Makoto Taniguchi pops out to the shortstop. Bill Douglas strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Washington Dick Klein strikes out. Larry Campbell strikes out. Ben Slocum strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Milton Hester grounds out to the third baseman. Brent Hogg grounds out to the third baseman. Kelly Phillips singles to right field. Chick Ramirez walks. Ray Jones reached on a 2-base throwing error by Sidney Bullock. Kelly Phillips scores. Tommy Bohnet flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Washington Claudell Foster singles to left field. Wes LaMacchia grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Santiago Tobin flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Uke Marzano doubles to left field. Makoto Taniguchi strikes out. Bill Douglas flies out to the center fielder. Milton Hester grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Washington Turner Upton grounds out to the third baseman. Sidney Bullock grounds out to the pitcher. Bob Bryant grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Walt Main is pinch hitting for Brent Hogg. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Walt Main grounds out to the shortstop. Kelly Phillips strikes out. Chick Ramirez flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Washington Dave Cox pitching. Dick Klein singles to left field. Dick Klein is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Larry Campbell grounds out to the second baseman. Ben Slocum strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Ray Jones doubles to left field. Red Kobel 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. Tommy Bohnet strikes out. Uke Marzano flies out to the center fielder. Makoto Taniguchi lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Washington Claudell Foster strikes out. Wes LaMacchia flies out to the left fielder. Santiago Tobin grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Bill Douglas triples. Milton Hester flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Yukinori Honda is pinch hitting for Dave Cox. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Yukinori Honda grounds out to the second baseman. Kelly Phillips walks. Chick Ramirez strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 10 Washington Bill Velasquez pitching. Turner Upton pops out to the second baseman. Sidney Bullock doubles to right field. Al Clark is pinch hitting for Red Kobel. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Al Clark pops out to the second baseman. Dick Klein grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Tampa Bay Kevin Timberlake pitching. Ray Jones doubles to right field. Tommy Bohnet doubles to left field. Ray Jones scores. Washington total runners left on base: 5 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 9
Batting:2B - Santiago Tobin (1), Sidney Bullock (1).HR - Dick Klein (2), Claudell Foster (1).GIDP - Wes LaMacchia. Baserunning: SB - Dick Klein (1).CS - Dick Klein (2), Ben Slocum (2). Fielding: E - Sidney Bullock.
Game Notes Ray Jones is injured and is expected to be out 25 days. Makoto Taniguchi is injured and is expected to be out 55 days.
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Carl Lipski improves in power_vs_righty Jack Warden improves in contact_vs_lefty Dave Baker improves in speed Jason Dorner improves in power_vs_lefty
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Clarence Killebrew did not respond to coaching in speed Fred Hayden improves in contact_vs_righty Fred Hayden improves in range Jay Seats did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Don Tollberg did not respond to coaching in C