Win: John Schaffernoth (8-12) Loss: Leo Smith (12-5)
Save: Jeff Pladson (12)
Inning: 1 Chicago Yutaka Minami pitching. Tom Brown flies out to the right fielder. John Lattimore strikes out. Rodney Pittinger flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Texas Leo Smith pitching. Ben Dashiell doubles to left field. Yoshiaki Hidaka grounds out to the shortstop. Jackie Kanehl walks. Takeshi Tahara doubles past the first baseman. Ben Dashiell scores. Charlie Garcia flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Jackie Kanehl scores. Shuzo Sasaki strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Chicago Paul Smith grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Ponce reached on a fielding error by Jackie Kanehl. Rich Henderson singles past the shortstop. Bill Ponce advances to third on the hit. George Watson grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Ponce scores. Rich Henderson advances to second on the play. Rick Jefferson grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Texas Turner Jackson strikes out. Joe Loewer strikes out. Yutaka Minami strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Chicago Leo Smith strikes out. Tom Brown strikes out. John Lattimore grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Texas Ben Dashiell hits a home run. Yoshiaki Hidaka singles to left field. Jackie Kanehl grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Takeshi Tahara pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Chicago Rodney Pittinger flies out to the left fielder. Paul Smith strikes out. Bill Ponce singles to right field. Rich Henderson grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Bill Ponce is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Texas Charlie Garcia strikes out. Shuzo Sasaki singles past the third baseman. Turner Jackson grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Chicago John Schaffernoth 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. George Watson grounds out to the shortstop. Rick Jefferson singles to center field. Leo Smith lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Tom Brown singles to center field. Tom Brown is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Texas Joe Loewer walks. John Schaffernoth lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Ben Dashiell flies out to the left fielder. Yoshiaki Hidaka flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Chicago John Lattimore grounds out to the pitcher. Rodney Pittinger strikes out. Paul Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Texas Jackie Kanehl strikes out. Takeshi Tahara flies out to the center fielder. Charlie Garcia hits a home run. Shuzo Sasaki strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Chicago Bill Ponce flies out to the center fielder. Rich Henderson singles to center field. George Watson strikes out. Rick Jefferson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Texas Turner Jackson grounds out to the pitcher. Joe Loewer walks. John Schaffernoth lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Elmer Hughes 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. Ben Dashiell strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Chicago Elmer Hughes strikes out. Tom Brown triples. John Lattimore grounds out to the third baseman. Tom Brown scores. Jeff Pladson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Rodney Pittinger flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Texas Yoshiaki Hidaka singles to center field. Jackie Kanehl grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Yoshiaki Hidaka is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Takeshi Tahara grounds into a 6-4-3 double play - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Chicago Paul Smith singles to right field. Craig Reitz is pinch hitting for Bill Ponce. Craig Reitz grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Jerry Gibson is pinch hitting for Rich Henderson. Jerry Gibson grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Chicago total runners left on base: 4 Texas total runners left on base: 3
Chicago Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Billy Wise improves in power_vs_righty David Davis improves in range David Davis improves in range Joe Parker did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Juan Alou did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Tony Grabowski did not respond to coaching in control Barney Bailey did not respond to coaching in 2B
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: D+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Shoichi Ota did not respond to coaching in arm Ted Simpson improves in contact_vs_lefty Art Williams did not respond to coaching in speed Len Tobin did not respond to coaching in speed Guillermo Voigt did not respond to coaching in control Kazutomo Nagaike did not respond to coaching in range