Win: Mason Wetzel (2-0) Loss: George Alexander (0-3)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay George Alexander pitching. Grant Pendleton walks. Cleo Humphries strikes out. Harry Dowd lines out to the first baseman. Marshall Gilmer walks. Charlie Green triples. Grant Pendleton scores. Marshall Gilmer scores. Felix Klinger flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Texas Mason Wetzel pitching. Casey Doty strikes out. Joe Altrock grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Bob Brusstar grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Kei Tsukiyama flies out to the right fielder. J.D. Parnell grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mason Wetzel singles to center field. Grant Pendleton walks. Cleo Humphries grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Grant Pendleton is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Texas Mark Murray lines out to the second baseman. Howard Jackson singles to right field. Charlie Grace grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Howard Jackson advances to second on the play. Steve Harder pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Harry Dowd singles to left field. Harry Dowd steals second. Marshall Gilmer grounds out to the second baseman. Harry Dowd advances to third on the play. Charlie Green walks. Felix Klinger grounds out to the third baseman. Harry Dowd scores. Charlie Green advances to second on the play. Buck Anderson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Kei Tsukiyama flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Texas Denny Giel hits an infield single to the pitcher. Buck Anderson lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, Denny Giel forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Casey Doty flies out to the left fielder. Joe Altrock grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Buck Anderson is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay J.D. Parnell flies out to the left fielder. Mason Wetzel strikes out. Grant Pendleton flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Texas Bob Brusstar flies out to the center fielder. Mark Murray grounds out to the third baseman. Howard Jackson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Cleo Humphries flies out to the left fielder. Harry Dowd walks. Marshall Gilmer walks. Charlie Green hits a home run. Harry Dowd scores. Marshall Gilmer scores. Felix Klinger strikes out. Kei Tsukiyama grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Texas Charlie Grace grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Steve Harder singles to left field. Denny Giel grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Steve Harder advances to second on the play. Buck Anderson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay J.D. Parnell grounds out to the second baseman. Mason Wetzel grounds out to the shortstop. Grant Pendleton singles to right field. Cleo Humphries singles to right field. Grant Pendleton advances to third on the hit. Harry Dowd singles to left field. Grant Pendleton scores. Marshall Gilmer flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Texas Casey Doty grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Altrock singles to center field. Bob Brusstar walks. Mark Murray walks. Logan Mercer 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. Howard Jackson strikes out. Charlie Grace strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Charlie Green hits a home run. Felix Klinger grounds out to the shortstop. Kei Tsukiyama flies out to the left fielder. Chet Cooper is pinch hitting for J.D. Parnell. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Chet Cooper flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Texas Jack Carmichael is pinch hitting for Steve Harder. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jack Carmichael grounds out to the third baseman. Denny Giel grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Charlie Cox is pinch hitting for Buck Anderson. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is pulled because he is getting hammered (Relief pitcher has given up 5 or more earned runs, he is tired, and the team is losing Charlie Cox flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Don Capra pitching. Jefferson Berkeley is pinch hitting for Logan Mercer. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 5 inning. Jefferson Berkeley walks. Grant Pendleton singles to center field. Jefferson Berkeley advances to third on the hit. Cleo Humphries doubles to left field. Jefferson Berkeley scores. Grant Pendleton uses his aggressiveness and scores. Harry Dowd strikes out. Marshall Gilmer grounds out to the shortstop. Charlie Green grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Texas Randolph Wood pitching. Casey Doty singles to left field. Joe Altrock grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Casey Doty advances to second on the play. Bob Brusstar singles to center field. Mark Murray grounds out to the second baseman. Casey Doty scores. Bob Brusstar advances to second on the play. Howard Jackson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Felix Klinger grounds out to the pitcher. Kei Tsukiyama strikes out. Chet Cooper grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Texas Charlie Grace walks. Jack Carmichael grounds out to the third baseman. Charlie Grace advances to second on the play. Denny Giel hits an infield single to the shortstop. Frank Fisher is pinch hitting for Don Capra. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Frank Fisher strikes out. Casey Doty walks. Joe Altrock singles in front of the center fielder. Charlie Grace scores. Denny Giel scores. Bob Brusstar strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 7 Texas total runners LOB: 9
Game Notes Charlie Green is injured and is expected to be out 21 days.
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Tommy Nixon did not respond to coaching in velocity Ted Clark did not respond to coaching in velocity Ted Clark did not respond to coaching in velocity Joe Judy improves in power_vs_lefty Hank Puleo did not respond to coaching in RF
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Alex Napoleon improves in control Jack Batts did not respond to coaching in velocity Ross Durham did not respond to coaching in velocity Chet Petry did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty