Win: Jason Higginbotham (4-3) Loss: Tucker McSorley (1-3)
Save: Bill Nevel (12)
Inning: 1 Washington Jason Higginbotham pitching. Todd Walewander strikes out. Bob Brown pops out to the third baseman. Dick Gagnier singles to left field. Jim Simon strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Bob Foster pitching. Wally DeVogt grounds out to the shortstop. Jack Shannon grounds out to the third baseman. Hal McGee singles to left field. Justin Seilheimer singles to center field. Hal McGee advances to third on the hit. Masanori Kobayashi reached on a fielding error by Tommy Williams. Hal McGee scores. Jim Brown grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Washington Jack Carter grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Felix Smith pops out to the shortstop. Tommy Williams grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Roy Underhill flies out to the center fielder. Jackie Sheehan singles to right field. Jason Higginbotham lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Wally DeVogt flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Washington Al Easley pops out to the second baseman. Bob Foster grounds out to the second baseman. Todd Walewander flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Jack Shannon reached on a fielding error by Felix Smith. Hal McGee flies out to the left fielder. Justin Seilheimer strikes out. Masanori Kobayashi grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Jack Shannon is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Washington Bob Brown singles to left field. Dick Gagnier walks. Jim Simon grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bob Brown advances to third on the play. Dick Gagnier advances to second on the play. Jack Carter flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Bob Brown scores. Felix Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Jim Brown grounds out to the shortstop. Roy Underhill grounds out to the shortstop. Jackie Sheehan walks. Jason Higginbotham flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Washington Tommy Williams flies out to the left fielder. Al Easley strikes out. Bob Foster flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Wally DeVogt lines out to the second baseman. Jack Shannon flies out to the center fielder. Hal McGee singles to center field. Hal McGee steals second. Justin Seilheimer walks. Masanori Kobayashi grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Justin Seilheimer is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Washington Todd Walewander singles to left field. Todd Walewander is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Bob Brown singles to right field. Dick Gagnier grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Jim Brown strikes out. Roy Underhill flies out to the right fielder. Jackie Sheehan grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Washington Jim Simon singles to center field. Jack Carter grounds out to the third baseman. Jim Simon advances to second on the play. Felix Smith grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Simon advances to third on the play. Tommy Williams grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Jason Higginbotham singles to left field. Wally DeVogt grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Jason Higginbotham is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Wally DeVogt steals second. Jack Shannon grounds out to the third baseman. Hal McGee walks. Justin Seilheimer strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Washington Jocko Brantley is pinch hitting for Al Easley. Jocko Brantley grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Steve Grasso is pinch hitting for Bob Foster. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Steve Grasso flies out to the right fielder. Todd Walewander strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Tucker McSorley pitching. Masanori Kobayashi singles to center field. Jim Brown grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Masanori Kobayashi is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Roy Underhill singles to left field. Jim Brown advances to third on the hit. Jackie Sheehan walks. Jason Higginbotham strikes out. Wally DeVogt singles to right field. Jim Brown scores. Roy Underhill scores. Jackie Sheehan advances to third on the hit. Yusaku Miyazaki comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jack Shannon grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Washington Bill Nevel comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Bob Brown doubles to left field. Dick Gagnier singles to left field. Bob Brown scores. Jim Simon strikes out. Jack Carter strikes out. Felix Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Washington total runners left on base: 4 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 11
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Hirokazu Mitsuhashi improves in control Walter Merriman improves in velocity Bill Cano did not respond to coaching in velocity Salome Katt did not respond to coaching in speed
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Brian Fisher did not respond to coaching in control Clyde Eason improves in range Joey Quintana did not respond to coaching in velocity Dusty Horan did not respond to coaching in velocity Jay Hayes did not respond to coaching in CF