Win: Asher McHenry (18-3) Loss: Frank Sterrett (9-13)
Save: Andre Torres (39)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Frank Sterrett pitching. Tom Jackson grounds out to the second baseman. Doug Davis flies out to the left fielder. Nick Calvo singles to left field. Jack Young flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Texas Asher McHenry pitching. Nelson Aparicio singles to center field. Clyde Jackson reached on a 2-base throwing error by George Hitt. Julio Dorelle walks. Dave Andrews strikes out. Bill Burton hits a home run. Nelson Aparicio scores. Clyde Jackson scores. Julio Dorelle scores. Ross Barnes pops out to the shortstop. Milt Smithton singles to right field. Stan Scheid strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Dick Ness singles to left field. Chuck Leppert strikes out. Bob Crump walks. George Hitt strikes out. Asher McHenry grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Texas Frank Sterrett strikes out. Nelson Aparicio grounds out to the shortstop. Clyde Jackson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Tom Jackson strikes out. Doug Davis strikes out. Nick Calvo hits a home run. Jack Young strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Texas Julio Dorelle flies out to the center fielder. Dave Andrews flies out to the left fielder. Bill Burton strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Dick Ness walks. Dick Ness steals second. Chuck Leppert walks. Bob Crump singles to center field. Dick Ness scores. Chuck Leppert advances to third on the hit. George Hitt hits an infield single to the second baseman. Chuck Leppert scores. Asher McHenry fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Asher McHenry singles to center field. Bob Crump scores. George Hitt advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the infield in. Tom Jackson strikes out. The defense is playing the infield in. Doug Davis grounds out to the third baseman. Asher McHenry advances to second on the play. Nick Calvo doubles past the third baseman. George Hitt scores. Asher McHenry scores. Ed Royer comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jack Young grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Texas Ross Barnes strikes out. Milt Smithton strikes out. Stan Scheid walks. Ed Royer singles to left field. Stan Scheid advances to third on the hit. Nelson Aparicio grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Dick Ness lines out to the third baseman. Chuck Leppert doubles to right field. Bob Crump singles to left field. Chuck Leppert scores. George Hitt strikes out. Asher McHenry grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Texas Clyde Jackson flies out to the center fielder. Julio Dorelle pops out to the second baseman. Dave Andrews grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Tom Jackson doubles to center field. Doug Davis grounds out to the pitcher. Nick Calvo strikes out. Jack Young strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Texas Bill Burton triples. Ross Barnes grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bill Burton scores. Milt Smithton grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Stan Scheid walks. Seth Pepper is pinch hitting for Ed Royer. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Stan Scheid steals second. Seth Pepper singles to right field. Stan Scheid scores. Wiley Walkup comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Nelson Aparicio flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Glen Kelley pitching. Dick Ness grounds out to the shortstop. Chuck Leppert strikes out. Bob Crump singles to center field. George Hitt strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Texas Clyde Jackson strikes out. Julio Dorelle flies out to the right fielder. Dave Andrews strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Yoshio Sugimoto is pinch hitting for Wiley Walkup. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Yoshio Sugimoto strikes out. Tom Jackson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Doug Davis strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Texas Jack Felix pitching. Bill Burton strikes out. Ross Barnes singles to center field. Ross Barnes is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Milt Smithton reached on a 2-base throwing error by Jack Felix. Stan Scheid grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Nick Calvo grounds out to the catcher. Jack Young singles to right field. Dick Ness hits a home run. Jack Young scores. Chuck Leppert flies out to the right fielder. Bob Crump strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Texas Andre Torres comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Luis Gainey is pinch hitting for Glen Kelley. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Luis Gainey flies out to the center fielder. Nelson Aparicio singles to center field. Bob Ferguson is pinch hitting for Clyde Jackson. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Nelson Aparicio is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Bob Ferguson hits a home run. Julio Dorelle grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 7 Texas total runners LOB: 5
Batting:2B - Tom Jackson (27), Nick Calvo (12), Chuck Leppert (14).HR - Nick Calvo (14), Dick Ness (22). Baserunning: SB - Dick Ness (23). Fielding: E - George Hitt, Jack Felix.
Game Notes Clyde Jackson is injured and is expected to be out 22 days.
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Alex Daily improves in power_vs_righty Ted Groh improves in contact_vs_lefty J.J. Lyons improves in velocity Yuichi Ishibashi did not respond to coaching in endurance
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Mickey Miggins improves in arm Jackie Rutherford did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Elliott Fox did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Paul Timberlake did not respond to coaching in control