Inning: 1 Texas Walt Hughes pitching. Akihiro Hirae doubles to left field. Ted Amelung doubles past the third baseman. Akihiro Hirae scores. Lee Scharein flies out to the left fielder. Mike Drissel singles past the third baseman. Ted Amelung scores. Solly Fischer grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Mike Drissel is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. George Klassen grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Kansas City Bill High pitching. Harry Fuentes flies out to the right fielder. Don Allen grounds out to the third baseman. Mike Iburg grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Texas Fritz Campanella grounds out to the third baseman. Sonny King lines out to the first baseman. Bill High grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Eddie Nieves strikes out. Shawn Essian grounds out to the shortstop. Damon Vitelli strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Texas Akihiro Hirae strikes out. Ted Amelung grounds out to the shortstop. Lee Scharein flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Joe Wyse pops out to the first baseman. Nick Betts flies out to the left fielder. Walt Hughes pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Texas Mike Drissel flies out to the center fielder. Solly Fischer grounds out to the shortstop. George Klassen strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Harry Fuentes grounds out to the pitcher. Don Allen walks. Mike Iburg flies out to the left fielder. Eddie Nieves grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Don Allen is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Texas Fritz Campanella strikes out. Sonny King grounds out to the shortstop. Bill High flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Shawn Essian grounds out to the shortstop. Damon Vitelli pops out to the third baseman. Joe Wyse strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Texas Akihiro Hirae grounds out to the pitcher. Ted Amelung singles to left field. Ted Amelung is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Lee Scharein grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Nick Betts flies out to the center fielder. Walt Hughes strikes out. Harry Fuentes grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Texas Mike Drissel singles to center field. Solly Fischer strikes out. Mike Drissel steals second. George Klassen hits an infield single to the shortstop. Fritz Campanella pops out to the shortstop. Sonny King grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Kansas City Don Allen walks. Mike Iburg strikes out. Eddie Nieves flies out to the right fielder. Shawn Essian pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Texas Bill High pops out to the catcher. Akihiro Hirae flies out to the left fielder. Ted Amelung grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Damon Vitelli grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Wyse flies out to the center fielder. Nick Betts singles to right field. Tom Sheerin comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Vic Dowell is pinch hitting for Walt Hughes. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Vic Dowell hits a home run. Nick Betts scores. Kirk Taylor comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Harry Fuentes grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Texas Ryan Pepper pitching. Lee Scharein grounds out to the pitcher. Mike Drissel strikes out. Solly Fischer reached on a 2-base throwing error by Don Allen. George Klassen grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Don Allen flies out to the right fielder. Mike Iburg singles to right field. Eddie Nieves strikes out. Shawn Essian strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Texas Fritz Campanella singles to left field. Sonny King strikes out. Gil Dettmer is pinch hitting for Kirk Taylor. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Gil Dettmer strikes out. Akihiro Hirae doubles to right field. Ted Amelung grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 10 Kansas City Russ Coppola pitching. Damon Vitelli grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Wyse singles to center field. Tim Darrow is pinch running for Joe Wyse on 1st base. Nick Betts grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 11 Texas Lee Scharein walks. Lee Scharein is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Mike Drissel grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Solly Fischer strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 11 Kansas City Ryan Pepper grounds out to the shortstop. Harry Fuentes grounds out to the third baseman. Don Allen walks. Mike Iburg grounds into a force play to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Don Allen is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 12 Texas George Klassen strikes out. Fritz Campanella strikes out. Sonny King singles to right field. Roy Biddle comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Herman Wuestling is pinch hitting for Russ Coppola. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Herman Wuestling grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 12 Kansas City Tom DeFate pitching. Eddie Nieves grounds out to the shortstop. Shawn Essian flies out to the right fielder. Damon Vitelli doubles to right field. Tim Darrow walks. Nick Betts strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 13 Texas Akihiro Hirae singles past the third baseman. Ted Amelung strikes out. Lee Scharein grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Akihiro Hirae is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Mike Drissel grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 13 Kansas City Roy Biddle strikes out. Harry Fuentes grounds out to the second baseman. Don Allen singles to right field. Mike Iburg strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 14 Texas Solly Fischer grounds out to the third baseman. George Klassen pops out to the first baseman. Fritz Campanella grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 14 Kansas City Eddie Nieves is hit by a pitch. Shawn Essian strikes out. Damon Vitelli singles to center field. Tim Darrow flies out to the center fielder. Nick Betts grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 15 Texas Sonny King singles to left field. Ray Starr is pinch hitting for Tom DeFate. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Ray Starr grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Akihiro Hirae singles to center field. Ted Amelung grounds into a force play to the first baseman - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Akihiro Hirae is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 15 Kansas City Heinie Wentzel pitching. Alejandro Serrano is pinch hitting for Roy Biddle. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Alejandro Serrano grounds out to the shortstop. Harry Fuentes flies out to the right fielder. Don Allen flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 16 Texas Pat Holt pitching. Lee Scharein grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Drissel flies out to the left fielder. Solly Fischer strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 16 Kansas City Mike Iburg walks. Mike Iburg steals second. Eddie Nieves walks. Shawn Essian singles to right field. Mike Iburg scores. Texas total runners left on base: 9 Kansas City total runners left on base: 9
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Jon Barranca did not respond to coaching in control Hank Freehan improves in endurance Jon Barranca did not respond to coaching in control Billy Linares did not respond to coaching in 3B
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Jim Atkins improves in power_vs_righty Jim Atkins did not respond to coaching in speed Charlie Patterson improves in control Jim Jude improves in contact_vs_lefty Dan Pierzynski did not respond to coaching in RF