Win: Dave Harrington (9-8) Loss: Russ Donlin (2-10)
Save: Doktor Bear (22)
Inning: 1 Texas Dave Harrington pitching. Wyatt Wilson strikes out. Shintaro Sato flies out to the left fielder. Kid Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Russ Donlin pitching. Jason Kida grounds out to the pitcher. Rocko Patterson walks. Rocko Patterson steals second. Mike Lollar flies out to the center fielder. Klibby Vocalzo grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Texas Curly Barrett flies out to the right fielder. Bob Hegan flies out to the center fielder. Pete Donovan grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Drew Simmons hits a home run. Horace Fortune strikes out. Bob Hampton grounds out to the third baseman. Mookie Kargo strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Texas Jimmy Keller singles to center field. Scoops Willis strikes out. Russ Donlin lays down a bunt. The catcher fields the ball, Jimmy Keller forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Wyatt Wilson grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Russ Donlin is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Dave Harrington grounds out to the shortstop. Jason Kida walks. Jason Kida is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Rocko Patterson singles to left field. Mike Lollar flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Texas Shintaro Sato strikes out. Kid Smith singles to center field. Curly Barrett flies out to the center fielder. Kid Smith is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Klibby Vocalzo walks. Drew Simmons hits a home run. Klibby Vocalzo scores. Horace Fortune grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Bob Hampton grounds out to the pitcher. Mookie Kargo singles to center field. Dave Harrington grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Texas Bob Hegan walks. Pete Donovan grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Jimmy Keller grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Jason Kida flies out to the center fielder. Rocko Patterson singles to right field. Mike Lollar flies out to the right fielder. Klibby Vocalzo flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Texas Scoops Willis grounds out to the shortstop. Russ Donlin singles to left field. Wyatt Wilson grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Drew Simmons strikes out. Horace Fortune grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Bob Hampton singles to center field. Mookie Kargo grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Texas Shintaro Sato strikes out. Kid Smith strikes out. Curly Barrett grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Dave Harrington grounds out to the third baseman. Jason Kida singles to center field. Rocko Patterson strikes out. Mike Lollar walks. Klibby Vocalzo walks. Drew Simmons grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Texas Bob Hegan strikes out. Pete Donovan singles to center field. Jimmy Keller strikes out. Scoops Willis walks. Platt Whitten is pinch hitting for Russ Donlin. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Platt Whitten flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Joe Keeslar pitching. Horace Fortune grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Hampton grounds out to the third baseman. Mookie Kargo flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Texas Doktor Bear comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Wyatt Wilson reached on a fielding error by Drew Simmons. Shintaro Sato grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Wyatt Wilson is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Kid Smith strikes out. Curly Barrett grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Shintaro Sato is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Texas total runners left on base: 4 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 8
Game Notes Drew Simmons is injured and is expected to be out 19 days.
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Stocker Beane did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Jay Trosky improves in power_vs_lefty Willie Kerns did not respond to coaching in velocity Johnny Monroe did not respond to coaching in control Vance Tarrant did not respond to coaching in RF
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Frank Reisling did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Larry Lauzerique improves in arm Frank Reisling did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Steve Richard did not respond to coaching in speed Esteban Peraza did not respond to coaching in CF