Win: Willie Kerns (2-3) Loss: Bernie Thomas (1-3)
Save: Al Wadsworth (6)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Junior Anderson pitching. Deacon Dedmon grounds out to the second baseman. Dainier Castro walks. ZyZoy Pink grounds out to the third baseman. Dainier Castro advances to second on the play. Rocko Patterson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Texas Comangi Loko pitching. Juan Burke grounds out to the third baseman. Kid Smith flies out to the center fielder. Kirk Randall flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Frankie Henry doubles to left field. Vance Tarrant singles past the third baseman. Fritz Balboni singles to right field. Frankie Henry scores. Torey Skaugstad grounds out to the shortstop. Vance Tarrant advances to third on the play. Fritz Balboni advances to second on the play. Comangi Loko grounds out to the shortstop. Vance Tarrant scores. Fritz Balboni advances to third on the play. Deacon Dedmon flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Texas Larry Churry strikes out. Austin Banners strikes out. Stocker Beane grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Dainier Castro grounds out to the second baseman. ZyZoy Pink reached on a 2-base throwing error by Kirk Randall. Rocko Patterson grounds out to the shortstop. Frankie Henry strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Texas Mark Wilson lines out to the second baseman. Floyd Miles singles to center field. Junior Anderson lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, Floyd Miles forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Juan Burke pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Vance Tarrant flies out to the center fielder. Fritz Balboni strikes out. Torey Skaugstad walks. Comangi Loko grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Torey Skaugstad is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Texas Kid Smith grounds out to the third baseman. Kirk Randall singles past the second baseman. Kirk Randall is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Larry Churry singles to left field. Austin Banners singles to right field. Stocker Beane walks. Mark Wilson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Deacon Dedmon flies out to the center fielder. Dainier Castro strikes out. ZyZoy Pink grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Texas Floyd Miles walks. Carl Daniels is pinch hitting for Junior Anderson. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Carl Daniels pops out to the shortstop. Juan Burke grounds out to the second baseman. Floyd Miles advances to second on the play. Kid Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Bill Whitson pitching. Rocko Patterson pops out to the third baseman. Frankie Henry strikes out. Vance Tarrant singles to left field. Fritz Balboni singles past the shortstop. Torey Skaugstad grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Texas Kirk Randall flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Larry Churry hits a home run. Austin Banners flies out to the center fielder. Stocker Beane walks. Stocker Beane steals second. Mark Wilson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Comangi Loko doubles to center field. Deacon Dedmon hits an infield single to the second baseman. Dainier Castro strikes out. ZyZoy Pink strikes out. Rocko Patterson strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Texas Floyd Miles singles to right field. Barry Allen is pinch hitting for Bill Whitson. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Fred Natal is pinch running for Floyd Miles on 1st base. Barry Allen strikes out. Juan Burke walks. Bernie Thomas 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. Kid Smith singles past the shortstop. Fred Natal scores. Kirk Randall grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Willie Kerns pitching. Kevin Huelsman enters the game as a defensive replacement for Fred Natal at 1B. Frankie Henry grounds out to the catcher. Vance Tarrant grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Fritz Balboni strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Texas Larry Churry walks. Austin Banners singles past the shortstop. Larry Churry advances to third on the hit. Stocker Beane pops out to the first baseman. Austin Banners is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Mark Wilson singles to left field. Larry Churry scores. Takuya Yamazaki comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Kevin Huelsman strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Javier Blanco comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Torey Skaugstad strikes out. Horace Fortune is pinch hitting for Takuya Yamazaki. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Horace Fortune flies out to the right fielder. Deacon Dedmon strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 8 Texas total runners left on base: 8
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Joe Gomez did not respond to coaching in arm Howard Phillips improves in power_vs_lefty Deon Waybright improves in range Fred Anderson did not respond to coaching in control A.K. Lovejoy did not respond to coaching in 2B
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Al Farmer did not respond to coaching in control John Kirrene improves in power_vs_righty Harry Plantier did not respond to coaching in velocity Erv Adams did not respond to coaching in velocity Buck Foreman improves in CF