Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Pinch Gross pitching. Bill Draper pops out to the catcher. Shigeo Ube hits a home run. Joe Inks grounds out to the second baseman. Rusty Christopher strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Texas Steve Chance pitching. Alex Stone is hit by a pitch. Chico Lahoud strikes out. Bernie Aguirre pops out to the second baseman. Masaaki Yamada walks. Ryota Ohno grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Masaaki Yamada is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Rudy Rondon hits a home run. Milt Zauchin lines out to the shortstop. Jose Sarcona grounds out to the shortstop. Dan Bass walks. Steve Chance grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Dan Bass is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Texas Ivy Lamont grounds out to the shortstop. Fred Orsatti grounds out to the shortstop. Al Mullen grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Bill Draper grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Shigeo Ube grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Inks flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Texas Pinch Gross strikes out. Alex Stone strikes out. Chico Lahoud strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Rusty Christopher grounds out to the second baseman. Rudy Rondon singles to center field. Milt Zauchin walks. Jose Sarcona grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Milt Zauchin is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Dan Bass flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Texas Bernie Aguirre walks. Bernie Aguirre is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Masaaki Yamada singles past the second baseman. Ryota Ohno flies out to the right fielder. Ivy Lamont singles to right field. Fred Orsatti singles to right field. Al Mullen strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Steve Chance strikes out. Bill Draper grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Shigeo Ube grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Texas Pinch Gross flies out to the center fielder. Alex Stone walks. Chico Lahoud strikes out. Bernie Aguirre doubles to right field. Masaaki Yamada lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Joe Inks grounds out to the shortstop. Rusty Christopher hits a home run. Rudy Rondon singles to center field. Milt Zauchin strikes out. Jose Sarcona singles to center field. Dan Bass walks. Steve Chance pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Texas Ryota Ohno grounds out to the second baseman. Ivy Lamont strikes out. Fred Orsatti singles past the third baseman. Al Mullen grounds into a force play to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Fred Orsatti is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Bill Draper singles to left field. Shigeo Ube flies out to the center fielder. Bill Draper steals second. Joe Inks grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bill Draper advances to third on the play. Rusty Christopher flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Texas Syd House enters the game as a defensive replacement for Joe Inks at SS. Pinch Gross strikes out. Alex Stone grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Chico Lahoud is hit by a pitch. Bernie Aguirre triples. Chico Lahoud scores. Larry Spriggs 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. Masaaki Yamada strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Rudy Rondon flies out to the center fielder. Milt Zauchin flies out to the center fielder. Jose Sarcona grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Texas Ryota Ohno strikes out. Ivy Lamont hits a home run. Fred Orsatti grounds out to the third baseman. Al Mullen singles to right field. Charlie Brown is pinch hitting for Pinch Gross. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Charlie Brown doubles to right field. Al Mullen uses his aggressiveness and scores. Spike Harshman comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Alex Stone flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Ed Robinson pitching. Dan Bass grounds out to the third baseman. John Batch is pinch hitting for Spike Harshman. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. John Batch strikes out. Bill Draper is hit by a pitch. Shigeo Ube flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Texas Keisuke Sakai pitching. Chico Lahoud singles to center field. Bernie Aguirre flies out to the center fielder. Masaaki Yamada pops out to the pitcher. Ryota Ohno singles to left field. Ivy Lamont strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 10 Tampa Bay Syd House singles to center field. Syd House steals second. Rusty Christopher pops out to the shortstop. Rudy Rondon walks. Milt Zauchin flies out to the right fielder. Jose Sarcona strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 10 Texas Fred Orsatti singles past the shortstop. John Fuhr is pinch running for Fred Orsatti on 1st base. Al Mullen flies out to the right fielder. Earl Zuverink is pinch hitting for Ed Robinson. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. John Fuhr steals second. Earl Zuverink pops out to the catcher. Alex Stone flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 11 Tampa Bay Mike Witt pitching. Tomokazu Wakatabe enters the game as a defensive replacement for John Fuhr at C. Dan Bass doubles to center field. Roy Spencer is pinch hitting for Keisuke Sakai. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Roy Spencer grounds out to the second baseman. Dan Bass advances to third on the play. Bill Draper grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dan Bass scores. Shigeo Ube doubles to center field. Syd House grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 11 Texas Guillermo Hennessey pitching. Chico Lahoud doubles to left field. Bernie Aguirre strikes out. Masaaki Yamada grounds out to the second baseman. Chico Lahoud advances to third on the play. Ryota Ohno grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 11 Texas total runners LOB: 14
Game Notes Steve Chance is injured and is expected to be out 14 days.
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: A+ Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Terry Russell did not respond to coaching in velocity Elmer Little improves in contact_vs_righty Van Gibson improves in range Charlie Ostrowski did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Hardy Washburn did not respond to coaching in SS
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: A Batter Mentor Grade: A+ Improvements: John Seelbach improves in contact_vs_righty John Seelbach did not respond to coaching in speed Bob Engle did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Bris Davis did not respond to coaching in control John Seelbach did not respond to coaching in 3B