Win: Wilbur Leonard (15-9) Loss: Ben Heflin (8-16)
Inning: 1 Texas Ben Heflin pitching. Alex Stone singles to center field. Chico Lahoud hits a home run. Alex Stone scores. Bernie Aguirre grounds out to the second baseman. Fred Orsatti singles in front of the right fielder. Masaaki Yamada flies out to the right fielder. Ryota Ohno doubles to right field. Ivy Lamont grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Wilbur Leonard pitching. Bill Draper flies out to the center fielder. Roy Spencer grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Inks walks. Rusty Christopher hits an infield single to the first baseman. Rudy Rondon grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Texas Al Mullen singles to right field. Wilbur Leonard lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, Al Mullen forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Alex Stone doubles to right field. Chico Lahoud hits a home run. Wilbur Leonard scores. Alex Stone scores. Bernie Aguirre grounds out to the second baseman. Fred Orsatti singles to left field. Masaaki Yamada singles to left field. Ryota Ohno walks. Ivy Lamont singles to right field. Fred Orsatti scores. John Miller comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Al Mullen flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Ralph Walsh flies out to the right fielder. John Moschitto strikes out. Phil King flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Texas Wilbur Leonard strikes out. Alex Stone walks. Chico Lahoud strikes out. Bernie Aguirre strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay John Miller flies out to the center fielder. Bill Draper flies out to the right fielder. Roy Spencer doubles to right field. Joe Inks strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Texas Fred Orsatti grounds out to the pitcher. Masaaki Yamada flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Ryota Ohno grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Rusty Christopher strikes out. Rudy Rondon singles to left field. Ralph Walsh pops out to the first baseman. Rudy Rondon steals second. John Moschitto doubles to left field. Rudy Rondon scores. Phil King grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Texas Ivy Lamont grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Al Mullen lines out to the first baseman. Wilbur Leonard flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay John Miller flies out to the center fielder. Bill Draper strikes out. Roy Spencer singles to left field. Roy Spencer steals second. Joe Inks flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Texas Alex Stone pops out to the shortstop. Chico Lahoud strikes out. Bernie Aguirre strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Rusty Christopher walks. Rusty Christopher is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Rudy Rondon strikes out. Ralph Walsh strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Texas Tomokazu Io is pinch hitting for Fred Orsatti. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Tomokazu Io singles to right field. Masaaki Yamada reached on a fielding error by Roy Spencer. Craig Phelan 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. Ryota Ohno strikes out. Ivy Lamont walks. Al Mullen lines out to the third baseman. Wilbur Leonard grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Charlie Ostrowski is pinch hitting for John Moschitto. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Charlie Ostrowski strikes out. Phil King grounds out to the third baseman. Ruben Manlove is pinch hitting for Craig Phelan. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Ruben Manlove grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Texas Larry Spriggs pitching. Alex Stone strikes out. Chico Lahoud strikes out. Bernie Aguirre flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Bill Draper walks. Roy Spencer grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Bill Draper is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Joe Inks singles to center field. Roy Spencer aggressively advances to third on the hit. Joe Inks steals second. Rusty Christopher lines out to the second baseman. Kazuya Miwa is pinch hitting for Rudy Rondon. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Kazuya Miwa pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Texas Tomokazu Io doubles to center field. Bob Ramos is pinch hitting for Masaaki Yamada. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Bob Ramos lines out to the second baseman. Ryota Ohno walks. Ivy Lamont grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Syd House is pinch hitting for Ralph Walsh. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Syd House triples. Charlie Ostrowski grounds out to the third baseman. Phil King flies out to the right fielder. John Batch is pinch hitting for Larry Spriggs. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. John Batch grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Texas total runners LOB: 10 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 8
Batting:2B - Roy Spencer (10), John Moschitto (10).3B - Syd House (1). Baserunning: SB - Roy Spencer (29), Joe Inks (37), Rudy Rondon (10).CS - Rusty Christopher (6). Fielding: E - Roy Spencer.
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: A RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: A+ Improvements: Al Gaddy did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty John Seelbach improves in arm Clint Drabek did not respond to coaching in control Herm Lyons did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Dave Roque did not respond to coaching in SS
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: A+ Improvements: Spike Harshman did not respond to coaching in velocity Steve Chance did not respond to coaching in velocity Akira Imanami improves in arm Milt Zauchin improves in range