Win: Jack Page (17-3) Loss: Bob Luebke (6-9)
Save: Jon Pizzaro (37)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Carlos Elder pitching. Bob Duffy grounds out to the second baseman. Rawly Wilson strikes out. Bill Hudson singles past the shortstop. Dan Robinson singles to right field. Bill Hudson advances to third on the hit. Luis Donovan flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Washington Jack Page pitching. Randy Overmire grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dave Landrum strikes out. Maxx Sisler grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Augie Pascual hits a home run. Dave Logan flies out to the right fielder. Bob Brown strikes out. Jack Page grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Washington Ed Williams doubles to right field. Fred Becker singles to left field. Ed Williams scores. Harry Young pops out to the first baseman. Brant Pena doubles to center field. Royce Sperring pops out to the third baseman. Carlos Elder grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Bob Duffy strikes out. Rawly Wilson lines out to the third baseman. Bill Hudson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Washington Randy Overmire singles to left field. Dave Landrum flies out to the center fielder. Maxx Sisler strikes out. Ed Williams grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Dan Robinson doubles to right field. Luis Donovan grounds out to the third baseman. Augie Pascual strikes out. Dave Logan reached on a 2-base fielding error by Ed Williams. Dan Robinson scores. Bob Brown grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Washington Fred Becker grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Harry Young doubles to left field. Brant Pena grounds out to the second baseman. Harry Young advances to third on the play. Royce Sperring singles to left field. Harry Young scores. Carlos Elder strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Jack Page grounds out to the third baseman. Bob Duffy pops out to the shortstop. Rawly Wilson flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Washington Randy Overmire strikes out. Dave Landrum grounds out to the second baseman. Maxx Sisler strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Bill Hudson doubles to center field. Dan Robinson singles to center field. Bill Hudson scores. Luis Donovan walks. Bill Jensen 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. Augie Pascual pops out to the second baseman. Dave Logan strikes out. Bob Brown strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Washington Ed Williams singles in front of the right fielder. Fred Becker flies out to the left fielder. Harry Young grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Jack Page grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Duffy hits a home run. Rawly Wilson grounds out to the catcher - great play by the catcher to prevent a single! Bill Hudson lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Washington Brant Pena strikes out. Royce Sperring singles to center field. Mike Rounsaville is pinch hitting for Bill Jensen. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Mike Rounsaville strikes out. Randy Overmire hits a home run. Royce Sperring scores. Dave Landrum flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Bob Luebke pitching. Dan Robinson grounds out to the shortstop. Luis Donovan bunts for a base hit. Augie Pascual singles to left field. Luis Donovan advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the corners in. Augie Pascual steals second. The defense is playing the infield in. Dave Logan singles to left field. Luis Donovan scores. Augie Pascual scores. Frank Miller comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bob Brown grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Washington Maxx Sisler grounds out to the third baseman. Ed Williams grounds out to the shortstop. Fred Becker grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Ed Tate is pinch hitting for Jack Page. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Ed Tate strikes out. Bob Duffy grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Rawly Wilson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Washington Jon Pizzaro pitching. Harry Young strikes out. Brant Pena singles to left field. Royce Sperring grounds into a force play to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Brant Pena is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Jamie Robertson is pinch hitting for Frank Miller. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Jamie Robertson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 5 Washington total runners LOB: 5
Game Notes Ed Tate is injured and is expected to be out 56 days.
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: D- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Paul Wood did not respond to coaching in velocity Desi Tomlin improves in arm George Harrington did not respond to coaching in control Desi Tomlin did not respond to coaching in arm
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: David Coppinger did not respond to coaching in arm Dennis Gonzalez did not respond to coaching in velocity Dale Head did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Eddie Russell improves in arm