Inning: 1 Kansas City Hal Redfield pitching. Calvin Craig grounds out to the second baseman. Masaki Yamanaka walks. Nigel Joseph flies out to the left fielder. Keita Arakane flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Texas Chris Bowman pitching. Tim Davis strikes out. Charlie Navarro grounds out to the second baseman. Jackie Kanehl singles to center field. Dwayne Long strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Frank Ford flies out to the center fielder. Gordie Bowman strikes out. Jeff Schick flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Texas Frank Pruett strikes out. Kazutomo Nagaike singles to center field. Kazutomo Nagaike steals second. Turner Jackson grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Loewer hits a home run. Kazutomo Nagaike scores. Hal Redfield grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Ricky Pierce strikes out. Chris Bowman pops out to the third baseman. Calvin Craig strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Texas Tim Davis walks. Tim Davis steals second. Charlie Navarro singles to left field. Tim Davis scores. Jackie Kanehl grounds out to the third baseman. Charlie Navarro advances to second on the play. Dwayne Long grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Charlie Navarro advances to third on the play. Frank Pruett singles to center field. Charlie Navarro scores. Jocko Simmons comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Kazutomo Nagaike grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Masaki Yamanaka doubles to right field. Nigel Joseph flies out to the center fielder. Keita Arakane strikes out. Frank Ford singles to center field. Masaki Yamanaka scores. Gordie Bowman strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Texas Turner Jackson walks. Joe Loewer strikes out. Hal Redfield lays a bunt down the third base line. He is safe at first. Runners advance. Tim Davis doubles to right field. Turner Jackson scores. Hal Redfield uses his aggressiveness and scores. Clise Baldschun comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Charlie Navarro walks. Jackie Kanehl is hit by a pitch. Dwayne Long doubles to left field. Tim Davis scores. Charlie Navarro scores. Jackie Kanehl is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Frank Pruett grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Jeff Schick flies out to the right fielder. Ricky Pierce pops out to the second baseman. Clise Baldschun grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Texas Kazutomo Nagaike singles to center field. Turner Jackson doubles to right field. Kazutomo Nagaike uses his aggressiveness and scores. Fritz Shinnick comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Joe Loewer grounds out to the shortstop. Hal Redfield singles to center field. Turner Jackson scores. Tim Davis strikes out. Charlie Navarro reached on a fielding error by Calvin Craig. Jackie Kanehl grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Charlie Navarro is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Kansas City Calvin Craig grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Masaki Yamanaka strikes out. Nigel Joseph grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Texas Dwayne Long strikes out. Frank Pruett singles to center field. Kazutomo Nagaike grounds out to the second baseman. Frank Pruett advances to second on the play. Turner Jackson pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Keita Arakane walks. Frank Ford flies out to the center fielder. Gordie Bowman flies out to the right fielder. Jeff Schick singles to left field. Keita Arakane advances to third on the hit. Ricky Pierce singles past the second baseman. Keita Arakane scores. Jeff Schick advances to third on the hit. Chris Lundbom is pinch hitting for Fritz Shinnick. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Chris Lundbom flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Texas Cupid Ross pitching. Joe Loewer grounds out to the third baseman. Yoshiaki Hidaka is pinch hitting for Hal Redfield. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Yoshiaki Hidaka strikes out. Tim Davis flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City John Schaffernoth pitching. Calvin Craig walks. Masaki Yamanaka flies out to the center fielder. Nigel Joseph walks. Keita Arakane flies out to the right fielder. Frank Ford singles to right field. Calvin Craig scores. Nigel Joseph advances to third on the hit. Gordie Bowman grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Texas Ben Dashiell is pinch hitting for Charlie Navarro. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Ben Dashiell lines out to the first baseman. Jackie Kanehl singles to right field. Jackie Kanehl steals second. Dwayne Long singles to right field. Jackie Kanehl scores. Dwayne Long steals second. Frank Pruett singles to center field. Kazutomo Nagaike flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Dwayne Long scores. Shane Crowson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Turner Jackson singles to left field. Frank Pruett advances to third on the hit. Joe Loewer singles past the shortstop. Frank Pruett scores. Turner Jackson advances to third on the hit. John Schaffernoth walks. Tim Davis strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Kansas City Jeff Schick singles to right field. Ricky Pierce doubles to center field. Jeff Schick uses his aggressiveness and scores. Shane Crowson lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Calvin Craig flies out to the right fielder. Masaki Yamanaka walks. Nigel Joseph grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Kansas City total runners left on base: 8 Texas total runners left on base: 9
Batting:2B - Tim Davis (8), Dwayne Long (7), Turner Jackson (6).HR - Joe Loewer (1).SF - Kazutomo Nagaike.HBP - Jackie Kanehl (2). Baserunning: SB - Tim Davis (7), Jackie Kanehl (5), Dwayne Long (3), Kazutomo Nagaike (2).
Game Notes Chris Bowman is injured and is expected to be out 22 days.
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Tiny Sullivan did not respond to coaching in velocity Cecil Neagle improves in contact_vs_lefty Cecil Neagle improves in speed John Adkins did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Bill Hernandez improves in control Tiny Sullivan did not respond to coaching in endurance
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Len Tobin did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty John Clarke did not respond to coaching in range Jeff Pladson did not respond to coaching in velocity Burleigh Miller improves in power_vs_righty Chikao Nogusa did not respond to coaching in velocity John Clarke did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty