Win: Joseph Platt Cooke (1-0) Loss: Guy Burnett (0-1)
Save: Gil Grove (2)
Inning: 1 Texas Guy Burnett pitching. Jake Adams singles to right field. Jake Adams is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Mickey Callaway hits a home run. Scott Muir grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Marquard strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Joseph Platt Cooke pitching. Chris Paula grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Al Moser flies out to the left fielder. Daijiro Hamasaki grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Texas Johnny Silber grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Roberto Frazier strikes out. John Hancock walks. Mike Harrison is hit by a pitch. Joseph Platt Cooke grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Mike Harrison is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Gilberto Tragesser singles to right field. Joe Driscoll flies out to the center fielder. Don Hill singles to center field. Gilberto Tragesser advances to third on the hit. Larry Ahearne singles past the second baseman. Gilberto Tragesser scores. Ken Minnick singles to center field. Don Hill is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Larry Ahearne advances to third on the play. Guy Burnett strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Texas Jake Adams grounds out to the shortstop. Mickey Callaway singles to center field. Mickey Callaway steals second. Don Hill throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Scott Muir walks. Joe Marquard singles to center field. Mickey Callaway scores. Johnny Silber hits a home run. Scott Muir scores. Joe Marquard scores. Roberto Frazier grounds out to the second baseman. John Hancock flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Chris Paula bunts for a base hit. Al Moser grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Chris Paula is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Daijiro Hamasaki flies out to the right fielder. Gilberto Tragesser flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Texas Mike Harrison singles to left field. Joseph Platt Cooke lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Jake Adams grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mike Harrison advances to third on the play. Mickey Callaway singles to center field. Mike Harrison scores. Mickey Callaway steals second. Passed ball. Mickey Callaway advances to third. Scott Muir singles to left field. Mickey Callaway scores. Joe Marquard bunts for a base hit. Johnny Silber flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Joe Driscoll grounds out to the second baseman. Don Hill pops out to the first baseman. Larry Ahearne singles to center field. Ken Minnick singles to right field. Guy Burnett pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Texas Roberto Frazier doubles to center field. John Hancock flies out to the right fielder. Mike Harrison strikes out. Joseph Platt Cooke grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Chris Paula flies out to the left fielder. Al Moser grounds out to the pitcher. Daijiro Hamasaki pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Texas Jake Adams walks. Mickey Callaway grounds out to the third baseman. Jake Adams advances to second on the play. Jake Adams is out trying to steal third. Scott Muir strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Gilberto Tragesser grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Driscoll singles to right field. Don Hill flies out to the left fielder. Larry Ahearne grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Texas Joe Marquard grounds out to the third baseman. Johnny Silber flies out to the left fielder. David Eiland comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Roberto Frazier flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Ken Minnick singles to left field. David Eiland lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Bernie Currie is pinch hitting for Chris Paula. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Bernie Currie flies out to the left fielder. Al Moser grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Texas John Hancock strikes out. Jay Baylor is pinch hitting for Mike Harrison. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jay Baylor grounds out to the second baseman. Joseph Platt Cooke strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Toshimitsu Kawagishi is pinch hitting for Daijiro Hamasaki. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Toshimitsu Kawagishi flies out to the center fielder. Hank Baughman is pinch hitting for Gilberto Tragesser. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Hank Baughman walks. Joe Driscoll grounds out to the second baseman. Hank Baughman advances to second on the play. Mike Morgan is pinch hitting for Don Hill. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Mike Morgan walks. Larry Ahearne grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Texas Jake Adams singles to center field. Mickey Callaway singles to left field. Scott Muir grounds out to the shortstop. Jake Adams advances to third on the play. Mickey Callaway advances to second on the play. Joe Marquard strikes out. Johnny Silber flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Ken Minnick singles to center field. Pete Scott is pinch hitting for David Eiland. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Pete Scott flies out to the left fielder. Bernie Currie singles to center field. Al Moser strikes out. Toshimitsu Kawagishi doubles to center field. Ken Minnick scores. Hank Baughman singles to right field. Bernie Currie scores. Toshimitsu Kawagishi scores. Gil Grove comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Hank Baughman is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Texas total runners LOB: 7 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 9
Game Notes Johnny Silber is injured and is expected to be out 12 days.
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Don Garcia did not respond to coaching in control Harry Myers did not respond to coaching in velocity Andy Gore did not respond to coaching in control Ben Luuloa did not respond to coaching in control
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Bob Fernandez improves in arm Eddie Armstrong did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Takeo Horiuchi did not respond to coaching in control Ted Pizarro improves in power_vs_righty Carl Ragan did not respond to coaching in SS