Win: Ken Onion (10-12) Loss: Ray Lowe (11-8)
Save: Sparky Fortune (17)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Ray Lowe pitching. Dick Hayworth walks. Dick Hayworth steals second. Kenichiro Tsujii singles to center field. Dick Hayworth scores. Passed ball. Kenichiro Tsujii advances to second. Sparky Nunez strikes out. Bob Roberts flies out to the center fielder. Cecil Gebrian grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Texas Ken Onion pitching. Gregg Lindstrom strikes out. Erik Wilson strikes out. Brook Simmons grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Jody Grace grounds out to the third baseman. Bobby Bales grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Harry Macleod grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Texas Al McBean grounds out to the pitcher. Lu Esasky walks. Lu Esasky is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Jimmy Williams grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Ken Onion strikes out. Dick Hayworth grounds out to the shortstop. Kenichiro Tsujii strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Texas Eli Schoen pops out to the first baseman. Kyosuke Kiyama strikes out. Ray Lowe grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Sparky Nunez flies out to the center fielder. Bob Roberts grounds out to the second baseman. Cecil Gebrian lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Texas Gregg Lindstrom grounds out to the third baseman. Erik Wilson flies out to the right fielder. Brook Simmons grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Jody Grace grounds out to the pitcher. Bobby Bales flies out to the center fielder. Harry Macleod strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Texas Al McBean walks. Lu Esasky grounds out to the second baseman. Al McBean advances to second on the play. Jimmy Williams singles to left field. Al McBean uses his aggressiveness and scores. Eli Schoen strikes out. Kyosuke Kiyama flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Ken Onion flies out to the left fielder. Dick Hayworth singles to left field. Kenichiro Tsujii pops out to the second baseman. Sparky Nunez grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Dick Hayworth is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Texas Ray Lowe grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Gregg Lindstrom grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Erik Wilson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Bob Roberts doubles to center field. Cecil Gebrian singles to left field. Bob Roberts scores. Jody Grace lines out to the third baseman. Bobby Bales strikes out. Harry Macleod doubles to left field. Ken Onion strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Texas Brook Simmons singles to center field. Al McBean flies out to the center fielder. Lu Esasky singles to center field. Jimmy Williams strikes out. Eli Schoen lines out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Dick Hayworth grounds out to the pitcher. Kenichiro Tsujii bunts for a base hit. Sparky Nunez reached on a fielding error by Jimmy Williams. Bob Roberts reached on a 2-base throwing error by Erik Wilson. Kenichiro Tsujii scores. Paul Webber 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 3rd. Cecil Gebrian singles to left field. Sparky Nunez scores. Bob Roberts scores. Jody Grace strikes out. Bobby Bales grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Cecil Gebrian is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Texas Mike Nelson enters the game as a defensive replacement for Jody Grace at 3B. Haruo Kondo enters the game as a defensive replacement for Harry Macleod at 1B. Kyosuke Kiyama flies out to the center fielder. Brian Wells is pinch hitting for Paul Webber. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Brian Wells doubles to center field. A.J. Cullen 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. Cherokee Fisher is pinch hitting for Erik Wilson. Cherokee Fisher reached on a fielding error by Kenichiro Tsujii. Brook Simmons walks. Al McBean walks. Brian Wells scores. Danny Cuccinello is pinch running for Al McBean on 1st base. Lu Esasky grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Hack Ankiel pitching. Dwain Fletcher enters the game as a defensive replacement for Danny Cuccinello at 1B. Haruo Kondo walks. Bud Platte is pinch hitting for A.J. Cullen. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Bud Platte strikes out. Dick Hayworth strikes out. Kenichiro Tsujii walks. Sparky Nunez flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Texas Sparky Fortune pitching. Jimmy Williams hits a home run. Eli Schoen grounds out to the shortstop. Kyosuke Kiyama flies out to the center fielder. Dick Figueroa is pinch hitting for Hack Ankiel. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Dick Figueroa walks. Gregg Lindstrom strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 7 Texas total runners LOB: 7
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Ed Small did not respond to coaching in control John Balboni improves in contact_vs_righty Alan Selkirk did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty George DeCinces did not respond to coaching in control
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 Hegan improves in velocity Shawn Yowell did not respond to coaching in control Jim Seaver did not respond to coaching in arm Mike Dorsett did not respond to coaching in 1B