Win: Mickey Laudner (1-4) Loss: Kelly Smith (7-3)
Save: Win Kellum (31)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Chris Schooler pitching. John Calderon flies out to the right fielder. Jody Brondell pops out to the third baseman. Tavo Cunningham flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Texas Ole Smith pitching. Morgan Schmulbach grounds out to the third baseman. John Fuller flies out to the left fielder. Rick Lefebvre triples. Ernie Crouch hits a home run. Rick Lefebvre scores. Frank Kirby doubles to center field. Jose Vazquez flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Paul Conatser hits a home run. Sonny Mack flies out to the right fielder. Elmer Washington strikes out. Charlie Smith flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Texas Joe Cookson strikes out. Bill Driscoll grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Chris Schooler singles to right field. Morgan Schmulbach bunts for a base hit. John Fuller flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Ricky Hendricks flies out to the right fielder. Ole Smith flies out to the center fielder. John Calderon walks. John Calderon gets picked off first. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Texas Rick Lefebvre flies out to the left fielder. Ernie Crouch singles to center field. Frank Kirby singles to right field. Ernie Crouch advances to third on the hit. Jose Vazquez singles to left field. Ernie Crouch scores. Joe Cookson pops out to the second baseman. Bill Driscoll strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Jody Brondell walks. Tavo Cunningham singles to center field. Jody Brondell advances to third on the hit. Paul Conatser hits a home run. Jody Brondell scores. Tavo Cunningham scores. Sonny Mack singles to left field. Elmer Washington strikes out. Sonny Mack steals second. Charlie Smith strikes out. Ricky Hendricks grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Texas Chris Schooler grounds out to the third baseman. Morgan Schmulbach strikes out. John Fuller pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Ole Smith walks. John Calderon flies out to the right fielder. Jody Brondell pops out to the second baseman. Tavo Cunningham flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Texas Rick Lefebvre walks. Ernie Crouch flies out to the right fielder. Frank Kirby strikes out. Jose Vazquez grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Rick Lefebvre is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Paul Conatser pops out to the first baseman. Sonny Mack strikes out. Elmer Washington strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Texas Joe Cookson strikes out. Bill Driscoll grounds out to the shortstop. Larry Sommers is pinch hitting for Chris Schooler. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Larry Sommers hits a home run. Morgan Schmulbach singles to right field. Fred Diggs comes in from the bullpen to pitch. John Fuller grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Morgan Schmulbach is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Steve McDermott pitching. Charlie Smith strikes out. Ricky Hendricks singles to right field. Earle Townsend is pinch hitting for Fred Diggs. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Earle Townsend singles to center field. Ricky Hendricks aggressively advances to third on the hit. John Calderon grounds out to the shortstop. Ricky Hendricks scores. Earle Townsend advances to second on the play. Jody Brondell flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Texas Mickey Laudner pitching. Rick Lefebvre strikes out. Ernie Crouch doubles to right field. Frank Kirby pops out to the shortstop. Jose Vazquez doubles to left field. Ernie Crouch scores. Joe Cookson grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Kelly Smith comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tavo Cunningham hits a home run. Paul Conatser reached on a 2-base fielding error by Rick Lefebvre. Sonny Mack flies out to the right fielder. Elmer Washington strikes out. Charlie Smith singles to center field. Paul Conatser scores. Charlie Smith is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Texas Bill Driscoll hits a home run. Ed Carmel comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bob Vick is pinch hitting for Kelly Smith. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Bob Vick strikes out. Morgan Schmulbach strikes out. John Fuller strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Al Cook pitching. Ricky Hendricks strikes out. Kiyoshi Saitoh is pinch hitting for Ed Carmel. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Kiyoshi Saitoh strikes out. John Calderon singles to right field. Jody Brondell flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Texas Win Kellum pitching. Rick Lefebvre lines out to the shortstop. Ernie Crouch grounds out to the second baseman. Frank Kirby flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 4 Texas total runners LOB: 8
Batting:2B - Ernie Crouch (17), Frank Kirby (13), Jose Vazquez (11).3B - Rick Lefebvre (8).HR - Ernie Crouch (25), Bill Driscoll (3), Larry Sommers (17). Fielding: E - Rick Lefebvre.
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Earl Evers improves in velocity Claude Plews did not respond to coaching in control Mike Oertel did not respond to coaching in control Oscar Mayer did not respond to coaching in arm
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Bud Greenhouse did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Scott Schlesinger improves in contact_vs_righty Sam Stuart did not respond to coaching in velocity Joe Moore improves in contact_vs_lefty