Win: Bill Perranoski (7-7) Loss: Wesley Lacy (5-12)
Save: Dick Rainey (7)
Inning: 1 Texas Julio Nichols pitching. Jim Coveleski singles to center field. Al Barcelo grounds out to the third baseman. Jim Coveleski advances to second on the play. Fernando Theiss doubles to left field. Jim Coveleski scores. Masato Sugimoto flies out to the right fielder. Keith Goldy walks. Rod Pashnick singles to center field. Fernando Theiss scores. Keith Goldy advances to third on the hit. Coaker Duffalo grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Frank Street pitching. Carl Berra grounds out to the pitcher. Kenta Shinohara doubles to center field. Gerry Yount flies out to the left fielder. Kenta Shinohara steals third. Jack Brown doubles to center field. Kenta Shinohara scores. Chad Peterson triples. Jack Brown scores. Chick Lolich grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Texas Gary Garrison singles to left field. Gary Garrison is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Frank Street walks. Jim Coveleski grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Mark Gastall flies out to the right fielder. Lee Hanford strikes out. Julio Nichols grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Texas Al Barcelo pops out to the first baseman. Fernando Theiss singles to left field. Masato Sugimoto strikes out. Keith Goldy flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Carl Berra flies out to the center fielder. Kenta Shinohara singles past the first baseman. Gerry Yount grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Texas Rod Pashnick flies out to the left fielder. Coaker Duffalo walks. Gary Garrison is hit by a pitch. Frank Street lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Jim Coveleski triples. Coaker Duffalo scores. Gary Garrison scores. Brian McCrea comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Al Barcelo walks. Fernando Theiss grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Jack Brown hits an infield single to the pitcher. Chad Peterson singles to left field. Jack Brown advances to third on the hit. Chick Lolich grounds out to the second baseman. Jack Brown scores. Chad Peterson advances to second on the play. Mark Gastall grounds out to the third baseman. Lee Hanford strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Texas Masato Sugimoto grounds out to the second baseman. Keith Goldy grounds out to the shortstop. Rod Pashnick strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Bryan Ward comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Brian McCrea strikes out. Carl Berra grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Kenta Shinohara doubles to center field. Gerry Yount doubles to left field. Kenta Shinohara scores. Bill Flohr comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jack Brown grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Texas Coaker Duffalo grounds out to the second baseman. Gary Garrison walks. Bill Flohr lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Jim Coveleski triples. Gary Garrison scores. Al Barcelo lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Chad Peterson grounds out to the third baseman. Chick Lolich grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mark Gastall singles to right field. Mark Gastall is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Texas Fernando Theiss strikes out. Masato Sugimoto singles to center field. Keith Goldy strikes out. Rod Pashnick grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Lee Hanford flies out to the right fielder. King Gibson is pinch hitting for Brian McCrea. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. King Gibson triples. Carl Berra grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! King Gibson scores. Kenta Shinohara grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Texas Bill Perranoski pitching. George King is pinch hitting for Coaker Duffalo. George King flies out to the center fielder. Gary Garrison strikes out. Mike Mejia is pinch hitting for Bill Flohr. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Mike Mejia walks. Jim Coveleski grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Mike Mejia is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Wesley Lacy pitching. Gerry Yount singles to center field. Jack Brown pops out to the second baseman. Chad Peterson singles to left field. Gerry Yount advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the infield in. Chick Lolich grounds out to the second baseman. Gerry Yount scores. Chad Peterson advances to second on the play. Fred Henderson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mark Gastall grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Texas Dick Rainey comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Al Barcelo strikes out. Fernando Theiss strikes out. Masato Sugimoto singles to left field. Keith Goldy grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Texas total runners left on base: 9 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 4