Win: Jeff Niekro (6-5) Loss: Lou Jackson (5-7)
Save: Charlie Schmidt (4)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Yoshitake Miyamoto pitching. Heinie Mack lines out to the shortstop. Dick Ness grounds out to the second baseman. Ernie Ward strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Texas Tony Monge pitching. Skeeter Bosio strikes out. Diego Casanova walks. Jack Kustus grounds out to the pitcher. Diego Casanova advances to second on the play. Scott Schmidt strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay George Hitt singles to center field. Chuck Leppert grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Drew Villone flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Texas Mike Tejada grounds out to the third baseman. Nelson Aparicio walks. Nelson Aparicio steals second. Julio Dorelle grounds out to the third baseman. Mickey Miggins strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Dave Peden grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Greg Cristall singles to center field. Tony Monge pops up a bunt to the pitcher. Heinie Mack doubles to right field. Dick Ness reached on a 2-base throwing error by Skeeter Bosio. Greg Cristall scores. Heinie Mack scores. Ernie Ward strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Texas Yoshitake Miyamoto strikes out. Skeeter Bosio walks. Diego Casanova walks. Jack Kustus doubles to right field. Skeeter Bosio scores. Scott Schmidt doubles to left field. Diego Casanova scores. Jack Kustus scores. Mike Tejada walks. Nelson Aparicio flies out to the left fielder. Julio Dorelle singles to center field. Scott Schmidt scores. Mickey Miggins pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay George Hitt flies out to the center fielder. Chuck Leppert flies out to the left fielder. Drew Villone flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Texas Yoshitake Miyamoto strikes out. Skeeter Bosio pops out to the second baseman. Diego Casanova grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Dave Peden grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Greg Cristall singles to left field. Tony Monge lays a bunt down the third base line. The third baseman fields the ball, throws to second for the force out, on to first for the 5-6-4 double play (2B covering 1st). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Texas Jack Kustus doubles to center field. Scott Schmidt strikes out. Mike Tejada flies out to the left fielder. Nelson Aparicio singles to right field. Julio Dorelle strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Heinie Mack flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Dick Ness grounds out to the second baseman. Ernie Ward grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Texas Mickey Miggins lines out to the third baseman. Yoshitake Miyamoto flies out to the left fielder. Skeeter Bosio triples. Harry Cunningham comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Diego Casanova strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay George Hitt hits a home run. Chuck Leppert walks. Chuck Leppert steals second. Jack Kustus throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. The defense is playing the infield in. Drew Villone singles to right field. Chuck Leppert scores. Dave Peden singles to center field. Drew Villone advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the corners in. Passed ball. Drew Villone scores. Dave Peden advances to second. Greg Cristall flies out to the center fielder. Hugh Alexander is pinch hitting for Harry Cunningham. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Hugh Alexander grounds out to the pitcher. Heinie Mack grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Texas Lou Jackson pitching. Jack Kustus walks. Scott Schmidt grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Jack Kustus is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Seth Pepper is pinch hitting for Mike Tejada. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Seth Pepper flies out to the left fielder. Nelson Aparicio strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Dick Ness grounds out to the third baseman. Jeff Niekro comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Ernie Ward strikes out. George Hitt grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Texas Steve Odenwald is pinch hitting for Julio Dorelle. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Steve Odenwald reached on a 2-base throwing error by Dick Ness. Mickey Miggins walks. Dave Andrews is pinch hitting for Jeff Niekro. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Dave Andrews strikes out. Skeeter Bosio singles past the first baseman. Diego Casanova grounds out to the third baseman. Steve Odenwald scores. Mickey Miggins advances to third on the play. Skeeter Bosio advances to second on the play. Jack Kustus singles to center field. Mickey Miggins scores. Skeeter Bosio scores. Scott Schmidt strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Charlie Schmidt pitching. Hank Eversgard enters the game as a defensive replacement for Skeeter Bosio at 2B. Chuck Leppert reached on a 2-base throwing error by Steve Odenwald. Drew Villone pops out to the first baseman. Dave Peden pops out to the second baseman. Greg Cristall strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 3 Texas total runners left on base: 9
Batting:2B - Jack Kustus 2 (11), Scott Schmidt (4).3B - Skeeter Bosio (4). Baserunning: SB - Nelson Aparicio (20). Fielding: E - Skeeter Bosio, Jack Kustus, Steve Odenwald.PB - Jack Kustus.
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Charlie Asbjornson did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Alex Daily improves in contact_vs_righty Fred Glavenich improves in speed Al Carisch did not respond to coaching in control
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Larry Kernek improves in velocity Jesse Feldman did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Rusty McNertney improves in range Tom Radcliff did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Tom Radcliff did not respond to coaching in SS