Inning: 1 Washington Devo Sigundo pitching. Mack Falkenborg grounds out to the third baseman. Bill McCall lines out to the second baseman. Red Wood grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Carl Atkins pitching. Fritz Balboni walks. Vance Tarrant flies out to the center fielder. Hyoji Sato flies out to the left fielder. Rocko Patterson walks. Frankie Henry strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Washington Ryan Van Schindel flies out to the left fielder. George Rufer flies out to the center fielder. Scoops Willis walks. Dave Clemons grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Scoops Willis is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Jim Varner grounds out to the third baseman. Jimmy Coleman strikes out. Duke Espinoza pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Washington Roy Habenicht grounds out to the shortstop. Carl Atkins flies out to the center fielder. Mack Falkenborg walks. Bill McCall grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Mack Falkenborg is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Devo Sigundo strikes out. Fritz Balboni strikes out. Vance Tarrant flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Washington Red Wood hits a home run. Ryan Van Schindel hits a home run. George Rufer grounds out to the second baseman. Scoops Willis strikes out. Dave Clemons walks. Roy Habenicht reached on a 2-base fielding error by Jim Varner. Carl Atkins strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Hyoji Sato singles to center field. Rocko Patterson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Hyoji Sato advances to second on the play. Frankie Henry grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Hyoji Sato advances to third on the play. Jim Varner flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Washington Mack Falkenborg singles in front of the left fielder. Mack Falkenborg steals second. Bill McCall reached on a 2-base fielding error by Jim Varner. Mack Falkenborg scores. Red Wood singles to center field. Bill McCall scores. Ryan Van Schindel flies out to the right fielder. George Rufer strikes out. Scoops Willis is hit by a pitch. Dave Clemons lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Jimmy Coleman singles to right field. Duke Espinoza strikes out. Devo Sigundo lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, throws to second for the force out, on to first for the 1-6-4 double play (2B covering 1st). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Washington Roy Habenicht strikes out. Carl Atkins strikes out. Mack Falkenborg grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Fritz Balboni strikes out. Vance Tarrant grounds out to the second baseman. Hyoji Sato singles to right field. Rocko Patterson doubles to left field. Hyoji Sato uses his aggressiveness and scores. Frankie Henry strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Washington Bill McCall singles to right field. Red Wood grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Ryan Van Schindel singles to center field. George Rufer grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Ryan Van Schindel is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Jim Varner flies out to the right fielder. Jimmy Coleman strikes out. Duke Espinoza flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Washington Scoops Willis grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Dave Clemons triples. Wayne Eubanks comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Roy Habenicht walks. Johnny Plitt is pinch hitting for Carl Atkins. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Johnny Plitt flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Dave Clemons scores. Mack Falkenborg singles to right field. Roy Habenicht advances to third on the hit. Bill McCall flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Bill Barree pitching. ZyZoy Pink is pinch hitting for Wayne Eubanks. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. ZyZoy Pink flies out to the center fielder. Fritz Balboni grounds out to the third baseman. Vance Tarrant walks. Vance Tarrant is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Washington Felipe Clemens pitching. Red Wood doubles to center field. Ryan Van Schindel walks. George Rufer grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Red Wood advances to third on the play. Ryan Van Schindel advances to second on the play. Scoops Willis singles to center field. Red Wood scores. Ryan Van Schindel scores. Takuya Yamazaki comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dave Clemons flies out to the left fielder. Roy Habenicht walks. Herman Dolan is pinch hitting for Bill Barree. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Herman Dolan strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Moonlight Hernandez pitching. Johnny Ewing is pinch hitting for Hyoji Sato. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Johnny Ewing strikes out. Rocko Patterson doubles to center field. Sebastian Beck is pinch hitting for Frankie Henry. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Sebastian Beck flies out to the right fielder. Jim Varner grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Washington total runners LOB: 11 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 5
Batting:2B - Red Wood (6).3B - Dave Clemons (4).HR - Red Wood (6), Ryan Van Schindel (5).SF - Johnny Plitt.GIDP - Red Wood.HBP - Scoops Willis (2). Baserunning: SB - Mack Falkenborg (8).
Game Notes Carl Atkins is injured and is expected to be out 45 days.
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Hersh Knepper did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Keith Briley did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Bill Duffy did not respond to coaching in velocity Keith Briley did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Hector Noyes did not respond to coaching in CF
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Johnny Downing improves in contact_vs_righty Kurt Raleigh improves in control Johnny Downing improves in contact_vs_righty Mark Buschhorn did not respond to coaching in speed