Inning: 1 Texas Pat Loudell pitching. Butch Casey singles past the first baseman. Whitey Lansing strikes out. Rod Dyer strikes out. Danny Alcantara singles to left field. Butch Casey advances to third on the hit. Rip Merullo strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 New York Jeff Pfeffer pitching. Brandon Nimmo singles to right field. Dave Mulliniks walks. Paul Smith singles to right field. Brandon Nimmo is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Dave Mulliniks advances to third on the play. Hank Smith pops out to the shortstop. Lefty Bocek flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Texas Dutch Thomasson strikes out. Moxie Allen grounds out to the second baseman. Claude Martin singles to left field. Jeff Pfeffer lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 New York Al Schlitzer pops out to the third baseman. Bob Yerkes strikes out. Greg Cowley strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Texas Butch Casey flies out to the right fielder. Whitey Lansing grounds out to the third baseman. Rod Dyer pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 New York Pat Loudell strikes out. Brandon Nimmo grounds out to the second baseman. Dave Mulliniks pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Texas Danny Alcantara grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Rip Merullo grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dutch Thomasson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 New York Paul Smith pops out to the second baseman. Hank Smith flies out to the right fielder. Lefty Bocek singles to right field. Lefty Bocek steals second. Al Schlitzer flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Texas Moxie Allen reached on a 2-base throwing error by Greg Cowley. Claude Martin strikes out. Jesus Harris is pinch hitting for Jeff Pfeffer. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Jesus Harris doubles to center field. Moxie Allen scores. Butch Casey walks. Jesus Harris steals third. Butch Casey is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Whitey Lansing grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 New York Pete Garibaldi pitching. Bob Yerkes strikes out. Greg Cowley singles to right field. Pat Loudell lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Brandon Nimmo grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Texas Rod Dyer walks. Danny Alcantara flies out to the left fielder. Rod Dyer is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Rip Merullo grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 New York Dave Mulliniks bunts for a base hit. Dave Mulliniks steals second. Paul Smith flies out to the center fielder. Hank Smith walks. Lefty Bocek grounds out to the shortstop. Dave Mulliniks advances to third on the play. Hank Smith advances to second on the play. Al Schlitzer walks. Bob Yerkes hits an infield single to the shortstop. Dave Mulliniks scores. Greg Cowley grounds into a fielders choice to the first baseman. Hank Smith is out at home. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Texas Dutch Thomasson singles to center field. Moxie Allen singles past the third baseman. Claude Martin flies out to the center fielder. Frank Bogart is pinch hitting for Pete Garibaldi. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Frank Bogart singles to center field. The defense is playing the corners in. Butch Casey pops out to the second baseman. Whitey Lansing flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 New York Chick Rusch pitching. Pat Loudell flies out to the left fielder. Brandon Nimmo grounds out to the pitcher. Dave Mulliniks singles to center field. Dave Mulliniks steals second. Paul Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Texas Rod Dyer grounds out to the second baseman. Danny Alcantara strikes out. Rip Merullo hits a home run. Dutch Thomasson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 New York Joe Eaton enters the game as a defensive replacement for Dutch Thomasson at CF. Hank Smith walks. Lefty Bocek pops out to the shortstop. Hank Smith steals second. Al Schlitzer flies out to the left fielder. Bob Yerkes singles to center field. Hank Smith scores. Bob Yerkes steals second. Greg Cowley walks. George Gonzales 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. Pat Loudell flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Texas Moxie Allen singles to right field. Jack Smith comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Claude Martin grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Moxie Allen is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Matt Kirkpatrick is pinch hitting for George Gonzales. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Mike Carpenter is pinch running for Claude Martin on 1st base. Matt Kirkpatrick strikes out. Butch Casey flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 New York Bill Johnstone pitching. Brandon Nimmo singles to left field. Brandon Nimmo steals second. Brandon Nimmo steals third. The defense is playing the infield in. Dave Mulliniks flies out to the right fielder. The defense is playing the infield in. Paul Smith singles to center field. Brandon Nimmo scores. Texas total runners left on base: 8 New York total runners left on base: 10
Game Notes Claude Martin is injured and is expected to be out 23 days.
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Gordon Henderson improves in contact_vs_righty Tom Weekly improves in range John Bando improves in control Gordon Henderson improves in contact_vs_righty Jack K Terry did not respond to coaching in 3B
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Bill Young improves in range Ty Pickering improves in arm Jim Manning did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Leon Mahoney did not respond to coaching in arm