WASHINGTON (31-58) @ BALTIMORE (40-48) game 1
STARTING PITCHERS
13YW (3-2 4.03) 13XW (10-8 3.01)
The Senators batted around in the 4Th inning while scoring three runs then rode the left wing of ex-Oriole Frank Bertaina who tossed 8 shutout innings for his 4th win.
WAS 000 300 100 4 10 0
BAL 000 000 001 1 6 0
2B WAS McMullen 10
BAL Blefary 12 D. Johnson 9
HR WAS F. Howard 23 (7th off Phoebus)
BAL B. Robinson 14 (9th off Bertaina)
RBI WAS B. Allen 2(14) Casanova 31 G. Howard 59
BAL B. Robinson 47
SB WAS Stroud 6
PITCHING LINE IP H HR BB SO R ER BF GSC
Bertaina 8.2 6 1 1 8 1 1 33 75
Phoebus 7 9 1 5 4 4 4 34 42
WP Bertaina 4-2 3.54 LP Phoebus 10-9 3.12 SV Baldwin 12
SCORING PLAYS:
TOP 4 .. Valentine walked. Epstein singled. Casanova singled scoring a run. Runners advance on passed ball. Be. Allen singled scoring two runs. WAS 3 BAL 0
TOP 7 .. F. Howard homered WAS 4 BAL 0
BOTTOM 9 .. B. Robinson homered WAS 4 BAL 1
NOTES: Bertaina won for the 4th time in 5 decisions for the Nats going 4-1 1.81, allowing 1 run or less in those 4 wins. It was his first start for the Capital boys since June 20, having served 2 weeks of army reserve then nursing an elbow strain. Wally Bunker has excelled coming out of the open, allowing just one tally in his last 9 innings.
STAR OF THE GAME: 2-4 2RBI
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