Win: Eric McAuley (14-11) Loss: Doug Dalton (10-11)
Save: Dave Viox (42)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Eric McAuley pitching. Jim Cordova triples. Gail Whisenant strikes out. Ivan Johnson grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Cordova scores. Gary Juster singles past the third baseman. Rolando Torriente singles to left field. Al Bulling lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Texas Doug Dalton pitching. Bill Wilborn strikes out. Doe Hermanski grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Herb Durst flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Rich Weiss grounds out to the shortstop. George Brett pops out to the second baseman. Doug Dalton pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Texas Mack McGrew strikes out. Angelo Poffo singles to right field. Randy Thompson strikes out. Clarence Kozar grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Angelo Poffo is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Jim Cordova grounds out to the second baseman. Gail Whisenant walks. Ivan Johnson flies out to the center fielder. Gary Juster doubles to center field. Gail Whisenant uses his aggressiveness and scores. Gary Juster steals third. Rolando Torriente grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Texas Eric Daley singles to center field. Eric McAuley lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Bill Wilborn flies out to the left fielder. Doe Hermanski grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Al Bulling grounds out to the second baseman. Rich Weiss grounds out to the shortstop. George Brett strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Texas Herb Durst doubles to left field. Mack McGrew strikes out. Angelo Poffo walks. Randy Thompson strikes out. Clarence Kozar singles to center field. Herb Durst scores. Passed ball. Angelo Poffo advances to third. Clarence Kozar advances to second. Eric Daley grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Kansas City Doug Dalton flies out to the right fielder. Jim Cordova grounds out to the third baseman. Gail Whisenant singles to left field. Ivan Johnson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Texas Eric McAuley grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Wilborn grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Doe Hermanski singles to right field. Doe Hermanski is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Gary Juster grounds out to the second baseman. Rolando Torriente walks. Al Bulling walks. Rich Weiss flies out to the center fielder. George Brett strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Texas Herb Durst hits a home run. Mack McGrew singles to left field. Angelo Poffo walks. Randy Thompson strikes out. Clarence Kozar flies out to the center fielder. Eric Daley hits a home run. Mack McGrew scores. Angelo Poffo scores. Tsutomu Miyamoto comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tom Spahn is pinch hitting for Eric McAuley. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Tom Spahn flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Joe Robertson pitching. Dave Adams is pinch hitting for Tsutomu Miyamoto. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Dave Adams walks. Jim Cordova flies out to the center fielder. Gail Whisenant strikes out. Ivan Johnson pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Texas Bill Goodwin pitching. Bill Wilborn singles to left field. Doe Hermanski walks. Herb Durst singles to center field. Bill Wilborn scores. Mack McGrew pops out to the second baseman. Angelo Poffo flies out to the right fielder. Randy Thompson flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Kansas City Gary Juster walks. Rolando Torriente strikes out. Al Bulling reached on a fielding error by Randy Thompson. Rich Weiss singles to center field. Gary Juster scores. Al Bulling advances to third on the hit. George Brett lines out to the third baseman. Bob Chaplin is pinch hitting for Bill Goodwin. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Bob Chaplin grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Texas Clancey pitching. Clarence Kozar walks. Eric Daley flies out to the left fielder. Kurt Huisman is pinch hitting for Joe Robertson. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Kurt Huisman grounds out to the pitcher. Clarence Kozar advances to second on the play. Bill Wilborn flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Dave Viox pitching. Jim Cordova doubles to left field. Gail Whisenant singles to center field. Jim Cordova scores. Ivan Johnson grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Gary Juster grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Kansas City total runners left on base: 9 Texas total runners left on base: 7
Game Notes Jim Cordova is injured and is expected to be out 21 days.
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Dan Holke did not respond to coaching in control Bruce Taylor improves in range Chuck Sullivan did not respond to coaching in range
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Robert Lennon did not respond to coaching in velocity Joe Fernandez did not respond to coaching in velocity Allan Campbell improves in contact_vs_lefty