Win: Saxon Curtis (9-7) Loss: Tim Connelly (5-7)
Save: Al Batiste (13)
Inning: 1 Baltimore Saxon Curtis pitching. Bill Cox walks. Bill Cox is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Rob Branca flies out to the center fielder. Daijiro Brando walks. Joey Hernandez strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Texas Tim Connelly pitching. Dennis Doyle grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Jeff Rineer walks. Bob Kauff walks. Terry Ball doubles to center field. Jeff Rineer scores. Bob Kauff uses his aggressiveness and scores. Toby Carter singles to center field. Terry Ball scores. Jake Lonnett grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Baltimore Fred Wright grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Irv Parker strikes out. Toshiya Ueda strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Texas Art Nevers walks. Tony Scott singles to center field. Art Nevers is out trying to steal third. Tony Scott steals second. Saxon Curtis strikes out. Dennis Doyle doubles to center field. Tony Scott scores. Jeff Rineer grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Baltimore Nico Herrera flies out to the left fielder. Tim Connelly flies out to the left fielder. Bill Cox strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Texas Bob Kauff grounds out to the shortstop. Terry Ball singles to center field. Toby Carter grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Terry Ball advances to second on the play. Jake Lonnett strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Baltimore Rob Branca strikes out. Daijiro Brando strikes out. Joey Hernandez walks. Fred Wright walks. Irv Parker walks. Toshiya Ueda reached on a fielding error by Terry Ball. Joey Hernandez scores. Nico Herrera flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Texas Art Nevers walks. Tony Scott strikes out. Saxon Curtis lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Dennis Doyle grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Baltimore Tim Connelly grounds out to the pitcher. Bill Cox grounds out to the third baseman. Rob Branca flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Texas Jeff Rineer singles to center field. Steve Hammaker comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jeff Rineer steals second. Bob Kauff strikes out. Terry Ball strikes out. Toby Carter strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Baltimore Daijiro Brando singles to right field. Daijiro Brando steals second. Joey Hernandez walks. Fred Wright walks. Irv Parker walks. Daijiro Brando scores. Toshiya Ueda flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Joey Hernandez scores. Nico Herrera grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Texas Jake Lonnett doubles to center field. Art Nevers grounds out to the shortstop. Tony Scott singles to right field. Jake Lonnett scores. Saxon Curtis lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, Tony Scott forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Dennis Doyle grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Saxon Curtis is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Baltimore Steve Dopson is pinch hitting for Steve Hammaker. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Steve Dopson flies out to the left fielder. Bill Cox singles to right field. Rob Branca strikes out. Daijiro Brando strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Texas Lee Brusstar pitching. Jeff Rineer grounds out to the third baseman. Bob Kauff strikes out. Terry Ball grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Baltimore Joey Hernandez reached on a 2-base fielding error by Dennis Doyle. Fred Wright strikes out. Irv Parker grounds out to the shortstop. Al Batiste 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. Jess Johnson is pinch hitting for Toshiya Ueda. Jess Johnson grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Texas Shigeyoshi Miyamoto enters the game as a defensive replacement for Jess Johnson at 1B. Toby Carter grounds out to the pitcher. Jake Lonnett singles to right field. Art Nevers strikes out. Jake Lonnett steals second. Tony Scott strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Baltimore Nico Herrera strikes out. Rudy Walsh is pinch hitting for Lee Brusstar. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Rudy Walsh lines out to the shortstop. Bill Cox singles to right field. Bill Cox steals second. Rob Branca grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Baltimore total runners left on base: 8 Texas total runners left on base: 6
Batting:2B - Dennis Doyle (20), Terry Ball (9), Jake Lonnett (12).GIDP - Jake Lonnett. Baserunning: SB - Jeff Rineer (5), Jake Lonnett (4), Tony Scott (4).CS - Art Nevers (8). Fielding: E - Dennis Doyle, Terry Ball.
Game Notes Dennis Doyle is injured and is expected to be out 18 days.
Baltimore Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Felix Moreira did not respond to coaching in arm Leo Ott did not respond to coaching in velocity B.J. Allen did not respond to coaching in velocity Charlie Golden did not respond to coaching in velocity Paul Meads did not respond to coaching in control Felix Moreira improves in arm Lance Cardwell did not respond to coaching in LF
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Ty Slusarski did not respond to coaching in control George Rose did not respond to coaching in speed Fritz Beck did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Joe Schomberg did not respond to coaching in control Gene Garibaldi did not respond to coaching in arm Erik Newel improves in speed Vince Van Poppel did not respond to coaching in 1B