Win: Johnny Reese (7-3) Loss: Maurice Barrett (7-3)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Maurice Barrett pitching. Vismay Ortiz hits a home run. Bobby Ortiz grounds out to the second baseman. Al Crump grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Garcia grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Texas Johnny Reese pitching. Bill Thompson strikes out. Mickey Miggins flies out to the left fielder. Freddy Ortiz flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Heinie Mack singles to center field. Tom Radcliff doubles to left field. Heinie Mack uses his aggressiveness and scores. Cal Morehead hits an infield single to the shortstop. Bob Fabregas grounds out to the second baseman. Tom Radcliff scores. Cal Morehead advances to second on the play. Johnny Reese grounds out to the second baseman. Cal Morehead advances to third on the play. Vismay Ortiz flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Texas Don Mohler walks. Don Mohler is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Harry Savage flies out to the right fielder. Gino Lipski triples. Mike Fohl grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Bobby Ortiz flies out to the right fielder. Al Crump hits a home run. Bob Garcia strikes out. Heinie Mack grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Texas Dick Merloni flies out to the center fielder. Maurice Barrett singles to center field. Bill Thompson walks. Mickey Miggins grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Maurice Barrett advances to third on the play. Bill Thompson advances to second on the play. Freddy Ortiz singles past the shortstop. Maurice Barrett scores. Don Mohler reached on a fielding error by Tom Radcliff. Bill Thompson scores. Harry Savage strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Denny Soto comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tom Radcliff grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Cal Morehead strikes out. Bob Fabregas singles to center field. Johnny Reese strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Texas Gino Lipski is hit by a pitch. Mike Fohl singles to center field. Gino Lipski is thrown out trying to advance to third by the center fielder. Mike Fohl steals second. Dick Merloni walks. Denny Soto lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Bill Thompson grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Vismay Ortiz walks. Bobby Ortiz grounds out to the pitcher. Vismay Ortiz advances to second on the play. Al Crump strikes out. Bob Garcia doubles to center field. Vismay Ortiz scores. Heinie Mack flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Texas Mickey Miggins walks. Freddy Ortiz strikes out. Mickey Miggins steals second. Don Mohler singles past the shortstop. Mickey Miggins scores. Harry Savage grounds out to the shortstop. Don Mohler advances to second on the play. Gino Lipski flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Tom Radcliff singles to center field. Tom Radcliff is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Cal Morehead flies out to the right fielder. Bob Fabregas singles to right field. Johnny Reese singles to left field. Bob Fabregas is thrown out trying to advance to third by the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Texas Mike Fohl grounds out to the shortstop. Dick Merloni singles to center field. Diego Casanova is pinch hitting for Denny Soto. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Diego Casanova strikes out. Dick Merloni steals second. Bill Thompson walks. Mickey Miggins walks. Freddy Ortiz flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Newt Howard pitching. Vismay Ortiz grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Bobby Ortiz singles to right field. Al Crump grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bobby Ortiz advances to second on the play. Bob Garcia doubles past the center fielder. Bobby Ortiz scores. Heinie Mack hits a home run. Bob Garcia scores. Tom Radcliff flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Texas Don Mohler strikes out. Harry Savage grounds out to the third baseman. Gino Lipski walks. Mike Fohl grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Bill Cox is pinch hitting for Cal Morehead. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Bill Cox singles to left field. Bob Fabregas grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Cox advances to second on the play. Johnny Reese walks. Vismay Ortiz grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Johnny Reese is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Bobby Ortiz hits a home run. Bill Cox scores. Vismay Ortiz scores. Al Crump hits a home run. Bob Garcia strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Texas Dick Merloni hits a home run. Wilton Smith is pinch hitting for Newt Howard. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Wilton Smith strikes out. Bill Thompson hits a home run. Mickey Miggins grounds out to the pitcher. Freddy Ortiz grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Wally Cregan pitching. Ron Gleich is pinch hitting for Heinie Mack. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Ron Gleich strikes out. Tom Radcliff grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Cox flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Texas Cris Wagner is pinch hitting for Don Mohler. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Cris Wagner doubles to right field. Harry Savage grounds out to the second baseman. Cris Wagner advances to third on the play. Dick Richards is pinch hitting for Gino Lipski. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Dick Richards strikes out. Mike Fohl grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 4 Texas total runners LOB: 11
Batting:2B - Bob Garcia 2 (4), Tom Radcliff (10).HR - Vismay Ortiz (5), Bobby Ortiz (20), Al Crump 2 (13), Heinie Mack (8). Baserunning: CS - Tom Radcliff (4). Fielding: E - Tom Radcliff.
Game Notes Maurice Barrett is injured and is expected to be out 21 days.
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Pete Rhomberg did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Alex Rodriguez did not respond to coaching in endurance Pete Rhomberg improves in power_vs_righty Alan Walton improves in power_vs_lefty
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Gary Young did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Howie Kerksieck did not respond to coaching in velocity A.J. Stewart improves in range Dana Kerr did not respond to coaching in control Jose Voss did not respond to coaching in 2B