Win: Armando Sabo (3-0) Loss: Erik Pena Jr (1-2)
Save: Dan Wilcox (5)
Inning: 1 Toronto Armando Sabo pitching. Tommy Storie walks. Greg Wiggins strikes out. Dean Womack strikes out. Vance Spencer grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Tommy Storie is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Texas Erik Pena Jr pitching. Tom Moskiman strikes out. Rob Shank strikes out. Bob Scherman hits an infield single to the second baseman. Bob Scherman steals second. Johnny Roe grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Toronto Rusty Medina strikes out. Zeke Ratliff lines out to the shortstop. Dan Klaus singles to left field. Juan Kinslow flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Texas Johnny Bell walks. Orlando Plodinec strikes out. Stevie Johnsons singles to right field. Johnny Bell advances to third on the hit. Stevie Johnsons steals second. Francisco Fishburn flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Johnny Bell scores. Armando Sabo strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Toronto Erik Pena Jr strikes out. Tommy Storie lines out to the second baseman. Greg Wiggins singles to center field. Dean Womack strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Texas Tom Moskiman grounds out to the catcher - great play by the catcher to prevent a single! Rob Shank singles to center field. Rob Shank is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Bob Scherman flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Toronto Vance Spencer grounds out to the shortstop. Rusty Medina flies out to the left fielder. Zeke Ratliff pops out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Texas Johnny Roe flies out to the center fielder. Johnny Bell strikes out. Orlando Plodinec grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Toronto Dan Klaus strikes out. Juan Kinslow grounds out to the shortstop. Erik Pena Jr strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Texas Stevie Johnsons strikes out. Francisco Fishburn grounds out to the shortstop. Armando Sabo flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Toronto Tommy Storie pops out to the catcher. Greg Wiggins grounds out to the shortstop. Dean Womack walks. Vance Spencer grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Dean Womack is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Texas Tom Moskiman pops out to the first baseman. Rob Shank walks. Bob Scherman hits a home run. Rob Shank scores. Johnny Roe grounds out to the shortstop. Johnny Bell grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Toronto Rusty Medina strikes out. Zeke Ratliff strikes out. Dan Klaus grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Texas Orlando Plodinec grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Stevie Johnsons singles to center field. Ralph Hayes comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Francisco Fishburn walks. Armando Sabo lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Tom Moskiman flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Toronto Juan Kinslow strikes out. Ken Keenan is pinch hitting for Ralph Hayes. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Ken Keenan walks. Tommy Storie singles to center field. Ken Keenan aggressively advances to third on the hit. Dan Wilcox 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. Greg Wiggins flies out to the center fielder. Dean Womack grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Texas Giomar Lawrence pitching. Rob Shank pops out to the second baseman. Bob Scherman strikes out. Johnny Roe walks. Johnny Bell grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Toronto Vance Spencer grounds out to the second baseman. Rusty Medina flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Zeke Ratliff strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Toronto total runners left on base: 6 Texas total runners left on base: 5
Game Notes Ralph Hayes is injured and is expected to be out 33 days.
Toronto Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: March Sember improves in range Darren Garland did not respond to coaching in range Soup Taylor improves in contact_vs_lefty Barry Tate did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Jeff Torres improves in power_vs_righty J.D Harris improves in arm
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Vince Clark did not respond to coaching in arm Ed Freehan did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty George Davis improves in velocity Mikey Murphy did not respond to coaching in velocity Dick Comiskey improves in arm Freddie Doyle improves in range Ed Freehan did not respond to coaching in 3B