Win: Cy Richardson (4-4) Loss: Dave Blackwell (8-10)
Inning: 1 Texas Yulexis Larosa pitching. Yats Chambers strikes out. Tony Simpson singles to right field. Bull Valdivielso pops out to the first baseman. Max Holiday flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Kansas City Zack Hershiser pitching. Dana Hamelin strikes out. Hal Dunlap hits a home run. Paul Brown lines out to the third baseman. James Bowman singles to right field. Steve Cecena doubles to center field. James Bowman uses his aggressiveness and scores. Bob Southworth walks. Jeff Meier lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Texas Bobby Alberts grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Steele singles to left field. Con Graney flies out to the right fielder. Ray Buhl flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Walt Solters flies out to the right fielder. Yulexis Larosa strikes out. Dana Hamelin flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Texas Zack Hershiser grounds out to the shortstop. Yats Chambers pops out to the catcher. Tony Simpson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Hal Dunlap singles past the second baseman. Hal Dunlap steals second. Paul Brown grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Hal Dunlap advances to third on the play. James Bowman grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Hal Dunlap scores. Steve Cecena flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Texas Bull Valdivielso walks. Max Holiday grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Bobby Alberts singles to right field. Jim Steele singles to left field. Bobby Alberts advances to third on the hit. Con Graney singles to right field. Bobby Alberts scores. Ray Buhl singles to left field. Jim Steele scores. Zack Hershiser strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Kansas City Bob Southworth pops out to the shortstop. Jeff Meier walks. Walt Solters singles to right field. Yulexis Larosa lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Dana Hamelin pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Texas Yats Chambers pops out to the first baseman. Tony Simpson grounds out to the shortstop. Bull Valdivielso hits a home run. Max Holiday doubles to right field. Bobby Alberts flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Hal Dunlap strikes out. Paul Brown flies out to the center fielder. James Bowman strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Texas Jim Steele strikes out. Con Graney flies out to the left fielder. Ray Buhl grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Steve Cecena flies out to the left fielder. Bob Southworth flies out to the center fielder. Jeff Meier strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Texas Paul Collier is pinch hitting for Zack Hershiser. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Paul Collier walks. George Curley 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 1st. Yats Chambers walks. Tony Simpson flies out to the left fielder. Bull Valdivielso grounds out to the pitcher. Paul Collier advances to third on the play. Yats Chambers advances to second on the play. Max Holiday flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Kansas City Carlos Schmidt pitching. Walt Solters pops out to the shortstop. Keith Oana is pinch hitting for George Curley. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Keith Oana strikes out. Dana Hamelin flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Texas Tony Olwine pitching. Bobby Alberts grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Steele singles to right field. Jim Steele steals second. Con Graney doubles to center field. Jim Steele scores. Seiichiro Matsuzaka comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jack Harper is pinch hitting for Ray Buhl. Jack Harper grounds out to the second baseman. Con Graney advances to third on the play. Larry Starr is pinch hitting for Carlos Schmidt. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Larry Starr pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Dave Blackwell pitching. Jack Limmer enters the game as a defensive replacement for Jim Steele at 2B. Hal Dunlap grounds out to the pitcher. Paul Brown hits a home run. James Bowman flies out to the center fielder. Steve Cecena grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Texas Yats Chambers pops out to the catcher. Tony Simpson grounds out to the shortstop. Bull Valdivielso singles to left field. Bull Valdivielso steals second. Max Holiday grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Bob Southworth flies out to the center fielder. Jeff Meier grounds out to the second baseman. Walt Solters grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Texas Bobby Alberts strikes out. Jack Limmer walks. Jack Limmer steals second. Con Graney grounds out to the third baseman. Cy Richardson 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. Jack Harper grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Kansas City Ray McGillen is pinch hitting for Cy Richardson. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Ray McGillen flies out to the left fielder. Dana Hamelin singles past the second baseman. Hal Dunlap strikes out. Paul Brown hits a home run. Dana Hamelin scores. Texas total runners left on base: 10 Kansas City total runners left on base: 4
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Tom Caveney did not respond to coaching in velocity Eli Williams did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Bruce Best improves in speed Eli Williams improves in power_vs_lefty
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Ken Goldy improves in power_vs_righty Nomar Chiti did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Chris Campbell improves in arm Chet Hopper did not respond to coaching in velocity