Win: Al McMillan (5-4) Loss: Rob Heist (3-14)
Save: Craig Sullivan (1)
Inning: 1 Texas Rob Heist pitching. Bill Simpson flies out to the right fielder. Scott Santo strikes out. Chappy DeVormer strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Al McMillan pitching. John McCorry singles to center field. Tom Welch grounds into a force play to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! John McCorry is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Mel Taylor walks. Ed Asadoor flies out to the right fielder. Marlon Fields grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Texas Bruce Spindel singles past the second baseman. Tom Meloan walks. Blondy Spongberg flies out to the left fielder. Tom Adkins lines out to the third baseman. Johnny Wurm singles to left field. Bruce Spindel scores. Tom Meloan advances to third on the hit. Al McMillan singles to left field. Tom Meloan scores. Johnny Wurm advances to third on the hit. Bill Simpson grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Les Moren flies out to the center fielder. Dmitri Hearn strikes out. Willard Michalak grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Texas Scott Santo strikes out. Chappy DeVormer grounds out to the shortstop. Bruce Spindel flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Rob Heist grounds out to the shortstop. John McCorry lines out to the shortstop. Tom Welch singles past the second baseman. Mel Taylor grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Texas Tom Meloan strikes out. Blondy Spongberg pops out to the third baseman. Tom Adkins singles to center field. Johnny Wurm flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Ed Asadoor flies out to the left fielder. Marlon Fields singles past the first baseman. Les Moren flies out to the left fielder. Dmitri Hearn reached on a 2-base fielding error by Tom Meloan. Willard Michalak walks. Rob Heist grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 Texas Al McMillan grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Simpson grounds out to the second baseman. Scott Santo flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay John McCorry grounds out to the pitcher. Tom Welch pops out to the third baseman. Mel Taylor grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Texas Chappy DeVormer pops out to the third baseman. Bruce Spindel flies out to the left fielder. Tom Meloan pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Ed Asadoor strikes out. Marlon Fields pops out to the first baseman. Les Moren grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Texas Lou Brittain comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Blondy Spongberg strikes out. Tom Adkins strikes out. Masaki Sakaguchi is pinch hitting for Johnny Wurm. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Masaki Sakaguchi walks. Tom Musselman is pinch hitting for Al McMillan. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Tom Musselman flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Tim Sanders pitching. Dmitri Hearn hits a home run. Willard Michalak strikes out. Jay Barr is pinch hitting for Lou Brittain. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Jay Barr strikes out. John McCorry strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Texas Zip Durrett pitching. Bill Simpson flies out to the right fielder. Scott Santo grounds out to the second baseman. Chappy DeVormer grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Tom Welch grounds out to the second baseman. Mel Taylor walks. Ed Asadoor grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Texas Bruce Spindel flies out to the left fielder. Tom Meloan walks. Blondy Spongberg flies out to the center fielder. Tom Adkins flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Marlon Fields grounds out to the second baseman. Les Moren singles to center field. Craig Sullivan comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jim Roberson is pinch running for Les Moren on 1st base. Jim Roberson steals second. Dmitri Hearn grounds out to the shortstop. Willard Michalak grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Texas total runners LOB: 5 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 7
Game Notes Zip Durrett is injured and is expected to be out 15 days.
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Earl Pleis did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Tom Cather did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Barney Gallagher improves in power_vs_righty Chuck Chavez did not respond to coaching in velocity Bruce Raffensberger did not respond to coaching in C
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Harley Draper improves in contact_vs_righty Gordon Baker did not respond to coaching in velocity Zip Hill improves in contact_vs_righty Zip Hill did not respond to coaching in speed