Inning: 1 Texas Sal Carlson pitching. Bill Mercer strikes out. Alex Kahle strikes out. Joe Klumpp grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Hugh Diddit pitching. Charlie Aurilia strikes out. John Darr grounds out to the third baseman. Ralph Davis singles to left field. Alex Rossman walks. Bernie Pott grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Texas Johnny Meyer flies out to the left fielder. Peter Forsch singles to left field. Carlos Klinger flies out to the center fielder. Shinya Abe grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Mickey Young singles to right field. Bill Stoviak walks. Richie Smith pops out to the shortstop. Sal Carlson lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball and Mickey Young is thrown out at third. Bill Stoviak advances to second on the play. Bill Stoviak advances to second on the play. Charlie Aurilia doubles to right field. Bill Stoviak scores. John Darr lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Texas Kenji Moriya grounds out to the shortstop. Hugh Diddit singles to center field. Bill Mercer singles to right field. Hugh Diddit advances to third on the hit. Alex Kahle flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Hugh Diddit scores. Joe Klumpp strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Ralph Davis singles to center field. Ralph Davis steals second. Alex Rossman grounds out to the third baseman. Passed ball. Ralph Davis advances to third. Bernie Pott strikes out. Mickey Young singles to center field. Ralph Davis scores. Bill Stoviak flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Texas Johnny Meyer singles to left field. Peter Forsch grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Johnny Meyer is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Peter Forsch is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Carlos Klinger pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Richie Smith strikes out. Sal Carlson walks. Charlie Aurilia grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Texas Shinya Abe grounds out to the second baseman. Kenji Moriya singles to center field. Kenji Moriya steals second. Hugh Diddit singles to center field. Kenji Moriya scores. Bill Mercer singles to right field. Alex Kahle doubles to left field. Hugh Diddit scores. Bill Mercer uses his aggressiveness and scores. Joe Klumpp pops out to the shortstop. 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 strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay John Darr walks. John Darr is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Ralph Davis triples. Alex Rossman pops out to the shortstop. Bernie Pott grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Texas Peter Forsch doubles to left field. Carlos Klinger singles to right field. Peter Forsch scores. Norm Nixon comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Shinya Abe grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Kenji Moriya grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Mickey Young grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Stoviak grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Richie Smith flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Texas Hugh Diddit singles to left field. Bill Mercer strikes out. Alex Kahle flies out to the right fielder. Joe Klumpp singles to center field. Hugh Diddit advances to third on the hit. Ned Gregory 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 steals second. Johnny Meyer singles to center field. Hugh Diddit scores. Joe Klumpp scores. Johnny Meyer steals second. Peter Forsch strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Ned Gregory strikes out. Charlie Aurilia grounds out to the shortstop. John Darr flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Texas Carlos Klinger flies out to the center fielder. Tom Miller is pinch hitting for Shinya Abe. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Tom Miller singles to center field. Ding-Dong Bell is pinch hitting for Kenji Moriya. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Ding-Dong Bell strikes out. Dave Rico is pinch hitting for Hugh Diddit. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Dave Rico walks. Bill Mercer strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay David Watlington pitching. Ralph Davis strikes out. Bill Grace is pinch hitting for Alex Rossman. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Bill Grace strikes out. Kitty Jackson is pinch hitting for Bernie Pott. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Kitty Jackson flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Texas Alex Kahle flies out to the left fielder. Joe Guiney 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 grounds out to the pitcher. Johnny Meyer singles to right field. Camilo Saunders is pinch hitting for Peter Forsch. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Camilo Saunders doubles to center field. Johnny Meyer uses his aggressiveness and scores. Carlos Klinger grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Gene Gray is pinch hitting for Mickey Young. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Gene Gray flies out to the center fielder. Harry Bowman is pinch hitting for Bill Stoviak. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Harry Bowman walks. Richie Smith walks. John Brown is pinch hitting for Joe Guiney. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. John Brown flies out to the center fielder. Charlie Aurilia flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Texas total runners LOB: 7 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 8
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Tommy Cotter improves in contact_vs_lefty King DeLeon improves in control King DeLeon did not respond to coaching in velocity Brett Monteleone did not respond to coaching in control Tommy Patrick did not respond to coaching in control Jinx Falkenburg did not respond to coaching in range
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Brent Kremers did not respond to coaching in range Johnny Sullivan did not respond to coaching in range Tony Johnson did not respond to coaching in speed Joe Mattis did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Sammy Kilgus improves in speed Fred Wynegar did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty