Win: Ray Washburn (2-0) Loss: Ralph Walling (0-1)
Save: Al Cook (1)
Inning: 1 Texas Bill Cargo pitching. Emmeline Pankhurst strikes out. She Lagger grounds out to the third baseman. Marie Curie grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Ray Washburn pitching. John Calderon flies out to the right fielder. Andres Plank doubles past the third baseman. Elmer Washington flies out to the center fielder. Kiyoshi Saitoh doubles past the third baseman. Andres Plank scores. Jody Brondell grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Texas Bob Vick flies out to the left fielder. Larry Sommers strikes out. Jerry McNamara grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Kerry Stimson flies out to the center fielder. Charlie Smith strikes out. Brady Barnes reached on a 2-base throwing error by She Lagger. Bill Cargo grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Texas Takeo Yoshikawa flies out to the center fielder. Dick Nolan walks. Ray Washburn lays a bunt down the first base line. The first baseman fields the ball, throws to second for one out, on to first for the 3-6-4 double play (2B covering 1st). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay John Calderon walks. Andres Plank walks. John Calderon steals third. Andres Plank is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Elmer Washington singles to right field. John Calderon scores. Elmer Washington is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Kiyoshi Saitoh strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Texas Emmeline Pankhurst strikes out. She Lagger grounds out to the pitcher. Marie Curie singles to left field. Bob Vick strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Jody Brondell singles past the second baseman. Kerry Stimson grounds out to the third baseman. Jody Brondell advances to second on the play. Charlie Smith grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jody Brondell advances to third on the play. Brady Barnes pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Texas Larry Sommers strikes out. Jerry McNamara singles to center field. Takeo Yoshikawa pops out to the catcher. Dick Nolan strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Bill Cargo flies out to the center fielder. John Calderon walks. John Calderon is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Andres Plank grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Texas Ray Washburn strikes out. Emmeline Pankhurst strikes out. She Lagger lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Elmer Washington strikes out. Kiyoshi Saitoh lines out to the shortstop. Jody Brondell grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Texas Marie Curie hits a home run. Bob Vick walks. Larry Sommers pops out to the third baseman. Jerry McNamara flies out to the left fielder. Takeo Yoshikawa grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Bob Vick is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Kerry Stimson grounds out to the third baseman. Charlie Smith doubles to center field. Brady Barnes pops out to the first baseman. Norifumi Kayajima is pinch hitting for Bill Cargo. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Norifumi Kayajima flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Texas Ralph Walling pitching. Dick Nolan doubles to right field. Rosa Parks is pinch hitting for Ray Washburn. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Rosa Parks singles to center field. Emmeline Pankhurst grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Rosa Parks advances to second on the play. She Lagger grounds out to the pitcher. Marie Curie walks. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Dick Nolan scores. Yasser Samon comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bob Vick singles to center field. Rosa Parks scores. Marie Curie scores. Larry Sommers grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Bob Vick is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Ivanka Trump pitching. John Calderon lines out to the shortstop. Andres Plank grounds out to the second baseman. Elmer Washington pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Texas Jerry McNamara walks. Takeo Yoshikawa doubles to center field. Jerry McNamara uses his aggressiveness and scores. Mickey Laudner comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dick Nolan grounds out to the second baseman. Takeo Yoshikawa advances to third on the play. Chuck Penn is pinch hitting for Ivanka Trump. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Chuck Penn pops out to the third baseman. Emmeline Pankhurst walks. She Lagger strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Al Cook pitching. Morgan Schmulbach enters the game as a defensive replacement for Jerry McNamara at RF. Kiyoshi Saitoh grounds out to the shortstop. Jody Brondell singles to right field. Kerry Stimson strikes out. Charlie Smith grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Jody Brondell is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Texas total runners LOB: 6 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 5
Batting:2B - Andres Plank (2), Kiyoshi Saitoh (1), Charlie Smith (1). Baserunning: SB - John Calderon (1).CS - John Calderon (1), Andres Plank (1), Elmer Washington (3).
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Ryan Burks did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Ernie Crouch improves in arm Ernie Crouch improves in range Ernie Crouch did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Ben McCraw did not respond to coaching in control Bobby Gorecki did not respond to coaching in velocity Mike File improves in contact_vs_lefty Ted Merced improves in arm