Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Bill Witherbee pitching. Mark Score flies out to the center fielder. Dick Ness doubles to center field. Doug Davis singles past the third baseman. Dick Ness scores. Jack Young grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Doug Davis is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Chuck Leppert flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Texas Al Spalding pitching. Ross Barnes strikes out. Seth Pepper flies out to the left fielder. Julio Dorelle walks. Dave Andrews grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Julio Dorelle is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay George Hitt flies out to the left fielder. Jolly Ole McNichol grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Crump walks. Bob Crump steals second. Al Spalding pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Texas Stan Scheid lines out to the second baseman. Milt Smithton singles to center field. Milt Smithton steals second. Bill Evans walks. Luis Gainey grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Mark Score triples. Dick Ness strikes out. Doug Davis strikes out. Jack Young strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Texas Bill Witherbee grounds out to the third baseman. Ross Barnes strikes out. Seth Pepper grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Chuck Leppert flies out to the left fielder. George Hitt strikes out. Jolly Ole McNichol singles to center field. Bob Crump strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Texas Julio Dorelle strikes out. Dave Andrews strikes out. Stan Scheid doubles to right field. Milt Smithton hits a home run. Stan Scheid scores. Bill Evans strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Al Spalding strikes out. Mark Score walks. Dick Ness flies out to the right fielder. Doug Davis doubles to right field. Mark Score uses his aggressiveness and scores. Jack Young strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Texas Luis Gainey flies out to the right fielder. Bill Witherbee strikes out. Ross Barnes pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Chuck Leppert doubles to center field. George Hitt pops out to the first baseman. Jolly Ole McNichol singles to center field. Chuck Leppert scores. Jolly Ole McNichol is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Bob Crump strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Texas Seth Pepper walks. Julio Dorelle flies out to the center fielder. Dave Andrews flies out to the right fielder. Stan Scheid walks. Milt Smithton pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Al Spalding grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mark Score grounds out to the shortstop. Dick Ness pops out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Texas Bill Evans grounds out to the shortstop. Luis Gainey grounds out to the pitcher. Bill Burton is pinch hitting for Bill Witherbee. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Bill Burton singles to center field. Bill Burton is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Paddy Shields pitching. Doug Davis singles to center field. Jack Young singles past the shortstop. Chuck Leppert strikes out. George Hitt flies out to the center fielder. Jolly Ole McNichol singles to left field. Doug Davis scores. Jack Young advances to third on the hit. Glen Kelley comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bob Crump grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Texas Ross Barnes singles to left field. Seth Pepper flies out to the right fielder. Julio Dorelle hits a home run. Ross Barnes scores. Jack Felix comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dave Andrews strikes out. Stan Scheid grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Yoshio Sugimoto is pinch hitting for Jack Felix. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Yoshio Sugimoto grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Mark Score walks. Dick Ness grounds into a force play to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Mark Score is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Doug Davis lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Texas Andre Torres pitching. Milt Smithton grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bill Evans pops out to the shortstop. Luis Gainey strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Tampa Bay Jack Young grounds out to the second baseman. Chuck Leppert doubles to left field. George Hitt strikes out. Jolly Ole McNichol flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Texas Clyde Jackson is pinch hitting for Glen Kelley. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Clyde Jackson pops out to the catcher. Ross Barnes singles to left field. Seth Pepper flies out to the center fielder. Julio Dorelle reached on a fielding error by Dick Ness. Dave Andrews strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 11 Tampa Bay Ed Royer pitching. Bob Crump doubles to right field. Ernie Ward is pinch running for Bob Crump on 2nd base. Andre Torres lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball and Ernie Ward is thrown out at third. Tom Parsons is pinch running for Andre Torres on 1st base. Mark Score strikes out. Dick Ness strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 11 Texas Brian Combs pitching. Stan Scheid singles to left field. Milt Smithton walks. Bill Evans walks. The defense is playing the infield in. Luis Gainey grounds into a fielders choice to the second baseman. Stan Scheid is out at home. Nelson Aparicio is pinch hitting for Ed Royer. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Nelson Aparicio flies out to the right fielder. Ross Barnes strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 12 Tampa Bay Steve France pitching. Doug Davis walks. Jack Young walks. Chuck Leppert singles to right field. Doug Davis scores. Jack Young advances to third on the hit. Jeff Niekro comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Chuck Leppert steals second. George Hitt lines out to the pitcher. Jolly Ole McNichol singles to center field. Jack Young scores. Chuck Leppert scores. Ernie Ward walks. Brian Combs lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Mark Score strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 12 Texas Seth Pepper grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Julio Dorelle doubles to right field. Dave Andrews flies out to the center fielder. Mike Leach is pinch hitting for Stan Scheid. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Mike Leach singles to left field. Julio Dorelle scores. Yoshio Shiraki is pinch hitting for Milt Smithton. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Yoshio Shiraki strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 12 Texas total runners LOB: 10
Batting:2B - Dick Ness (27), Doug Davis (29), Chuck Leppert 2 (13), Bob Crump (3).3B - Mark Score (9). Baserunning: SB - Chuck Leppert (25), Bob Crump (1).CS - Jolly Ole McNichol (9). Fielding: E - Dick Ness.
Game Notes Steve France is injured and is expected to be out 37 days.
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: J.J. Lyons improves in velocity Alex Daily improves in speed Alex Daily improves in contact_vs_lefty Pete Hayes improves in range
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Gary Campanis did not respond to coaching in velocity Mickey Miggins improves in contact_vs_lefty Elliott Fox did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Bob Salmon did not respond to coaching in speed