Win: Kayson Ellington (1-1) Loss: Ed Miller (1-2)
Save: Al Batiste (2)
Inning: 1 Texas Skeeter Davis pitching. Erik Newel flies out to the left fielder. Toby Carter grounds out to the shortstop. Terry Ball flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Cricket Ledbetter pitching. Skel Forsch grounds out to the second baseman. Felipe Davila singles to right field. Tyson Lancellotti doubles to center field. Felipe Davila uses his aggressiveness and scores. Chad Martinez grounds out to the shortstop. Dave Pena flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Texas Chuck Ardoin flies out to the center fielder. Ace Darien walks. Eric Herrnstein grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Joel Briley strikes out. Jack Storie grounds out to the shortstop. Dave Karp hits a home run. Skeeter Davis singles to center field. Skel Forsch grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Skeeter Davis is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Texas Donnie Jelic pops out to the third baseman. Tony Scott grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Cricket Ledbetter flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Felipe Davila strikes out. Tyson Lancellotti pops out to the second baseman. Chad Martinez grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Texas Erik Newel singles to left field. Erik Newel steals second. Toby Carter pops out to the first baseman. Terry Ball flies out to the right fielder. Chuck Ardoin grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Dave Pena flies out to the left fielder. Joel Briley grounds out to the second baseman. Jack Storie doubles to left field. Dave Karp flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Texas Ace Darien walks. Ace Darien steals second. Eric Herrnstein walks. Donnie Jelic flies out to the left fielder. Tony Scott walks. Cricket Ledbetter strikes out. Seth Wiedenbauer 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. Erik Newel grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Seth Wiedenbauer strikes out. Skel Forsch strikes out. Felipe Davila walks. Felipe Davila steals second. Tyson Lancellotti grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Texas Toby Carter hits a home run. Terry Ball grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Chuck Ardoin flies out to the right fielder. Ace Darien grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Chad Martinez grounds out to the third baseman. Dave Pena flies out to the right fielder. Joel Briley lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Texas Gregg Roseman enters the game as a defensive replacement for Chad Martinez at 3B. Deron Stockwell is pinch hitting for Eric Herrnstein. Deron Stockwell grounds out to the third baseman. Donnie Jelic flies out to the left fielder. Tony Scott strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Bob Baker enters the game as a defensive replacement for Deron Stockwell at C. Jack Storie singles to center field. Dave Karp grounds into a 1-6-3 double play - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Bill Childress is pinch hitting for Seth Wiedenbauer. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Bill Childress lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Texas Lee Brusstar pitching. Bob Arndt is pinch hitting for Cricket Ledbetter. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Bob Arndt strikes out. Erik Newel singles past the second baseman. Erik Newel steals second. Toby Carter flies out to the left fielder. Terry Ball singles past the shortstop. Erik Newel scores. Chuck Ardoin strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Nick Lawrence pitching. Skel Forsch walks. Felipe Davila strikes out. Tyson Lancellotti grounds into a 5-4-3 double play - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Texas Ace Darien strikes out. Bob Baker pops out to the second baseman. Donnie Jelic strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Gregg Roseman grounds out to the second baseman. Dave Pena grounds out to the third baseman. Joel Briley doubles to center field. Jack Storie flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Texas Tony Scott strikes out. Alvin Breazeale is pinch hitting for Nick Lawrence. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Alvin Breazeale grounds out to the second baseman. Erik Newel flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Tampa Bay Kayson Ellington pitching. Dave Karp strikes out. Moose Yastrzemski is pinch hitting for Lee Brusstar. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Moose Yastrzemski flies out to the center fielder. Skel Forsch walks. Felipe Davila strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 11 Texas Ed Miller pitching. Toby Carter singles to center field. Terry Ball singles to center field. Toby Carter advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the infield in. Chuck Ardoin strikes out. The defense is playing the infield in. Ace Darien flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Toby Carter scores. Bob Baker doubles to right field. Terry Ball scores. Fred Pillion comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Donnie Jelic grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 11 Tampa Bay Al Batiste comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Tyson Lancellotti hits a home run. Gregg Roseman strikes out. Dave Pena grounds out to the shortstop. Joel Briley pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Texas total runners LOB: 6 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 6
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Henry Dagres improves in speed John Kruk III did not respond to coaching in speed John Appier improves in contact_vs_lefty Terrence Minor did not respond to coaching in control Paulo VanExel improves in arm John Appier did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty John Kruk III did not respond to coaching in 1B
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Gene Fultz improves in arm Eric White improves in arm Gene Fultz did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty T.J. Ortiz improves in arm Gene Fultz improves in range T.J. Ortiz improves in arm Artie Kernek did not respond to coaching in CF