Win: George Dusak (16-5) Loss: Tim Sherrill (10-11)
Save: Rafael Kellner (32)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay George Dusak pitching. Bill Draper pops out to the third baseman. Phil King strikes out. Ralph Walsh flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Texas Tim Sherrill pitching. Alex Stone grounds out to the shortstop. Chico Lahoud singles to left field. Bernie Aguirre singles to center field. Fred Orsatti strikes out. Masaaki Yamada pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Shigeo Ube flies out to the left fielder. Rudy Rondon strikes out. Joe Inks grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Texas Ryota Ohno flies out to the left fielder. Ivy Lamont strikes out. Al Mullen flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Laddie Kopshaw singles to right field. John Moschitto strikes out. Tim Sherrill lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Bill Draper grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Texas George Dusak grounds out to the shortstop. Alex Stone strikes out. Chico Lahoud walks. Bernie Aguirre grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Chico Lahoud is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Phil King grounds out to the second baseman. Ralph Walsh flies out to the right fielder. Shigeo Ube singles to center field. Rudy Rondon strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Texas Fred Orsatti strikes out. Masaaki Yamada walks. Ryota Ohno grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Masaaki Yamada is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Ivy Lamont singles to right field. Ryota Ohno advances to third on the hit. Al Mullen singles to right field. Ryota Ohno scores. George Dusak grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Joe Inks grounds out to the shortstop. Laddie Kopshaw grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! John Moschitto singles to right field. Tim Sherrill grounds into a force play to the second baseman. John Moschitto is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Texas Alex Stone walks. Chico Lahoud walks. Bernie Aguirre grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Alex Stone advances to third on the play. Chico Lahoud advances to second on the play. Fred Orsatti singles to right field. Alex Stone scores. Chico Lahoud scores. Masaaki Yamada strikes out. Passed ball. Fred Orsatti advances to second. Ryota Ohno flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Bill Draper grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Phil King strikes out. Ralph Walsh strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Texas Ivy Lamont grounds out to the third baseman. Al Mullen singles to right field. George Dusak lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Alex Stone hits a home run. Al Mullen scores. Chico Lahoud pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay John Batch is pinch hitting for Shigeo Ube. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. John Batch singles to center field. Kazuya Miwa is pinch hitting for Rudy Rondon. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Kazuya Miwa grounds into a force play to the third baseman. John Batch is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Hardy Washburn is pinch hitting for Joe Inks. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Hardy Washburn grounds into a force play to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Kazuya Miwa is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Laddie Kopshaw grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Hardy Washburn is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Texas Bernie Aguirre walks. Tomokazu Io is pinch hitting for Fred Orsatti. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Bernie Aguirre steals second. Tomokazu Io singles to right field. Bernie Aguirre scores. John Miller comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Masaaki Yamada grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Ryota Ohno strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Charlie Ostrowski is pinch hitting for John Moschitto. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Charlie Ostrowski singles to center field. Ruben Manlove is pinch hitting for John Miller. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Ruben Manlove grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Charlie Ostrowski is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Ruben Manlove steals second. Bill Draper pops out to the second baseman. Phil King pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Texas Larry Spriggs pitching. Ivy Lamont grounds out to the third baseman. Al Mullen walks. George Dusak lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Alex Stone grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Ralph Walsh flies out to the right fielder. John Batch singles to right field. Kazuya Miwa pops out to the third baseman. Hardy Washburn walks. Laddie Kopshaw singles to center field. Charlie Ostrowski walks. John Batch scores. Rafael Kellner comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Larry Spriggs flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 8 Texas total runners left on base: 7
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: A+ Improvements: Gary Castillo did not respond to coaching in control Eddie Hohman did not respond to coaching in velocity Art Mota improves in speed Spike Harshman did not respond to coaching in control
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: A+ RP Mentor Grade: A+ Batter Mentor Grade: A+ Improvements: John Fuhr did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Al Gaddy did not respond to coaching in speed Bris Davis improves in velocity Al Gaddy did not respond to coaching in range Dave Roque did not respond to coaching in SS