Win: David Watlington (2-0) Loss: Sal Carlson (2-2)
Save: Smith Wilson (10)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay David Watlington pitching. Harry Bowman strikes out. Charlie Aurilia grounds out to the shortstop. Bernie Pott grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Texas Sal Carlson pitching. Bill Mercer strikes out. Alex Kahle singles to right field. Alex Kahle steals second. Alex Kahle steals third. Joe Klumpp reached on a fielding error by Harry Bowman. Alex Kahle scores. Johnny Meyer strikes out. Peter Forsch flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Alex Rossman flies out to the right fielder. Richie Smith grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Stoviak singles to right field. Ralph Davis grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Texas Carlos Klinger flies out to the right fielder. Shinya Abe grounds out to the third baseman. Kenji Moriya pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay John Darr flies out to the left fielder. Sal Carlson doubles to left field. Harry Bowman grounds out to the shortstop. Charlie Aurilia singles to center field. Sal Carlson scores. Bernie Pott grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Charlie Aurilia is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Texas David Watlington grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Mercer doubles to right field. Alex Kahle walks. Joe Klumpp flies out to the center fielder. Johnny Meyer reached on a fielding error by Richie Smith. Peter Forsch singles to center field. Bill Mercer scores. Alex Kahle scores. Carlos Klinger grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Peter Forsch is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Alex Rossman flies out to the left fielder. Richie Smith strikes out. Bill Stoviak grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Texas Shinya Abe singles to left field. Kenji Moriya singles to center field. Shinya Abe advances to third on the hit. David Watlington grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Shinya Abe scores. Bill Mercer singles to center field. Alex Kahle walks. Joe Klumpp reached on a fielding error by Alex Rossman. Gordon Clark 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. Johnny Meyer grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Ralph Davis singles to right field. John Darr strikes out. Gordon Clark lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Harry Bowman singles to center field. Ralph Davis scores. Charlie Aurilia singles to right field. Bernie Pott singles to center field. Harry Bowman scores. Charlie Aurilia advances to third on the hit. Alex Rossman grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Texas Peter Forsch grounds out to the shortstop. Carlos Klinger singles to right field. Shinya Abe reached on a 2-base fielding error by Charlie Aurilia. Kenji Moriya doubles to center field. Carlos Klinger scores. Shinya Abe scores. Ned Gregory comes in from the bullpen to pitch. David Watlington flies out to the right fielder. Bill Mercer triples. Kenji Moriya scores. Alex Kahle singles to left field. Bill Mercer scores. Joe Klumpp singles to left field. Johnny Meyer flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Richie Smith flies out to the right fielder. Bill Stoviak strikes out. 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 strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Texas Peter Forsch strikes out. Carlos Klinger strikes out. Shinya Abe grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Kitty Jackson is pinch hitting for Ned Gregory. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Kitty Jackson singles to right field. Kitty Jackson steals second. Harry Bowman grounds out to the shortstop. Charlie Aurilia strikes out. Bernie Pott grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Texas Rudy Stewart pitching. Kenji Moriya flies out to the left fielder. Dave Rico is pinch hitting for Clark Barr. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Dave Rico grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bill Mercer lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay M.K. Flood pitching. Bill Ray is pinch hitting for Alex Rossman. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Bill Ray flies out to the right fielder. Richie Smith singles to right field. Passed ball. Richie Smith advances to second. Bill Stoviak grounds out to the third baseman. Ralph Davis walks. John Darr triples. Richie Smith scores. Ralph Davis scores. Rudy Stewart flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Texas Alex Kahle grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Klumpp walks. Joe Klumpp is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Johnny Meyer strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Smith Wilson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Harry Bowman doubles to left field. Charlie Aurilia grounds out to the pitcher. Bernie Pott reached on a fielding error by Johnny Meyer. Bill Ray strikes out. Richie Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 9 Texas total runners left on base: 8
Batting:2B - Harry Bowman (1), Sal Carlson (1).3B - John Darr (1). Baserunning: SB - Kitty Jackson (3). Fielding: E - Harry Bowman, Charlie Aurilia, Alex Rossman, Richie Smith.
Batting:2B - Bill Mercer (3), Kenji Moriya (6).3B - Bill Mercer (2).GIDP - David Watlington. Baserunning: SB - Alex Kahle 2 (4).CS - Joe Klumpp (2). Fielding: E - Johnny Meyer.PB - Kenji Moriya.
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Sammy Kilgus did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Carl Gross did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Walt Rosenthal did not respond to coaching in range Sammy Kilgus improves in speed Bob Nolte did not respond to coaching in velocity Joe Mattis did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: King DeLeon did not respond to coaching in velocity Jinx Falkenburg did not respond to coaching in arm Brett Monteleone improves in control Orville Wright did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Brett Monteleone did not respond to coaching in velocity Mike Escobar did not respond to coaching in arm Jinx Falkenburg did not respond to coaching in SS