Win: Buttercup Rodriguez (5-2) Loss: Jim Wolff (1-6)
Inning: 1 Texas Jim Wolff pitching. Fred Hastings grounds out to the shortstop. Pete Hobbs grounds out to the shortstop. Geoff Donovan strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Seattle Buttercup Rodriguez pitching. Dave Langston grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Olsen walks. John McDonald walks. Mike Grapenthin strikes out. Whit Smith singles to right field. Bob Olsen scores. Tommy Downs grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Texas Ramon James singles to right field. Mike Henley hits an infield single to the second baseman. Paul Leslie grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Ramon James advances to third on the play. Lonnie Nichols grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Seattle Ben Lennox strikes out. Joe Kessinger strikes out. Jim Wolff strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Texas Harvey Jones pops out to the third baseman. Buttercup Rodriguez grounds out to the pitcher. Fred Hastings singles to left field. Fred Hastings is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Seattle Dave Langston strikes out. Bob Olsen singles to center field. Bob Olsen steals second. John McDonald flies out to the left fielder. Mike Grapenthin triples. Bob Olsen scores. Whit Smith flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Texas Pete Hobbs grounds out to the shortstop. Geoff Donovan flies out to the right fielder. Ramon James walks. Mike Henley strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Seattle Tommy Downs grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ben Lennox reached on a fielding error by Harvey Jones. Joe Kessinger pops out to the second baseman. Jim Wolff strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Texas Paul Leslie grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Lonnie Nichols doubles to left field. Harvey Jones singles to right field. Lonnie Nichols scores. Buttercup Rodriguez lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, Harvey Jones forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Fred Hastings pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Seattle Dave Langston strikes out. Bob Olsen pops out to the second baseman. John McDonald strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Texas Pete Hobbs grounds out to the shortstop. Geoff Donovan grounds out to the pitcher. Ramon James walks. Mike Henley walks. Paul Leslie triples. Ramon James scores. Mike Henley scores. Lonnie Nichols walks. Harvey Jones doubles to left field. Paul Leslie scores. Lonnie Nichols uses his aggressiveness and scores. John Tessmer comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Buttercup Rodriguez flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Seattle Mike Grapenthin flies out to the center fielder. Whit Smith strikes out. Tommy Downs flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Texas Fred Hastings pops out to the first baseman. Pete Hobbs strikes out. Geoff Donovan doubles to right field. Ramon James doubles to right field. Geoff Donovan scores. Mike Henley grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Seattle Bill Chesnes 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. Ben Lennox strikes out. Joe Kessinger lines out to the pitcher. John Tessmer grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Texas Paul Leslie hits an infield single to the pitcher. Lonnie Nichols pops out to the second baseman. Harvey Jones grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Paul Leslie is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Mike Gibson is pinch hitting for Bill Chesnes. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Mike Gibson pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Seattle Dick Clement pitching. Dave Langston grounds out to the third baseman. Bob Olsen walks. Bob Olsen steals second. John McDonald grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Mike Grapenthin hits a home run. Bob Olsen scores. Whit Smith singles to center field. Tommy Downs grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Whit Smith is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Texas Fred Hastings flies out to the center fielder. Phil Snyder comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Pete Hobbs grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Geoff Donovan flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Seattle Jimmy Watson enters the game as a defensive replacement for Ramon James at 2B. Ben Lennox flies out to the right fielder. Joe Kessinger flies out to the left fielder. Steve Bielaski is pinch hitting for Phil Snyder. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Steve Bielaski flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Texas total runners LOB: 6 Seattle total runners LOB: 5
Batting:2B - Geoff Donovan (7), Ramon James (10), Lonnie Nichols (7), Harvey Jones (7).3B - Paul Leslie (1).GIDP - Paul Leslie. Baserunning: CS - Fred Hastings (1). Fielding: E - Harvey Jones.
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: A+ RP Mentor Grade: A+ Batter Mentor Grade: A+ Improvements: Vicente Blair did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Ed Martinez did not respond to coaching in velocity Trey Leber improves in control Clyde Doherty improves in power_vs_lefty Del Morgan did not respond to coaching in speed Roger Bayless did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Frank Brumley improves in range Fred Gil improves in contact_vs_righty Trey Leber did not respond to coaching in control Frank Brumley improves in range
Seattle Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: A+ RP Mentor Grade: A- Batter Mentor Grade: A+ Improvements: Lou Alberts did not respond to coaching in speed Mark Watrous did not respond to coaching in speed Ken Anderson improves in contact_vs_lefty Vern McDonald improves in contact_vs_lefty Rip Stricker did not respond to coaching in arm Chris Hall improves in power_vs_lefty Ted Juden improves in power_vs_righty Lou Alberts did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Scott Pruett did not respond to coaching in arm Scott Pruett improves in range