Inning: 1 Kansas City Bill Anderson pitching. George Hughes pops out to the third baseman. Scott Croucher singles to center field. Nigel Joseph pops out to the shortstop. Ron Nielsen strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Texas Jim Lucas pitching. Duke Silva triples. Luis Mendoza flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Duke Silva scores. John Clarke flies out to the left fielder. Tim Davis grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Jeff Schick grounds out to the second baseman. Lefty Sand reached on a 2-base throwing error by Duke Silva. Bill Ingram pops out to the third baseman. Joe Hughes singles to left field. Lefty Sand scores. Jim Lucas strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Texas Tracy Chaplin grounds out to the third baseman. Shuzo Sasaki grounds out to the shortstop. Burleigh Miller pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City George Hughes walks. Scott Croucher singles to right field. Nigel Joseph grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. George Hughes advances to third on the play. Ron Nielsen strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Texas Yoshiaki Hidaka singles to right field. Bill Anderson pops up a bunt to the pitcher. Duke Silva flies out to the left fielder. Yoshiaki Hidaka steals second. Luis Mendoza singles to right field. Yoshiaki Hidaka scores. John Clarke grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Jeff Schick flies out to the left fielder. Lefty Sand singles to left field. Bill Ingram strikes out. Joe Hughes strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Texas Tim Davis singles to right field. Tracy Chaplin singles to right field. Tim Davis aggressively advances to third on the hit. Shuzo Sasaki strikes out. Burleigh Miller pops out to the second baseman. Yoshiaki Hidaka grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Kansas City Jim Lucas grounds out to the second baseman. George Hughes singles to left field. Scott Croucher strikes out. Nigel Joseph strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Texas Kuniaki Nakamura is pinch hitting for Bill Anderson. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Kuniaki Nakamura singles to left field. Duke Silva flies out to the center fielder. Kuniaki Nakamura steals second. Luis Mendoza flies out to the left fielder. John Clarke flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Yutaka Minami pitching. Ron Nielsen grounds out to the second baseman. Jeff Schick singles to right field. Lefty Sand flies out to the left fielder. Bill Ingram walks. Joe Hughes flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Texas Tim Davis hits a home run. Tracy Chaplin grounds out to the pitcher. Shuzo Sasaki strikes out. Burleigh Miller pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Jim Lucas flies out to the center fielder. George Hughes flies out to the left fielder. Scott Croucher grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Texas Yoshiaki Hidaka grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Yutaka Minami strikes out. Ryan Maxwell comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Duke Silva grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Nigel Joseph walks. Nigel Joseph is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Ron Nielsen singles to center field. Jeff Schick singles to center field. John Schaffernoth comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Lefty Sand singles to left field. Ron Nielsen scores. Bill Ingram walks. Joe Hughes singles to right field. Jeff Schick scores. Lefty Sand scores. Bill Ingram advances to third on the hit. Jeff Pladson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Walt Donnels is pinch hitting for Ryan Maxwell. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Walt Donnels singles to right field. Bill Ingram scores. George Hughes flies out to the center fielder. Scott Croucher grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Texas Yukinobu Aoyama pitching. Luis Mendoza singles to left field. Luis Mendoza steals second. John Clarke strikes out. Tim Davis strikes out. Tracy Chaplin grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Nigel Joseph grounds out to the third baseman. Ron Nielsen grounds out to the shortstop. Jeff Schick grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Texas Chikao Nogusa comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Shuzo Sasaki walks. Danny Kroh is pinch hitting for Burleigh Miller. Danny Kroh singles to left field. Shuzo Sasaki advances to third on the hit. Danny Kroh steals second. Yoshiaki Hidaka singles to right field. Shuzo Sasaki scores. Danny Kroh scores. Frank Steinbrenner comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jeff Thomas is pinch hitting for Jeff Pladson. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 9 inning. Yoshiaki Hidaka is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Jeff Thomas grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Duke Silva strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Kansas City Shannon LaPointe pitching. Joe VanRobays enters the game as a defensive replacement for Danny Kroh at C. Lefty Sand singles to center field. Bill Ingram doubles to center field. Lefty Sand uses his aggressiveness and scores. Joe Hughes singles to left field. Bill Ingram scores. Roy Watson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Frank Steinbrenner lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. George Hughes grounds out to the pitcher. Scott Croucher walks. Nigel Joseph grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Scott Croucher is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 10 Texas Luis Mendoza flies out to the center fielder. John Clarke grounds out to the shortstop. Tim Davis hits a home run. Tracy Chaplin singles to center field. Shuzo Sasaki doubles to right field. Tracy Chaplin scores. George Gessler comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Joe VanRobays grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 11 Kansas City Ron Nielsen singles to left field. Jeff Schick walks. Lefty Sand walks. Bill Ingram strikes out. Joe Hughes flies out to the left fielder. George Gessler strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 11 Texas Yoshiaki Hidaka singles to left field. Roy Watson lays down a bunt. He is safe at first. Runners advance. Duke Silva strikes out. Luis Mendoza flies out to the left fielder. John Clarke singles to center field. Tim Davis singles past the third baseman. Yoshiaki Hidaka scores. Kansas City total runners left on base: 14 Texas total runners left on base: 6
Game Notes Joe VanRobays is injured and is expected to be out 28 days.
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Jay Busby did not respond to coaching in control Ed Ratliff improves in contact_vs_righty Alex Coluccio did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Chris Coles improves in contact_vs_lefty Russ Seminara did not respond to coaching in velocity Mike McNamara did not respond to coaching in control
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Takumi Yagi did not respond to coaching in control Kiyoshi Sugikawa improves in contact_vs_righty Ted Simpson did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Kiyoshi Sugikawa did not respond to coaching in range Pete Palmer improves in power_vs_righty Art Williams did not respond to coaching in speed