Win: Harry Suggs (6-5) Loss: Denis Koenig (5-5)
Save: John Murphy (57)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Gary Tost pitching. Swede Bivin walks. Frank Shaner singles to left field. Terry Abadie singles to left field. Swede Bivin scores. Frank Shaner advances to third on the hit. Terry Abadie steals second. Bryan Larkin pops out to the second baseman. George Petkovsek flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Frank Shaner scores. Iwao Sotokoba grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Texas Byron Young pitching. Harry Maisel walks. Rich Fischer singles to right field. Harry Maisel advances to third on the hit. John Duffy strikes out. Elemeno Pea singles to center field. Harry Maisel scores. Rich Fischer advances to third on the hit. Elemeno Pea steals second. Joe Damaska strikes out. Rider Dye walks. Sky Bishop grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Jim Stephenson lines out to the shortstop. Glenn Watson grounds out to the second baseman. Byron Young is hit by a pitch. Swede Bivin walks. Frank Shaner flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Texas Aaron Solstice walks. Gary Tost lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Harry Maisel flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Rich Fischer grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Terry Abadie grounds out to the second baseman. Bryan Larkin flies out to the right fielder. George Petkovsek strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Texas John Duffy pops out to the shortstop. Elemeno Pea strikes out. Joe Damaska strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Iwao Sotokoba grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Stephenson flies out to the center fielder. Glenn Watson flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Texas Rider Dye grounds out to the second baseman. Sky Bishop singles to center field. Aaron Solstice strikes out. Gary Tost grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Byron Young strikes out. Swede Bivin singles to left field. Frank Shaner strikes out. Terry Abadie grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Swede Bivin is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Texas Harry Maisel singles to center field. Rich Fischer lines out to the shortstop. John Duffy strikes out. Elemeno Pea walks. Joe Damaska grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Bryan Larkin strikes out. George Petkovsek singles to left field. George Petkovsek is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Iwao Sotokoba flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Texas Rider Dye grounds out to the second baseman. Sky Bishop reached on a fielding error by Frank Shaner. Aaron Solstice walks. Gary Tost fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Gary Tost walks. Harry Maisel grounds out to the second baseman. Sky Bishop scores. Aaron Solstice advances to third on the play. Gary Tost advances to second on the play. Rich Fischer lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Jim Stephenson flies out to the left fielder. Glenn Watson hits an infield single to the second baseman. Glenn Watson is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Byron Young strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Texas John Duffy flies out to the right fielder. Elemeno Pea flies out to the center fielder. Joe Damaska hits an infield single to the shortstop. Rider Dye hits an infield single to the catcher. Harry Suggs 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. Sky Bishop walks. Aaron Solstice flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Denis Koenig 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. Swede Bivin flies out to the center fielder. Frank Shaner hits a home run. Hadrian Blackwater comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Terry Abadie flies out to the left fielder. Bryan Larkin strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Texas Ernest Wingo is pinch hitting for Hadrian Blackwater. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Ernest Wingo flies out to the right fielder. Harry Maisel flies out to the center fielder. Rich Fischer grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Steve Ramirez pitching. George Petkovsek hits a home run. Buck Rodriguez comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Iwao Sotokoba flies out to the right fielder. Jim Stephenson strikes out. Glenn Watson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Texas John Murphy comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. John Duffy flies out to the left fielder. Elemeno Pea singles to right field. Joe Damaska grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Elemeno Pea advances to second on the play. Rider Dye pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 4 Texas total runners LOB: 13
Batting:HR - Frank Shaner (12), George Petkovsek (27).SF - George Petkovsek.HBP - Byron Young (1). Baserunning: SB - Terry Abadie (24).CS - George Petkovsek (15), Glenn Watson (3). Fielding: E - Frank Shaner.
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: A+ Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Paul Schreiber did not respond to coaching in arm Oscar Lomon improves in arm Ezra Rocker improves in speed Jim Kleinke improves in power_vs_lefty
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: A Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Don White improves in contact_vs_lefty Willie Field did not respond to coaching in range Don White improves in speed Duke Hornung improves in arm