Win: Allen Ludden (15-6) Loss: Hideshi Kishikawa (6-12)
Inning: 1 Washington Hideshi Kishikawa pitching. Bill McCall singles to left field. Red Wood singles to center field. Bill McCall advances to third on the hit. Ryan Van Schindel grounds out to the third baseman. Red Wood advances to second on the play. Johnny Plitt grounds out to the third baseman. George Rufer flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Allen Ludden pitching. Fritz Balboni grounds out to the third baseman. Duke Espinoza strikes out. Dainier Castro grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Washington Roy Habenicht grounds out to the shortstop. Herman Dolan strikes out. Pee-Wee Aurilia strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Rocko Patterson grounds out to the second baseman. Hyoji Sato grounds out to the pitcher. Sebastian Beck reached on a fielding error by Bill McCall. Vance Tarrant grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Washington Allen Ludden grounds out to the pitcher. Bill McCall strikes out. Red Wood hits a home run. Ryan Van Schindel strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Jimmy Coleman strikes out. Hideshi Kishikawa strikes out. Fritz Balboni grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Washington Johnny Plitt walks. George Rufer flies out to the right fielder. Roy Habenicht grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Johnny Plitt is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Herman Dolan grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Duke Espinoza strikes out. Dainier Castro flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Rocko Patterson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Washington Pee-Wee Aurilia flies out to the center fielder. Allen Ludden strikes out. Bill McCall doubles to left field. Red Wood grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Hyoji Sato grounds out to the shortstop. Sebastian Beck strikes out. Vance Tarrant grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Washington Ryan Van Schindel grounds out to the shortstop. Johnny Plitt flies out to the center fielder. George Rufer singles to left field. Dave Clemons is pinch hitting for Roy Habenicht. Dave Clemons grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Bill Myers enters the game as a defensive replacement for Dave Clemons at SS. Jimmy Coleman flies out to the left fielder. Hideshi Kishikawa strikes out. Fritz Balboni hits a home run. Duke Espinoza grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Washington Herman Dolan walks. Pee-Wee Aurilia flies out to the left fielder. Allen Ludden fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Allen Ludden singles to left field. Bill McCall walks. Red Wood grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Herman Dolan scores. Allen Ludden advances to third on the play. Bill McCall advances to second on the play. Ryan Van Schindel doubles to center field. Allen Ludden scores. Bill McCall scores. Takuya Yamazaki comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Johnny Plitt singles to center field. Ryan Van Schindel scores. George Rufer doubles to left field. Johnny Plitt uses his aggressiveness and scores. Bill Myers singles to center field. George Rufer scores. Bernie Thomas comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bill Myers steals second. Herman Dolan grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Dainier Castro flies out to the center fielder. Rocko Patterson singles to right field. Hyoji Sato flies out to the center fielder. Sebastian Beck grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Rocko Patterson is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Washington Pee-Wee Aurilia grounds out to the second baseman. Freddie Valenzuela is pinch hitting for Allen Ludden. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Freddie Valenzuela hits a home run. Bill McCall grounds out to the second baseman. Wayne Eubanks comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Red Wood grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Lee Renna pitching. Vance Tarrant strikes out. Jimmy Coleman flies out to the right fielder. Horace Fortune is pinch hitting for Wayne Eubanks. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Horace Fortune walks. Fritz Balboni singles to right field. Duke Espinoza grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Fritz Balboni is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Washington Fred Anderson pitching. Ryan Van Schindel grounds out to the pitcher. Johnny Plitt grounds out to the shortstop. George Rufer walks. George Rufer is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Dainier Castro lines out to the second baseman. Rocko Patterson flies out to the center fielder. Hyoji Sato flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Washington total runners LOB: 6 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 4
Batting:2B - Bill McCall (34), Ryan Van Schindel (32), George Rufer (17).HR - Red Wood (35), Freddie Valenzuela (5). Baserunning: SB - Bill Myers (4).CS - George Rufer (10). Fielding: E - Bill McCall.
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Bunk Arlin did not respond to coaching in arm Ralph Navarro did not respond to coaching in endurance Ralph Navarro did not respond to coaching in velocity Keith Briley improves in range
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Mark Buschhorn improves in arm Mark Buschhorn improves in contact_vs_righty Johnny Downing improves in arm Scott Piez improves in velocity Johnny Ewing did not respond to coaching in 1B