Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Sammy Colbert pitching. Bud Platte grounds out to the third baseman. Dick Hayworth grounds out to the shortstop. Steve Wise singles to center field. Sparky Nunez flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Texas Ken Onion pitching. Gregg Lindstrom grounds out to the second baseman. Charlie Slaughter hits a home run. Brook Simmons flies out to the left fielder. Al McBean is hit by a pitch. Tex Warden flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Jody Grace singles to center field. Mike Doyle grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jody Grace advances to second on the play. Alan Selkirk singles to center field. Alan Selkirk is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). John Balboni grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Texas Erik Wilson flies out to the left fielder. Greg York strikes out. Eli Schoen strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Ken Onion grounds out to the third baseman. Bud Platte strikes out. Dick Hayworth walks. Dick Hayworth is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Texas Sammy Colbert strikes out. Gregg Lindstrom singles to right field. Charlie Slaughter singles to right field. Brook Simmons walks. Al McBean strikes out. Tex Warden flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Steve Wise walks. Sparky Nunez strikes out. Jody Grace reached on a 2-base throwing error by Charlie Slaughter. Mike Doyle grounds out to the third baseman. Steve Wise scores. Jody Grace advances to third on the play. Alan Selkirk flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Texas Erik Wilson singles to right field. Greg York strikes out. Eli Schoen strikes out. Sammy Colbert grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay John Balboni flies out to the left fielder. Ken Onion flies out to the left fielder. Bud Platte flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Texas Gregg Lindstrom flies out to the center fielder. Charlie Slaughter hits a home run. Brook Simmons flies out to the left fielder. Al McBean strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Dick Hayworth pops out to the shortstop. Steve Wise grounds out to the second baseman. Sparky Nunez flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Texas Tex Warden strikes out. Erik Wilson grounds out to the third baseman. Greg York singles to right field. Eli Schoen flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Jody Grace doubles to center field. Mike Doyle strikes out. Alan Selkirk grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jody Grace advances to third on the play. Larry Drews comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 3rd. John Balboni singles to right field. Jody Grace scores. Ken Onion grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Texas Larry Drews grounds out to the shortstop. Gregg Lindstrom walks. Charlie Slaughter singles to right field. Gregg Lindstrom advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the corners in. Brook Simmons is hit by a pitch. The defense is playing the corners in. Milt Raggio comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Al McBean doubles past the center fielder. Gregg Lindstrom scores. Charlie Slaughter scores. Brook Simmons uses his aggressiveness and scores. Tex Warden flies out to the center fielder. Erik Wilson grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Bud Platte pops out to the third baseman. Dick Hayworth grounds out to the third baseman. Steve Wise strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Texas Toshiaki Imanishi is pinch hitting for Greg York. Toshiaki Imanishi walks. Eli Schoen grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Chucho Bergman is pinch hitting for Larry Drews. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Chucho Bergman flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Hack Ankiel pitching. Lu Esasky enters the game as a defensive replacement for Toshiaki Imanishi at CF. Sparky Nunez hits a home run. Jody Grace singles to right field. Mike Doyle walks. Alan Selkirk singles to center field. Jody Grace scores. Mike Doyle advances to third on the hit. Mark Baldwin comes in from the bullpen to pitch. John Balboni grounds out to the third baseman. Mike Doyle scores. Alan Selkirk advances to second on the play. Bobby Bales is pinch hitting for Milt Raggio. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Alan Selkirk steals third. Bobby Bales grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Alan Selkirk scores. Bud Platte singles to left field. Dick Hayworth strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Texas Sparky Fortune pitching. Gregg Lindstrom grounds out to the second baseman. Charlie Slaughter pops out to the shortstop. Brook Simmons hits a home run. Al McBean singles to right field. Roy Durham is pinch running for Al McBean on 1st base. Tex Warden grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Roy Durham is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Tampa Bay Will Franklin enters the game as a defensive replacement for Roy Durham at 1B. Steve Wise singles to left field. Steve Wise steals second. Sparky Nunez strikes out. Jody Grace grounds out to the third baseman. Mike Doyle strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Texas Billy Axis comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Erik Wilson singles to left field. Lu Esasky strikes out. Erik Wilson steals second. Eli Schoen grounds out to the shortstop. Dick Hershiser is pinch hitting for Mark Baldwin. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Dick Hershiser walks. Gregg Lindstrom strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 11 Tampa Bay Dick Smith pitching. Alan Selkirk flies out to the right fielder. John Balboni strikes out. Gene Johnson is pinch hitting for Billy Axis. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Gene Johnson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 11 Texas Jimmy Adams pitching. Charlie Slaughter grounds out to the shortstop. Brook Simmons strikes out. Will Franklin grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 12 Tampa Bay Bud Platte grounds out to the pitcher. Dick Hayworth singles to left field. Steve Wise flies out to the left fielder. Sparky Nunez grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 12 Texas Tex Warden singles to left field. Erik Wilson singles to right field. Tex Warden advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the infield in. Lu Esasky singles to center field. Tex Warden scores. Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 7 Texas total runners left on base: 10
Batting:2B - Al McBean (25).HR - Charlie Slaughter 2 (11), Brook Simmons (11).GIDP - Eli Schoen.HBP - Brook Simmons (3), Al McBean (4). Baserunning: SB - Erik Wilson (18). Fielding: E - Charlie Slaughter.
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Joe Spurgeon did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty George Leach did not respond to coaching in velocity Rollie Alberts did not respond to coaching in velocity Jack Samuels improves in range
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Greg Edmonson did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Jack McDermott did not respond to coaching in velocity Red Lutz did not respond to coaching in control Grover Albosta did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty