Win: Larry Leopard (4-0) Loss: Ned Gregory (0-3)
Save: William Paterson (1)
Inning: 1 Texas Francis Green pitching. Bill Mercer grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dave Rico grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Alex Kahle singles to right field. Shinya Abe flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Hugh Diddit pitching. Charlie Aurilia strikes out. John Darr strikes out. Kitty Jackson grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Texas Joe Klumpp walks. Carlos Klinger flies out to the left fielder. Kenji Moriya grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Alex Rossman flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Bernie Pott grounds out to the shortstop. Mickey Young doubles to center field. Bill Stoviak walks. Richie Smith singles to center field. Mickey Young scores. Bill Stoviak advances to third on the hit. Francis Green strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Texas Dale Castleman singles to center field. Dale Castleman steals second. Hugh Diddit lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Bill Mercer grounds out to the second baseman. Dale Castleman scores. Dave Rico singles past the second baseman. Alex Kahle singles to center field. Shinya Abe strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Charlie Aurilia pops out to the catcher. John Darr grounds out to the second baseman. Kitty Jackson grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Texas Joe Klumpp walks. Carlos Klinger grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Kenji Moriya pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Alex Rossman strikes out. Bernie Pott flies out to the center fielder. Mickey Young grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Texas Dale Castleman strikes out. Hugh Diddit grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bill Mercer grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Bill Stoviak singles to left field. Richie Smith reached on a fielding error by Shinya Abe. Francis Green pops up a bunt to the pitcher. Charlie Aurilia walks. John Darr singles to center field. Bill Stoviak scores. Richie Smith scores. Charlie Aurilia advances to third on the hit. Kitty Jackson grounds out to the shortstop. Charlie Aurilia scores. John Darr advances to second on the play. Alex Rossman doubles to left field. John Darr scores. Bernie Pott singles to right field. Alex Rossman scores. Mickey Young walks. Bill Stoviak strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Texas Dave Rico grounds out to the second baseman. Alex Kahle bunts for a base hit. Alex Kahle is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Shinya Abe singles to center field. Shinya Abe is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Richie Smith strikes out. Harry Bowman is pinch hitting for Francis Green. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Harry Bowman flies out to the right fielder. Charlie Aurilia singles to center field. John Darr 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: 7 Texas Gordon Clark pitching. Joe Klumpp flies out to the left fielder. Carlos Klinger singles to center field. Carlos Klinger is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Kenji Moriya singles to left field. Dale Castleman flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Kitty Jackson reached on a fielding error by Shinya Abe. Alex Rossman singles past the third baseman. Kitty Jackson advances to third on the hit. Bernie Pott grounds out to the shortstop. Kitty Jackson scores. Alex Rossman advances to second on the play. Mickey Young flies out to the right fielder. Clark Barr 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. Bill Stoviak strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Texas Johnny Meyer is pinch hitting for Clark Barr. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Johnny Meyer doubles to center field. Bill Mercer singles to center field. Johnny Meyer scores. Camilo Saunders is pinch hitting for Dave Rico. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Bill Mercer steals second. Camilo Saunders grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Mercer advances to third on the play. Alex Kahle walks. Tom Miller is pinch hitting for Shinya Abe. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Tom Miller strikes out. Norm Nixon comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Joe Klumpp triples. Bill Mercer scores. Alex Kahle scores. Carlos Klinger pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Larry Leopard pitching. Richie Smith grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! John Brown is pinch hitting for Norm Nixon. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. John Brown grounds out to the second baseman. Charlie Aurilia walks. John Darr strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Texas Ned Gregory pitching. Kenji Moriya triples. Dale Castleman singles to center field. Kenji Moriya scores. Peter Forsch is pinch hitting for Larry Leopard. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Dale Castleman steals second. Peter Forsch walks. Bill Mercer grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Peter Forsch is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Bill Mercer steals second. Camilo Saunders walks. Alex Kahle walks. Dale Castleman scores. The defense is playing the corners in. Tom Miller strikes out. Joe Klumpp singles to center field. Bill Mercer scores. Camilo Saunders scores. Rudy Stewart comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Carlos Klinger bunts for a base hit. Kenji Moriya singles to right field. Alex Kahle scores. Joe Klumpp scores. Dale Castleman strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Smith Wilson pitching. Kitty Jackson strikes out. Alex Rossman flies out to the left fielder. Bernie Pott singles to left field. Mickey Young singles to center field. Bernie Pott advances to third on the hit. Bill Stoviak singles to center field. Bernie Pott scores. Mickey Young advances to third on the hit. Richie Smith walks. William Paterson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bill Ray is pinch hitting for Rudy Stewart. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Bill Ray walks. Mickey Young scores. Charlie Aurilia lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Texas total runners LOB: 7 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 10
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: King DeLeon did not respond to coaching in velocity Tommy Patrick did not respond to coaching in velocity Mike Escobar improves in range Tommy Cotter did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Tommy Patrick did not respond to coaching in control Ricardo Potts did not respond to coaching in control Jinx Falkenburg did not respond to coaching in SS
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Kelly Fohl did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Sammy Kilgus improves in speed Birdie Engle improves in contact_vs_righty Johnny Sullivan did not respond to coaching in range Hack Green did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Johnny Sullivan improves in contact_vs_lefty