Win: Stan Helfand (8-11) Loss: Jeff Brennan (5-17)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Jeff Brennan pitching. Cactus Bakenhaster singles to left field. Gerry Mattingly grounds out to the pitcher. Cactus Bakenhaster advances to second on the play. Jack Kerr grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Cactus Bakenhaster advances to third on the play. Brian Ganzel grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Texas Stan Helfand pitching. Glen Dean singles to left field. Al Simmons grounds into a 6-4-3 double play - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Henry Short flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Larry Berghammer reached on a 2-base throwing error by Rob Homer. Rob Brockett grounds out to the pitcher. Harry Greer singles to left field. Larry Berghammer scores. Aivin King grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Texas Lee Malloy singles to center field. Rob Homer singles to right field. Ben Stine flies out to the right fielder. George Kauffman flies out to the left fielder. Babe Fitzgerald strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Stan Helfand strikes out. Cactus Bakenhaster flies out to the left fielder. Gerry Mattingly grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Texas Jeff Brennan strikes out. Glen Dean grounds out to the third baseman. Al Simmons grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Jack Kerr strikes out. Brian Ganzel walks. Larry Berghammer grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Texas Henry Short grounds out to the shortstop. Lee Malloy grounds out to the third baseman. Rob Homer grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Rob Brockett pops out to the third baseman. Harry Greer hits a home run. Aivin King grounds out to the third baseman. Stan Helfand walks. Cactus Bakenhaster strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Texas Al Brady is pinch hitting for Ben Stine. Al Brady grounds out to the third baseman. Howie Dickey is pinch hitting for George Kauffman. Howie Dickey grounds out to the third baseman. Tony Podgajny is pinch hitting for Babe Fitzgerald. Tony Podgajny grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Pedro Guerrero enters the game as a defensive replacement for Al Brady at 1B. Jose LeFlore enters the game as a defensive replacement for Tony Podgajny at 3B. Gerry Mattingly walks. Jack Kerr flies out to the center fielder. Brian Ganzel grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Gerry Mattingly is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Larry Berghammer hits a home run. Brian Ganzel scores. Rob Brockett hits a home run. Harry Greer strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Texas Jeff Brennan flies out to the right fielder. Glen Dean grounds out to the shortstop. Al Simmons strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Aivin King singles to left field. Stan Helfand lays down a bunt. The catcher fields the ball, Aivin King forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Cactus Bakenhaster walks. Gerry Mattingly grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Texas Wayne Murray enters the game as a defensive replacement for Jack Kerr at 2B. Germany Thomas enters the game as a defensive replacement for Rob Brockett at SS. Rich Ogrodowski enters the game as a defensive replacement for Harry Greer at 3B. Henry Short strikes out. Lee Malloy singles to left field. Rob Homer flies out to the right fielder. Pedro Guerrero flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Wayne Murray singles to right field. Brian Ganzel strikes out. Larry Berghammer strikes out. Germany Thomas strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Texas Howie Dickey singles past the shortstop. Jose LeFlore singles to center field. Jeff Brennan lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Glen Dean flies out to the left fielder. Al Simmons grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Rich Ogrodowski walks. Pat Beane comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Aivin King strikes out. John Smith is pinch hitting for Stan Helfand. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. John Smith grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Rich Ogrodowski is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Cactus Bakenhaster singles to center field. John Smith advances to third on the hit. Gerry Mattingly strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Texas King Sweeney pitching. Henry Short strikes out. Lee Malloy grounds out to the pitcher. Rob Homer hits a home run. Pedro Guerrero hits a home run. John Bako comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Howie Dickey singles past the shortstop. Jose LeFlore flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 6 Texas total runners LOB: 6
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Roger Gajkowski improves in contact_vs_righty Cy Clift improves in arm Red Hughes did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Ron Yellen improves in power_vs_righty
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Fred Hoffman improves in power_vs_lefty Dave Jones did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Chico Chapman did not respond to coaching in control Pinky Terrell did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Miguel Crouch improves in 3B