Win: Stan Helfand (5-7) Loss: Buck Flavin (4-6)
Save: Steve Kirrene (15)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Buck Flavin pitching. Gerry Mattingly walks. Wayne Murray triples. Gerry Mattingly scores. Brian Ganzel walks. Cactus Bakenhaster flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Wayne Murray scores. Mike Rosenfeld strikes out. Red Hughes reached on a fielding error by Babe Fitzgerald. Hal Wojciechowski singles to center field. Brian Ganzel scores. Red Hughes advances to third on the hit. Tommy Torgeson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Texas Stan Helfand pitching. Glen Dean strikes out. Ben Stine strikes out. Lee Malloy doubles to right field. George Kauffman walks. Howie Dickey singles to center field. Walter Gallivan grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Stan Helfand grounds out to the second baseman. Gerry Mattingly strikes out. Wayne Murray pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Texas Ray Susko singles to center field. Babe Fitzgerald pops out to the second baseman. Buck Flavin lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Glen Dean grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Brian Ganzel flies out to the center fielder. Cactus Bakenhaster grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Rosenfeld strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Texas Ben Stine walks. Lee Malloy grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Ben Stine is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. George Kauffman flies out to the center fielder. Howie Dickey grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Lee Malloy is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Red Hughes grounds out to the third baseman. Hal Wojciechowski strikes out. Tommy Torgeson singles to right field. Stan Helfand strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Texas Walter Gallivan walks. Ray Susko strikes out. Babe Fitzgerald strikes out. Buck Flavin reached on a 2-base throwing error by Stan Helfand. Glen Dean singles past the third baseman. Walter Gallivan scores. Buck Flavin uses his aggressiveness and scores. Ben Stine walks. Lee Malloy grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Gerry Mattingly grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Wayne Murray doubles to right field. Brian Ganzel doubles to left field. Wayne Murray scores. Cactus Bakenhaster grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Brian Ganzel advances to third on the play. Mike Rosenfeld strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Texas George Kauffman hits a home run. Al Brady is pinch hitting for Howie Dickey. Al Brady grounds out to the third baseman. Walter Gallivan singles to center field. Jose LeFlore is pinch hitting for Ray Susko. Jose LeFlore singles to center field. Al Simmons is pinch hitting for Babe Fitzgerald. Al Simmons singles to center field. Walter Gallivan is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Jose LeFlore advances to third on the play. Buck Flavin grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Felix Vaughan enters the game as a defensive replacement for Al Brady at CF. Rob Homer enters the game as a defensive replacement for Al Simmons at 3B. Red Hughes grounds out to the third baseman. Hal Wojciechowski walks. Tommy Torgeson singles to right field. Stan Helfand lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball and Hal Wojciechowski is thrown out at third. Tommy Torgeson advances to second on the play. Tommy Torgeson advances to second on the play. Gerry Mattingly doubles to right field. Tommy Torgeson scores. Stan Helfand uses his aggressiveness and scores. Doc Hanson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Wayne Murray grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Texas Glen Dean strikes out. Ben Stine lines out to the third baseman. Lee Malloy pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Brian Ganzel grounds out to the second baseman. Cactus Bakenhaster grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Rosenfeld strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Texas Aivin King enters the game as a defensive replacement for Mike Rosenfeld at RF. Rich Ogrodowski enters the game as a defensive replacement for Hal Wojciechowski at 3B. George Kauffman strikes out. Felix Vaughan pops out to the shortstop. Jon Wilson is pinch hitting for Walter Gallivan. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jon Wilson reached on a fielding error by Wayne Murray. Jose LeFlore flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Red Hughes grounds out to the third baseman. Rich Ogrodowski walks. Tommy Torgeson strikes out. Jack Kerr is pinch hitting for Stan Helfand. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Jack Kerr singles to center field. Rich Ogrodowski advances to third on the hit. Gerry Mattingly strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Texas King Sweeney pitching. Rob Homer doubles to left field. Pedro Guerrero is pinch hitting for Doc Hanson. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Pedro Guerrero singles to right field. Rob Homer scores. Glen Dean grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Pedro Guerrero is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Ben Stine strikes out. Lee Malloy walks. John Bako comes in from the bullpen to pitch. George Kauffman flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Gary Whitsen pitching. Wayne Murray grounds out to the shortstop. Brian Ganzel flies out to the center fielder. Cactus Bakenhaster strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Texas Steve Kirrene comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Felix Vaughan singles to right field. Jon Wilson grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Felix Vaughan is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Jose LeFlore grounds out to the third baseman. Jon Wilson advances to second on the play. Rob Homer strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 7 Texas total runners LOB: 13
Batting:2B - Gerry Mattingly (9), Wayne Murray (6), Brian Ganzel (8).3B - Wayne Murray (2).SF - Cactus Bakenhaster. Fielding: E - Wayne Murray, Stan Helfand.
Game Notes Pedro Guerrero is injured and is expected to be out 46 days.
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: John Andujar did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Doug Davis did not respond to coaching in control Eddie Pierce improves in speed Dick Rodriguez improves in speed
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Ike Robertson did not respond to coaching in speed Larry Purtell did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Joe Jackson improves in arm Cal Rosenthal improves in power_vs_lefty Jimmy Everett did not respond to coaching in SS