Inning: 1 Texas Ricardo Hunter pitching. Tim Davis grounds out to the second baseman. Shuzo Sasaki doubles to right field. Takeshi Tahara reached on a 2-base fielding error by Johnny Messenger. Shuzo Sasaki scores. Dwayne Long walks. Charlie Garcia strikes out. Kazutomo Nagaike hits a home run. Takeshi Tahara scores. Dwayne Long scores. Turner Jackson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Chicago Ramon Briggs pitching. Johnny Messenger flies out to the right fielder. Steve Cvengros reached on a 2-base fielding error by Dwayne Long. Bill Ponce pops out to the shortstop. Howard Currie grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Texas Joe Loewer grounds out to the shortstop. Ramon Briggs strikes out. Tim Davis grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Chicago Earl Norwood grounds out to the pitcher. Joe Parker singles to left field. Joe Parker steals second. Tom Brown grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Parker advances to third on the play. Harry Lukachyk strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Texas Shuzo Sasaki strikes out. Takeshi Tahara singles to left field. Dwayne Long flies out to the right fielder. Takeshi Tahara steals second. Charlie Garcia pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Chicago Ricardo Hunter singles to right field. Johnny Messenger singles to center field. Steve Cvengros flies out to the left fielder. Bill Ponce grounds out to the third baseman. Ricardo Hunter advances to third on the play. Johnny Messenger advances to second on the play. Howard Currie walks. Earl Norwood singles to center field. Ricardo Hunter scores. Johnny Messenger scores. Howard Currie advances to third on the hit. Earl Norwood steals second. Joe Parker walks. Tom Brown singles to center field. Howard Currie scores. Earl Norwood scores. Harry Lukachyk strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Texas Kazutomo Nagaike singles to right field. Turner Jackson flies out to the right fielder. Joe Loewer grounds out to the pitcher. Kazutomo Nagaike advances to second on the play. Danny Kroh is pinch hitting for Ramon Briggs. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Danny Kroh flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Chicago Bill Anderson pitching. Ricardo Hunter singles to center field. Johnny Messenger strikes out. Steve Cvengros flies out to the left fielder. Bill Ponce grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Texas Tim Davis singles to right field. Shuzo Sasaki grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Takeshi Tahara walks. Dwayne Long singles to center field. George Gessler 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. Charlie Garcia walks. Kazutomo Nagaike doubles past the first baseman. Takeshi Tahara scores. Dwayne Long scores. Charlie Garcia uses his aggressiveness and scores. Turner Jackson triples. Kazutomo Nagaike scores. Joe Loewer walks. Bill Anderson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Chicago Howard Currie singles to left field. Earl Norwood doubles to right field. Howard Currie uses his aggressiveness and scores. Joe Parker walks. Tom Brown singles to center field. Earl Norwood scores. Joe Parker advances to third on the hit. Guillermo Voigt comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Harry Lukachyk singles to right field. Joe Parker scores. Tom Brown advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the corners in. George Gessler grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Tom Brown scores. Johnny Messenger singles past the second baseman. Steve Cvengros strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Texas Tim Davis singles to right field. Shuzo Sasaki singles to center field. Takeshi Tahara grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Tim Davis advances to third on the play. Dwayne Long grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Chicago Bill Ponce grounds out to the second baseman. Howard Currie hits a home run. Earl Norwood singles to center field. John Schaffernoth comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Joe Parker grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Texas Charlie Garcia grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Kazutomo Nagaike flies out to the center fielder. Turner Jackson grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Chicago Tom Brown strikes out. Harry Lukachyk grounds out to the third baseman. George Gessler grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Texas George Watson enters the game as a defensive replacement for Earl Norwood at SS. Rich Henderson enters the game as a defensive replacement for Joe Parker at RF. Joe Loewer hits a home run. John Schaffernoth strikes out. Tim Davis singles past the shortstop. Passed ball. Tim Davis advances to second. Shuzo Sasaki grounds out to the third baseman. Takeshi Tahara doubles to left field. Tim Davis scores. Dwayne Long grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Chicago Johnny Messenger doubles to left field. Steve Cvengros flies out to the center fielder. Bill Ponce strikes out. Howard Currie singles past the shortstop. Johnny Messenger scores. George Watson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Texas Charlie Garcia grounds out to the third baseman. Kazutomo Nagaike grounds out to the shortstop. Turner Jackson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Chicago Craig Reitz is pinch hitting for Rich Henderson. Craig Reitz grounds out to the third baseman. Tom Brown strikes out. John Lattimore is pinch hitting for Harry Lukachyk. John Lattimore strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Texas Paul Smith enters the game as a defensive replacement for John Lattimore at C. Joe Loewer walks. Yoshiaki Hidaka is pinch hitting for John Schaffernoth. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Yoshiaki Hidaka walks. Joe Veltman comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states RP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Tim Davis grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Joe Loewer advances to third on the play. Shuzo Sasaki flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Chicago Jeff Pladson pitching. Joe Veltman grounds out to the third baseman. Johnny Messenger flies out to the right fielder. Steve Cvengros singles to right field. Bill Ponce walks. Howard Currie singles to right field. Steve Cvengros scores. Texas total runners left on base: 7 Chicago total runners left on base: 7
Batting:2B - Johnny Messenger (25), Earl Norwood (14).HR - Howard Currie (12).GIDP - Joe Parker, George Gessler. Baserunning: SB - Earl Norwood (18), Joe Parker (18). Fielding: E - Johnny Messenger.PB - Harry Lukachyk.
Game Notes Bill Anderson is injured and is expected to be out 33 days.
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Art Williams did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Jeff Thomas improves in contact_vs_righty Bill Ingram did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Tracy Chaplin improves in contact_vs_lefty Bill Ingram did not respond to coaching in arm Shoichi Ota improves in arm
Chicago Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Billy Wise did not respond to coaching in arm Billy Wise did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Marcus Hageman did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Juan Alou improves in arm Buddy Chiamparino improves in arm