Win: Guillermo Hennessey (1-0) Loss: Jim McLain (0-1)
Save: John Miller (3)
Inning: 1 Texas Guillermo Hennessey pitching. Chico Lahoud strikes out. Bernie Aguirre flies out to the center fielder. Fred Orsatti grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Jim McLain pitching. Bill Draper singles to center field. Phil King flies out to the left fielder. Ralph Walsh strikes out. Bill Draper is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Texas Masaaki Yamada grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ryota Ohno grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ivy Lamont walks. Al Mullen walks. Harry Thompson flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Shigeo Ube flies out to the center fielder. Rusty Christopher reached on a fielding error by Masaaki Yamada. Rusty Christopher steals second. Rudy Rondon singles to right field. Rusty Christopher scores. Joe Inks walks. John Moschitto grounds into a 1-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Texas Jim McLain pops out to the first baseman. Chico Lahoud grounds out to the third baseman. Bernie Aguirre flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Guillermo Hennessey grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Draper flies out to the left fielder. Phil King strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Texas Fred Orsatti grounds out to the shortstop. Masaaki Yamada flies out to the left fielder. Ryota Ohno flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Ralph Walsh grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Shigeo Ube hits a home run. Rusty Christopher singles to left field. Rudy Rondon pops out to the third baseman. Joe Inks grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Rusty Christopher is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Texas Ivy Lamont strikes out. Al Mullen grounds out to the second baseman. Harry Thompson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay John Moschitto grounds out to the second baseman. Guillermo Hennessey strikes out. Bill Draper grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Texas Jim McLain grounds out to the second baseman. Chico Lahoud singles to left field. Bernie Aguirre lines out to the first baseman. Fred Orsatti grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Chico Lahoud is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Phil King grounds out to the second baseman. Ralph Walsh strikes out. Shigeo Ube singles to left field. Rusty Christopher walks. Rudy Rondon flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Texas Masaaki Yamada pops out to the second baseman. Ryota Ohno singles to right field. Ivy Lamont flies out to the center fielder. Al Mullen grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Joe Inks pops out to the second baseman. Ruben Manlove is pinch hitting for John Moschitto. Ruben Manlove flies out to the right fielder. Roy Spencer is pinch hitting for Guillermo Hennessey. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Roy Spencer singles to center field. Bill Draper singles to center field. Roy Spencer advances to third on the hit. Phil King walks. Ralph Walsh pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Texas Larry Spriggs pitching. Charlie Ostrowski enters the game as a defensive replacement for Ruben Manlove at C. Harry Thompson walks. Snapper Hafey is pinch hitting for Jim McLain. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Snapper Hafey flies out to the right fielder. Harry Thompson is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Chico Lahoud grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Omar Gaffke pitching. Shigeo Ube grounds out to the pitcher. Rusty Christopher flies out to the left fielder. Rudy Rondon singles to left field. Joe Inks is hit by a pitch. Charlie Ostrowski grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Joe Inks is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Texas John Miller comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Bernie Aguirre strikes out. Fred Orsatti walks. Masaaki Yamada grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Texas total runners left on base: 4 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 9
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: A RP Mentor Grade: A- Batter Mentor Grade: A+ Improvements: Clint Drabek did not respond to coaching in control Herm Lyons improves in arm Herm Lyons did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Charlie Brown did not respond to coaching in speed Bob Engle did not respond to coaching in CF
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: A+ Batter Mentor Grade: A+ Improvements: Steve Chance did not respond to coaching in control Steve Chance did not respond to coaching in velocity Hardy Washburn improves in contact_vs_lefty Jeff Rodin did not respond to coaching in endurance