Win: Dan Alvarez (9-0) Loss: Red Ruffing (6-4)
Save: Hiroyoshi Ugumori (6)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Mark Lemongello pitching. Frank Howell strikes out. Katsutoshi Nakatani walks. Harry Durocher grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Katsutoshi Nakatani is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Vicente Cato singles to center field. Harry Durocher advances to third on the hit. Orator Gardner grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Washington Masayoshi Miyade pitching. Yuya Yamamoto strikes out. Jimmie Foxx Jr. walks. Jimmie Foxx Jr. steals second. Ken Strobel flies out to the center fielder. Hank Greenberg walks. Sebastian Compton Jr. flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Tony Dickerson grounds out to the shortstop. Julian Cox doubles to left field. Tom Reilley doubles to right field. Julian Cox scores. Masayoshi Miyade flies out to the center fielder. Frank Howell grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Washington Tommy Harper doubles to right field. Otto Velez flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Mike Heath hits an infield single to the pitcher. Mark Lemongello flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Tommy Harper scores. Yuya Yamamoto strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Katsutoshi Nakatani walks. Harry Durocher grounds into a force play to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Katsutoshi Nakatani is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Vicente Cato grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Washington Jimmie Foxx Jr. strikes out. Ken Strobel walks. Ken Strobel steals second. Hank Greenberg grounds out to the shortstop. Sebastian Compton Jr. singles to right field. Ken Strobel scores. Tommy Harper grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Sebastian Compton Jr. is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Orator Gardner grounds out to the pitcher. Tony Dickerson strikes out. Julian Cox grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Washington Otto Velez walks. Mike Heath flies out to the left fielder. Mark Lemongello lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Yuya Yamamoto flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Tom Reilley grounds out to the pitcher. Masayoshi Miyade strikes out. Frank Howell doubles to center field. Katsutoshi Nakatani flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Washington Jimmie Foxx Jr. grounds out to the third baseman. Ken Strobel grounds out to the third baseman. Hank Greenberg flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Harry Durocher grounds out to the shortstop. Vicente Cato grounds out to the shortstop. Orator Gardner grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Washington Sebastian Compton Jr. flies out to the left fielder. Tommy Harper flies out to the right fielder. Otto Velez singles to right field. Mike Heath strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Tony Dickerson strikes out. Julian Cox grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tom Reilley flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Washington Mark Lemongello strikes out. Yuya Yamamoto singles to right field. Jimmie Foxx Jr. flies out to the center fielder. Ken Strobel flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay John Hickman is pinch hitting for Masayoshi Miyade. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. John Hickman grounds out to the shortstop. Frank Howell singles to left field. Katsutoshi Nakatani singles to right field. Frank Howell advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the corners in. Harry Durocher flies out to the left fielder. Vicente Cato singles to center field. Frank Howell scores. Orator Gardner grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Katsutoshi Nakatani is out at third base. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Washington Dan Alvarez pitching. Hank Greenberg strikes out. Sebastian Compton Jr. hits a home run. Tommy Harper strikes out. Bill Haselman is pinch hitting for Otto Velez. Bill Haselman singles to left field. Mike Heath flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Rick Bosetti enters the game as a defensive replacement for Bill Haselman at RF. Red Ruffing comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Tony Dickerson pops out to the shortstop. Julian Cox walks. Tom Reilley singles to center field. Julian Cox advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the corners in. Dave Schaal is pinch hitting for Dan Alvarez. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Dave Schaal pops out to the shortstop. Frank Howell singles to left field. Julian Cox scores. Katsutoshi Nakatani doubles to left field. Tom Reilley scores. Harry Durocher reached on a 2-base throwing error by Hank Greenberg. Frank Howell scores. Katsutoshi Nakatani scores. Vicente Cato pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Washington Hiroyoshi Ugumori pitching. Wayne Comer is pinch hitting for Red Ruffing. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Wayne Comer flies out to the center fielder. Yuya Yamamoto flies out to the center fielder. Jimmie Foxx Jr. flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 7 Washington total runners LOB: 8
Batting:2B - Tommy Harper (24).HR - Sebastian Compton Jr. (15).SF - Mark Lemongello. Baserunning: SB - Jimmie Foxx Jr. (49), Ken Strobel (30). Fielding: E - Hank Greenberg.
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Horacio Lary did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Yosuke Miyazaki did not respond to coaching in control Roy Enright did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Yosuke Miyazaki did not respond to coaching in velocity
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: D+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Carlos Delgado did not respond to coaching in speed Vern Ruhle did not respond to coaching in control Dave Lemanczyk improves in velocity Milton Bradley did not respond to coaching in C