Win: Greg Rupe (9-5) Loss: George Holshouser (1-9)
Save: Mike Serad (21)
Inning: 1 Toronto Greg Rupe pitching. Chewy Bacca flies out to the left fielder. Steve Wills grounds out to the pitcher. Kevin Tomanek grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Texas George Holshouser pitching. Cornelius Marsh flies out to the center fielder. Bob Slade doubles to right field. Craig Davis hits a home run. Bob Slade scores. Rufus James singles to left field. Yasufumi Takaura pops out to the first baseman. John Colbern flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Toronto Bernie Ockey hits a home run. Eddie Melillo grounds out to the second baseman. Heinie Andrews flies out to the center fielder. Matt Ganzel strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Texas Harley Wentzel strikes out. Keith Bailey strikes out. Greg Rupe strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Toronto George Rafter flies out to the left fielder. George Holshouser strikes out. Chewy Bacca strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Texas Cornelius Marsh strikes out. Bob Slade flies out to the left fielder. Craig Davis flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Toronto Steve Wills grounds out to the second baseman. Kevin Tomanek pops out to the catcher. Bernie Ockey pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Texas Rufus James grounds out to the second baseman. Yasufumi Takaura strikes out. John Colbern singles past the second baseman. Harley Wentzel grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Toronto Eddie Melillo grounds out to the second baseman. Heinie Andrews grounds out to the pitcher. Matt Ganzel singles to right field. George Rafter singles to right field. Matt Ganzel advances to third on the hit. George Holshouser grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Texas Keith Bailey singles to right field. Greg Rupe lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Cornelius Marsh singles to center field. Bob Slade singles to right field. Keith Bailey scores. Cornelius Marsh is thrown out trying to advance to third by the right fielder. Craig Davis strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Toronto Chewy Bacca singles to center field. Steve Wills grounds out to the pitcher. Chewy Bacca advances to second on the play. Kevin Tomanek grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Chewy Bacca advances to third on the play. Bernie Ockey pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Texas Rufus James doubles to center field. Yasufumi Takaura singles to left field. Rufus James scores. John Colbern singles to right field. Harley Wentzel singles past the shortstop. Yasufumi Takaura scores. John Colbern advances to third on the hit. Odalis Frey comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Keith Bailey pops out to the shortstop. Greg Rupe grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Toronto Eddie Melillo flies out to the center fielder. Heinie Andrews reached on a fielding error by Harley Wentzel. Matt Ganzel strikes out. George Rafter hits a home run. Heinie Andrews scores. Odalis Frey grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Texas Cornelius Marsh singles to center field. Bob Slade grounds into a 6-4-3 double play - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Craig Davis lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Toronto Chewy Bacca strikes out. Steve Wills singles to center field. Kevin Tomanek flies out to the left fielder. Bernie Ockey walks. Denny Burns comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Steve Rohr is pinch hitting for Eddie Melillo. Steve Rohr grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Bernie Ockey is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Texas Rufus James flies out to the right fielder. Yasufumi Takaura grounds out to the shortstop. Johnny Escalera is pinch hitting for John Colbern. Johnny Escalera doubles to center field. Harley Wentzel flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Toronto Jim K Montreuil enters the game as a defensive replacement for Johnny Escalera at RF. Mike Serad comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Heinie Andrews singles to left field. Matt Ganzel grounds out to the third baseman. Heinie Andrews advances to second on the play. George Rafter lines out to the second baseman. Dan Pagliaroni is pinch hitting for Odalis Frey. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Dan Pagliaroni walks. Chewy Bacca lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Toronto total runners left on base: 7 Texas total runners left on base: 5
Game Notes Jim K Montreuil is injured and is expected to be out 11 days.
Toronto Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Robin Small did not respond to coaching in arm Buddy Schweitzer did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Travis Brown did not respond to coaching in velocity Babe Cliburn improves in speed
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Bill Eave did not respond to coaching in velocity Earl Powell did not respond to coaching in control Buddy Danerdo did not respond to coaching in range Edifus Fitzgerald did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Roy Shantz improves in 2B