Win: Chris P. Cridder (3-1) Loss: Byron Young (3-1)
Inning: 1 Texas Byron Young pitching. Harry Maisel grounds out to the third baseman. Rider Dye walks. Aaron Solstice grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Rider Dye advances to second on the play. Hughie Welch grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Chris P. Cridder pitching. Frank Babb grounds out to the third baseman. Frank Shaner strikes out. Tommy McCarthy strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Texas Joe Damaska singles to right field. Rob Trower pops out to the third baseman. Sky Bishop walks. Buzz Hunt grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Terry Abadie pops out to the second baseman. Mike Geronimo strikes out. Jim Stephenson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Texas Chris P. Cridder strikes out. Harry Maisel grounds out to the second baseman. Rider Dye pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay John Howley flies out to the center fielder. Frank Wilhelm grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Byron Young strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Texas Aaron Solstice singles to left field. Hughie Welch is hit by a pitch. Joe Damaska walks. Rob Trower reached on a fielding error by Jim Stephenson. Aaron Solstice scores. Sky Bishop strikes out. Buzz Hunt grounds out to the third baseman. Hughie Welch scores. Joe Damaska advances to third on the play. Rob Trower advances to second on the play. Chris P. Cridder grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Frank Babb grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Frank Shaner pops out to the third baseman. Tommy McCarthy grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Texas Harry Maisel strikes out. Rider Dye flies out to the left fielder. Aaron Solstice pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Terry Abadie strikes out. Mike Geronimo pops out to the catcher. Jim Stephenson grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Texas Hughie Welch strikes out. Joe Damaska singles to left field. Rob Trower grounds into a 4-6-3 double play - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay John Howley strikes out. Frank Wilhelm singles to right field. George Petkovsek is pinch hitting for Byron Young. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Frank Wilhelm steals second. George Petkovsek grounds out to the second baseman. Frank Wilhelm advances to third on the play. Frank Babb grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Texas Bob Veras pitching. Sky Bishop flies out to the right fielder. Buzz Hunt grounds out to the shortstop. Chris P. Cridder grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Frank Shaner grounds out to the second baseman. Tommy McCarthy strikes out. Terry Abadie singles to right field. Mike Geronimo grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Texas Harry Maisel walks. Rider Dye singles to center field. Harry Maisel advances to third on the hit. Aaron Solstice strikes out. Rider Dye steals second. Hughie Welch flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Harry Maisel scores. Cy Barger comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Joe Damaska singles to right field. Rider Dye scores. Rob Trower walks. Sky Bishop singles to right field. Joe Damaska scores. Buzz Hunt hits an infield single to the pitcher. Chris P. Cridder flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Jim Stephenson singles to center field. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. John Howley strikes out. Frank Wilhelm grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Johnny Smith is pinch hitting for Cy Barger. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Johnny Smith singles to left field. Steve Ramirez 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. Frank Babb strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Texas Grover Leyritz pitching. Harry Maisel doubles to center field. Rider Dye singles to left field. Harry Maisel scores. Aaron Solstice flies out to the right fielder. Hughie Welch lines out to the shortstop. Joe Damaska strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Frank Shaner grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tommy McCarthy grounds out to the shortstop. Terry Abadie singles to left field. Mike Geronimo singles to center field. Terry Abadie advances to third on the hit. Jim Stephenson strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Texas total runners LOB: 8 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 6
Game Notes Frank Shaner is injured and is expected to be out 27 days.
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: A+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Willie Field improves in range Herschel Smith did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Don White improves in arm Don White did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: A+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Oscar Lomon improves in power_vs_righty Ezra Rocker improves in range Jeff Kleven did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Earl Tremark did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty