Win: Graeme Wills (2-1) Loss: Art Stafford (1-1)
Save: Nick Lawrence (1)
Inning: 1 Seattle Graeme Wills pitching. Luke Sawatski strikes out. Yasuhiro Yamazaki grounds out to the pitcher. Rick Blanco pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Texas Art Stafford pitching. Erik Newel flies out to the center fielder. Alvin Breazeale grounds out to the third baseman. Ace Darien grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Seattle Dave Borchers singles to center field. Mo Mejia grounds out to the pitcher. Dave Borchers advances to second on the play. Sam Micheltorena flies out to the right fielder. Lon Farmer singles to center field. Dave Borchers is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Texas Walter Downing strikes out. Walt Jones walks. Donnie Jelic walks. Jim Marquez grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Donnie Jelic is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Matt Graham flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Seattle Takahiko Nagao walks. Art Stafford fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Art Stafford strikes out. Luke Sawatski grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Texas Graeme Wills singles to center field. Erik Newel grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Graeme Wills is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Erik Newel steals second. Alvin Breazeale grounds out to the shortstop. Ace Darien strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Seattle Yasuhiro Yamazaki grounds out to the second baseman. Rick Blanco strikes out. Dave Borchers flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Texas Walter Downing grounds out to the shortstop. Walt Jones grounds out to the shortstop. Donnie Jelic singles to left field. Jim Marquez walks. Matt Graham walks. Graeme Wills pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 Seattle Mo Mejia flies out to the left fielder. Sam Micheltorena grounds out to the catcher. Lon Farmer flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Texas Erik Newel doubles to left field. Alvin Breazeale grounds out to the third baseman. Ace Darien walks. Walter Downing strikes out. Walt Jones hits a home run. Erik Newel scores. Ace Darien scores. Donnie Jelic singles in front of the left fielder. Donnie Jelic steals second. Jim Marquez grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Seattle Takahiko Nagao strikes out. George Meloan is pinch hitting for Art Stafford. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. George Meloan grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Luke Sawatski grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Texas Steve Hinch pitching. Matt Graham lines out to the second baseman. Graeme Wills reached on a fielding error by Rick Blanco. Erik Newel strikes out. Alvin Breazeale singles to center field. Graeme Wills is thrown out trying to advance to third by the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Seattle Yasuhiro Yamazaki strikes out. Rick Blanco grounds out to the second baseman. Dave Borchers singles to left field. Mo Mejia grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Texas Ace Darien flies out to the center fielder. Walter Downing singles to center field. Walt Jones singles to center field. Walter Downing advances to third on the hit. Donnie Jelic singles to left field. Walter Downing scores. Sam Beane comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bob Baker is pinch hitting for Jim Marquez. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Bob Baker singles to right field. Walt Jones scores. Donnie Jelic advances to third on the hit. Matt Graham singles past the second baseman. Donnie Jelic scores. Graeme Wills lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Erik Newel grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Seattle Sam Micheltorena singles to center field. Sam Micheltorena steals second. Lon Farmer grounds out to the second baseman. Sam Micheltorena advances to third on the play. Takahiko Nagao walks. Pete Trombley is pinch hitting for Sam Beane. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Pete Trombley singles to left field. Sam Micheltorena scores. Luke Sawatski singles to center field. Yasuhiro Yamazaki grounds out to the shortstop. Takahiko Nagao scores. Pete Trombley advances to third on the play. Luke Sawatski advances to second on the play. Terrence Minor 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 1st. Rick Blanco reached on a 2-base fielding error by Alvin Breazeale. Pete Trombley scores. Luke Sawatski scores. Dave Borchers grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Texas Jerry Banks pitching. Alvin Breazeale strikes out. Ace Darien flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Walter Downing strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Seattle Nick Lawrence comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Mo Mejia singles to center field. Sam Micheltorena grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Mo Mejia is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Lon Farmer strikes out. Takahiko Nagao strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Seattle total runners left on base: 4 Texas total runners left on base: 10
Seattle Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Tony Brill did not respond to coaching in speed John Clark improves in contact_vs_righty Tony Brill did not respond to coaching in speed Kevin Griner did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Lee Twombly did not respond to coaching in control Bob Roche did not respond to coaching in range
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Henry Dagres improves in range Bill Smith improves in contact_vs_lefty Clarence Walsh improves in range Otto Heath improves in power_vs_righty Paulo VanExel improves in contact_vs_righty Stanley Ritchie did not respond to coaching in control Bill Smith did not respond to coaching in 3B