Win: Long Tom Hughes (12-9) Loss: Bill Wiedemeyer (4-13)
Save: Art Fowler (41)
Inning: 1 Texas Giorvis Rodriguez pitching. Patsy Roberts grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jim Molina grounds out to the shortstop. Rankin Breeden singles to right field. Rankin Breeden steals second. Phil Perrine singles to center field. John Mack grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Los Angeles Bill Wiedemeyer pitching. Red McGwire flies out to the center fielder. Len Oquendo is hit by a pitch. Cy Izquierdo flies out to the left fielder. Buck Rodgers bunts for a base hit. Darwin Rush grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Len Oquendo is out at third base. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Texas Lee Carvallo singles to center field. Matt Curd strikes out. Phil Bradley singles to left field. Bill Wiedemeyer fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Bill Wiedemeyer singles to center field. Lee Carvallo scores. Patsy Roberts strikes out. Jim Molina strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Los Angeles Wally Sheridan hits a home run. Steve Correa strikes out. Ed Sadowski strikes out. Giorvis Rodriguez strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Texas Rankin Breeden walks. Phil Perrine flies out to the center fielder. Rankin Breeden steals second. John Mack flies out to the right fielder. Lee Carvallo grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Los Angeles Red McGwire hits a home run. Len Oquendo singles to left field. Len Oquendo steals second. Cy Izquierdo strikes out. Buck Rodgers strikes out. Darwin Rush singles to left field. Len Oquendo scores. Wally Sheridan triples. Darwin Rush scores. Steve Correa strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Texas Matt Curd strikes out. Phil Bradley grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Wiedemeyer flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Los Angeles Ed Sadowski pops out to the pitcher. Giorvis Rodriguez grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Red McGwire grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Texas Patsy Roberts grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Molina flies out to the left fielder. Rankin Breeden grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Los Angeles Len Oquendo singles to left field. Cy Izquierdo flies out to the right fielder. Buck Rodgers singles to right field. Darwin Rush walks. Wally Sheridan strikes out. Steve Correa hits a home run. Len Oquendo scores. Buck Rodgers scores. Darwin Rush scores. Alex Casey comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ed Sadowski strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Texas Phil Perrine grounds out to the pitcher. John Mack walks. Lee Carvallo singles to right field. Matt Curd grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). John Mack advances to third on the play. Lee Carvallo advances to second on the play. Phil Bradley strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Los Angeles Giorvis Rodriguez strikes out. Red McGwire walks. Len Oquendo lines out to the third baseman. Cy Izquierdo grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Red McGwire is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Texas Andres Goddard is pinch hitting for Alex Casey. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Andres Goddard strikes out. Patsy Roberts pops out to the first baseman. Jim Molina walks. Rankin Breeden flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Los Angeles Nigel Bashang pitching. Buck Rodgers singles to right field. Darwin Rush strikes out. Wally Sheridan flies out to the right fielder. Steve Correa strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Texas Phil Perrine flies out to the center fielder. Jens Kraft is pinch hitting for John Mack. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jens Kraft singles to left field. Dave Rincon is pinch hitting for Lee Carvallo. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Dave Rincon singles to left field. Matt Curd walks. Phil Bradley grounds into a fielders choice to the pitcher. Jens Kraft is out at home. Al Seyfried is pinch hitting for Nigel Bashang. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Al Seyfried singles to center field. Dave Rincon scores. Patsy Roberts singles to center field. Matt Curd scores. Jim Molina doubles to center field. Phil Bradley scores. Al Seyfried scores. Greek Trucks 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. Rankin Breeden grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Los Angeles Billy Winsett pitching. Ed Sadowski walks. Ken Hamlin is pinch hitting for Greek Trucks. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Ken Hamlin singles to center field. Red McGwire strikes out. Len Oquendo flies out to the left fielder. Cy Izquierdo singles to center field. Ed Sadowski scores. Ken Hamlin advances to third on the hit. Buck Rodgers singles to right field. Ken Hamlin scores. Al Beck comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Darwin Rush grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Texas Ron Boone pitching. Phil Perrine singles to center field. Jens Kraft doubles to center field. Dave Rincon strikes out. Matt Curd singles to right field. Phil Perrine scores. Jens Kraft scores. Art Fowler comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Phil Bradley flies out to the center fielder. Al Beck flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Texas total runners left on base: 11 Los Angeles total runners left on base: 7
Game Notes Greek Trucks is injured and is expected to be out 38 days.
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Paul Harley improves in range Red Puleo did not respond to coaching in control Paul Tremie did not respond to coaching in velocity Walter Carisch improves in arm
Los Angeles Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Niccolo DiMichele did not respond to coaching in arm Buzz Maun improves in contact_vs_righty Billy Walsh improves in arm Gene Leek did not respond to coaching in arm Gene Leek did not respond to coaching in C