Win: Luis Allen (5-4) Loss: Terufumi Imaizumi (3-5)
Save: Sparky Fortune (19)
Inning: 1 Texas Luis Allen pitching. Gregg Lindstrom grounds out to the shortstop. Dick Hershiser grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Greg York flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Terufumi Imaizumi pitching. Dick Hayworth strikes out. Steve Wise flies out to the center fielder. Sparky Nunez flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Texas Lu Esasky flies out to the left fielder. Charlie Slaughter grounds out to the shortstop. Erik Wilson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Alan Selkirk flies out to the left fielder. Jody Grace grounds out to the third baseman. Bud Platte flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Texas Al McBean flies out to the center fielder. Eli Schoen strikes out. Terufumi Imaizumi grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay John Balboni flies out to the right fielder. Mike Doyle singles past the shortstop. Luis Allen lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Dick Hayworth strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Texas Gregg Lindstrom strikes out. Dick Hershiser walks. Greg York grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Steve Wise hits a home run. Sparky Nunez flies out to the center fielder. Alan Selkirk flies out to the center fielder. Jody Grace singles to center field. Bud Platte flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Texas Lu Esasky singles to center field. Lu Esasky steals second. Charlie Slaughter hits a home run. Lu Esasky scores. Erik Wilson singles to right field. Al McBean grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Eli Schoen singles to left field. Terufumi Imaizumi strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay John Balboni singles to left field. Mike Doyle hits a home run. John Balboni scores. Luis Allen strikes out. Dick Hayworth grounds out to the shortstop. Steve Wise walks. Sparky Nunez strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Texas Gregg Lindstrom singles to center field. Dick Hershiser walks. Greg York strikes out. Lu Esasky walks. Charlie Slaughter grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Alan Selkirk singles to right field. Jody Grace singles to right field. Alan Selkirk advances to third on the hit. Jody Grace steals second. Bud Platte grounds out to the third baseman. Alan Selkirk scores. Jody Grace advances to third on the play. John Balboni singles to center field. Jody Grace scores. Bill Hegan comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mike Doyle strikes out. Luis Allen grounds into a force play to the third baseman. John Balboni is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Texas Erik Wilson strikes out. Al McBean walks. Eli Schoen walks. Bill Hegan lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Gregg Lindstrom singles to center field. Al McBean scores. Billy Axis 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. Dick Hershiser grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Dick Hayworth pops out to the shortstop. Steve Wise grounds out to the third baseman. Sparky Nunez flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Texas Brook Simmons is pinch hitting for Greg York. Brook Simmons singles to left field. Lu Esasky grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Brook Simmons is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Charlie Slaughter grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Lu Esasky is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Erik Wilson doubles to left field. Charlie Slaughter uses his aggressiveness and scores. Jimmy Adams comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Al McBean flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Alan Selkirk strikes out. Jody Grace strikes out. Bud Platte singles to right field. John Balboni flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Texas Sparky Fortune comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Chucho Bergman is pinch hitting for Eli Schoen. Chucho Bergman strikes out. Toshiaki Imanishi is pinch hitting for Bill Hegan. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Toshiaki Imanishi strikes out. Gregg Lindstrom grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Texas total runners left on base: 6 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 5
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Charlie King did not respond to coaching in control Falke Knudson did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Neil Proeser did not respond to coaching in velocity Charlie King did not respond to coaching in endurance
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Ubaldo Kelleher did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Wilson Fletcher improves in power_vs_lefty Wilson Fletcher did not respond to coaching in range Joe Spurgeon did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty