Win: Jon Sanchez (13-15) Loss: Chris Cardoni (10-9)
Save: John Flinn (42)
Inning: 1 Texas Jon Sanchez pitching. Yats Chambers pops out to the second baseman. Tony Simpson strikes out. Bull Valdivielso grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Kansas City Chris Cardoni pitching. Dana Hamelin flies out to the right fielder. Doc Robinson flies out to the center fielder. John Mortensen grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Texas George Parris lines out to the first baseman. Ernie Carbo flies out to the left fielder. Max Holiday singles to center field. Bobby Alberts lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Hal Dunlap walks. Paul Brown strikes out. James Bowman strikes out. Steve Cecena flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Texas Jim Steele pops out to the shortstop. Chris Cardoni flies out to the center fielder. Yats Chambers flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Bob Southworth grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jon Sanchez flies out to the right fielder. Dana Hamelin flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Texas Tony Simpson grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Bull Valdivielso singles to center field. George Parris singles to right field. Ernie Carbo grounds out to the pitcher. Bull Valdivielso advances to third on the play. George Parris advances to second on the play. Max Holiday flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Kansas City Doc Robinson flies out to the center fielder. John Mortensen triples. Hal Dunlap strikes out. Paul Brown doubles to right field. John Mortensen scores. Paul Brown steals third. James Bowman flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Texas Bobby Alberts grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Steele lines out to the shortstop. Chris Cardoni strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Steve Cecena strikes out. Bob Southworth flies out to the center fielder. Jon Sanchez grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Texas Yats Chambers strikes out. Tony Simpson strikes out. Bull Valdivielso singles to center field. George Parris grounds into a force play to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Bull Valdivielso is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Dana Hamelin lines out to the shortstop. Doc Robinson walks. John Mortensen strikes out. Hal Dunlap strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Texas Ernie Carbo grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Max Holiday grounds out to the third baseman. Bobby Alberts flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Carlos Schmidt 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 Brown flies out to the center fielder. James Bowman singles to center field. Jeff Meier is pinch hitting for Steve Cecena. Jeff Meier doubles to center field. James Bowman uses his aggressiveness and scores. Bob Southworth hits a home run. Jeff Meier scores. John Cimoli comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jon Sanchez grounds out to the third baseman. Dana Hamelin strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Texas Walt Solters enters the game as a defensive replacement for Jeff Meier at SS. Jim Steele grounds out to the shortstop. Paul Collier is pinch hitting for John Cimoli. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Paul Collier grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Yats Chambers walks. Tony Simpson doubles to center field. Yats Chambers uses his aggressiveness and scores. Bull Valdivielso grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Dave Blackwell pitching. Doc Robinson pops out to the shortstop. John Mortensen grounds out to the shortstop. Hal Dunlap singles to center field. Paul Brown singles to left field. Hal Dunlap advances to third on the hit. James Bowman flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Texas John Flinn comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. George Parris grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Ernie Carbo flies out to the center fielder. Max Holiday pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Texas total runners left on base: 5 Kansas City total runners left on base: 5
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Tom Caveney did not respond to coaching in velocity Tim Jones improves in speed Gus Thomas improves in contact_vs_righty Bruce Best did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Nomar Chiti did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Ben Kellum improves in velocity Jeff Brown did not respond to coaching in arm Chris Campbell did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty