Win: Johnny Smith (3-1) Loss: Danny Prichard (0-5)
Inning: 1 Texas Dutch Ross pitching. Shinobu Ise flies out to the left fielder. Mike Mahaffey grounds out to the shortstop. Charlie Jordan grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Seattle Leo Budnick pitching. Ayahito Nagamoto singles to left field. Koji Inoue singles to right field. Ayahito Nagamoto advances to third on the hit. Jose Tamayo grounds out to the second baseman. Ayahito Nagamoto scores. Koji Inoue advances to second on the play. Charlie Gleason pops out to the second baseman. Grady Sizemore walks. Willard Johnson triples. Koji Inoue scores. Grady Sizemore scores. Doug Krakauskas comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Gabe Luke grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Texas Eddie Tidrow flies out to the center fielder. George York flies out to the left fielder. Akimasa Ogi pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Seattle Bots Jansen grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dutch Ross singles to center field. Ayahito Nagamoto strikes out. Koji Inoue singles to center field. Dutch Ross advances to third on the hit. Jose Tamayo walks. Charlie Gleason flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 Texas Shunichi Iishii flies out to the left fielder. George Knisely strikes out. Doug Krakauskas reached on a fielding error by Bots Jansen. Shinobu Ise strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Seattle Grady Sizemore grounds out to the second baseman. Willard Johnson flies out to the left fielder. Gabe Luke strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Texas Mike Mahaffey strikes out. Charlie Jordan hits a home run. Eddie Tidrow strikes out. George York strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Seattle Bots Jansen walks. Bots Jansen steals second. Dutch Ross fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Dutch Ross strikes out. Ayahito Nagamoto lines out to the pitcher. Koji Inoue flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Texas Akimasa Ogi walks. Shunichi Iishii grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Akimasa Ogi is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. George Knisely grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Shunichi Iishii is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Scott Hill is pinch hitting for Doug Krakauskas. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Scott Hill walks. Shinobu Ise singles to right field. George Knisely is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Seattle Dan Selma pitching. Jose Tamayo grounds out to the third baseman. Charlie Gleason flies out to the left fielder. Grady Sizemore flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Texas Mike Mahaffey walks. Mike Mahaffey steals second. Charlie Jordan strikes out. Eddie Tidrow grounds out to the shortstop. George York grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Seattle Willard Johnson singles to right field. Gabe Luke pops out to the shortstop. Willard Johnson steals second. Bots Jansen strikes out. Dutch Ross flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Texas Jean Beamon enters the game as a defensive replacement for Bots Jansen at SS. Akimasa Ogi strikes out. Shunichi Iishii reached on a 2-base fielding error by Jose Tamayo. George Knisely singles to center field. Shunichi Iishii scores. Ron Escalera is pinch hitting for Dan Selma. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Ron Escalera flies out to the left fielder. Shinobu Ise strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Seattle Johnny Smith pitching. Ayahito Nagamoto flies out to the center fielder. Koji Inoue walks. Jose Tamayo flies out to the right fielder. Koji Inoue steals second. Charlie Gleason strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Texas Mike Mahaffey pops out to the catcher. Charlie Jordan grounds out to the shortstop. Eddie Tidrow grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Seattle Grady Sizemore grounds out to the second baseman. Willard Johnson doubles to center field. Gabe Luke flies out to the right fielder. Jean Beamon flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Texas Danny Prichard comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. George York reached on a 2-base throwing error by Gabe Luke. Akimasa Ogi strikes out. Shunichi Iishii singles to left field. The defense is playing the corners in. George Knisely singles to right field. George York scores. Shunichi Iishii advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the infield in. Jake McClanahan is pinch hitting for Johnny Smith. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Jake McClanahan doubles to center field. Shunichi Iishii scores. George Knisely uses his aggressiveness and scores. Will Shorten comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Shinobu Ise flies out to the center fielder. Mike Mahaffey hits a home run. Jake McClanahan scores. Charlie Jordan reached on a fielding error by Koji Inoue. Eddie Tidrow grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Charlie Jordan is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Seattle Esteban Tuero pitching. Walter Barclay is pinch hitting for Will Shorten. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Walter Barclay singles to center field. Ayahito Nagamoto grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Koji Inoue singles to center field. Clise Cobb comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jose Tamayo grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Texas total runners LOB: 5 Seattle total runners LOB: 9
Batting:2B - Willard Johnson (4).3B - Willard Johnson (3).GIDP - Ayahito Nagamoto. Baserunning: SB - Koji Inoue (11), Willard Johnson (2), Bots Jansen (1). Fielding: E - Koji Inoue, Jose Tamayo, Gabe Luke, Bots Jansen.
Game Notes Ayahito Nagamoto is injured and is expected to be out 10 days.
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Rod Stroud improves in arm Dave McLean did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty John Marquis improves in power_vs_lefty John Croushore did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty
Seattle Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Paul Alvis did not respond to coaching in control Dizzy Garces did not respond to coaching in endurance Rod Bernard did not respond to coaching in velocity Art Rijo did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty