Inning: 1 Kansas City Rennie Zimmerman pitching. Jay Rolen walks. Sam Bielaski strikes out. Jay Rolen steals second. Alex Gold strikes out. Aaron Doyle pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Texas Tim Todd pitching. Rusty Campfield grounds out to the pitcher. George Uhlaender grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Lafleur triples. Bill Stottlemeyer flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Frank Wilhelm grounds out to the second baseman. Frank Rauch hits a home run. Josh Reynolds grounds out to the shortstop. George Sanders flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Texas Blu River flies out to the left fielder. Frank Lowrance flies out to the center fielder. Takashi Sasaki singles to right field. Tony Lewis triples. Takashi Sasaki scores. Rennie Zimmerman grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Tim Todd grounds out to the third baseman. Jay Rolen strikes out. Sam Bielaski pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Texas Rusty Campfield hits a home run. George Uhlaender singles to left field. Bill Lafleur singles to right field. George Uhlaender aggressively advances to third on the hit. Bill Stottlemeyer grounds out to the second baseman. George Uhlaender scores. Bill Lafleur advances to second on the play. Blu River grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bill Lafleur advances to third on the play. Frank Lowrance singles to center field. Bill Lafleur scores. Takashi Sasaki grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Alex Gold grounds out to the second baseman. Aaron Doyle flies out to the left fielder. Frank Wilhelm strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Texas Tony Lewis grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Rennie Zimmerman pops out to the first baseman. Rusty Campfield grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Frank Rauch hits a home run. Josh Reynolds pops out to the first baseman. George Sanders grounds out to the shortstop. Tim Todd grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Texas George Uhlaender grounds out to the pitcher. Bill Lafleur singles past the second baseman. Bill Stottlemeyer walks. Blu River flies out to the center fielder. Frank Lowrance singles to center field. Bill Lafleur scores. Takashi Sasaki walks. Johnny Dykstra comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tony Lewis doubles to center field. Bill Stottlemeyer scores. Frank Lowrance scores. Rennie Zimmerman grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Kansas City Jay Rolen walks. Jay Rolen is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Sam Bielaski singles to center field. Alex Gold grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Sam Bielaski is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Aaron Doyle flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Texas Rusty Campfield lines out to the second baseman. George Uhlaender flies out to the center fielder. Bill Lafleur grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Frank Wilhelm doubles to center field. Frank Rauch flies out to the left fielder. Josh Reynolds flies out to the center fielder. George Sanders walks. Bruce Spongberg is pinch hitting for Johnny Dykstra. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Bruce Spongberg singles to left field. Frank Wilhelm scores. Jay Rolen flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Texas Cy Brunson pitching. Bill Stottlemeyer reached on a fielding error by Sam Bielaski. Blu River walks. Frank Lowrance walks. Takashi Sasaki walks. Bill Stottlemeyer scores. Tony Lewis grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Blu River scores. Frank Lowrance advances to third on the play. Takashi Sasaki advances to second on the play. Stan Carney is pinch hitting for Rennie Zimmerman. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Stan Carney grounds out to the pitcher. Rusty Campfield flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Kansas City Sam Wilber pitching. Sam Bielaski grounds out to the pitcher. Alex Gold flies out to the center fielder. Al Smith is pinch hitting for Aaron Doyle. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Al Smith grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Texas George Lipetri comes in from the bullpen to pitch. George Uhlaender grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Lafleur grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Stottlemeyer hits a home run. Blu River grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Frank Wilhelm flies out to the right fielder. Frank Rauch walks. Josh Reynolds singles to right field. George Sanders grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Kansas City total runners left on base: 5 Texas total runners left on base: 7
Batting:2B - Frank Wilhelm (4).HR - Frank Rauch 2 (6).GIDP - George Sanders. Baserunning: SB - Jay Rolen (5).CS - Jay Rolen (2). Fielding: E - Sam Bielaski.
Game Notes Tim Todd is injured and is expected to be out 17 days.
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Brian Merritt did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Elmer Clark did not respond to coaching in velocity Greg Garrison did not respond to coaching in range Randy Stratton did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Johnny Sullivan did not respond to coaching in 1B
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Frank Hall improves in arm Eric Mavis did not respond to coaching in control Eric Mavis did not respond to coaching in endurance Dave Sorrells did not respond to coaching in control Nate Piniella did not respond to coaching in C