Win: M.K. Flood (9-3) Loss: Joe Guiney (7-6)
Save: Smith Wilson (31)
Inning: 1 Texas Roy Gillenwater pitching. Bill Mercer grounds out to the second baseman. Dave Rico flies out to the left fielder. Alex Kahle grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Hank Key pitching. Charlie Aurilia singles to left field. John Darr grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Charlie Aurilia is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Ralph Davis flies out to the right fielder. Alex Rossman grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Texas Shinya Abe grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Joe Klumpp hits a home run. Carlos Klinger strikes out. Kenji Moriya hits an infield single to the shortstop. Dale Castleman pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Bernie Pott doubles to right field. Mickey Young hits a home run. Bernie Pott scores. Bill Stoviak strikes out. John Brown grounds out to the second baseman. Roy Gillenwater flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Texas Hank Key strikes out. Bill Mercer hits an infield single to the pitcher. Bill Mercer steals second. Dave Rico strikes out. Alex Kahle flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Charlie Aurilia grounds out to the shortstop. John Darr flies out to the center fielder. Ralph Davis grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Texas Shinya Abe singles to left field. Joe Klumpp doubles to right field. Shinya Abe uses his aggressiveness and scores. Carlos Klinger flies out to the center fielder. 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. Kenji Moriya flies out to the left fielder. Dale Castleman flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Alex Rossman grounds out to the shortstop. Bernie Pott grounds out to the third baseman. Mickey Young strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Texas Hank Key singles to center field. Bill Mercer singles to left field. Dave Rico flies out to the right fielder. Alex Kahle grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Bill Mercer is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Shinya Abe doubles to left field. Hank Key scores. Joe Klumpp walks. Carlos Klinger grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Bill Stoviak flies out to the left fielder. John Brown grounds out to the third baseman. Kitty Jackson is pinch hitting for Gordon Clark. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Kitty Jackson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Texas Norm Nixon pitching. Kenji Moriya grounds out to the third baseman. Dale Castleman singles to center field. Hank Key pops up a bunt to the pitcher. Dale Castleman is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Charlie Aurilia flies out to the left fielder. John Darr singles past the third baseman. Ralph Davis hits a home run. John Darr scores. Alex Rossman flies out to the center fielder. Bernie Pott grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Texas Bill Mercer triples. The defense is playing the infield in. Dave Rico grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Mercer scores. Alex Kahle grounds out to the shortstop. Shinya Abe walks. 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 grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Mickey Young grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Stoviak grounds out to the second baseman. John Brown strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Texas Carlos Klinger singles to right field. Johnny Meyer is pinch hitting for Kenji Moriya. Johnny Meyer strikes out. Carlos Klinger is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Dale Castleman singles to right field. Peter Forsch is pinch hitting for Hank Key. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Dale Castleman steals second. Peter Forsch grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay M.K. Flood pitching. Ding-Dong Bell enters the game as a defensive replacement for Johnny Meyer at C. Harry Bowman is pinch hitting for Ned Gregory. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Harry Bowman flies out to the left fielder. Charlie Aurilia singles to left field. Charlie Aurilia steals second. John Darr strikes out. Ralph Davis strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Texas Joe Guiney pitching. Bill Mercer flies out to the right fielder. Dave Rico grounds out to the shortstop. Alex Kahle reached on a 2-base throwing error by Alex Rossman. Shinya Abe singles to center field. Alex Kahle scores. Joe Klumpp flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Shinji Kawanichi enters the game as a defensive replacement for Carlos Klinger at 3B. Smith Wilson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Alex Rossman grounds out to the pitcher. Bernie Pott grounds out to the shortstop. Mickey Young singles to center field. Bill Stoviak grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Mickey Young is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Texas total runners LOB: 9 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 3
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Bill Lewis improves in velocity Enzo McDonald did not respond to coaching in control Mike Escobar improves in contact_vs_lefty Wib Kiley improves in contact_vs_lefty Jeff Schupp did not respond to coaching in speed Tom Miller did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Johnny Sullivan did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Artie Stovall did not respond to coaching in speed Johnny Sullivan did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Joe Mattis did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Bob Nolte did not respond to coaching in control Brent Kremers did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty