Win: Jim Blomdahl (1-0) Loss: Craig Phelan (0-1)
Save: Rafael Kellner (2)
Inning: 1 Texas Guillermo Hennessey pitching. Alex Stone singles to center field. Bernie Aguirre grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Chico Lahoud walks. Fred Orsatti grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Chico Lahoud is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Steve Pineiro pitching. Roy Spencer flies out to the right fielder. Bill Draper singles to left field. Joe Inks flies out to the center fielder. Rusty Christopher grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Texas Masaaki Yamada grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ryota Ohno walks. Snapper Hafey singles to left field. Ryota Ohno advances to third on the hit. Al Mullen strikes out. Steve Pineiro strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Rudy Rondon singles to right field. Ralph Walsh walks. Shigeo Ube strikes out. John Moschitto strikes out. Guillermo Hennessey grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Texas Alex Stone pops out to the second baseman. Bernie Aguirre grounds out to the second baseman. Chico Lahoud flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Roy Spencer walks. Bill Draper hits a home run. Roy Spencer scores. Joe Inks grounds out to the pitcher. Rusty Christopher grounds out to the second baseman. Rudy Rondon flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Texas Fred Orsatti flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Masaaki Yamada grounds out to the pitcher. Ryota Ohno flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Ralph Walsh pops out to the second baseman. Shigeo Ube singles to right field. John Moschitto grounds out to the shortstop. Shigeo Ube advances to second on the play. Guillermo Hennessey flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Texas Snapper Hafey flies out to the center fielder. Al Mullen singles to center field. Steve Pineiro lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Alex Stone strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Roy Spencer walks. Bill Draper singles to left field. Roy Spencer advances to third on the hit. Joe Inks strikes out. Rusty Christopher walks. Rudy Rondon singles to right field. Roy Spencer scores. Bill Draper scores. Rusty Christopher advances to third on the hit. Ralph Walsh walks. Shigeo Ube strikes out. John Moschitto strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Texas Bernie Aguirre flies out to the left fielder. Chico Lahoud doubles to right field. Fred Orsatti grounds out to the shortstop. Masaaki Yamada singles to left field. Ryota Ohno singles to right field. Chico Lahoud scores. Snapper Hafey flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Guillermo Hennessey grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Roy Spencer flies out to the right fielder. Bill Draper doubles to center field. Nick Picciolo comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Joe Inks singles to left field. Rusty Christopher strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Texas Phil King enters the game as a defensive replacement for Shigeo Ube at 2B. Jimmy Tyrone enters the game as a defensive replacement for John Moschitto at C. Al Mullen flies out to the center fielder. Jim Heise is pinch hitting for Nick Picciolo. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Jim Heise hits a home run. Alex Stone pops out to the shortstop. Bernie Aguirre singles to right field. Chico Lahoud strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Jim Blomdahl pitching. Rudy Rondon grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Ralph Walsh strikes out. Phil King strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Texas Craig Phelan comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Fred Orsatti strikes out. Masaaki Yamada doubles to center field. Ryota Ohno singles to left field. Snapper Hafey strikes out. Al Mullen singles to center field. Masaaki Yamada scores. Hank Hamilton is pinch hitting for Jim Blomdahl. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Hank Hamilton hits a home run. Ryota Ohno scores. Al Mullen scores. Bob DeShields comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Alex Stone pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Tom Burg pitching. Jimmy Tyrone grounds out to the third baseman. John Batch is pinch hitting for Bob DeShields. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. John Batch hits a home run. Roy Spencer flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Bill Draper singles to center field. Joe Inks pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Texas John Miller pitching. Bernie Aguirre singles to right field. Chico Lahoud strikes out. Fred Orsatti grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Rafael Kellner comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Rusty Christopher grounds out to the shortstop. Rudy Rondon singles past the shortstop. Ralph Walsh grounds into a force play to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Rudy Rondon is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Phil King strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Texas total runners LOB: 7 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 11
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: A Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Herm Lyons improves in power_vs_lefty Charlie Brown did not respond to coaching in arm Dwight Priest improves in power_vs_righty Al Gaddy did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Herm Lyons did not respond to coaching in RF
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Eddie Hohman did not respond to coaching in endurance Dick Adcock did not respond to coaching in velocity Terry Russell did not respond to coaching in control Orator Wright improves in range