Win: Luther Olsen (5-8) Loss: March Pierson (12-11)
Save: Yank Long (27)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Luther Olsen pitching. Chris Paula grounds out to the second baseman. Lon Valdes strikes out. Toshimitsu Kawagishi grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Texas March Pierson pitching. Jake Adams pops out to the third baseman. Johnny Silber flies out to the center fielder. Guy Galvez lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Ken Minnick strikes out. Jimmy Gill pops out to the shortstop. Bob Fernandez pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Texas Chris Wrona flies out to the left fielder. Mickey Callaway grounds out to the third baseman. Jay Baylor singles to center field. Joe Marquard hits a home run. Jay Baylor scores. Jesse Andrews flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Yukio Fukutomi grounds out to the third baseman. Hank Baughman grounds out to the third baseman. March Pierson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Texas Luther Olsen singles to right field. Jake Adams singles to right field. Luther Olsen aggressively advances to third on the hit. Johnny Silber grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Luther Olsen scores. Guy Galvez strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Chris Paula grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Lon Valdes strikes out. Toshimitsu Kawagishi strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Texas Chris Wrona grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Mickey Callaway pops out to the shortstop. Jay Baylor pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Ken Minnick pops out to the shortstop. Jimmy Gill grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Bob Fernandez grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Texas Joe Marquard singles to right field. Jesse Andrews flies out to the right fielder. Luther Olsen fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Luther Olsen strikes out. Jake Adams grounds into a force play to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Joe Marquard is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Yukio Fukutomi strikes out. Hank Baughman singles to left field. Hank Baughman is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). March Pierson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Texas Johnny Silber singles to right field. Guy Galvez lines out to the third baseman. Chris Wrona grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Johnny Silber advances to second on the play. Mickey Callaway grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Chris Paula grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Lon Valdes grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Toshimitsu Kawagishi singles to right field. Ken Minnick flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Texas Jay Baylor strikes out. Joe Marquard grounds out to the third baseman. Jesse Andrews grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Jimmy Gill flies out to the left fielder. Bob Fernandez grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Yukio Fukutomi strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Texas Doc Walsh is pinch hitting for Luther Olsen. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Doc Walsh singles to center field. Jake Adams walks. Johnny Silber singles to right field. Doc Walsh scores. Guy Galvez pops out to the shortstop. Chris Wrona flies out to the left fielder. Mickey Callaway singles to center field. Jay Baylor grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Steve Krehmeyer pitching. Hank Baughman grounds out to the third baseman. Tom Champion is pinch hitting for March Pierson. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Tom Champion singles to center field. Chris Paula strikes out. Lon Valdes singles to center field. Tom Champion advances to third on the hit. Yank Long comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Toshimitsu Kawagishi doubles to left field. Tom Champion scores. Lon Valdes uses his aggressiveness and scores. Ken Minnick flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 2 Texas total runners left on base: 5
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Logan Fannin did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Doc Anderson did not respond to coaching in velocity Carlos Cary improves in contact_vs_lefty Eddie Pickett did not respond to coaching in velocity Ramon Redmon did not respond to coaching in SS
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Frank Royster did not respond to coaching in velocity Bill Greason improves in range Bill Greason did not respond to coaching in range Jim Ortiz did not respond to coaching in velocity