Win: Mike Mendoza (4-3) Loss: Bob W Nichols (0-5)
Save: Tony Tavarez (4)
Inning: 1 Texas Mike Mendoza pitching. Joe Minor flies out to the left fielder. Andy Etchebarren walks. Pat Eibel singles to left field. Leon Leonard strikes out. Charley Wright grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Bob W Nichols pitching. Andy Yount strikes out. Danny Cox strikes out. Daryl Kosman grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Texas Earle Wilson doubles to center field. Joe Barbee grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Earle Wilson advances to third on the play. The defense is playing the corners in. Claude Sinclair grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Earle Wilson scores. Bob W Nichols flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Bob Koster strikes out. Cod Yadilloh grounds out to the shortstop. Al Morris flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Texas Joe Minor doubles to center field. Andy Etchebarren strikes out. Pat Eibel reached on a fielding error by Dave Schmidt. Leon Leonard strikes out. Pat Eibel steals second. Charley Wright strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Joe Selph walks. Dave Schmidt strikes out. Mike Mendoza lays a bunt down the third base line. The pitcher fields the ball, throws to second for the force out, on to first but the throw to first for the double play is not in time. (SS covering 2nd). Andy Yount singles to right field. Mike Mendoza advances to third on the hit. Danny Cox walks. Daryl Kosman walks. Mike Mendoza scores. Bob Koster singles to right field. Andy Yount scores. Danny Cox scores. Daryl Kosman advances to third on the hit. Cod Yadilloh flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Texas Earle Wilson lines out to the third baseman. Joe Barbee singles to left field. Claude Sinclair flies out to the right fielder. Bob W Nichols flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Al Morris strikes out. Joe Selph grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Dave Schmidt strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Texas Joe Minor grounds out to the second baseman. Andy Etchebarren strikes out. Pat Eibel singles to right field. Leon Leonard lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Mike Mendoza flies out to the center fielder. Andy Yount grounds out to the shortstop. Danny Cox singles to center field. Daryl Kosman pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Texas Charley Wright strikes out. Earle Wilson flies out to the center fielder. Joe Barbee lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Bob Koster walks. Cod Yadilloh walks. Al Morris flies out to the right fielder. Joe Selph singles to right field. Bob Koster scores. Cod Yadilloh advances to third on the hit. Dave Schmidt walks. Mike Mendoza walks. Cod Yadilloh scores. Andy Yount grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Texas Claude Sinclair grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Rafael Pless is pinch hitting for Bob W Nichols. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Rafael Pless grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Minor flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Dot Wylie pitching. Danny Cox strikes out. Daryl Kosman reached on a fielding error by Joe Barbee. Daryl Kosman steals second. Bob Koster grounds out to the second baseman. Daryl Kosman advances to third on the play. Cod Yadilloh grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Texas Andy Etchebarren pops out to the third baseman. Pat Eibel pops out to the second baseman. Leon Leonard flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Al Morris grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Joe Selph reached on a 2-base throwing error by Pat Eibel. Dave Schmidt strikes out. Mike Mendoza lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Texas Charley Wright pops out to the second baseman. Earle Wilson grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Barbee walks. Claude Sinclair doubles to center field. Tony Tavarez comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Frank Gorman is pinch hitting for Dot Wylie. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Frank Gorman pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Texas total runners left on base: 8 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 7
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Hugh Yarnall did not respond to coaching in endurance Ron Lawrence improves in speed Jerry Price improves in power_vs_righty Carney Schardt did not respond to coaching in velocity Jim Baird did not respond to coaching in 3B
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Jack Hilgendorf did not respond to coaching in velocity Cap Craig improves in control Sam Haney did not respond to coaching in endurance Cap Craig did not respond to coaching in velocity Jim Sherrill did not respond to coaching in CF