Win: John Schaffernoth (1-3) Loss: My Manrique (0-1)
Save: Kenta Sakurai (7)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Takumi Yagi pitching. Brent Dalena singles to right field. Dixon Springer is hit by a pitch. Gene Graham grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Dixon Springer is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. The defense is playing the corners in. Gene Graham is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Terry Tresh flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Texas Fujio Ohshima pitching. Luis Mendoza strikes out. Howard Norman strikes out. Duke Silva strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City George Hughes singles to right field. Jeff Schick strikes out. Alex Coluccio grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Texas Burleigh Miller singles to center field. Charlie Garcia strikes out. Shuzo Sasaki grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Burleigh Miller is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Shuzo Sasaki steals second. Danny Kroh pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Charlie Willis grounds out to the shortstop. Fujio Ohshima grounds out to the shortstop. Brent Dalena singles to left field. Dixon Springer grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Brent Dalena is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Texas Red Harrison flies out to the center fielder. Paul Mmahat is pinch hitting for Takumi Yagi. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Paul Mmahat walks. Luis Mendoza singles to left field. Paul Mmahat advances to third on the hit. Luis Mendoza steals second. Howard Norman flies out to the right fielder. Duke Silva strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Kansas City Joe Tamargo pitching. Gene Graham grounds out to the shortstop. Terry Tresh pops out to the second baseman. George Hughes singles to right field. Jeff Schick strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Texas Burleigh Miller strikes out. Charlie Garcia strikes out. Shuzo Sasaki grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Alex Coluccio strikes out. John Schaffernoth 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. Charlie Willis grounds out to the shortstop. Fujio Ohshima walks. Brent Dalena pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Texas Danny Kroh walks. Red Harrison grounds out to the pitcher. Danny Kroh advances to second on the play. John Schaffernoth strikes out. Luis Mendoza reached on a fielding error by Charlie Willis. Howard Norman flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Kansas City Dixon Springer pops out to the catcher. Gene Graham flies out to the center fielder. Terry Tresh flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Texas Duke Silva flies out to the center fielder. Burleigh Miller flies out to the left fielder. Charlie Garcia singles to right field. Charlie Garcia is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City George Hughes flies out to the right fielder. Jeff Schick grounds out to the shortstop. Alex Coluccio strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Texas Shuzo Sasaki singles to left field. Yukinobu Aoyama 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. Danny Kroh strikes out. Red Harrison walks. John Schaffernoth fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. John Schaffernoth grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Shuzo Sasaki advances to third on the play. Red Harrison advances to second on the play. Luis Mendoza walks. Howard Norman flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Kansas City Charlie Willis reached on a 2-base fielding error by Red Harrison. Rusty Hemingway is pinch hitting for Yukinobu Aoyama. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Rusty Hemingway strikes out. Brent Dalena flies out to the left fielder. Dixon Springer flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Texas My Manrique pitching. Duke Silva hits a home run. Burleigh Miller flies out to the left fielder. Charlie Garcia singles to left field. Shuzo Sasaki doubles to right field. Charlie Garcia uses his aggressiveness and scores. Bucky Lidle comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Danny Kroh grounds out to the second baseman. Shuzo Sasaki advances to third on the play. Red Harrison singles to left field. Shuzo Sasaki scores. John Schaffernoth strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Gene Graham hits a home run. Terry Tresh grounds out to the shortstop. George Hughes hits an infield single to the pitcher. George Hughes steals second. Jeff Schick grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Alex Coluccio walks. Kenta Sakurai comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Charlie Willis grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Kansas City total runners left on base: 7 Texas total runners left on base: 9
Batting:HR - Gene Graham (7).GIDP - Alex Coluccio.HBP - Dixon Springer (1). Baserunning: SB - George Hughes (6).CS - Gene Graham (3). Fielding: E - Charlie Willis.
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Ryan Maxwell did not respond to coaching in control Russ Seminara improves in velocity Scott Bernero did not respond to coaching in control Geronimo Cole did not respond to coaching in control Glenn Lytle improves in control Larry Davis did not respond to coaching in range
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Tracy Chaplin did not respond to coaching in arm Vic Staley did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Vic Staley improves in contact_vs_righty Vic Staley did not respond to coaching in speed Vic Staley improves in contact_vs_lefty Tracy Chaplin did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty