Win: Charlie Schmidt (6-5) Loss: Al Blattner (2-5)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Boardwalk Smith pitching. Heinie Mack singles to left field. Heinie Mack steals second. Bobby Ortiz strikes out. Bob Garcia flies out to the left fielder. George Hitt grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Texas Keitaro Takato pitching. Mike Piniella is hit by a pitch. Rusty McNertney grounds into a 1-6-3 double play. Diego Casanova grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Bill Rettig strikes out. Hugh Alexander pops out to the third baseman. Jim Curtis grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Texas David Ahearne walks. Hank Eversgard lines out to the shortstop. George McFadden singles to left field. Buzz Moran grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Dick Ibanez strikes out. Keitaro Takato flies out to the right fielder. Heinie Mack flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Texas Gino Lipski strikes out. Boardwalk Smith strikes out. Mike Piniella lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Bobby Ortiz grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bob Garcia strikes out. George Hitt singles to right field. Bill Rettig triples. George Hitt scores. Hugh Alexander flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Texas Rusty McNertney singles to right field. Diego Casanova walks. David Ahearne grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Rusty McNertney advances to third on the play. Diego Casanova advances to second on the play. Hank Eversgard grounds out to the shortstop. Rusty McNertney scores. Diego Casanova advances to third on the play. George McFadden grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Jim Curtis singles to center field. Dick Ibanez flies out to the center fielder. Keitaro Takato lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Heinie Mack singles to center field. Jim Curtis scores. Bobby Ortiz strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Texas Buzz Moran flies out to the left fielder. Gino Lipski strikes out. Boardwalk Smith doubles to right field. Mike Piniella grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Bob Garcia strikes out. George Hitt flies out to the left fielder. Bill Rettig strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Texas Rusty McNertney singles to right field. Diego Casanova grounds out to the third baseman. Rusty McNertney advances to second on the play. David Ahearne flies out to the center fielder. Hank Eversgard walks. George McFadden grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Hugh Alexander flies out to the right fielder. Jim Curtis singles to right field. Jim Curtis steals second. Ed Royer 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 2nd. Dick Ibanez hits a home run. Jim Curtis scores. Keitaro Takato doubles to center field. Heinie Mack lines out to the second baseman. Bobby Ortiz pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Texas Buzz Moran flies out to the right fielder. Freddy Ortiz is pinch hitting for Gino Lipski. Freddy Ortiz grounds out to the shortstop. Julio Dorelle is pinch hitting for Ed Royer. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Julio Dorelle singles to left field. Mike Piniella singles to right field. Julio Dorelle is thrown out trying to advance to third by the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Tony Candaele pitching. Paul Harris enters the game as a defensive replacement for Freddy Ortiz at LF. Bob Garcia strikes out. George Hitt grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Rettig is hit by a pitch. Hugh Alexander lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Texas Rusty McNertney walks. Mickey Miggins is pinch hitting for Diego Casanova. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Mickey Miggins strikes out. David Ahearne walks. Al Carisch 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 2nd. Hank Eversgard grounds out to the third baseman. Rusty McNertney advances to third on the play. David Ahearne advances to second on the play. George McFadden singles to left field. Rusty McNertney scores. David Ahearne scores. Buzz Moran triples. George McFadden scores. Jesse Feldman is pinch hitting for Paul Harris. Jesse Feldman lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Jim Curtis grounds out to the third baseman. Dick Ibanez walks. Drew Villone is pinch hitting for Al Carisch. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Drew Villone grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Texas Andre Torres pitching. Nelson Aparicio is pinch hitting for Tony Candaele. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Nelson Aparicio grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Mike Piniella singles in front of the center fielder. Rusty McNertney singles to right field. Mike Piniella advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the infield in. Rusty McNertney steals second. The defense is playing the infield in. Mickey Miggins flies out to the center fielder. David Ahearne grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 10 Tampa Bay Jim Reich pitching. Heinie Mack grounds out to the pitcher. Bobby Ortiz flies out to the center fielder. Bob Garcia strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Texas Hank Eversgard doubles to right field. George McFadden strikes out. Buzz Moran pops out to the shortstop. Jesse Feldman walks. Dave Andrews is pinch hitting for Jim Reich. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Dave Andrews flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 11 Tampa Bay Charlie Schmidt pitching. George Hitt flies out to the center fielder. Bill Rettig pops out to the first baseman. Hugh Alexander pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 11 Texas Mike Piniella singles to center field. Rusty McNertney grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Mickey Miggins flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 12 Tampa Bay Jim Curtis grounds out to the third baseman. Dick Ibanez flies out to the right fielder. Roger Kelb is pinch hitting for Andre Torres. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Roger Kelb grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 12 Texas Al Blattner pitching. David Ahearne grounds out to the third baseman. Hank Eversgard walks. Hank Eversgard steals second. George McFadden grounds out to the pitcher. Buzz Moran walks. Jesse Feldman grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 13 Tampa Bay Heinie Mack singles to right field. Bobby Ortiz strikes out. Bob Garcia grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Heinie Mack is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Bob Garcia steals second. George Hitt grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 13 Texas Charlie Schmidt grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Piniella singles past the second baseman. Rusty McNertney singles to center field. Mike Piniella advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the infield in. Mickey Miggins singles to center field. Mike Piniella scores. Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 6 Texas total runners left on base: 13
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Al Crump did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Brad Hechinger improves in velocity Sam Kainer did not respond to coaching in velocity Crazy Grunwald improves in arm
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Fred Terry did not respond to coaching in speed Bucky Mitchell did not respond to coaching in velocity Catfish Roker improves in range Yuichi Ishibashi did not respond to coaching in control Mike McKain improves in LF