Win: Joe Guiney (9-7) Loss: David Watlington (8-6)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay David Watlington pitching. Mickey Young singles to left field. Mickey Young steals second. Charlie Aurilia pops out to the catcher. Luis Brito strikes out. Walt Rosenthal hits an infield single to the shortstop. Bill Ray pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Texas Roy Gillenwater pitching. Bill Mercer singles to right field. Dave Rico flies out to the left fielder. Bill Mercer is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Alex Kahle strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay John Brown grounds out to the third baseman. Ralph Davis strikes out. John Darr grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Texas Shinya Abe flies out to the left fielder. Joe Klumpp grounds out to the third baseman. Carlos Klinger pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Roy Gillenwater grounds out to the second baseman. Mickey Young grounds out to the shortstop. Charlie Aurilia grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Texas Kenji Moriya walks. Dale Castleman grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. David Watlington grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Luis Brito walks. Walt Rosenthal grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Luis Brito is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Bill Ray flies out to the right fielder. John Brown hits a home run. Walt Rosenthal scores. Ralph Davis lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Texas Bill Mercer walks. Bill Mercer steals second. Dave Rico grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Mercer advances to third on the play. Alex Kahle grounds out to the catcher. Shinya Abe pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay John Darr doubles to right field. Roy Gillenwater lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Mickey Young singles to right field. John Darr scores. Charlie Aurilia singles to left field. Luis Brito flies out to the right fielder. Walt Rosenthal strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Texas Joe Klumpp grounds out to the shortstop. Carlos Klinger strikes out. Joe Guiney 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. Kenji Moriya singles to right field. Dale Castleman grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Bill Ray grounds out to the third baseman. John Brown flies out to the left fielder. Ralph Davis singles to right field. Clark Barr comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. John Darr pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Texas Johnny Meyer is pinch hitting for Clark Barr. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Johnny Meyer strikes out. Bill Mercer flies out to the center fielder. Dave Rico grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Smith Wilson pitching. Joe Guiney strikes out. Mickey Young lines out to the first baseman. Charlie Aurilia strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Texas Alex Kahle singles in front of the right fielder. Shinya Abe flies out to the center fielder. Joe Klumpp flies out to the center fielder. Carlos Klinger doubles to left field. Alex Kahle is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Luis Brito singles to left field. Walt Rosenthal grounds out to the shortstop. Luis Brito advances to second on the play. Bill Ray grounds out to the third baseman. John Brown grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Texas Kenji Moriya walks. Dale Castleman grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Kenji Moriya is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Peter Forsch is pinch hitting for Smith Wilson. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Peter Forsch grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Enzo McDonald pitching. Ralph Davis grounds out to the shortstop. John Darr singles to right field. Joe Guiney lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Mickey Young grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Texas Bill Mercer flies out to the center fielder. Dave Rico grounds out to the second baseman. Ned Gregory comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Alex Kahle flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 7 Texas total runners LOB: 3
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Fred Wynegar improves in arm Artie Stovall improves in range Birdie Engle improves in arm Kelly Fohl did not respond to coaching in range Fred Wynegar improves in speed Bob Nolte did not respond to coaching in velocity
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Willie McGee did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Willie McGee did not respond to coaching in arm Willie McGee did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Orville Wright did not respond to coaching in speed Brett Monteleone did not respond to coaching in endurance Willie McGee did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Jason Noble did not respond to coaching in 1B