Win: Bill Banister (4-5) Loss: Wilbur Leonard (4-3)
Save: Keisuke Sakai (7)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Wilbur Leonard pitching. Bill Draper strikes out. Shigeo Ube singles to left field. Joe Inks walks. Rusty Christopher grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Shigeo Ube advances to third on the play. Joe Inks advances to second on the play. Rudy Rondon singles to right field. Shigeo Ube scores. Joe Inks is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Texas Bill Banister pitching. Chico Lahoud flies out to the center fielder. Masaaki Yamada strikes out. Ryota Ohno grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Milt Zauchin strikes out. Jose Sarcona flies out to the center fielder. Art Mota flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Texas Ivy Lamont grounds out to the shortstop. Al Mullen walks. Charlie Brown singles to right field. Al Mullen advances to third on the hit. Ernie Morris grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Bill Banister flies out to the right fielder. Bill Draper pops out to the shortstop. Shigeo Ube pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Texas Tomokazu Wakatabe singles to right field. Wilbur Leonard fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Wilbur Leonard grounds out to the third baseman. Tomokazu Wakatabe advances to second on the play. Chico Lahoud flies out to the right fielder. Masaaki Yamada flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Joe Inks grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Rusty Christopher singles to right field. Rusty Christopher is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Rudy Rondon singles past the second baseman. Milt Zauchin singles to right field. Jose Sarcona strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Texas Ryota Ohno flies out to the center fielder. Ivy Lamont flies out to the left fielder. Al Mullen walks. Charlie Brown flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Art Mota strikes out. Bill Banister flies out to the right fielder. Bill Draper grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Texas Ernie Morris grounds out to the shortstop. Tomokazu Wakatabe flies out to the right fielder. Wilbur Leonard strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Shigeo Ube grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Inks strikes out. Rusty Christopher is hit by a pitch. Rudy Rondon flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Texas Chico Lahoud singles to right field. Chico Lahoud is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Masaaki Yamada pops out to the second baseman. Ryota Ohno grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Milt Zauchin walks. Jose Sarcona flies out to the right fielder. Art Mota flies out to the right fielder. Bill Banister grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Milt Zauchin is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Texas Ivy Lamont singles past the second baseman. Ivy Lamont steals second. Al Mullen strikes out. Charlie Brown strikes out. Ernie Morris flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Bill Draper strikes out. Shigeo Ube strikes out. Joe Inks pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Texas Tomokazu Wakatabe strikes out. Bill Connolly is pinch hitting for Wilbur Leonard. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Bill Connolly singles to right field. 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 flies out to the left fielder. Masaaki Yamada singles to center field. Bill Connolly advances to third on the hit. Ryota Ohno grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Ed Robinson pitching. Rusty Christopher singles in front of the center fielder. Rudy Rondon strikes out. Milt Zauchin singles to right field. Rusty Christopher advances to third on the hit. Jose Sarcona grounds out to the shortstop. Rusty Christopher scores. Milt Zauchin advances to second on the play. Art Mota strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Texas Keisuke Sakai comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Ivy Lamont triples. Al Mullen grounds out to the third baseman. Charlie Brown strikes out. Ernie Morris singles to right field. Ivy Lamont scores. Tomokazu Wakatabe flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 6 Texas total runners LOB: 7
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: A Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Van Gibson did not respond to coaching in speed Hardy Washburn did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Cal Pickett improves in contact_vs_righty Pete Freitas did not respond to coaching in endurance Hardy Washburn did not respond to coaching in SS
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: A+ Batter Mentor Grade: A+ Improvements: Herm Lyons improves in range Dave Roque improves in power_vs_righty Dave Roque did not respond to coaching in arm Jose Chozen improves in contact_vs_lefty John Seelbach did not respond to coaching in 3B