Win: Jake Pollet (4-2) Loss: Matt Sweasy (8-14)
Save: Kevin Santo (29)
Inning: 1 Texas Bob Williams pitching. Brook Matuszek singles to center field. Jack Porter flies out to the center fielder. Tom Langsford lines out to the pitcher. Bert Flores flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 New York Matt Sweasy pitching. Manny Brannan doubles to right field. Leo Boone walks. Manny Brannan steals third. Sonny Reis singles to center field. Manny Brannan scores. Leo Boone advances to third on the hit. Hal Grissom grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Leo Boone scores. Sonny Reis advances to second on the play. Mike Roche flies out to the left fielder. Joe Pickett hits an infield single to the third baseman. Phil Wilson triples. Sonny Reis scores. Joe Pickett scores. Monte Locklin grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Texas Gus Bordi grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Jimmy Burke strikes out. Larry Kurtz grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 New York Bob Williams singles to right field. Manny Brannan singles to right field. Leo Boone flies out to the left fielder. Sonny Reis flies out to the center fielder. Hal Grissom pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Texas Tanaka Uchiro grounds out to the third baseman. Matt Sweasy singles to right field. Brook Matuszek strikes out. Jack Porter flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 New York Mike Roche hits a home run. Joe Pickett singles to center field. Phil Wilson doubles to center field. Joe Pickett uses his aggressiveness and scores. Kazuhiko Kohno comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Monte Locklin strikes out. Bob Williams flies out to the left fielder. Manny Brannan walks. Leo Boone flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Texas Tom Langsford grounds out to the second baseman. Bert Flores singles to center field. Gus Bordi hits a home run. Bert Flores scores. Jimmy Burke walks. Jimmy Burke steals second. Larry Kurtz singles to right field. Tanaka Uchiro hits a home run. Jimmy Burke scores. Larry Kurtz scores. Jake Pollet comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Kazuhiko Kohno grounds out to the second baseman. Brook Matuszek flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 New York Sonny Reis singles to left field. Hal Grissom grounds out to the pitcher. Sonny Reis advances to second on the play. Mike Roche strikes out. Joe Pickett grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Texas Jack Porter flies out to the center fielder. Tom Langsford strikes out. Bert Flores flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 New York Phil Wilson grounds out to the second baseman. Monte Locklin grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Nino Holcombe is pinch hitting for Jake Pollet. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Nino Holcombe grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Texas Jorge Perez pitching. Gus Bordi strikes out. Jimmy Burke grounds out to the shortstop. Larry Kurtz walks. Larry Kurtz steals second. Tanaka Uchiro flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 New York Manny Brannan singles to right field. Leo Boone strikes out. Manny Brannan steals second. Sonny Reis singles to right field. Manny Brannan scores. Joquel Alfonso comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Hal Grissom hits a home run. Sonny Reis scores. Mike Roche flies out to the right fielder. Joe Pickett strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Texas Phil Hankins is pinch hitting for Joquel Alfonso. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Phil Hankins grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Brook Matuszek grounds out to the shortstop. Jack Porter flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 New York Charlie Lowry pitching. Phil Wilson walks. Monte Locklin grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Bob Allison is pinch hitting for Jorge Perez. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Bob Allison pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Texas Milt Matos pitching. Tom Langsford pops out to the shortstop. Bert Flores flies out to the center fielder. Gus Bordi strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 New York Manny Brannan grounds out to the third baseman. Leo Boone singles to right field. Sonny Reis strikes out. Leo Boone is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Texas Jimmy Burke doubles to right field. Larry Kurtz strikes out. Tanaka Uchiro singles to center field. Kevin Santo comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Walt Cone is pinch hitting for Charlie Lowry. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Walt Cone reached on a fielding error by Sonny Reis. Jimmy Burke scores. Brook Matuszek grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Walt Cone is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Jack Porter pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Texas total runners left on base: 5 New York total runners left on base: 6
Batting:2B - Manny Brannan (27), Phil Wilson (15).3B - Phil Wilson (3).HR - Hal Grissom (6), Mike Roche (22).GIDP - Monte Locklin. Baserunning: SB - Manny Brannan 2 (34).CS - Leo Boone (10). Fielding: E - Sonny Reis.
Game Notes Bert Flores is injured and is expected to be out 23 days.
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Don Madrid did not respond to coaching in control Hal Morton improves in arm Ray Kingery did not respond to coaching in control Ducky Abbaticchio did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Craig Reninger improves in contact_vs_lefty Steve Barr did not respond to coaching in speed Shorty Harris did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Red McGriff improves in power_vs_righty Kevin Plummer did not respond to coaching in 3B