Win: John Shoemaker (7-2) Loss: Paul Metzig (6-6)
Save: Dan Alvarez (9)
Inning: 1 Washington John Shoemaker pitching. Wayne Comer grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Yuya Yamamoto hits a home run. Ken Strobel grounds out to the pitcher. Jimmie Foxx Jr. doubles to left field. Ellie Weimer grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Paul Metzig pitching. Leon Schullstrom walks. Leon Schullstrom steals second. Katsutoshi Nakatani singles to right field. Leon Schullstrom scores. Frank Howell grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Orlando Bradley grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Washington Hank Greenberg singles to center field. Hank Greenberg steals second. Tommy Harper strikes out. George Slaughter grounds out to the second baseman. Hank Greenberg advances to third on the play. Paul Metzig strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Vicente Cato singles to center field. Herm Kantlehner singles to right field. Vicente Cato is thrown out trying to advance to third by the right fielder. Julian Cox grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Washington Wayne Comer walks. Wayne Comer gets picked off first. Yuya Yamamoto walks. Yuya Yamamoto steals second. Ken Strobel singles to right field. Yuya Yamamoto scores. Jimmie Foxx Jr. grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Ken Strobel is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Jimmie Foxx Jr. steals second. Ellie Weimer grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Tom Reilley doubles to right field. John Shoemaker lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Leon Schullstrom flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Tom Reilley scores. Katsutoshi Nakatani grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Washington Hank Greenberg is hit by a pitch. Hank Greenberg steals second. Tommy Harper grounds out to the third baseman. George Slaughter grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Hank Greenberg advances to third on the play. Paul Metzig strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Frank Howell grounds out to the second baseman. Orlando Bradley strikes out. Vicente Cato flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Washington Wayne Comer flies out to the center fielder. Yuya Yamamoto singles to left field. Ken Strobel grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Herm Kantlehner grounds out to the third baseman. Julian Cox grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tom Reilley strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Washington Jimmie Foxx Jr. grounds out to the shortstop. Ellie Weimer grounds out to the shortstop. Hank Greenberg flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay John Shoemaker strikes out. Leon Schullstrom walks. Katsutoshi Nakatani singles to center field. Leon Schullstrom advances to third on the hit. Frank Howell singles to center field. Leon Schullstrom scores. Katsutoshi Nakatani advances to third on the hit. Orlando Bradley strikes out. Vicente Cato pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Washington Tommy Harper walks. Bill Haselman is pinch hitting for George Slaughter. Bill Haselman singles past the third baseman. Tommy Harper advances to third on the hit. Rick Bosetti is pinch hitting for Paul Metzig. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Tommy Harper gets picked off third. Rick Bosetti grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Bill Haselman is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Wayne Comer pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Red Ruffing pitching. Herm Kantlehner flies out to the center fielder. Julian Cox walks. Julian Cox is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Tom Reilley flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Washington Yuya Yamamoto pops out to the first baseman. Ken Strobel grounds out to the shortstop. Jimmie Foxx Jr. singles to left field. Ellie Weimer flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Dave Schaal is pinch hitting for John Shoemaker. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Dave Schaal strikes out. Leon Schullstrom grounds out to the pitcher. Katsutoshi Nakatani flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Washington Dan Alvarez pitching. Hank Greenberg flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Tommy Harper grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Haselman strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Washington total runners left on base: 6 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 2
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: D+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Carlos Delgado did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Otto Velez improves in power_vs_lefty Charlie Gehringer did not respond to coaching in arm Victor Martinez improves in power_vs_righty Milton Bradley did not respond to coaching in C
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Del Cross improves in arm John Rhines did not respond to coaching in control Roy Enright did not respond to coaching in range Mike Kerr improves in power_vs_lefty Horacio Lary did not respond to coaching in 1B