Win: Paul Rayford (12-14) Loss: Dennis Silvestri (3-8)
Save: Jerry Smith (30)
Inning: 1 Chicago Dennis Silvestri pitching. Tom Brown flies out to the right fielder. John Lattimore flies out to the left fielder. Bill Ponce strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Texas Paul Rayford pitching. Takeshi Tahara hits a home run. Danny McGraw singles to left field. Ben Dashiell strikes out. Carlos Varona pops out to the shortstop. Yeniet Morales grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Chicago Jerry Gibson doubles to center field. Rick Jefferson singles to center field. Jerry Gibson scores. Rick Jefferson gets picked off first. Rich Henderson walks. Chick Scarborough grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Texas Charlie Navarro singles to center field. Charlie Navarro is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Joe VanRobays singles to left field. Mike Prentiss singles to right field. Dennis Silvestri lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Takeshi Tahara strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Chicago Harry Lukachyk flies out to the left fielder. Paul Rayford grounds out to the shortstop. Tom Brown hits a home run. John Lattimore grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Texas Danny McGraw flies out to the left fielder. Ben Dashiell singles to left field. Carlos Varona strikes out. Yeniet Morales walks. Charlie Navarro strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Chicago Bill Ponce singles to left field. Bill Ponce steals second. Jerry Gibson walks. Rick Jefferson walks. Rich Henderson grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Ponce scores. Jerry Gibson advances to third on the play. Rick Jefferson advances to second on the play. Chick Scarborough grounds out to the second baseman. Jerry Gibson scores. Rick Jefferson advances to third on the play. Harry Lukachyk grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Texas Joe VanRobays strikes out. Mike Prentiss doubles to left field. Dennis Silvestri singles to right field. Mike Prentiss scores. Takeshi Tahara doubles to right field. Danny McGraw flies out to the right fielder. Ben Dashiell pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Chicago Paul Rayford grounds out to the third baseman. Tom Brown flies out to the center fielder. John Lattimore strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Texas Carlos Varona strikes out. Yeniet Morales flies out to the center fielder. Charlie Navarro pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Chicago Bill Ponce singles to center field. Bill Ponce steals second. Jerry Gibson strikes out. Rick Jefferson walks. Rich Henderson flies out to the right fielder. Chick Scarborough flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Texas Joe VanRobays strikes out. Mike Prentiss singles to center field. Tim Davis is pinch hitting for Dennis Silvestri. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Tim Davis pops out to the second baseman. Takeshi Tahara flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Chicago Wes Masaoka pitching. Harry Lukachyk flies out to the center fielder. Paul Rayford flies out to the left fielder. Tom Brown pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Texas Danny McGraw grounds out to the second baseman. Ben Dashiell grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Carlos Varona flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Chicago John Lattimore lines out to the third baseman. Bill Ponce grounds out to the third baseman. Jerry Gibson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Texas George Watson enters the game as a defensive replacement for Rick Jefferson at SS. Johnny Messenger enters the game as a defensive replacement for Chick Scarborough at LF. Yeniet Morales strikes out. Charlie Navarro singles to left field. Joe VanRobays walks. Jerry Smith 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. Mike Prentiss flies out to the center fielder. Kazutomo Nagaike is pinch hitting for Wes Masaoka. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Kazutomo Nagaike singles to right field. Takeshi Tahara walks. Charlie Navarro scores. Danny McGraw grounds into a fielders choice to the pitcher. Joe VanRobays is out at home. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Chicago Yutaka Minami pitching. George Watson singles to right field. George Watson steals second. Rich Henderson singles to right field. George Watson scores. Rich Henderson steals second. Johnny Messenger singles past the second baseman. Rich Henderson scores. Harry Lukachyk strikes out. Jerry Smith fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Jerry Smith strikes out. Tom Brown strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Texas Ben Dashiell grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Carlos Varona singles to center field. Yeniet Morales grounds into a 1-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Chicago total runners LOB: 4 Texas total runners LOB: 11
Batting:2B - Jerry Gibson (10).HR - Tom Brown (5).GIDP - Chick Scarborough. Baserunning: SB - Bill Ponce 2 (21), George Watson (4), Rich Henderson (23).
Game Notes Rick Jefferson is injured and is expected to be out 27 days.
Chicago Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Billy Wise did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Juan Alou did not respond to coaching in speed Leo Smith did not respond to coaching in control Billy Wise improves in power_vs_lefty Joe Veltman did not respond to coaching in control Marcus Hageman did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: D+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: John Clarke did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty John Clarke improves in power_vs_righty Jeff Thomas did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Jeff Thomas improves in range Lou Lohrke did not respond to coaching in velocity Kikuji Egusa did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty