Win: Dick Brucker (1-0) Loss: Rob Gomez (1-2)
Save: Ozzie Matchick (10)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Scott Hoffman pitching. Eric Zerbe flies out to the left fielder. Buzz Moran grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Piniella grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Texas Livan Kuczek pitching. Stan Scheid strikes out. Bill Burton strikes out. Milt Smithton singles to right field. Julio Dorelle grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Mike Seeds strikes out. Mike Tejada walks. Mike Tejada steals second. Kyle Christopher singles to center field. Mike Tejada scores. Billy Gonzalez flies out to the center fielder. Cotton Billiard strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Texas Seth Pepper strikes out. Ross Barnes walks. Tommy Harrison grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Livan Kuczek strikes out. Eric Zerbe hits a home run. Buzz Moran flies out to the right fielder. Mike Piniella grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Texas Luis Gainey strikes out. Scott Hoffman doubles to right field. Stan Scheid triples. Scott Hoffman scores. Bill Burton strikes out. Milt Smithton strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Mike Seeds strikes out. Mike Tejada grounds out to the third baseman. Kyle Christopher singles to center field. Billy Gonzalez flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Texas Julio Dorelle singles to center field. Seth Pepper strikes out. Ross Barnes flies out to the center fielder. Tommy Harrison flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Cotton Billiard flies out to the center fielder. Livan Kuczek flies out to the center fielder. Eric Zerbe grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Texas Luis Gainey strikes out. Scott Hoffman flies out to the left fielder. Stan Scheid grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Buzz Moran walks. Mike Piniella singles to center field. Buzz Moran advances to third on the hit. Mike Seeds grounds out to the catcher. Mike Piniella advances to second on the play. Mike Tejada singles to left field. Buzz Moran scores. Mike Piniella scores. Kyle Christopher flies out to the center fielder. Billy Gonzalez grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Mike Tejada is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Texas Bill Burton singles to left field. Milt Smithton singles to center field. Julio Dorelle walks. Seth Pepper singles to left field. Bill Burton scores. Milt Smithton scores. Julio Dorelle advances to third on the hit. Ross Barnes flies out to the center fielder. Tommy Harrison flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Julio Dorelle scores. Luis Gainey flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Ed Royer comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Cotton Billiard singles to right field. Billy Smith is pinch hitting for Livan Kuczek. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Billy Smith singles to left field. Cotton Billiard advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the corners in. Eric Zerbe flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Cotton Billiard scores. Paddy Shields comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Billy Smith is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Buzz Moran flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Texas Pete Gladu pitching. Nelson Aparicio is pinch hitting for Paddy Shields. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Nelson Aparicio singles to right field. Nelson Aparicio is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Stan Scheid flies out to the right fielder. Bill Burton doubles to right field. Milt Smithton walks. Julio Dorelle singles to center field. Bill Burton scores. Milt Smithton advances to third on the hit. Yoshitake Miyamoto comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Julio Dorelle steals second. Seth Pepper hits an infield single to the shortstop. Milt Smithton scores. Ross Barnes walks. Tommy Harrison walks. Julio Dorelle scores. Luis Gainey grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Kansas City Glen Kelley pitching. Mike Piniella singles to right field. Mike Seeds doubles to left field. Mike Piniella uses his aggressiveness and scores. Rudy Loiselle comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mike Tejada strikes out. Kyle Christopher strikes out. Billy Gonzalez doubles to center field. Mike Seeds scores. Cotton Billiard bunts for a base hit. Johnnie Thompson is pinch hitting for Yoshitake Miyamoto. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Johnnie Thompson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Texas Dick Brucker pitching. Mike Leach is pinch hitting for Rudy Loiselle. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Mike Leach flies out to the center fielder. Stan Scheid is hit by a pitch. Stan Scheid is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Bill Burton walks. Milt Smithton strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Rob Gomez pitching. Eric Zerbe strikes out. Buzz Moran walks. Mike Piniella flies out to the left fielder. Buzz Moran is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Texas Julio Dorelle pops out to the pitcher. Seth Pepper lines out to the third baseman. Ross Barnes grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Kansas City Mike Seeds grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Tejada is hit by a pitch. Kyle Christopher singles to left field. Billy Gonzalez grounds out to the third baseman. Mike Tejada advances to third on the play. Kyle Christopher advances to second on the play. Cotton Billiard singles past the third baseman. Mike Tejada scores. Paul Harris is pinch hitting for Dick Brucker. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Paul Harris pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 10 Texas Ozzie Matchick pitching. Tommy Harrison flies out to the left fielder. Luis Gainey singles to center field. Luis Gainey is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Rob Gomez walks. Stan Scheid singles past the first baseman. Bill Burton strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Kansas City total runners LOB: 7 Texas total runners LOB: 10
Batting:2B - Mike Seeds (1), Billy Gonzalez (1).HR - Eric Zerbe (6).SF - Eric Zerbe.HBP - Mike Tejada (1). Baserunning: SB - Mike Tejada (4).CS - Buzz Moran (4), Billy Smith (2).
Batting:2B - Bill Burton (4), Scott Hoffman (1).3B - Stan Scheid (3).SF - Tommy Harrison.GIDP - Tommy Harrison.HBP - Stan Scheid (1). Baserunning: SB - Julio Dorelle (14).CS - Stan Scheid (5), Luis Gainey (2), Nelson Aparicio (2).
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Ken Sylvester improves in range Jim Lemaster improves in power_vs_righty Ken Sylvester improves in power_vs_righty Jim Reich did not respond to coaching in control Kentaro Machida improves in RF
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Amos Denny did not respond to coaching in velocity Hank Eversgard did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Amos Denny improves in velocity Lefty Mickens did not respond to coaching in endurance David Ahearne did not respond to coaching in CF