Win: Dennis Evans (1-0) Loss: Hadrian Blackwater (4-2)
Save: John Murphy (26)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Chris P. Cridder pitching. Swede Bivin singles to center field. Barney Aulds pops out to the catcher. Mike Geronimo singles to right field. George Petkovsek flies out to the left fielder. Frank Shaner lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Texas Cy Barger pitching. Harry Maisel grounds out to the second baseman. Rider Dye flies out to the center fielder. Aaron Solstice grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Al Brady flies out to the center fielder. Johnny Smith singles to center field. Adrian Smith flies out to the right fielder. Johnny Smith steals second. Cy Barger singles to right field. Swede Bivin pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Texas Charles Reed singles to left field. Hughie Welch hits a home run. Charles Reed scores. Rob Trower pops out to the catcher. Sky Bishop walks. Sky Bishop steals second. Adrian Smith throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Buzz Hunt flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Sky Bishop scores. Chris P. Cridder strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Barney Aulds grounds out to the pitcher. Mike Geronimo grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). George Petkovsek flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Texas Harry Maisel singles to center field. Rider Dye strikes out. Aaron Solstice pops out to the third baseman. Charles Reed strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Frank Shaner flies out to the left fielder. Al Brady strikes out. Johnny Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Texas Hughie Welch flies out to the right fielder. Rob Trower flies out to the center fielder. Sky Bishop strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Adrian Smith strikes out. Cy Barger pops out to the pitcher. Swede Bivin flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Texas Buzz Hunt hits a home run. Chris P. Cridder flies out to the right fielder. Harry Maisel strikes out. Rider Dye grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Barney Aulds flies out to the center fielder. Mike Geronimo hits a home run. George Petkovsek singles to right field. Frank Shaner strikes out. Al Brady strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Texas Aaron Solstice walks. Harry Suggs comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Charles Reed walks. Hughie Welch strikes out. Rob Trower strikes out. Sky Bishop pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Johnny Smith reached on a 2-base throwing error by Buzz Hunt. Adrian Smith flies out to the right fielder. Frank Wilhelm is pinch hitting for Harry Suggs. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Johnny Smith is out trying to steal third. Frank Wilhelm grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Texas Dennis Evans pitching. Buzz Hunt grounds out to the second baseman. John Duffy is pinch hitting for Chris P. Cridder. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. John Duffy grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Harry Maisel grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Steve Ramirez pitching. Swede Bivin singles to left field. Barney Aulds doubles to center field. Swede Bivin uses his aggressiveness and scores. Quinton Sudakis comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mike Geronimo grounds out to the second baseman. Barney Aulds advances to third on the play. George Petkovsek hits a home run. Barney Aulds scores. Hadrian Blackwater comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Frank Shaner grounds out to the second baseman. Al Brady pops out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Texas Rider Dye grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Aaron Solstice strikes out. Charles Reed walks. Hughie Welch grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Charles Reed is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Johnny Smith flies out to the right fielder. Adrian Smith grounds out to the second baseman. Dennis Evans walks. Swede Bivin strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Texas Rob Trower pops out to the first baseman. Sky Bishop strikes out. Buzz Hunt grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Tampa Bay Barney Aulds singles to right field. Mike Geronimo hits a home run. Barney Aulds scores. Jeff Handley comes in from the bullpen to pitch. George Petkovsek singles to right field. Frank Shaner strikes out. Al Brady grounds into a force play to the second baseman. George Petkovsek is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Johnny Smith singles to right field. Adrian Smith walks. Dennis Evans strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 10 Texas John Murphy comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Rich Fischer is pinch hitting for Jeff Handley. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Rich Fischer grounds out to the second baseman. Harry Maisel pops out to the second baseman. Rider Dye singles to center field. Aaron Solstice grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 9 Texas total runners LOB: 5
Batting:2B - Barney Aulds (13).HR - Mike Geronimo 2 (14), George Petkovsek (6). Baserunning: SB - Johnny Smith (7).CS - Johnny Smith (1). Fielding: E - Adrian Smith.
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: A+ Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Earl Tremark improves in arm Bernie Rosselli improves in contact_vs_lefty Bill Bramhall improves in range Ron Malone did not respond to coaching in range
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: A+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Herschel Smith did not respond to coaching in arm Harry Sierra improves in arm Don White improves in speed Don White improves in contact_vs_righty