Inning: 1 Texas Atley Taylor pitching. Carlos Varona flies out to the left fielder. Ben Dashiell singles to center field. Ben Dashiell is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Marlan Naranjo strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Kansas City Crese Mieske pitching. Frank Ford strikes out. Chris Lundbom walks. Johnny Fluhrer grounds out to the shortstop. Chris Lundbom advances to second on the play. Rod Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Texas Kikuji Egusa strikes out. Danny McGraw strikes out. Mo Brandt pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Terry Brewington walks. Walt Hartley flies out to the center fielder. Hiromi Nagai pops out to the shortstop. Andy Waszgis grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Texas Jerry Huston grounds out to the shortstop. Kazutomo Nagaike grounds out to the shortstop. Crese Mieske grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Atley Taylor strikes out. Frank Ford singles past the second baseman. Chris Lundbom singles to center field. Frank Ford advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the corners in. Johnny Fluhrer singles to right field. Frank Ford scores. Chris Lundbom advances to third on the hit. Rod Smith walks. Terry Brewington singles past the second baseman. Chris Lundbom scores. Johnny Fluhrer scores. Walt Hartley grounds into a force play to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Rod Smith is out at third base. Hiromi Nagai grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Terry Brewington is out at third base. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Texas Carlos Varona strikes out. Ben Dashiell flies out to the left fielder. Marlan Naranjo singles to left field. Kikuji Egusa reached on a fielding error by Atley Taylor. Danny McGraw strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Kansas City Andy Waszgis walks. Atley Taylor lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Frank Ford lines out to the shortstop. Chris Lundbom singles to center field. Andy Waszgis scores. Johnny Fluhrer doubles to right field. Chris Lundbom uses his aggressiveness and scores. Rod Smith flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Texas Mo Brandt singles to left field. Jerry Huston doubles to right field. Mo Brandt uses his aggressiveness and scores. Kazutomo Nagaike grounds out to the pitcher. Charlie Navarro is pinch hitting for Crese Mieske. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Charlie Navarro singles to right field. Jerry Huston scores. Carlos Varona singles to center field. Ben Dashiell grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Charlie Navarro advances to third on the play. Carlos Varona advances to second on the play. Marlan Naranjo walks. Kikuji Egusa grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 Kansas City Wes Masaoka pitching. Terry Brewington singles to center field. Walt Hartley hits a home run. Terry Brewington scores. Hiromi Nagai hits a home run. Andy Waszgis hits a home run. Atley Taylor strikes out. Frank Ford singles to left field. Frank Ford steals second. Chris Lundbom walks. Yutaka Minami comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Johnny Fluhrer walks. Rod Smith hits a home run. Frank Ford scores. Chris Lundbom scores. Johnny Fluhrer scores. Terry Brewington strikes out. Walt Hartley walks. Hiromi Nagai strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Texas Danny McGraw singles to center field. Mo Brandt flies out to the left fielder. Jerry Huston grounds out to the third baseman. Danny McGraw advances to second on the play. Kazutomo Nagaike singles to center field. Yutaka Minami strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Kansas City Andy Waszgis flies out to the center fielder. Atley Taylor lines out to the shortstop. Frank Ford flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Texas Carlos Varona flies out to the right fielder. Ben Dashiell hits a home run. Marlan Naranjo strikes out. Kikuji Egusa grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Chris Lundbom doubles to right field. Johnny Fluhrer flies out to the right fielder. Rod Smith walks. Terry Brewington strikes out. Rick McHale comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Walt Hartley walks. Hiromi Nagai strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Texas Danny McGraw grounds out to the second baseman. Lynn Keener comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Mo Brandt grounds out to the third baseman. Takeshi Tahara is pinch hitting for Jerry Huston. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Takeshi Tahara grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Andy Waszgis grounds out to the pitcher. Bombo Mertz is pinch hitting for Lynn Keener. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Bombo Mertz singles to center field. Frank Ford grounds out to the second baseman. Bombo Mertz advances to second on the play. Chris Lundbom hits an infield single to the second baseman. Chris Lundbom steals second. Johnny Fluhrer strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Texas Cupid Ross pitching. Kazutomo Nagaike singles to center field. Mike Prentiss is pinch hitting for Rick McHale. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Mike Prentiss singles to right field. Kazutomo Nagaike advances to third on the hit. Bill Peterson is pinch hitting for Carlos Varona. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Bill Peterson singles to center field. Kazutomo Nagaike scores. Mike Prentiss advances to third on the hit. Ben Dashiell grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mike Prentiss scores. Bill Peterson advances to second on the play. Kevin Elliott comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Marlan Naranjo grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bill Peterson advances to third on the play. Kikuji Egusa singles to center field. Bill Peterson scores. Danny McGraw grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Kikuji Egusa is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Texas total runners left on base: 8 Kansas City total runners left on base: 11
Batting:2B - Chris Lundbom (4), Johnny Fluhrer (4).HR - Rod Smith (9), Walt Hartley (5), Hiromi Nagai (4), Andy Waszgis (4). Baserunning: SB - Frank Ford (9), Chris Lundbom (5). Fielding: E - Atley Taylor.
Game Notes Takeshi Tahara is injured and is expected to be out 14 days.
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Dwayne Long did not respond to coaching in arm Shigenobu Omiya did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Bill Boone did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Fumikazu Oyamada did not respond to coaching in speed Frank Pruett did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Dick Lloyd improves in range
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Wade Sheckard improves in range Fritz Shinnick improves in velocity Ryan Maxwell did not respond to coaching in velocity Dave Lehew did not respond to coaching in velocity Ted Sawyer improves in contact_vs_lefty Calvin Craig improves in contact_vs_righty