Win: Charlie Gerber (1-0) Loss: Devo Sigundo (0-1)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Charlie Gerber pitching. Fritz Balboni singles to right field. Torey Skaugstad flies out to the right fielder. Dainier Castro singles to center field. Fritz Balboni advances to third on the hit. Rocko Patterson flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Frankie Henry walks. Vance Tarrant strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 1 Washington Devo Sigundo pitching. Mack Falkenborg walks. Bill McCall walks. Red Wood flies out to the left fielder. Ryan Van Schindel strikes out. George Rufer reached on a fielding error by Johnny Ewing. Dave Clemons grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Johnny Ewing strikes out. Duke Espinoza grounds out to the third baseman. Devo Sigundo strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Washington Roy Habenicht flies out to the center fielder. Herman Dolan hits a home run. Charlie Gerber walks. Mack Falkenborg flies out to the center fielder. Bill McCall grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Fritz Balboni lines out to the pitcher. Torey Skaugstad singles to right field. Torey Skaugstad is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Dainier Castro grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Washington Red Wood strikes out. Ryan Van Schindel strikes out. George Rufer singles to center field. Dave Clemons walks. Roy Habenicht grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Dave Clemons is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Rocko Patterson singles past the second baseman. Frankie Henry strikes out. Vance Tarrant singles to center field. Johnny Ewing walks. Duke Espinoza flies out to the center fielder. Devo Sigundo strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Washington Herman Dolan singles to center field. Charlie Gerber lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, throws to second for the force out, on to first for the 1-6-3 double play. Mack Falkenborg grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Fritz Balboni strikes out. Torey Skaugstad strikes out. Dainier Castro grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Washington Bill McCall strikes out. Red Wood strikes out. Ryan Van Schindel strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Rocko Patterson strikes out. Frankie Henry flies out to the left fielder. Vance Tarrant walks. Johnny Ewing flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Washington George Rufer hits a home run. Dave Clemons flies out to the right fielder. Johnny Plitt is pinch hitting for Roy Habenicht. Johnny Plitt hits a home run. Herman Dolan singles to right field. Freddie Valenzuela is pinch hitting for Charlie Gerber. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Freddie Valenzuela strikes out. Mack Falkenborg singles to right field. Bill McCall doubles to center field. Herman Dolan scores. Mack Falkenborg uses his aggressiveness and scores. Bernie Thomas comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Red Wood flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Aubrey Collins pitching. Bill Myers enters the game as a defensive replacement for Johnny Plitt at SS. Duke Espinoza grounds out to the third baseman. ZyZoy Pink is pinch hitting for Bernie Thomas. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. ZyZoy Pink flies out to the right fielder. Fritz Balboni grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Washington Cory Seyfried pitching. Ryan Van Schindel grounds out to the shortstop. George Rufer flies out to the left fielder. Dave Clemons singles to center field. Bill Myers grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Jimmy Coleman is pinch hitting for Torey Skaugstad. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jimmy Coleman grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dainier Castro strikes out. Rocko Patterson grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Washington Herman Dolan singles to center field. Pee-Wee Aurilia is pinch hitting for Aubrey Collins. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Pee-Wee Aurilia grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Mack Falkenborg grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Moonlight Hernandez pitching. Sebastian Beck is pinch hitting for Frankie Henry. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Sebastian Beck strikes out. Vance Tarrant flies out to the left fielder. Johnny Ewing walks. Duke Espinoza strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 8 Washington total runners left on base: 8
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Jim Varner improves in power_vs_righty Jim Varner improves in range Ruben Larkin did not respond to coaching in velocity Scott Piez improves in control Joe Gomez did not respond to coaching in 2B
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Ralph Navarro did not respond to coaching in velocity Bunk Arlin improves in range Puchy Curd improves in range Al Pruett improves in range Chip Robinson did not respond to coaching in 3B