Inning: 1 Kansas City Johnny Gullic pitching. Ike DeMars grounds out to the second baseman. Nelson Nunamaker pops out to the second baseman. Ray Erautt flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Texas Billy Larkin pitching. Shigeru Sekikawa grounds out to the second baseman. Merito Wooten grounds out to the shortstop. Masao Fujimoto flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Blas Zuvella strikes out. Tim Taylor walks. Tim Taylor is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Mike Dunlop grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Texas Steve Hocking grounds out to the third baseman. Arnold Keating strikes out. Beiker Jordan singles to left field. Beiker Jordan is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Esteban d Aquino walks. Alex Valdes flies out to the right fielder. Esteban d Aquino gets picked off first. Billy Larkin singles to right field. Billy Larkin is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Texas Joe Krausse strikes out. Elbert Hamm strikes out. Johnny Gullic grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Ike DeMars walks. Nelson Nunamaker walks. Ray Erautt grounds out to the shortstop. Ike DeMars advances to third on the play. Nelson Nunamaker advances to second on the play. Blas Zuvella flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Ike DeMars scores. Tim Taylor grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Texas Shigeru Sekikawa grounds out to the shortstop. Merito Wooten singles to center field. Masao Fujimoto reached on a 2-base throwing error by Mike Dunlop. Steve Hocking reached on a fielding error by Ike DeMars. Merito Wooten scores. Arnold Keating grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Mike Dunlop strikes out. Esteban d Aquino grounds out to the second baseman. Alex Valdes strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Texas Beiker Jordan singles to center field. Joe Krausse strikes out. Elbert Hamm grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Billy Larkin doubles to center field. Ike DeMars singles to left field. Nelson Nunamaker grounds out to the third baseman. Ike DeMars advances to second on the play. Ray Erautt hits a home run. Billy Larkin scores. Ike DeMars scores. Blas Zuvella singles to right field. Tim Taylor grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Blas Zuvella advances to second on the play. Mike Dunlop grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Texas Johnny Gullic grounds out to the pitcher. Shigeru Sekikawa walks. Merito Wooten strikes out. Masao Fujimoto grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Shigeru Sekikawa is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Esteban d Aquino flies out to the center fielder. Alex Valdes grounds out to the shortstop. Billy Larkin flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Texas Steve Hocking singles to center field. Arnold Keating hits a home run. Steve Hocking scores. John Blair comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Beiker Jordan pops out to the third baseman. Joe Krausse walks. Elbert Hamm flies out to the right fielder. Dusty Bowens is pinch hitting for Johnny Gullic. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Dusty Bowens strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Ed Oliver pitching. Ike DeMars flies out to the right fielder. Nelson Nunamaker grounds out to the third baseman. Ray Erautt lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Texas Shigeru Sekikawa singles to left field. Merito Wooten walks. Masao Fujimoto grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Shigeru Sekikawa advances to third on the play. Merito Wooten advances to second on the play. Steve Hocking grounds out to the third baseman. Shigeru Sekikawa scores. Merito Wooten advances to third on the play. Charlie Hulswitt comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Arnold Keating singles to left field. Merito Wooten scores. Beiker Jordan strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Blas Zuvella walks. Tim Taylor flies out to the center fielder. Mike Dunlop walks. Esteban d Aquino strikes out. Alex Valdes walks. Ced Zmich is pinch hitting for Charlie Hulswitt. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Ced Zmich pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Kansas City total runners left on base: 5 Texas total runners left on base: 4
Batting:2B - Billy Larkin (2).HR - Ray Erautt (18).SF - Blas Zuvella. Baserunning: CS - Tim Taylor (10), Billy Larkin (2). Fielding: E - Ike DeMars, Mike Dunlop.
Game Notes Steve Hocking is injured and is expected to be out 37 days.
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: D RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Darryl Beckert improves in range Steve Cliburn did not respond to coaching in control Van Lersch improves in speed Mike Hamilton did not respond to coaching in speed Steve Cliburn did not respond to coaching in control Joel Doyle did not respond to coaching in control
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Randy Guzman did not respond to coaching in velocity Harry Hibbs did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Jim Dallessandro did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Hector Myers improves in arm Clarence Cora improves in power_vs_righty Jay Keefe did not respond to coaching in control Jimmy Proctor did not respond to coaching in 1B