Inning: 1 Texas Spencer Whitney pitching. Frank Pruett flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Yoshiaki Hidaka flies out to the center fielder. Jackie Kanehl strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Chicago Bobby Phillips pitching. Johnny Messenger strikes out. Rodney Pittinger flies out to the left fielder. Paul Smith flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Texas Dwayne Long flies out to the left fielder. Takeshi Tahara strikes out. Shuzo Sasaki singles to center field. Turner Jackson flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Chicago Steve Cvengros flies out to the right fielder. Bill Ponce strikes out. Horse Barnhart pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Texas Joe VanRobays grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bobby Phillips strikes out. Frank Pruett strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Chicago Marcus Hageman strikes out. Earl Norwood grounds out to the third baseman. Spencer Whitney grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Texas Yoshiaki Hidaka strikes out. Jackie Kanehl strikes out. Dwayne Long strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Chicago Johnny Messenger walks. Rodney Pittinger grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Johnny Messenger is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Paul Smith flies out to the left fielder. Steve Cvengros walks. Bill Ponce hits a home run. Rodney Pittinger scores. Steve Cvengros scores. Horse Barnhart bunts for a base hit. Marcus Hageman strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Texas Takeshi Tahara strikes out. Shuzo Sasaki strikes out. Turner Jackson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Chicago Earl Norwood singles to center field. Spencer Whitney lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Johnny Messenger strikes out. Rodney Pittinger flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Texas Joe VanRobays strikes out. Bobby Phillips strikes out. Frank Pruett grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Chicago Paul Smith grounds out to the second baseman. Steve Cvengros strikes out. Bill Ponce strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Texas Yoshiaki Hidaka strikes out. Jackie Kanehl grounds out to the pitcher. Dwayne Long strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Chicago Horse Barnhart lines out to the second baseman. Marcus Hageman grounds out to the pitcher. Earl Norwood singles to center field. Spencer Whitney strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Texas George Watson enters the game as a defensive replacement for Steve Cvengros at 2B. Tom Brown enters the game as a defensive replacement for Marcus Hageman at CF. Takeshi Tahara grounds out to the pitcher. Shuzo Sasaki flies out to the right fielder. Turner Jackson grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Chicago Johnny Messenger flies out to the center fielder. Rodney Pittinger flies out to the center fielder. 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. Paul Smith grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Texas Jerry Smith comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Joe VanRobays singles to center field. John Clarke is pinch hitting for John Schaffernoth. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. John Clarke pops out to the second baseman. Frank Pruett singles to right field. Yoshiaki Hidaka singles to center field. Jackie Kanehl grounds into a fielders choice to the pitcher. Joe VanRobays is out at home. Dwayne Long doubles to right field. Frank Pruett scores. Yoshiaki Hidaka scores. Jackie Kanehl uses his aggressiveness and scores. Takeshi Tahara grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Chicago Jeff Pladson pitching. George Watson doubles to center field. Craig Reitz is pinch hitting for Bill Ponce. Craig Reitz walks. Jerry Gibson is pinch hitting for Horse Barnhart. Jerry Gibson grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. George Watson advances to third on the play. Tom Brown pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Texas John Lattimore enters the game as a defensive replacement for Craig Reitz at 1B. Shuzo Sasaki flies out to the right fielder. Turner Jackson grounds out to the third baseman. Joe VanRobays grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Chicago Rick Jefferson is pinch hitting for Earl Norwood. Rick Jefferson pops out to the first baseman. Bill Anderson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Jerry Smith strikes out. Johnny Messenger strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 11 Texas Bill Anderson grounds out to the shortstop. Frank Pruett strikes out. Yoshiaki Hidaka singles to center field. Jackie Kanehl lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 11 Chicago Rodney Pittinger flies out to the right fielder. Paul Smith pops out to the shortstop. George Watson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 12 Texas Dwayne Long hits an infield single to the pitcher. Takeshi Tahara grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Shuzo Sasaki singles to right field. Turner Jackson grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Shuzo Sasaki is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 12 Chicago John Lattimore flies out to the center fielder. Rich Henderson is pinch hitting for Jerry Gibson. Rich Henderson strikes out. Tom Brown walks. Rick Jefferson grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 13 Texas Joe VanRobays walks. Bill Anderson lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Ricardo Hunter 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. Frank Pruett flies out to the center fielder. Yoshiaki Hidaka flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 13 Chicago Ricardo Hunter flies out to the right fielder. Johnny Messenger walks. Rodney Pittinger strikes out. Paul Smith walks. George Watson walks. John Lattimore strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 14 Texas Jackie Kanehl walks. Dwayne Long flies out to the left fielder. Takeshi Tahara strikes out. Jackie Kanehl is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 14 Chicago Rich Henderson walks. Shannon LaPointe comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Rich Henderson is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Tom Brown flies out to the right fielder. Rick Jefferson singles to right field. Ricardo Hunter singles to center field. Rick Jefferson advances to third on the hit. Johnny Messenger is hit by a pitch. Rodney Pittinger grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 15 Texas Shuzo Sasaki flies out to the left fielder. Turner Jackson strikes out. Joe VanRobays walks. Danny Kroh is pinch hitting for Shannon LaPointe. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Danny Kroh grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 15 Chicago Roy Watson pitching. Paul Smith hits a home run. Texas total runners left on base: 6 Chicago total runners left on base: 11
Batting:2B - George Watson (4).HR - Paul Smith (19), Bill Ponce (12).GIDP - Jerry Gibson.HBP - Johnny Messenger (4). Baserunning: CS - Rich Henderson (2).
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: D+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Mike Posada did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Chikao Nogusa did not respond to coaching in control Mike Posada improves in contact_vs_lefty Burleigh Miller did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Red Harrison improves in power_vs_righty John Nischwitz improves in power_vs_righty
Chicago Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Tony Grabowski did not respond to coaching in velocity Tom Crabtree did not respond to coaching in velocity David Davis did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Barney Bailey did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Joe Parker did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Billy Wise did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Barney Bailey did not respond to coaching in 2B