Win: Tod Melton (9-2) Loss: Tom Isbell (15-9)
Save: Bill Perranoski (13)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Tom Isbell pitching. Kenta Shinohara hits a home run. Diego Johnson grounds out to the shortstop. Chick Lolich walks. Joe Davis grounds into a 1-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Texas Ron Roetz pitching. Joe Johnson singles to center field. Gary Garrison singles to right field. Joe Johnson advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the corners in. Al Barcelo singles past the third baseman. Joe Johnson scores. Gary Garrison advances to third on the hit. Keith Goldy strikes out. George King singles to left field. Gary Garrison scores. Al Barcelo advances to third on the hit. Tito Wilson flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Al Barcelo scores. Mike Mejia strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Jack Brown grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Torres singles to right field. Passed ball. Bill Torres advances to second. King Gibson grounds out to the shortstop. Gene Kelsey singles past the third baseman. Bill Torres scores. Ron Roetz grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Gene Kelsey is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Texas Fernando Theiss grounds out to the shortstop. Tom Isbell singles to right field. Joe Johnson flies out to the left fielder. Gary Garrison grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Tom Isbell is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Kenta Shinohara flies out to the center fielder. Diego Johnson strikes out. Chick Lolich grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Texas Al Barcelo grounds out to the second baseman. Keith Goldy grounds out to the shortstop. George King grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Joe Davis flies out to the center fielder. Jack Brown walks. Bill Torres strikes out. King Gibson grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Texas Tito Wilson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mike Mejia flies out to the center fielder. Fernando Theiss flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Gene Kelsey grounds out to the pitcher. Ron Roetz grounds out to the shortstop. Kenta Shinohara strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Texas Tom Isbell strikes out. Joe Johnson grounds out to the second baseman. Gary Garrison strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Diego Johnson grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Chick Lolich pops out to the first baseman. Joe Davis strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Texas Al Barcelo flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Keith Goldy grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). George King strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Jack Brown singles to right field. Bill Torres lines out to the shortstop. King Gibson flies out to the center fielder. Carl Berra is pinch hitting for Gene Kelsey. Carl Berra strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Texas Charlie Combe enters the game as a defensive replacement for Carl Berra at RF. Tito Wilson doubles to right field. Mike Mejia strikes out. Fernando Theiss flies out to the right fielder. Tom Isbell grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Jeff Webster is pinch hitting for Ron Roetz. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Jeff Webster pops out to the catcher. Kenta Shinohara walks. Kenta Shinohara steals second. Diego Johnson grounds out to the shortstop. Chick Lolich singles to center field. Kenta Shinohara scores. Joe Davis walks. Jack Brown strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Texas Tod Melton pitching. Joe Johnson strikes out. Gary Garrison singles to center field. Al Barcelo singles to center field. Gary Garrison advances to third on the hit. Al Barcelo gets picked off first. Keith Goldy strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Bill Torres hits a home run. Bill Flohr comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. King Gibson lines out to the shortstop. Charlie Combe walks. John Dobens is pinch hitting for Tod Melton. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 9 inning. John Dobens flies out to the left fielder. Kenta Shinohara grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Charlie Combe is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Texas Bill Perranoski pitching. George King singles to right field. Tito Wilson grounds out to the pitcher. George King advances to second on the play. Mike Mejia singles to right field. Fernando Theiss grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 6 Texas total runners LOB: 5