Win: Shannon LaPointe (6-3) Loss: Jerry Smith (5-3)
Inning: 1 Chicago Jorge Lalana pitching. Bob Odom grounds out to the pitcher. Bob Lopez strikes out. Marcus Hageman grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Texas Fred Blankenship pitching. Luis Mendoza singles to left field. Ted Simpson grounds out to the pitcher. Luis Mendoza advances to second on the play. Paul Mmahat singles to left field. Luis Mendoza scores. Burleigh Miller flies out to the left fielder. Charlie Garcia singles to center field. Paul Mmahat advances to third on the hit. Shuzo Sasaki strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Chicago Earl Norwood grounds out to the second baseman. Walt Gale singles to left field. Marty Hobbs grounds into a force play to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Walt Gale is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. David Davis walks. Barney Bailey grounds into a force play to the third baseman. David Davis is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Texas Danny Kroh strikes out. Jeff Thomas singles to left field. Jeff Thomas is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Jorge Lalana grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Chicago Fred Blankenship strikes out. Bob Odom singles to right field. Bob Lopez walks. Marcus Hageman grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Texas Luis Mendoza walks. Ted Simpson hits an infield single to the pitcher. Paul Mmahat singles to left field. Luis Mendoza uses his aggressiveness and scores. Burleigh Miller strikes out. Charlie Garcia flies out to the center fielder. Shuzo Sasaki grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Chicago Earl Norwood pops out to the first baseman. Walt Gale grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Marty Hobbs singles to center field. David Davis grounds into a force play to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Marty Hobbs is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Texas Danny Kroh walks. Jeff Thomas flies out to the center fielder. Danny Kroh steals second. Jorge Lalana strikes out. Luis Mendoza flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Chicago Barney Bailey flies out to the center fielder. Fred Blankenship flies out to the center fielder. Bob Odom grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Texas Ted Simpson doubles to center field. Paul Mmahat grounds out to the pitcher. Burleigh Miller strikes out. Charlie Garcia flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Chicago Bob Lopez singles to right field. Marcus Hageman singles to right field. Earl Norwood grounds out to the third baseman. Bob Lopez advances to third on the play. Marcus Hageman advances to second on the play. Walt Gale singles to center field. Bob Lopez scores. Marcus Hageman scores. Marty Hobbs grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Walt Gale is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. David Davis grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Texas Shuzo Sasaki strikes out. Danny Kroh doubles past the right fielder. Jeff Thomas strikes out. Koki Mizusawa is pinch hitting for Jorge Lalana. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Koki Mizusawa strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Chicago Joe Tamargo pitching. Barney Bailey flies out to the center fielder. Fred Blankenship strikes out. Bob Odom hits an infield single to the pitcher. Bob Odom steals second. Bob Lopez flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Texas Luis Mendoza singles to center field. Ted Simpson grounds out to the third baseman. Luis Mendoza advances to second on the play. Paul Mmahat strikes out. Burleigh Miller flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Chicago Marcus Hageman singles to left field. Kenta Sakurai 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. Earl Norwood pops out to the shortstop. Marcus Hageman steals second. Walt Gale flies out to the left fielder. Marty Hobbs doubles to left field. Marcus Hageman scores. David Davis grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Texas Rich Henderson enters the game as a defensive replacement for Marty Hobbs at RF. Charlie Garcia strikes out. Shuzo Sasaki strikes out. Danny Kroh hits a home run. Jeff Thomas grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Chicago Bob Steiner is pinch hitting for Barney Bailey. Bob Steiner grounds out to the shortstop. Lou Lohrke 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. Fred Blankenship pops out to the second baseman. Bob Odom pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Texas Billy Wise enters the game as a defensive replacement for Bob Steiner at 2B. Kuniaki Nakamura is pinch hitting for Lou Lohrke. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 9 inning. Kuniaki Nakamura grounds out to the shortstop. Luis Mendoza singles to left field. Ted Simpson singles to left field. Luis Mendoza advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the infield in. Tom Crabtree 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 2nd. Paul Mmahat strikes out. Burleigh Miller flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 10 Chicago Shannon LaPointe pitching. Bob Lopez pops out to the shortstop. Marcus Hageman walks. Marcus Hageman steals second. Earl Norwood strikes out. Walt Gale strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Texas Charlie Garcia flies out to the center fielder. Shuzo Sasaki strikes out. Danny Kroh lines out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 11 Chicago Rich Henderson strikes out. David Davis walks. Billy Wise singles to right field. David Davis advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the corners in. Mike Sloan is pinch hitting for Tom Crabtree. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 9 inning. Billy Wise is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Mike Sloan grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 11 Texas Jerry Smith pitching. Jeff Thomas singles to center field. Red Harrison is pinch hitting for Shannon LaPointe. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Red Harrison grounds out to the third baseman. Jeff Thomas advances to second on the play. Jeff Thomas steals third. The defense is playing the infield in. Luis Mendoza walks. The defense is playing the infield in. Luis Mendoza steals second. The defense is playing the infield in. Ted Simpson singles to center field. Jeff Thomas scores. Chicago total runners left on base: 9 Texas total runners left on base: 10
Batting:2B - Ted Simpson (10), Danny Kroh (29).HR - Danny Kroh (15). Baserunning: SB - Luis Mendoza (25), Danny Kroh (30), Jeff Thomas (10).CS - Jeff Thomas (10).
Chicago Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Ken David improves in power_vs_righty Frank Burnett improves in power_vs_lefty Pedro Brewer improves in contact_vs_righty Matt Coleman did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Roy Hawkes did not respond to coaching in velocity Frank Burnett did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Sam Suero did not respond to coaching in C
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Augie Smith did not respond to coaching in speed Al Paris improves in arm Joe Belardi did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Vic Staley improves in power_vs_righty Pat Franklin did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Augie Smith improves in arm