Win: Milt Raggio (6-0) Loss: Dick Smith (1-1)
Save: Sparky Fortune (31)
Inning: 1 Texas Hugo Ayala pitching. Gregg Lindstrom singles to center field. Dick Hershiser grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Chucho Bergman grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Ned Cheeves pitching. Bud Platte flies out to the left fielder. Don Meadows grounds out to the shortstop. Steve Wise strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Texas Roy Durham singles to right field. Lu Esasky walks. Toshiaki Imanishi triples. Roy Durham scores. Lu Esasky scores. Greg York strikes out. Jim Seaver singles to center field. Toshiaki Imanishi scores. Jim Seaver is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Ned Cheeves pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Sparky Nunez flies out to the right fielder. Jody Grace grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Doyle grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Texas Gregg Lindstrom pops out to the shortstop. Dick Hershiser grounds out to the third baseman. Chucho Bergman flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Alan Selkirk walks. Greg Carroll grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Alan Selkirk is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Hugo Ayala lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Bud Platte walks. Don Meadows singles to right field. Steve Wise flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Texas Roy Durham grounds out to the second baseman. Lu Esasky singles to center field. Toshiaki Imanishi singles past the third baseman. Lu Esasky advances to third on the hit. Greg York walks. Jim Seaver walks. Lu Esasky scores. Ned Cheeves flies out to the left fielder. Gregg Lindstrom grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Sparky Nunez hits a home run. Jody Grace grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Mike Doyle flies out to the right fielder. Alan Selkirk triples. Greg Carroll walks. Hugo Ayala strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Texas Dick Hershiser lines out to the third baseman. Chucho Bergman flies out to the right fielder. Roy Durham bunts for a base hit. Lu Esasky reached on a fielding error by Jody Grace. Toshiaki Imanishi flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Bud Platte strikes out. Don Meadows flies out to the left fielder. Steve Wise strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Texas Greg York strikes out. Jim Seaver walks. Ned Cheeves lays down a bunt. The catcher fields the ball, Jim Seaver forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Gregg Lindstrom flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Sparky Nunez hits an infield single to the pitcher. Sparky Nunez steals second. Jody Grace walks. Mike Doyle flies out to the center fielder. Alan Selkirk singles past the second baseman. Sparky Nunez scores. Jody Grace advances to third on the hit. Alan Selkirk steals second. Greg Carroll strikes out. Bobby Bales is pinch hitting for Hugo Ayala. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Bobby Bales grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Texas Milt Raggio pitching. Dick Hershiser strikes out. Chucho Bergman flies out to the left fielder. Roy Durham grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Bud Platte walks. Bud Platte steals second. Don Meadows doubles to center field. Bud Platte scores. Dick Smith comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Steve Wise walks. Sparky Nunez hits a home run. Don Meadows scores. Steve Wise scores. Mark Baldwin comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jody Grace walks. Jody Grace steals second. Mike Doyle grounds out to the shortstop. Alan Selkirk lines out to the second baseman. Greg Carroll grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Texas Lu Esasky grounds out to the shortstop. Toshiaki Imanishi grounds out to the shortstop. Eli Schoen is pinch hitting for Greg York. Eli Schoen flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Tex Warden enters the game as a defensive replacement for Eli Schoen at RF. Gene Johnson is pinch hitting for Milt Raggio. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Gene Johnson flies out to the left fielder. Bud Platte flies out to the left fielder. Don Meadows pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Texas Sparky Fortune pitching. Brook Simmons is pinch hitting for Jim Seaver. Brook Simmons grounds out to the pitcher. Al McBean is pinch hitting for Mark Baldwin. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Al McBean grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Gregg Lindstrom grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Texas total runners left on base: 6 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 8
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Nellie Heathcott did not respond to coaching in control Valmy Thomas did not respond to coaching in control Ariel Vido improves in contact_vs_lefty Al Smith did not respond to coaching in control
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Rollie Alberts improves in control Ubaldo Kelleher did not respond to coaching in arm Jack Samuels improves in speed Rollie Alberts did not respond to coaching in velocity