Win: Orie Mattis (2-2) Loss: Dick Ruiz (0-4)
Save: Dick Brown (3)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Dick Ruiz pitching. Erv Bichette grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Selph strikes out. Cod Yadilloh grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Texas Orie Mattis pitching. Tim Magrini strikes out. Pat Eibel singles to center field. Jim Baird flies out to the right fielder. Pat Eibel steals second. Leon Leonard flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Sang-Hoon Betcher grounds out to the shortstop. Tom Shearer flies out to the left fielder. Andy Yount grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Texas Charley Wright pops out to the first baseman. Earle Wilson singles past the second baseman. Joe Barbee grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Jim Sherrill grounds out to the second baseman. Wiz Offerman grounds out to the second baseman. Orie Mattis walks. Erv Bichette grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Texas Ed Otero doubles to left field. Dick Ruiz lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. The defense is playing the corners in. Tim Magrini flies out to the center fielder. Pat Eibel flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Joe Selph doubles to left field. Cod Yadilloh walks. Sang-Hoon Betcher singles to right field. Joe Selph scores. Cod Yadilloh advances to third on the hit. Tom Shearer grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Cod Yadilloh scores. Andy Yount hits an infield single to the pitcher. Jim Sherrill walks. Wiz Offerman walks. Orie Mattis flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Texas Jim Baird grounds out to the second baseman. Leon Leonard singles to right field. Charley Wright singles to center field. Earle Wilson strikes out. Joe Barbee grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Erv Bichette singles to right field. Joe Selph doubles to right field. Erv Bichette uses his aggressiveness and scores. Cod Yadilloh pops out to the shortstop. Sang-Hoon Betcher reached on a 2-base throwing error by Joe Barbee. Joe Selph scores. Sang-Hoon Betcher is out trying to steal third. Tom Shearer singles to center field. Andy Yount strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Texas Ed Otero singles to right field. Dick Ruiz fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Dick Ruiz strikes out. Tim Magrini bunts for a base hit. Pat Eibel pops out to the first baseman. Jim Baird grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Tim Magrini is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Jim Sherrill doubles to center field. Wiz Offerman strikes out. Orie Mattis singles to center field. Jim Sherrill scores. Erv Bichette singles to center field. Orie Mattis is thrown out trying to advance to third by the center fielder. Joe Selph grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Texas Leon Leonard flies out to the right fielder. Charley Wright pops out to the first baseman. Earle Wilson grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Jim Young comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Cod Yadilloh walks. Sang-Hoon Betcher grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Cod Yadilloh is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Tom Shearer strikes out. Andy Yount grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Sang-Hoon Betcher is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Texas Joe Barbee singles to right field. Ed Otero hits an infield single to the second baseman. Rafael Pless is pinch hitting for Jim Young. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Rafael Pless pops out to the shortstop. Tim Magrini singles to left field. Joe Barbee scores. Ed Otero advances to third on the hit. Pat Eibel grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Rene Emerson pitching. Jim Sherrill flies out to the right fielder. Wiz Offerman strikes out. Orie Mattis singles to center field. Erv Bichette walks. Joe Selph grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Texas Jim Baird singles to right field. Leon Leonard walks. Andres K Brown comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Charley Wright grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Jim Baird advances to third on the play. Earle Wilson singles to left field. Jim Baird scores. Joe Barbee hits a home run. Earle Wilson scores. Ed Otero singles to right field. Mike Mendoza comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Red Payne is pinch hitting for Rene Emerson. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Red Payne flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Tommy Schwartz pitching. Cod Yadilloh flies out to the center fielder. Sang-Hoon Betcher singles to center field. Tom Shearer grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Sang-Hoon Betcher is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Andy Yount grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Tom Shearer is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Texas Dick Brown comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Tim Magrini strikes out. Pat Eibel bunts for a base hit. Jim Baird reached on a 2-base throwing error by Sang-Hoon Betcher. The defense is playing the infield in. Leon Leonard strikes out. Charley Wright strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 10 Texas total runners LOB: 10
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: A- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Buddy Covington did not respond to coaching in arm Jacob Austin did not respond to coaching in control Al Stanage improves in control Charlie Wickersham did not respond to coaching in speed Con Fontenot did not respond to coaching in C
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Hugh Yarnall improves in control Luke Barry did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Rich Bennett improves in power_vs_righty Jerry Price improves in power_vs_lefty