Win: John Blair (11-7) Loss: Hiroji Sato (4-3)
Save: Johnny Wagner (34)
Inning: 1 Texas John Blair pitching. Shigeru Sekikawa grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Merito Wooten doubles to center field. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Masao Fujimoto strikes out. Steve Hocking grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Kansas City Hiroji Sato pitching. Harley Royster flies out to the left fielder. Nelson Nunamaker singles to center field. Nelson Nunamaker steals second. Ray Erautt singles past the third baseman. Nelson Nunamaker is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Rigoberto Alarcon strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Texas Arnold Keating flies out to the center fielder. Beiker Jordan doubles to right field. Joe Krausse flies out to the left fielder. Elbert Hamm flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Tim Taylor lines out to the second baseman. Esteban d Aquino grounds out to the pitcher. Alex Valdes grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Texas Hiroji Sato grounds out to the second baseman. Shigeru Sekikawa pops out to the shortstop. Merito Wooten flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Mike Dunlop grounds out to the second baseman. John Blair grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Harley Royster doubles to left field. Nelson Nunamaker walks. Ray Erautt singles to right field. Harley Royster scores. Nelson Nunamaker advances to third on the hit. Rigoberto Alarcon pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Texas Masao Fujimoto walks. Steve Hocking grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Arnold Keating grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Tim Taylor grounds out to the third baseman. Esteban d Aquino flies out to the left fielder. Alex Valdes flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Texas Beiker Jordan singles to right field. Joe Krausse walks. Elbert Hamm pops out to the second baseman. Hiroji Sato lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Shigeru Sekikawa walks. Merito Wooten flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 Kansas City Mike Dunlop walks. John Blair fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. John Blair flies out to the center fielder. Mike Dunlop is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Harley Royster flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Texas Masao Fujimoto grounds out to the second baseman. Steve Hocking walks. Arnold Keating strikes out. Beiker Jordan strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Nelson Nunamaker doubles to left field. Steve Thomas 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. Ray Erautt grounds out to the third baseman. Rigoberto Alarcon singles to left field. Nelson Nunamaker scores. Tim Taylor walks. Esteban d Aquino grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Tim Taylor is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Alex Valdes hits a home run. Rigoberto Alarcon scores. Esteban d Aquino scores. Ed Oliver comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mike Dunlop grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Texas Joe Krausse strikes out. Elbert Hamm walks. Howard Foote is pinch hitting for Ed Oliver. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Howard Foote singles to left field. Shigeru Sekikawa pops out to the third baseman. Merito Wooten walks. Masao Fujimoto hits a home run. Elbert Hamm scores. Howard Foote scores. Merito Wooten scores. Amby Sharman comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Steve Hocking grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Kevin Burchart pitching. Amby Sharman grounds out to the pitcher. Harley Royster walks. Harley Royster steals second. Nelson Nunamaker pops out to the third baseman. Ray Erautt flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Texas Arnold Keating singles to left field. Beiker Jordan pops out to the second baseman. Joe Krausse lines out to the pitcher. Elbert Hamm strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Rigoberto Alarcon grounds out to the pitcher. Tim Taylor singles to center field. Esteban d Aquino hits an infield single to the second baseman. Alex Valdes strikes out. Mike Dunlop singles to center field. Tim Taylor scores. Bob Donahue is pinch hitting for Amby Sharman. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Bob Donahue grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Texas Johnny Wagner pitching. Chi-Chi Gardner is pinch hitting for Kevin Burchart. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Chi-Chi Gardner grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Shigeru Sekikawa strikes out. Merito Wooten grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Texas total runners left on base: 7 Kansas City total runners left on base: 6
Batting:2B - Harley Royster (28), Nelson Nunamaker (31).HR - Alex Valdes (2). Baserunning: SB - Harley Royster (51), Nelson Nunamaker (48).CS - Mike Dunlop (20).
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Steve Dejan improves in power_vs_lefty Hector Myers did not respond to coaching in arm Randy Guzman did not respond to coaching in velocity Gary Connelly did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Pete Powell did not respond to coaching in range Yuji Yoshiwaka improves in arm Jimmy Proctor did not respond to coaching in 1B
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: D RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Doc Brantley improves in speed Paul Hernandez did not respond to coaching in speed Doc Brantley improves in range Bob Kinslow did not respond to coaching in arm Bob Kinslow did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Clemente Ayala improves in power_vs_righty