Win: Charlie Kennedy (1-0) Loss: Kazuharu Akutsu (0-1)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Marty Patterson pitching. Ray Murray flies out to the left fielder. Dan Greene singles to left field. Bill McCormick strikes out. Chris Martz grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Texas Dutch Haid pitching. Fergie Wright walks. Makio Nimura pops out to the second baseman. Guy Galvez singles to right field. Fergie Wright advances to third on the hit. Dan Kelly singles to left field. Fergie Wright scores. Guy Galvez advances to third on the hit. Derek Kluttz strikes out. Ed St.Vrain grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Tom Champion pops out to the shortstop. Ramon Redmon doubles to right field. Dave Wilson grounds out to the second baseman. Ramon Redmon advances to third on the play. Logan Fannin hits a home run. Ramon Redmon scores. Dutch Haid walks. Ray Murray grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Dutch Haid is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Texas Jim DeJean walks. Gary Slater pops out to the catcher. Marty Patterson lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Fergie Wright flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Dan Greene walks. Bill McCormick strikes out. Chris Martz flies out to the right fielder. Tom Champion grounds into a force play to the first baseman - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Dan Greene is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Texas Makio Nimura grounds out to the third baseman. Guy Galvez grounds out to the second baseman. Dan Kelly pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Ramon Redmon walks. Dave Wilson walks. Logan Fannin strikes out. Dutch Haid lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Ray Murray flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Texas Derek Kluttz flies out to the center fielder. Ed St.Vrain singles to center field. Jim DeJean grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Dan Greene strikes out. Bill McCormick grounds out to the second baseman. Chris Martz doubles to center field. Tom Champion walks. Ramon Redmon flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Texas Gary Slater strikes out. Marty Patterson flies out to the right fielder. Fergie Wright grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Dave Wilson grounds out to the shortstop. Logan Fannin grounds out to the second baseman. Dutch Haid flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Texas Makio Nimura flies out to the left fielder. Guy Galvez grounds out to the second baseman. Dan Kelly singles past the second baseman. Derek Kluttz strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Ray Murray flies out to the left fielder. Dan Greene strikes out. Bill McCormick pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Texas Ed St.Vrain strikes out. Jim DeJean grounds out to the pitcher. Gary Slater grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Chris Martz walks. Steve Krehmeyer comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Chris Martz is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Tom Champion grounds out to the third baseman. Bob Fernandez is pinch hitting for Ramon Redmon. Bob Fernandez pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Texas Al Womack is pinch hitting for Steve Krehmeyer. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Al Womack grounds out to the third baseman. Fergie Wright reached on a fielding error by Dave Wilson. Fergie Wright steals second. Makio Nimura grounds out to the shortstop. Guy Galvez flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Charlie Kennedy pitching. Dave Wilson flies out to the left fielder. Logan Fannin grounds out to the shortstop. Carlos Cary is pinch hitting for Dutch Haid. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Carlos Cary walks. Ray Murray singles to center field. Dan Greene flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Texas Kazuharu Akutsu pitching. Dan Kelly walks. Derek Kluttz doubles to left field. Ed St.Vrain grounds out to the second baseman. Dan Kelly scores. Derek Kluttz advances to third on the play. Jim DeJean hits a home run. Derek Kluttz scores. Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 9 Texas total runners left on base: 5
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Alan Morton did not respond to coaching in velocity Alan Morton did not respond to coaching in velocity Whitey Thompson improves in power_vs_lefty Fred Hiljus did not respond to coaching in control Doyle Miller did not respond to coaching in 1B
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: John Sisler did not respond to coaching in arm Mel Harville improves in contact_vs_lefty John Hennessey did not respond to coaching in control Taiyo Kimura did not respond to coaching in velocity