Win: Eddie Hohman (1-0) Loss: Lou Manzanillo (0-1)
Inning: 1 Texas Al Morris pitching. Ivy Lamont flies out to the left fielder. Al Mullen singles to right field. Al Mullen steals second. Chico Lahoud strikes out. Bernie Aguirre grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Clint Drabek pitching. Jose Sarcona walks. Milt Zauchin strikes out. Jose Sarcona steals second. Tomokazu Wakatabe throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Bill Draper singles to left field. Jose Sarcona scores. Shigeo Ube grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Draper advances to second on the play. Rusty Christopher grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Texas Ryota Ohno strikes out. Charlie Brown strikes out. Snapper Hafey grounds out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Rudy Rondon walks. Joe Inks grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Rudy Rondon is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Joe Inks steals second. Art Mota strikes out. Al Morris strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Texas Tomokazu Wakatabe walks. Clint Drabek fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Clint Drabek grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Ivy Lamont strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Jose Sarcona strikes out. Milt Zauchin grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Draper flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Texas Al Mullen strikes out. Chico Lahoud grounds out to the shortstop. Bernie Aguirre strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Shigeo Ube grounds out to the shortstop. Rusty Christopher walks. Rudy Rondon singles to center field. Rusty Christopher advances to third on the hit. Joe Inks walks. Art Mota strikes out. Al Morris flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 Texas Ryota Ohno grounds out to the third baseman. Charlie Brown strikes out. Snapper Hafey flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Jose Sarcona grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Milt Zauchin grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Draper flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Texas Tomokazu Wakatabe grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Ernie Morris is pinch hitting for Clint Drabek. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Ernie Morris singles to center field. Ivy Lamont grounds out to the shortstop. Ernie Morris advances to second on the play. Al Mullen flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Mike Witt pitching. Shigeo Ube singles to center field. Rusty Christopher singles past the second baseman. Rudy Rondon strikes out. Joe Inks grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Texas Chico Lahoud flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Bernie Aguirre doubles to center field. Ryota Ohno singles to left field. Bernie Aguirre scores. Charlie Brown grounds out to the third baseman. Ryota Ohno advances to second on the play. Snapper Hafey hits an infield single to the third baseman. Tomokazu Wakatabe strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Art Mota flies out to the right fielder. Al Morris walks. Roy Spencer is pinch running for Al Morris on 1st base. Jose Sarcona singles to center field. Milt Zauchin flies out to the center fielder. Bill Draper reached on a 2-base fielding error by Charlie Brown. Roy Spencer scores. Shigeo Ube grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Texas Dick Adcock pitching. Alex Stone is pinch hitting for Mike Witt. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Alex Stone grounds out to the pitcher. Ivy Lamont singles to right field. Al Mullen walks. Chico Lahoud flies out to the center fielder. Bernie Aguirre strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Juan Moore pitching. Rusty Christopher doubles to left field. Rudy Rondon grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Rusty Christopher advances to third on the play. Joe Inks strikes out. Art Mota strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Texas Keisuke Sakai comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Ryota Ohno doubles to center field. Charlie Brown walks. Snapper Hafey pops out to the third baseman. Tomokazu Wakatabe singles to left field. Ryota Ohno scores. Masaaki Yamada is pinch hitting for Juan Moore. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Masaaki Yamada flies out to the left fielder. Ivy Lamont strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Ed Robinson pitching. John Batch is pinch hitting for Keisuke Sakai. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. John Batch singles to left field. Jose Sarcona flies out to the left fielder. Milt Zauchin hits an infield single to the pitcher. Bill Draper grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Texas Spike Harshman pitching. Al Mullen bunts for a base hit. Chico Lahoud grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Bernie Aguirre strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Tampa Bay Shigeo Ube walks. Rusty Christopher strikes out. Rudy Rondon grounds into a force play to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Shigeo Ube is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Joe Inks walks. Art Mota flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 11 Texas Ryota Ohno flies out to the left fielder. Charlie Brown pops out to the first baseman. Snapper Hafey flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 11 Tampa Bay Dan Bass is pinch hitting for Spike Harshman. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Dan Bass singles to left field. Jose Sarcona strikes out. Milt Zauchin doubles to left field. Bill Draper grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Shigeo Ube grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 12 Texas Guillermo Hennessey pitching. Tomokazu Wakatabe grounds out to the shortstop. Fred Orsatti is pinch hitting for Ed Robinson. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Fred Orsatti pops out to the shortstop. Ivy Lamont grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 12 Tampa Bay Lou Manzanillo pitching. Rusty Christopher strikes out. Rudy Rondon walks. Joe Inks singles to left field. Art Mota grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Joe Inks is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Ruben Manlove is pinch hitting for Guillermo Hennessey. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Ruben Manlove grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 13 Texas Eddie Hohman pitching. Al Mullen grounds out to the third baseman. Chico Lahoud doubles to center field. Bernie Aguirre strikes out. Ryota Ohno strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 13 Tampa Bay Jose Sarcona grounds out to the third baseman. Milt Zauchin strikes out. Bill Draper singles to right field. Shigeo Ube grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Bill Draper is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 14 Texas Charlie Brown pops out to the first baseman. Snapper Hafey flies out to the left fielder. Tomokazu Wakatabe flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 14 Tampa Bay Rusty Christopher singles to right field. Rudy Rondon walks. Joe Inks hits a home run. Rusty Christopher scores. Rudy Rondon scores. Texas total runners left on base: 9 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 17
Game Notes Keisuke Sakai is injured and is expected to be out 14 days.
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: A+ Batter Mentor Grade: A+ Improvements: Jim Myers did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty John Seelbach did not respond to coaching in speed Jeff Taylor did not respond to coaching in velocity Francisco Clark improves in range Francisco Clark improves in LF
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: A+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Hal Thon did not respond to coaching in endurance Van Gibson improves in power_vs_lefty Mike Cassady did not respond to coaching in velocity Ralph Walsh did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Hardy Washburn did not respond to coaching in SS