Win: Ken Granger (14-2) Loss: Eric Ellis (8-13)
Save: Chuck Hartranft (45)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Ken Granger pitching. Butch Schofield flies out to the center fielder. Ivey Taylor strikes out. Taylor Mahay grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Texas Eric Ellis pitching. Pat Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Chris Gomez strikes out. Mike Layton doubles to center field. Dick Harrell singles to right field. Mike Layton scores. Quinn Hickey flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Masatoshi Tsuchiya singles to left field. Glenn Tomko walks. Charlie Clyburn singles to center field. Kevin Grimes strikes out. Nobuhiro Matsushima singles to right field. Masatoshi Tsuchiya scores. Glenn Tomko scores. Charlie Clyburn is thrown out trying to advance to third by the right fielder. Eric Ellis flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Texas Ken Owens strikes out. George Tartabull flies out to the left fielder. Mike farano hits a home run. Ken Granger grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Butch Schofield strikes out. Ivey Taylor pops out to the third baseman. Taylor Mahay singles to center field. Masatoshi Tsuchiya strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Texas Pat Smith walks. Chris Gomez grounds out to the third baseman. Pat Smith advances to second on the play. Mike Layton walks. Dick Harrell walks. Quinn Hickey grounds into a fielders choice to the third baseman. Pat Smith is out at home. Ken Owens grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Glenn Tomko strikes out. Charlie Clyburn singles to center field. Charlie Clyburn steals second. Kevin Grimes grounds out to the shortstop. Charlie Clyburn is out trying to steal third. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Texas George Tartabull hits a home run. Mike farano singles past the shortstop. Ken Granger lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Pat Smith singles to center field. Mike farano scores. Chris Gomez grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Pat Smith is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Mike Layton flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Nobuhiro Matsushima grounds out to the third baseman. Eric Ellis grounds out to the shortstop. Butch Schofield doubles to center field. Ivey Taylor strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Texas Dick Harrell grounds out to the third baseman. Quinn Hickey flies out to the right fielder. Ken Owens strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Taylor Mahay singles to center field. Masatoshi Tsuchiya grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Glenn Tomko singles to right field. Charlie Clyburn strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Texas George Tartabull walks. Mike farano singles to center field. George Tartabull advances to third on the hit. Chris Knotts comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ken Granger strikes out. Pat Smith grounds into a 6-4-3 double play - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Kevin Grimes strikes out. Nobuhiro Matsushima singles to left field. John Papi 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 1st. Dwain Russell is pinch hitting for Chris Knotts. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Dwain Russell strikes out. Butch Schofield flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Texas Toshihisa Kato pitching. Chris Gomez singles to right field. Mike Layton strikes out. Dick Harrell pops out to the second baseman. Quinn Hickey singles to center field. Chris Gomez is thrown out trying to advance to third by the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Ivey Taylor grounds out to the shortstop. Taylor Mahay grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Masatoshi Tsuchiya strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Texas Ken Owens singles to center field. George Tartabull singles to center field. Ken Owens advances to third on the hit. Mike farano grounds out to the third baseman. George Tartabull advances to second on the play. Joe Anderson is pinch hitting for John Papi. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Joe Anderson strikes out. Pat Smith flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Chuck Hartranft pitching. Glenn Tomko strikes out. Charlie Clyburn strikes out. Kevin Grimes flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 5 Texas total runners left on base: 9
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Keith Powell did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Hooks Somerlott did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Bob Kernek improves in control Art Wilson improves in arm
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Eddie Mulligan did not respond to coaching in control Benny Maloney did not respond to coaching in velocity Oscar Garcia did not respond to coaching in range Tom Miller did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty