Win: Will Chalmers (9-7) Loss: Mike Sorrells (11-7)
Save: Pete McCabe (16)
Inning: 1 Texas Mike Sorrells pitching. Jayson Miller flies out to the center fielder. Walton Wayde singles to left field. Eiichi Okamoto reached on a 2-base throwing error by Leroy Anchor. John Humphreys flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Walton Wayde scores. Terry Ball flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Kansas City Javier Marques pitching. Leroy Anchor strikes out. Jim Decker grounds out to the second baseman. Jethro Bodine singles to left field. Jethro Bodine is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Texas Rusney Pupo singles to center field. Derek Theiss singles to center field. Rusney Pupo advances to third on the hit. Derek Theiss is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Jake Lonnett grounds out to the shortstop. Rusney Pupo scores. Javier Marques flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Joe Bottarini hits an infield single to the third baseman. Joe Bottarini steals second. Topper Carney grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Joe Bottarini advances to third on the play. Jim Henriksen singles to right field. Joe Bottarini scores. Mark Cooke flies out to the right fielder. Taylor Rook strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Texas Jayson Miller singles to right field. Walton Wayde grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Jayson Miller is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Walton Wayde steals second. Eiichi Okamoto grounds out to the second baseman. Walton Wayde advances to third on the play. John Humphreys flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Mike Sorrells strikes out. Leroy Anchor grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Decker grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Texas Terry Ball strikes out. Rusney Pupo flies out to the right fielder. Derek Theiss singles past the shortstop. Derek Theiss steals second. Jake Lonnett singles to center field. Derek Theiss scores. Javier Marques strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Jethro Bodine grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Bottarini hits a home run. Topper Carney walks. Topper Carney gets picked off first. Jim Henriksen pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Texas Jayson Miller strikes out. Walton Wayde pops out to the second baseman. Eiichi Okamoto strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Mark Cooke singles to center field. Taylor Rook walks. Mike Sorrells lays down a bunt. He is safe at first. Runners advance. Leroy Anchor grounds out to the shortstop. Mark Cooke scores. Taylor Rook advances to third on the play. Mike Sorrells advances to second on the play. Jim Decker bunts for a base hit. Taylor Rook scores. Jethro Bodine grounds out to the pitcher. Jim Decker advances to second on the play. Joe Bottarini walks. Tim Hardy comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Topper Carney strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Texas John Humphreys strikes out. Terry Ball grounds out to the shortstop. Rusney Pupo grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Jim Henriksen strikes out. Mark Cooke grounds out to the third baseman. Taylor Rook grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Texas Derek Theiss strikes out. Jake Lonnett strikes out. Dennis Doyle is pinch hitting for Tim Hardy. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Dennis Doyle flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Will Chalmers pitching. Mike Sorrells grounds out to the third baseman. Leroy Anchor lines out to the first baseman. Jim Decker pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Texas Jayson Miller walks. Walton Wayde pops out to the first baseman. Eiichi Okamoto walks. John Humphreys grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jayson Miller advances to third on the play. Eiichi Okamoto advances to second on the play. Terry Ball triples. Jayson Miller scores. Eiichi Okamoto scores. Andy Niekro comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Rusney Pupo grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Jethro Bodine flies out to the left fielder. Joe Bottarini flies out to the right fielder. Topper Carney grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Texas Derek Theiss grounds out to the shortstop. Jake Lonnett singles in front of the center fielder. Jay Jones is pinch hitting for Will Chalmers. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jay Jones flies out to the right fielder. Jake Lonnett is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Pete McCabe pitching. Jim Henriksen walks. Mark Cooke flies out to the left fielder. Taylor Rook walks. Jose Serrano is pinch hitting for Andy Niekro. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Jose Serrano grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Henriksen advances to third on the play. Taylor Rook advances to second on the play. Leroy Anchor grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Texas total runners LOB: 4 Kansas City total runners LOB: 6
Game Notes Mike Sorrells is injured and is expected to be out 20 days.
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Red Taylor did not respond to coaching in velocity Red Taylor improves in velocity Joe White did not respond to coaching in control Sam Fahey did not respond to coaching in speed Masao Fukuzawa did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Al Batiste did not respond to coaching in velocity Art Nevers did not respond to coaching in 1B
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: John Rodgers improves in power_vs_lefty Ned Saucier did not respond to coaching in velocity Red Ford did not respond to coaching in control Oscar McLaughlin did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Kevin Griner improves in power_vs_lefty Don Faedo did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty