Win: Kent Wright (15-6) Loss: Howard Mattis (10-12)
Inning: 1 Texas Howard Mattis pitching. John Duffy flies out to the left fielder. Rider Dye singles to left field. Aaron Solstice strikes out. Elemeno Pea strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Cleveland Kent Wright pitching. Hank Bottalico grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bryce Shugart lines out to the shortstop. Mike Koegel flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Texas Joe Damaska lines out to the third baseman. Rich Fischer singles to right field. Sky Bishop grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cleveland Harry Riddle lines out to the second baseman. Ken Shantz walks. Danny Mickelson strikes out. Pete Podbielan strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Texas Buzz Hunt strikes out. Kent Wright singles to right field. John Duffy grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Kent Wright is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Rider Dye singles to center field. John Duffy advances to third on the hit. Aaron Solstice grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Cleveland Len Stroud strikes out. Howard Mattis grounds out to the pitcher. Hank Bottalico hits a home run. Bryce Shugart strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Texas Elemeno Pea doubles to right field. Joe Damaska flies out to the center fielder. Rich Fischer walks. Sky Bishop flies out to the center fielder. Buzz Hunt grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Cleveland Mike Koegel grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Harry Riddle strikes out. Ken Shantz hits a home run. Danny Mickelson walks. Pete Podbielan pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Texas Kent Wright grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). John Duffy singles to right field. Rider Dye walks. Aaron Solstice hits a home run. John Duffy scores. Rider Dye scores. Elemeno Pea flies out to the left fielder. Joe Damaska flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cleveland Len Stroud strikes out. Howard Mattis grounds out to the shortstop. Hank Bottalico flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Texas Rich Fischer grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Sky Bishop strikes out. Buzz Hunt doubles to center field. Hank Savage 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. Kent Wright singles to left field. Buzz Hunt scores. John Duffy hits a home run. Kent Wright scores. Gene Mossor comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Rider Dye singles to left field. Aaron Solstice grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cleveland Bryce Shugart doubles to right field. Mike Koegel grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bryce Shugart advances to third on the play. Harry Riddle strikes out. Ken Shantz is hit by a pitch. Danny Mickelson doubles past the center fielder. Bryce Shugart scores. Pete Podbielan walks. Len Stroud flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Texas Elemeno Pea strikes out. Joe Damaska grounds out to the third baseman. Rich Fischer singles to center field. Sky Bishop flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cleveland John Bane is pinch hitting for Gene Mossor. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. John Bane grounds out to the second baseman. Hank Bottalico flies out to the left fielder. Bryce Shugart grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Texas Paul Johnson pitching. Buzz Hunt is hit by a pitch. Duke Hornung is pinch hitting for Kent Wright. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Duke Hornung grounds out to the pitcher. Buzz Hunt advances to second on the play. John Duffy hits a home run. Buzz Hunt scores. Leo Maurer comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Rider Dye hits a home run. Aaron Solstice flies out to the center fielder. Elemeno Pea triples. Charles Reed is pinch hitting for Joe Damaska. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Charles Reed grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cleveland Steve Ramirez pitching. Mike Koegel singles to center field. Harry Riddle strikes out. Ken Shantz grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mike Koegel advances to second on the play. John Mirabelli is pinch hitting for Danny Mickelson. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. John Mirabelli flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Texas Rob Trower is pinch hitting for Rich Fischer. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Rob Trower singles to center field. Sky Bishop grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Rob Trower is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Yale Hash comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Buzz Hunt strikes out. Steve Ramirez singles to center field. Sky Bishop advances to third on the hit. John Duffy grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Cleveland Pete Podbielan grounds out to the second baseman. Len Stroud doubles to center field. Yale Hash strikes out. Chuck Sharperson is pinch hitting for Hank Bottalico. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Chuck Sharperson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Texas total runners LOB: 10 Cleveland total runners LOB: 7
Game Notes Aaron Solstice is injured and is expected to be out 28 days.
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: A+ RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Mike Bautista improves in arm Kevin Yost improves in contact_vs_lefty March Garber improves in range Mickey McConnell improves in power_vs_lefty
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: A+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: A+ Improvements: Joe Sele improves in contact_vs_righty Carney Lohr improves in contact_vs_lefty Richie Jelks did not respond to coaching in control Lenny Pole improves in speed