Win: Mark Arellanes (2-1) Loss: Ben Heflin (2-2)
Save: Mike Witt (2)
Inning: 1 Texas Ben Heflin pitching. Alex Stone strikes out. Chico Lahoud pops out to the third baseman. Masaaki Yamada singles to left field. Ryota Ohno strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Mark Arellanes pitching. Bill Draper singles to center field. Shigeo Ube lines out to the shortstop. Joe Inks walks. Rudy Rondon flies out to the left fielder. Milt Zauchin flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Texas Fred Orsatti strikes out. Al Mullen grounds out to the pitcher. Charlie Brown strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Jose Sarcona is hit by a pitch. Art Mota strikes out. Jose Sarcona steals second. Roy Spencer strikes out. Ben Heflin flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Texas Snapper Hafey reached on a fielding error by Rudy Rondon. Mark Arellanes lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Alex Stone grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Snapper Hafey advances to third on the play. Chico Lahoud walks. Masaaki Yamada grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Bill Draper flies out to the right fielder. Shigeo Ube grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Inks grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Texas Ryota Ohno grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Fred Orsatti singles to right field. Al Mullen hits a home run. Fred Orsatti scores. Charlie Brown flies out to the right fielder. Snapper Hafey singles to right field. Mark Arellanes strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Rudy Rondon walks. Milt Zauchin singles to center field. Jose Sarcona flies out to the right fielder. Art Mota grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Milt Zauchin is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Roy Spencer grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Texas Alex Stone grounds out to the shortstop. Chico Lahoud strikes out. Masaaki Yamada singles to center field. Ryota Ohno grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Ben Heflin lines out to the pitcher. Bill Draper grounds out to the shortstop. Shigeo Ube walks. Joe Inks grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Texas Fred Orsatti singles to center field. Al Mullen flies out to the center fielder. Charlie Brown triples. Fred Orsatti scores. Snapper Hafey grounds out to the shortstop. Mark Arellanes strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Rudy Rondon grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Milt Zauchin strikes out. Jose Sarcona grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Texas Alex Stone flies out to the right fielder. Larry Spriggs 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. Chico Lahoud strikes out. Masaaki Yamada grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Art Mota grounds out to the shortstop. Roy Spencer grounds out to the pitcher. Allen Johnson is pinch hitting for Larry Spriggs. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Allen Johnson walks. Bill Draper walks. Shigeo Ube lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Texas Guillermo Hennessey pitching. Ryota Ohno strikes out. Fred Orsatti walks. Al Mullen strikes out. Charlie Brown pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Joe Inks walks. Joe Inks steals second. Juan Moore comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Rudy Rondon grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Inks advances to third on the play. Milt Zauchin strikes out. Jose Sarcona flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Texas Snapper Hafey flies out to the center fielder. Tomokazu Wakatabe is pinch hitting for Juan Moore. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Tomokazu Wakatabe singles to right field. Alex Stone pops out to the second baseman. Chico Lahoud grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Mike Witt pitching. Art Mota doubles to center field. Roy Spencer singles to center field. John Batch is pinch hitting for Guillermo Hennessey. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. John Batch grounds out to the shortstop. Art Mota scores. Roy Spencer advances to second on the play. Bill Draper flies out to the right fielder. Shigeo Ube strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Texas total runners LOB: 8 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 10
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: A+ Batter Mentor Grade: A+ Improvements: John Seelbach improves in contact_vs_righty Bris Davis did not respond to coaching in control Bris Davis did not respond to coaching in velocity Francisco Clark improves in speed Francisco Clark did not respond to coaching in LF
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: A+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Mike Cassady did not respond to coaching in velocity Red Fabregas did not respond to coaching in velocity Chick Balenti improves in velocity Jeff Rodin did not respond to coaching in velocity Hardy Washburn did not respond to coaching in SS