Win: Al Morris (8-5) Loss: Wilbur Leonard (9-5)
Save: Keisuke Sakai (15)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Wilbur Leonard pitching. Bill Draper walks. Bill Draper steals second. Shigeo Ube singles to left field. Bill Draper scores. Joe Inks flies out to the center fielder. Rusty Christopher singles to center field. Shigeo Ube is out trying to steal third. Rusty Christopher steals second. Rudy Rondon strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Texas Al Morris pitching. Ivy Lamont strikes out. Al Mullen grounds out to the shortstop. Chico Lahoud flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Milt Zauchin grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jose Sarcona singles to left field. Jose Sarcona gets picked off first. Art Mota walks. Al Morris strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Texas Bernie Aguirre singles to center field. Ryota Ohno grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Charlie Brown flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Bill Draper strikes out. Shigeo Ube doubles to left field. Joe Inks flies out to the left fielder. Rusty Christopher grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Texas Snapper Hafey pops out to the first baseman. Tomokazu Wakatabe singles to right field. Wilbur Leonard lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Ivy Lamont grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Rudy Rondon grounds out to the pitcher. Milt Zauchin strikes out. Jose Sarcona reached on a 2-base throwing error by Snapper Hafey. Art Mota strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Texas Al Mullen singles to center field. Chico Lahoud walks. Bernie Aguirre singles to center field. Al Mullen scores. Ryota Ohno pops out to the third baseman. Charlie Brown strikes out. Snapper Hafey strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Al Morris singles to right field. Bill Draper flies out to the center fielder. Shigeo Ube doubles to center field. Joe Inks strikes out. Rusty Christopher grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Texas Tomokazu Wakatabe triples. Wilbur Leonard grounds out to the shortstop. Tomokazu Wakatabe scores. Ivy Lamont singles to center field. Al Mullen walks. Chico Lahoud grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Al Mullen is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Bernie Aguirre grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Rudy Rondon grounds out to the second baseman. Milt Zauchin walks. Jose Sarcona walks. Art Mota strikes out. Al Morris lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Texas Ryota Ohno grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Charlie Brown flies out to the left fielder. Snapper Hafey strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Bill Draper walks. Shigeo Ube walks. Joe Inks grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Draper advances to third on the play. Shigeo Ube advances to second on the play. Rusty Christopher grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Rudy Rondon doubles to center field. Bill Draper scores. Shigeo Ube scores. Lou Manzanillo comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Milt Zauchin hits a home run. Rudy Rondon scores. Jose Sarcona singles to left field. Art Mota grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Texas Syd House enters the game as a defensive replacement for Joe Inks at SS. Tomokazu Wakatabe hits a home run. Ernie Morris is pinch hitting for Lou Manzanillo. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Ernie Morris strikes out. Ivy Lamont singles to center field. Al Mullen grounds into a force play to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Ivy Lamont is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Chico Lahoud grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Juan Moore pitching. John Batch is pinch hitting for Al Morris. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. John Batch singles to left field. Bill Draper flies out to the left fielder. Shigeo Ube singles to center field. Syd House grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Texas Larry Spriggs pitching. Bernie Aguirre singles to left field. Ryota Ohno strikes out. Charlie Brown pops out to the shortstop. Bernie Aguirre steals second. Art Mota throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Snapper Hafey strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Rusty Christopher walks. Rudy Rondon strikes out. Rusty Christopher is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Milt Zauchin grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Texas Keisuke Sakai comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Tomokazu Wakatabe reached on a 2-base throwing error by Rusty Christopher. Alex Stone is pinch hitting for Juan Moore. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Alex Stone grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tomokazu Wakatabe advances to third on the play. Ivy Lamont singles to right field. Tomokazu Wakatabe scores. Al Mullen flies out to the right fielder. Chico Lahoud strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 10 Texas total runners LOB: 8
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: A Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Cal Pickett did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Bill Rohde did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Elmer Little did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Cal Pickett improves in speed Hardy Washburn did not respond to coaching in SS
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: A+ Batter Mentor Grade: A+ Improvements: Herm Lyons improves in speed Waddy Alvarez improves in power_vs_lefty John Seelbach improves in arm Dave Roque did not respond to coaching in speed John Seelbach improves in 3B