Win: Brett Dyck (1-2) Loss: Ken Onion (2-1)
Save: Mark Baldwin (4)
Inning: 1 Texas Ken Onion pitching. Will Franklin grounds out to the shortstop. Erik Wilson doubles to center field. Tex Warden grounds out to the catcher. Lu Esasky singles to center field. Erik Wilson scores. Roy Durham strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Brett Dyck pitching. Bud Platte flies out to the right fielder. Dick Hayworth singles to center field. Dick Hayworth steals second. Passed ball. Dick Hayworth advances to third. Bobby Bales grounds out to the second baseman. Dick Hayworth scores. Sparky Nunez walks. Jody Grace walks. Bob Roberts grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Texas Al McBean grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Chucho Bergman strikes out. Eli Schoen is hit by a pitch. Brett Dyck pops out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Alan Selkirk strikes out. Greg Carroll flies out to the right fielder. Ken Onion grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Texas Will Franklin walks. Erik Wilson grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Will Franklin is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Tex Warden flies out to the right fielder. Lu Esasky walks. Roy Durham singles to center field. Erik Wilson is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Bud Platte flies out to the right fielder. Dick Hayworth singles to left field. Bobby Bales strikes out. Sparky Nunez grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Texas Al McBean grounds out to the shortstop. Chucho Bergman grounds out to the shortstop. Eli Schoen singles to right field. Brett Dyck strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Jody Grace grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Bob Roberts walks. Bob Roberts is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Alan Selkirk walks. Greg Carroll strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Texas Will Franklin singles to center field. Erik Wilson strikes out. Tex Warden singles to right field. Lu Esasky flies out to the left fielder. Roy Durham flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Ken Onion strikes out. Bud Platte grounds out to the third baseman. Dick Hayworth singles to center field. Bobby Bales flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Texas Al McBean flies out to the center fielder. Chucho Bergman singles to right field. Eli Schoen flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Brett Dyck strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Sparky Nunez grounds out to the shortstop. Jody Grace grounds out to the pitcher. Bob Roberts strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Texas Will Franklin strikes out. Erik Wilson triples. The defense is playing the infield in. Tex Warden grounds out to the second baseman. Milt Raggio 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. Lu Esasky hits a home run. Erik Wilson scores. Roy Durham singles to right field. Al McBean grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Alan Selkirk grounds out to the pitcher. Greg Carroll strikes out. Gene Johnson is pinch hitting for Milt Raggio. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Gene Johnson pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Texas Billy Axis pitching. Chucho Bergman flies out to the left fielder. Eli Schoen walks. Brett Dyck lays down a bunt. The catcher fields the ball, Eli Schoen forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Will Franklin strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Bud Platte grounds out to the shortstop. Dick Hayworth singles to right field. Burt McAuley comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Bobby Bales singles to left field. Sparky Nunez grounds out to the third baseman. Dick Hayworth advances to third on the play. Bobby Bales advances to second on the play. Jody Grace grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Texas Erik Wilson pops out to the second baseman. Tex Warden walks. Tex Warden steals second. Lu Esasky doubles to left field. Tex Warden scores. A.J. Cullen comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Roy Durham singles to left field. Lu Esasky scores. Al McBean grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Roy Durham advances to second on the play. Chucho Bergman flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Bob Roberts singles to center field. Alan Selkirk flies out to the left fielder. Greg Carroll strikes out. Mike Nelson is pinch hitting for A.J. Cullen. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Mike Nelson reached on a fielding error by Erik Wilson. Mark Baldwin comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Bud Platte flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Texas total runners LOB: 10 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 9
Batting:2B - Erik Wilson (4), Lu Esasky (2).3B - Erik Wilson (1).HR - Lu Esasky (5).HBP - Eli Schoen (1). Baserunning: SB - Tex Warden (1). Fielding: E - Erik Wilson.PB - Eli Schoen.
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Mike Almon did not respond to coaching in velocity Dick Smith did not respond to coaching in velocity Dick Smith did not respond to coaching in control Sammy Colbert did not respond to coaching in velocity
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Del Sexton did not respond to coaching in arm Ubaldo Kelleher did not respond to coaching in arm Harry Jones did not respond to coaching in speed Wilson Fletcher improves in range