Win: John Akerfelds (14-5) Loss: Slicker Berly (5-14)
Save: Mark Baldwin (37)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay John Akerfelds pitching. Bob Morton strikes out. Kenichiro Tsujii pops out to the shortstop. Harry Macleod walks. Harry Macleod is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Texas Slicker Berly pitching. Gregg Lindstrom strikes out. Erik Wilson singles to right field. Brook Simmons hits a home run. Erik Wilson scores. Al McBean singles to center field. Lu Esasky strikes out. Jimmy Williams flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Bob Roberts grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Cecil Gebrian flies out to the right fielder. Jody Grace flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Texas Eli Schoen reached on a 2-base fielding error by Bob Morton. Greg York strikes out. John Akerfelds singles to center field. Eli Schoen scores. Gregg Lindstrom grounds into a force play to the shortstop. John Akerfelds is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Erik Wilson grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Gregg Lindstrom is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Bobby Bales walks. Gene Johnson strikes out. Slicker Berly fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Slicker Berly strikes out. Bob Morton strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Texas Brook Simmons grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Al McBean lines out to the third baseman. Lu Esasky grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Kenichiro Tsujii singles to center field. Harry Macleod strikes out. Bob Roberts singles to right field. Kenichiro Tsujii advances to third on the hit. Cecil Gebrian grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Texas Jimmy Williams grounds out to the second baseman. Eli Schoen strikes out. Greg York pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Jody Grace singles to right field. Jody Grace is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Bobby Bales grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Gene Johnson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Texas John Akerfelds grounds out to the pitcher. Gregg Lindstrom strikes out. Erik Wilson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Slicker Berly grounds out to the third baseman. Bob Morton grounds out to the third baseman. Kenichiro Tsujii reached on a fielding error by Jimmy Williams. Kenichiro Tsujii steals second. Harry Macleod lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Texas Brook Simmons pops out to the catcher. Al McBean flies out to the center fielder. Lu Esasky singles to center field. Jimmy Williams pops out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Bob Roberts grounds out to the second baseman. Cecil Gebrian flies out to the left fielder. Jody Grace grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Texas Eli Schoen singles to center field. Greg York flies out to the right fielder. John Akerfelds lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Jim Shinault comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Gregg Lindstrom strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Danny Cuccinello enters the game as a defensive replacement for Erik Wilson at SS. Dwain Fletcher enters the game as a defensive replacement for Al McBean at 1B. Cherokee Fisher enters the game as a defensive replacement for Jimmy Williams at 3B. Bobby Bales grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Gene Johnson grounds out to the third baseman. Haruo Kondo is pinch hitting for Jim Shinault. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Haruo Kondo hits a home run. Bob Morton singles to left field. Kenichiro Tsujii strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Texas Fred Nelson pitching. Danny Cuccinello grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Brook Simmons strikes out. Dwain Fletcher doubles to center field. Lu Esasky grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Mark Baldwin comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Harry Macleod grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Roberts grounds out to the second baseman. Cecil Gebrian singles to center field. Jody Grace singles to left field. Bobby Bales pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 6 Texas total runners left on base: 5
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Mike Doyle improves in range John Balboni improves in contact_vs_righty Ubaldo Kelleher improves in contact_vs_lefty Ubaldo Kelleher improves in power_vs_righty
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Tommy Fuller did not respond to coaching in velocity Bill Plitt did not respond to coaching in velocity Roy Durham did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Takao Sanada did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Mike Dorsett did not respond to coaching in 1B