Inning: 1 Texas Al Borland pitching. Aaron Reese walks. Aaron Reese steals second. George Meyer reached on a fielding error by Dave Sloan. Ken Cimino lines out to the pitcher. Clarence Cora singles to left field. Aaron Reese scores. Hod Malay pops out to the first baseman. Keisuke Sato grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Seattle March Holbert pitching. Bud Bates singles to right field. Ed Stanton flies out to the center fielder. Bob Martinez flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Maurice Phelan grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Texas Shigeru Sekikawa walks. Pete Powell doubles to center field. Shigeru Sekikawa uses his aggressiveness and scores. March Holbert lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Aaron Reese grounds out to the third baseman. Pete Powell scores. George Meyer flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Seattle T.R. Alfonzo singles to center field. George Sheely flies out to the center fielder. Dave Sloan grounds into a force play to the shortstop. T.R. Alfonzo is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Dave Sloan steals second. Bill Aldred grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Texas Ken Cimino grounds out to the second baseman. Clarence Cora grounds out to the second baseman. Hod Malay singles to right field. Passed ball. Hod Malay advances to second. Keisuke Sato singles to left field. Hod Malay scores. Rocky Patterson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Keisuke Sato steals second. Shigeru Sekikawa doubles past the first baseman. Keisuke Sato scores. Pete Powell grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Seattle Rocky Patterson strikes out. Bud Bates strikes out. Ed Stanton grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Texas March Holbert grounds out to the third baseman. Aaron Reese flies out to the center fielder. George Meyer grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Seattle Bob Martinez flies out to the left fielder. Maurice Phelan reached on a 2-base fielding error by Ken Cimino. T.R. Alfonzo pops out to the catcher. George Sheely grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Texas Ken Cimino flies out to the left fielder. Clarence Cora pops out to the shortstop. Hod Malay grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Seattle Dave Sloan flies out to the center fielder. Bill Aldred singles to left field. Bill Aldred is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Rocky Patterson grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Texas Keisuke Sato grounds out to the shortstop. Shigeru Sekikawa hits a home run. Charlie Magner comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pete Powell strikes out. March Holbert grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Seattle Bud Bates grounds out to the second baseman. Ed Stanton flies out to the right fielder. Bob Martinez grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Texas Aaron Reese grounds out to the shortstop. George Meyer singles to center field. Ken Cimino singles to right field. Clarence Cora strikes out. Hod Malay walks. Keisuke Sato strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Seattle Maurice Phelan singles to left field. T.R. Alfonzo flies out to the left fielder. Maurice Phelan is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). George Sheely strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Texas Billy Ceccarelli comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Shigeru Sekikawa grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Pete Powell grounds out to the second baseman. March Holbert strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Seattle Dave Sloan grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Aldred strikes out. Darrell Zuverink is pinch hitting for Billy Ceccarelli. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Darrell Zuverink grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Texas S. B. Dubois pitching. Aaron Reese singles to center field. George Meyer flies out to the left fielder. Ken Cimino grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Seattle Bud Bates strikes out. Ed Stanton grounds out to the pitcher. Bob Martinez walks. Abraham Little is pinch hitting for Maurice Phelan. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Abraham Little flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Texas total runners LOB: 6 Seattle total runners LOB: 4
Game Notes Rocky Patterson is injured and is expected to be out 21 days.
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Ernie Strands did not respond to coaching in velocity Al Clements did not respond to coaching in control Champ Nastu did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Chris Baptist did not respond to coaching in arm Rick Cole did not respond to coaching in range Harry Anderson did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty
Seattle Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Johnny Nichols did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Roy Gardenhire did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Moose Lezcano did not respond to coaching in arm Frank Johnson did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Frank Johnson improves in speed Frank Johnson improves in power_vs_righty