Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Ken Geren pitching. Fritz Balboni grounds out to the third baseman. Vance Tarrant grounds out to the third baseman. Hyoji Sato walks. Rocko Patterson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Washington Devo Sigundo pitching. Mack Falkenborg singles to right field. Bill McCall pops out to the second baseman. Mack Falkenborg is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Red Wood singles to center field. Ryan Van Schindel strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Frankie Henry strikes out. Dainier Castro grounds out to the third baseman. Jimmy Coleman flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Washington George Rufer hits a home run. Scoops Willis strikes out. Dave Clemons flies out to the center fielder. Roy Habenicht flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Duke Espinoza hits a home run. Devo Sigundo strikes out. Fritz Balboni grounds out to the second baseman. Vance Tarrant pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Washington Ken Geren singles to right field. Mack Falkenborg lines out to the shortstop. Bill McCall grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Ken Geren is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Red Wood flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Hyoji Sato singles to right field. Rocko Patterson walks. Frankie Henry flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Dainier Castro grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Rocko Patterson is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Jimmy Coleman strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Washington Ryan Van Schindel strikes out. George Rufer walks. Scoops Willis flies out to the left fielder. Dave Clemons strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Duke Espinoza grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Devo Sigundo strikes out. Fritz Balboni grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Washington Roy Habenicht grounds out to the third baseman. Ken Geren 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: 6 Tampa Bay Vance Tarrant strikes out. Hyoji Sato flies out to the right fielder. Rocko Patterson bunts for a base hit. Frankie Henry singles to center field. Dainier Castro grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Frankie Henry is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Washington Red Wood lines out to the third baseman. Ryan Van Schindel flies out to the left fielder. George Rufer singles to left field. Scoops Willis flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Jimmy Coleman doubles to center field. Duke Espinoza pops out to the second baseman. Devo Sigundo singles to right field. Jimmy Coleman scores. Carl Kavanagh comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Fritz Balboni singles to center field. Vance Tarrant walks. Hyoji Sato flies out to the right fielder. Rocko Patterson singles to right field. Devo Sigundo scores. Fritz Balboni scores. Vance Tarrant advances to third on the hit. Tim Stargell comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Frankie Henry strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Washington Dave Clemons flies out to the left fielder. Roy Habenicht lines out to the second baseman. Herman Dolan is pinch hitting for Tim Stargell. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Herman Dolan singles to right field. Mack Falkenborg grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Herman Dolan is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Aubrey Collins pitching. Dainier Castro grounds out to the second baseman. Jimmy Coleman grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Duke Espinoza doubles to right field. Devo Sigundo flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Washington Horace Fortune enters the game as a defensive replacement for Jimmy Coleman at 1B. Bill McCall grounds out to the second baseman. Red Wood walks. Ryan Van Schindel flies out to the left fielder. George Rufer singles to center field. Red Wood advances to third on the hit. Takuya Yamazaki 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. Scoops Willis flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Fritz Balboni doubles to left field. Vance Tarrant lines out to the shortstop. Hyoji Sato walks. Rocko Patterson grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Fritz Balboni advances to third on the play. Hyoji Sato advances to second on the play. Frankie Henry singles to left field. Fritz Balboni scores. Hyoji Sato scores. Lee Renna comes in from the bullpen to pitch. ZyZoy Pink is pinch hitting for Dainier Castro. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. ZyZoy Pink grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Washington Dave Clemons flies out to the left fielder. Roy Habenicht grounds out to the second baseman. Johnny Plitt is pinch hitting for Lee Renna. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Johnny Plitt doubles to center field. Mack Falkenborg hits a home run. Johnny Plitt scores. Bernie Thomas comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bill McCall triples. Rip Mueller comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Red Wood singles to right field. Bill McCall scores. Ryan Van Schindel singles to center field. George Rufer doubles to left field. Red Wood scores. Ryan Van Schindel uses his aggressiveness and scores. Wayne Eubanks comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Scoops Willis doubles to center field. George Rufer scores. Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 9 Washington total runners left on base: 8
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Ruben Larkin did not respond to coaching in control Lee Arnold improves in control Bill Leek improves in contact_vs_lefty Doc Menosky did not respond to coaching in range
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Hector Noyes did not respond to coaching in arm Hector Noyes improves in contact_vs_righty Bunk Arlin improves in speed Puchy Curd improves in contact_vs_righty Chip Robinson did not respond to coaching in 3B