Inning: 1 Texas Roy Gillenwater pitching. Bill Mercer flies out to the right fielder. Dave Rico strikes out. Alex Kahle flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Lou Klimchock pitching. Harry Bowman pops out to the third baseman. Charlie Aurilia singles past the shortstop. Bernie Pott singles past the shortstop. Charlie Aurilia advances to third on the hit. Alex Rossman walks. Richie Smith singles to right field. Charlie Aurilia scores. Bernie Pott scores. Bill Stoviak doubles to center field. Alex Rossman scores. Richie Smith is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Ralph Davis singles to left field. Bill Stoviak scores. David Watlington comes in from the bullpen to pitch. John Darr singles to center field. Ralph Davis advances to third on the hit. Roy Gillenwater singles to left field. Ralph Davis scores. Harry Bowman grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Roy Gillenwater is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Texas Shinya Abe grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Joe Klumpp grounds out to the shortstop. Carlos Klinger triples. Kenji Moriya strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Charlie Aurilia singles to left field. Bernie Pott singles to left field. M.K. Flood comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Alex Rossman walks. Richie Smith walks. Charlie Aurilia scores. Bill Stoviak is hit by a pitch. Bernie Pott scores. Ralph Davis flies out to the right fielder. John Darr strikes out. Roy Gillenwater grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 Texas Dale Castleman singles to right field. Dale Castleman steals second. M.K. Flood lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Bill Mercer doubles to right field. Dale Castleman scores. Dave Rico singles to center field. Bill Mercer scores. Alex Kahle walks. Shinya Abe walks. Joe Klumpp flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Dave Rico scores. Carlos Klinger flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Harry Bowman doubles to right field. Charlie Aurilia flies out to the center fielder. Bernie Pott strikes out. Alex Rossman walks. Richie Smith walks. Clark Barr comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bill Stoviak walks. Harry Bowman scores. Ralph Davis walks. Alex Rossman scores. John Darr grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Texas Kenji Moriya singles to right field. 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. Dale Castleman walks. Clark Barr lays down a bunt. The first baseman fields the ball, throws to third for the force out, on to first but the throw to first for the double play is not in time. Dale Castleman advances to second on the play. Dale Castleman advances to second on the play. Bill Mercer walks. Dave Rico walks. Dale Castleman scores. Alex Kahle walks. Clark Barr scores. Norm Nixon comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Shinya Abe pops out to the third baseman. Joe Klumpp flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Norm Nixon singles to right field. Harry Bowman doubles to left field. Norm Nixon is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Larry Leopard comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Charlie Aurilia singles to left field. Harry Bowman scores. Bernie Pott grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Texas Carlos Klinger singles to left field. Kenji Moriya pops out to the shortstop. Carlos Klinger steals second. Dale Castleman singles to center field. Carlos Klinger scores. Larry Leopard 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 triples. Dale Castleman scores. Joe Guiney comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dave Rico grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Alex Rossman pops out to the third baseman. Richie Smith grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Stoviak grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Texas Alex Kahle walks. Shinya Abe singles to center field. Alex Kahle is out trying to steal third. Shinya Abe is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Joe Klumpp singles to center field. Carlos Klinger doubles to center field. Joe Klumpp uses his aggressiveness and scores. Kenji Moriya walks. Dale Castleman walks. Johnny Meyer is pinch hitting for Larry Leopard. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Johnny Meyer singles to center field. Carlos Klinger scores. Kenji Moriya scores. Dale Castleman advances to third on the hit. Rudy Stewart comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bill Mercer flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Enzo McDonald pitching. Ralph Davis pops out to the shortstop. John Darr singles to right field. Rudy Stewart fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Rudy Stewart singles to center field. John Darr advances to third on the hit. Harry Bowman grounds out to the third baseman. Rudy Stewart advances to second on the play. Charlie Aurilia grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Texas Dave Rico singles to center field. Alex Kahle walks. Shinya Abe strikes out. Joe Klumpp flies out to the center fielder. Passed ball. Dave Rico advances to third. Alex Kahle advances to second. Carlos Klinger walks. Passed ball. Dave Rico scores. Alex Kahle advances to third. Carlos Klinger advances to second. Kenji Moriya strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Bernie Pott grounds out to the third baseman. Alex Rossman hits a home run. Richie Smith flies out to the center fielder. Bill Stoviak strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Texas Dale Castleman strikes out. Peter Forsch is pinch hitting for Enzo McDonald. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Peter Forsch hits a home run. Bill Mercer grounds out to the second baseman. Dave Rico grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Smith Wilson pitching. Ralph Davis grounds out to the second baseman. John Darr flies out to the left fielder. Kitty Jackson is pinch hitting for Rudy Stewart. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Kitty Jackson flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Texas Francis Green pitching. Alex Kahle singles to left field. Shinya Abe singles to left field. Joe Klumpp grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Alex Kahle advances to third on the play. Carlos Klinger grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Shinji Kawanichi enters the game as a defensive replacement for Carlos Klinger at 3B. Harry Bowman walks. Charlie Aurilia bunts for a base hit. Bernie Pott singles to right field. Harry Bowman scores. Charlie Aurilia advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the infield in. Alex Rossman walks. The defense is playing the infield in. Richie Smith singles to left field. Charlie Aurilia scores. Texas total runners left on base: 12 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 10
Batting:2B - Bill Mercer (17), Carlos Klinger (14).3B - Bill Mercer (4), Carlos Klinger (4).HR - Peter Forsch (15).SF - Joe Klumpp.GIDP - Joe Klumpp. Baserunning: SB - Carlos Klinger (11), Dale Castleman (6).CS - Alex Kahle (8), Shinya Abe (8).
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Brett Monteleone did not respond to coaching in velocity Minnie Moocher did not respond to coaching in velocity Minnie Moocher did not respond to coaching in control Tommy Cotter improves in power_vs_righty William Paterson did not respond to coaching in velocity Willie McGee did not respond to coaching in arm
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Fred Wynegar did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Joe Mattis did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Birdie Engle did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Brent Kremers did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Kelly Fohl did not respond to coaching in range Birdie Engle did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty