Win: Ralph Handley (12-11) Loss: Julio Nichols (10-12)
Save: Fred Henderson (24)
Inning: 1 Texas Julio Nichols pitching. Joe Johnson walks. Al Barcelo walks. Masato Sugimoto walks. Tito Wilson singles to right field. Joe Johnson scores. Al Barcelo is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Masato Sugimoto advances to third on the play. Keith Goldy flies out to the left fielder. Fernando Theiss grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Ralph Handley pitching. Chick Lolich strikes out. Jack Brown grounds out to the third baseman. Carl Berra singles past the third baseman. King Gibson singles to center field. Carl Berra advances to third on the hit. Joe Davis grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Texas Mike Mejia walks. Rod Pashnick grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Mejia advances to second on the play. Ralph Handley grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Johnson grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Greg Hale flies out to the center fielder. Hal Howell strikes out. Jeff Webster flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Texas Al Barcelo flies out to the left fielder. Masato Sugimoto flies out to the right fielder. Tito Wilson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Julio Nichols pops out to the first baseman. Chick Lolich singles to right field. Jack Brown singles to left field. Chick Lolich advances to third on the hit. Carl Berra grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Texas Keith Goldy grounds out to the shortstop. Fernando Theiss strikes out. Mike Mejia flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay King Gibson doubles to center field. Joe Davis flies out to the left fielder. Greg Hale doubles to center field. King Gibson scores. Hal Howell flies out to the center fielder. Jeff Webster strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Texas Rod Pashnick walks. Ralph Handley lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Joe Johnson pops out to the first baseman. Al Barcelo walks. Masato Sugimoto singles to right field. Rod Pashnick scores. Al Barcelo advances to third on the hit. Tito Wilson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Julio Nichols pops out to the second baseman. Chick Lolich grounds out to the second baseman. Jack Brown singles to center field. Carl Berra lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Texas Keith Goldy grounds out to the third baseman. Fernando Theiss singles to center field. Mike Mejia singles to left field. Fernando Theiss advances to third on the hit. Rod Pashnick grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Fernando Theiss scores. Mike Mejia advances to second on the play. Ralph Handley flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay King Gibson grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Davis strikes out. Greg Hale grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Texas Joe Johnson walks. Joe Johnson is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Al Barcelo flies out to the center fielder. Masato Sugimoto pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Hal Howell strikes out. Jeff Webster lines out to the third baseman. Bob Wolter is pinch hitting for Julio Nichols. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Bob Wolter grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Texas Larry Davenport pitching. Tito Wilson singles to right field. Keith Goldy walks. Fernando Theiss strikes out. Mike Mejia doubles to center field. Tito Wilson scores. Keith Goldy uses his aggressiveness and scores. Bill Perranoski comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Rod Pashnick flies out to the center fielder. Ralph Handley grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Earl Everitt enters the game as a defensive replacement for Fernando Theiss at C. Jim Coveleski enters the game as a defensive replacement for Mike Mejia at 2B. Dixie Roberson enters the game as a defensive replacement for Rod Pashnick at 1B. Chick Lolich walks. Jack Brown grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Carl Berra grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Texas Joe Johnson strikes out. Al Barcelo reached on a fielding error by Hal Howell. Masato Sugimoto flies out to the center fielder. Al Barcelo steals second. Tito Wilson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay King Gibson singles to center field. Joe Davis grounds out to the second baseman. King Gibson advances to second on the play. Greg Hale singles to left field. King Gibson scores. Fred Henderson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Hal Howell walks. Jeff Webster grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Texas total runners LOB: 8 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 6