Win: Vic Murff (3-7) Loss: Joe Bush (12-6)
Save: Jersey Clarke (7)
Inning: 1 Washington Joe Bush pitching. Jack Harris pops out to the second baseman. Salvatore Sabella hits a home run. Red Mayer walks. Shoichi Arakawa flies out to the right fielder. Bert Gazella strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Vic Murff pitching. Charlie Bellhorn hits a home run. Jim Genna singles to right field. Wilfredo Harvey strikes out. Clint Malmberg flies out to the left fielder. Dion O Banion grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Jim Genna is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Washington Chuck Knoblauch singles past the third baseman. Fumio Tachibana grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Chuck Knoblauch advances to second on the play. Baldy McCormick walks. Vic Murff lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Jack Harris hits a home run. Chuck Knoblauch scores. Baldy McCormick scores. Salvatore Sabella flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Russ Hamrick singles past the shortstop. Cub Klee grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Joe Stanage grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Washington Red Mayer singles to right field. Shoichi Arakawa grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Red Mayer is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Bert Gazella grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Shoichi Arakawa is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Chuck Knoblauch singles to center field. Bert Gazella advances to third on the hit. Fumio Tachibana grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Joe Bush grounds out to the second baseman. Charlie Bellhorn grounds out to the third baseman. Jim Genna strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Washington Baldy McCormick grounds out to the third baseman. Vic Murff grounds out to the second baseman. Jack Harris grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Wilfredo Harvey strikes out. Clint Malmberg grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Dion O Banion walks. Russ Hamrick grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Washington Salvatore Sabella singles to center field. Red Mayer strikes out. Shoichi Arakawa grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Cub Klee flies out to the left fielder. Joe Stanage walks. Joe Bush lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, Joe Stanage forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Joe Bush gets picked off first. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Washington Bert Gazella walks. Chuck Knoblauch grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Bert Gazella is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Chuck Knoblauch steals second. Fumio Tachibana singles to right field. Chuck Knoblauch scores. Felipe Erstad comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Baldy McCormick flies out to the left fielder. Vic Murff grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Charlie Bellhorn grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Genna singles to right field. Wilfredo Harvey walks. Clint Malmberg grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Genna advances to third on the play. Wilfredo Harvey advances to second on the play. Jersey Clarke comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Dion O Banion walks. Russ Hamrick grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Washington Jack Harris strikes out. Salvatore Sabella flies out to the right fielder. Red Mayer flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Billy Marshall enters the game as a defensive replacement for Chuck Knoblauch at SS. Cub Klee singles to center field. Joe Stanage pops out to the first baseman. Dick DeVogt is pinch hitting for Felipe Erstad. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Dick DeVogt flies out to the left fielder. Charlie Bellhorn flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Washington Ed Williams pitching. Shoichi Arakawa strikes out. Bert Gazella grounds out to the third baseman. Billy Marshall strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Jim Genna singles past the shortstop. Wilfredo Harvey pops out to the shortstop. Clint Malmberg strikes out. Dion O Banion flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Washington Fumio Tachibana lines out to the second baseman. Baldy McCormick flies out to the center fielder. Jersey Clarke singles to left field. Jack Harris walks. Salvatore Sabella strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Russ Hamrick singles to center field. Cub Klee strikes out. Russ Hamrick steals second. Joe Stanage strikes out. Deacon Bransfield is pinch hitting for Ed Williams. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Deacon Bransfield grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Washington total runners LOB: 6 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 8
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Tony Marshall improves in power_vs_righty Elliott Davis improves in power_vs_righty Roy Christensen did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Tim Green improves in range Juan Hanebrink did not respond to coaching in C
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Tommy Ronan did not respond to coaching in control Frank Pleis did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Jim Mangus did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Ed Gray improves in range