Win: Gary Tost (8-1) Loss: Lefty Hill (5-2)
Save: Hadrian Blackwater (15)
Inning: 1 Texas Lefty Hill pitching. Harry Maisel singles to right field. Rider Dye strikes out. Aaron Solstice singles to right field. Harry Maisel advances to third on the hit. Aaron Solstice steals second. Elemeno Pea grounds out to the third baseman. Harry Maisel scores. Aaron Solstice advances to third on the play. Joe Damaska strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Gary Tost pitching. Swede Bivin singles to right field. Frank Babb walks. Barney Aulds walks. Tommy McCarthy flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Swede Bivin scores. Terry Abadie strikes out. Mike Geronimo grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Barney Aulds is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Texas Rob Trower grounds out to the third baseman. Sky Bishop reached on a fielding error by Jim Stephenson. Buzz Hunt flies out to the center fielder. Gary Tost grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Jim Stephenson lines out to the second baseman. John Howley walks. Lefty Hill lays down a bunt. The catcher fields the ball, throws to second for the force out, on to first for the 2-6-4 double play (2B covering 1st). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Texas Harry Maisel flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Rider Dye doubles to center field. Aaron Solstice walks. Elemeno Pea reached on a fielding error by Tommy McCarthy. Joe Damaska flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Rider Dye scores. Rob Trower strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Swede Bivin flies out to the center fielder. Frank Babb walks. Barney Aulds strikes out. Tommy McCarthy strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Texas Sky Bishop strikes out. Buzz Hunt strikes out. Gary Tost strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Terry Abadie grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Geronimo strikes out. Jim Stephenson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Texas Harry Maisel grounds out to the third baseman. Rider Dye strikes out. Aaron Solstice flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay John Howley grounds out to the shortstop. Lefty Hill grounds out to the shortstop. Swede Bivin reached on a 2-base throwing error by Joe Damaska. Frank Babb lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Texas Elemeno Pea singles to right field. Joe Damaska singles past the shortstop. Elemeno Pea advances to third on the hit. Rob Trower singles to center field. Elemeno Pea scores. Sky Bishop strikes out. Buzz Hunt pops out to the shortstop. Gary Tost strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Barney Aulds strikes out. Tommy McCarthy grounds out to the second baseman. Terry Abadie strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Texas Harry Maisel singles to center field. Harry Maisel steals second. Rider Dye doubles to right field. Harry Maisel scores. Aaron Solstice hits a home run. Rider Dye scores. Cy Barger comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Elemeno Pea grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Damaska strikes out. Rob Trower strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Mike Geronimo pops out to the third baseman. Jim Stephenson walks. John Howley singles to left field. Adrian Smith is pinch hitting for Cy Barger. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Adrian Smith pops out to the first baseman. Swede Bivin pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Texas Bob Veras pitching. Sky Bishop walks. Buzz Hunt strikes out. John Duffy is pinch hitting for Gary Tost. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. John Duffy strikes out. Harry Maisel strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Steve Ramirez pitching. Frank Babb grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Barney Aulds walks. Tommy McCarthy flies out to the center fielder. George Petkovsek is pinch hitting for Terry Abadie. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. George Petkovsek singles to center field. Barney Aulds advances to third on the hit. Mike Geronimo grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Texas Rider Dye flies out to the right fielder. Aaron Solstice strikes out. Elemeno Pea flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Jim Stephenson hits an infield single to the second baseman. John Howley is hit by a pitch. Johnny Smith is pinch hitting for Bob Veras. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Johnny Smith walks. Hadrian Blackwater comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Swede Bivin walks. Jim Stephenson scores. Frank Babb grounds out to the second baseman. John Howley scores. Johnny Smith advances to third on the play. Swede Bivin advances to second on the play. Barney Aulds lines out to the third baseman. Tommy McCarthy walks. George Petkovsek pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Texas total runners LOB: 7 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 11
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: A+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Mike Bautista improves in speed Willie Field did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty March Garber improves in arm Chet Hyzdu did not respond to coaching in arm
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: A+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Charlie Lamp did not respond to coaching in control Earl Tremark did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Bill Bramhall did not respond to coaching in speed Joe Davison did not respond to coaching in velocity