Win: Guy Niekro (10-13) Loss: Brian Wynn (13-15)
Save: Frank Gedeon (38)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Guy Niekro pitching. Vern Rasmussen grounds out to the shortstop. Paul Dailey flies out to the left fielder. King Bragan hits a home run. Keizo Kawahara grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Texas Brian Wynn pitching. Frank Goeckel strikes out. Akihiko Adachi pops out to the shortstop. Waylon Jones grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay George Womack singles to left field. Casey Cheadle singles to center field. George Womack aggressively advances to third on the hit. Bill Larkin singles to right field. George Womack scores. Casey Cheadle advances to third on the hit. Claude Terry grounds out to the second baseman. Casey Cheadle scores. Bill Larkin advances to second on the play. Brian Wynn flies out to the right fielder. Bill Larkin steals third. Vern Rasmussen walks. Paul Dailey grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Texas Bunny Patterson flies out to the left fielder. Matt Koback flies out to the center fielder. Dick Grayson flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay King Bragan grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Keizo Kawahara strikes out. George Womack grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Texas Brent Heist walks. Toby Starr hits a home run. Brent Heist scores. Guy Niekro grounds out to the shortstop. Frank Goeckel strikes out. Akihiko Adachi strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Casey Cheadle strikes out. Bill Larkin flies out to the center fielder. Claude Terry pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Texas Waylon Jones grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bunny Patterson singles to right field. Matt Koback flies out to the right fielder. Bunny Patterson steals second. Dick Grayson hits a home run. Bunny Patterson scores. Red Mitchell comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Brent Heist strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Red Mitchell strikes out. Vern Rasmussen grounds out to the second baseman. Paul Dailey grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Texas Toby Starr strikes out. Guy Niekro flies out to the center fielder. Frank Goeckel grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay King Bragan strikes out. Keizo Kawahara strikes out. George Womack singles to left field. Casey Cheadle grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Texas Akihiko Adachi grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Waylon Jones doubles to center field. Bunny Patterson grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Waylon Jones advances to third on the play. Matt Koback flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Tacks Forsythe 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. Ted Gross is pinch hitting for Bill Larkin. Ted Gross flies out to the left fielder. Claude Terry singles to right field. Al Boland is pinch hitting for Red Mitchell. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Al Boland grounds out to the third baseman. Claude Terry advances to second on the play. Passed ball. Claude Terry advances to third. Vern Rasmussen lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Texas Lee Trevino pitching. Dick Grayson singles to right field. Dick Grayson is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Brent Heist strikes out. Toby Starr strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Paul Dailey grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! King Bragan flies out to the left fielder. Keizo Kawahara walks. George Womack strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Texas Joe Mills is pinch hitting for Tacks Forsythe. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Joe Mills strikes out. Frank Goeckel walks. Akihiko Adachi triples. Frank Goeckel scores. Sam Enwright comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Waylon Jones singles to left field. Akihiko Adachi scores. Bunny Patterson flies out to the right fielder. Matt Koback singles to right field. Waylon Jones advances to third on the hit. Dick Grayson strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Frank Gedeon pitching. Casey Cheadle grounds out to the second baseman. Ted Gross flies out to the center fielder. Claude Terry grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 5 Texas total runners left on base: 3
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Dick Baker did not respond to coaching in control Barry Singleton did not respond to coaching in velocity Dick Thompson did not respond to coaching in arm Barry Singleton did not respond to coaching in velocity
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Gus Cross did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Bill Lawson improves in range Rick Franks did not respond to coaching in control Jon Massa did not respond to coaching in speed