Win: Felipe Gonzalez (6-3) Loss: Tom Sheerin (6-6)
Save: Tohru Yoshikawa (1)
Inning: 1 Texas Brooks Woodward pitching. Joe Moore flies out to the right fielder. Walt Morman strikes out. Gene Baker flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Kansas City Tom Sheerin pitching. Mike Callahan lines out to the shortstop. Loy Barbeau singles to right field. Eddie Nieves singles to center field. Jack Freigau strikes out. Urbano Arnold singles to center field. Loy Barbeau scores. Eddie Nieves advances to third on the hit. Dan Pierzynski flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Texas Lee Scharein strikes out. Billy Linares grounds out to the shortstop. Al Grodzicki hits a home run. Larry Garcia singles to right field. Fred Rucker flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City John Lowdermilk singles to left field. Jay Cameron reached on a fielding error by Al Grodzicki. Brooks Woodward lays down a bunt. He is safe at first. Runners advance. Mike Callahan doubles to center field. John Lowdermilk scores. Jay Cameron scores. Loy Barbeau strikes out. Eddie Nieves singles to right field. Brooks Woodward scores. Mike Callahan scores. Hank Freehan comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jack Freigau grounds into a force play to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Eddie Nieves is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Jack Freigau steals second. Urbano Arnold flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Texas Hank Freehan singles to center field. Joe Moore doubles past the first baseman. Hank Freehan uses his aggressiveness and scores. Walt Morman grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Moore advances to third on the play. Gene Baker hits a home run. Joe Moore scores. Felipe Gonzalez comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Lee Scharein grounds out to the pitcher. Billy Linares singles to center field. Al Grodzicki strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Dan Pierzynski flies out to the right fielder. John Lowdermilk reached on a fielding error by Walt Morman. Jay Cameron strikes out. Felipe Gonzalez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Texas Larry Garcia grounds out to the second baseman. Fred Rucker grounds out to the shortstop. Hank Freehan pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Mike Callahan singles to left field. Loy Barbeau reached on a 2-base fielding error by Gene Baker. Eddie Nieves singles to left field. Mike Callahan scores. Loy Barbeau scores. Mickey Yates comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jack Freigau strikes out. Urbano Arnold lines out to the second baseman. Dan Pierzynski singles to left field. Eddie Nieves advances to third on the hit. John Lowdermilk singles to center field. Eddie Nieves scores. Jay Cameron flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Texas Joe Moore flies out to the center fielder. Walt Morman flies out to the right fielder. Gene Baker singles to center field. Lee Scharein strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Randy Howell is pinch hitting for Felipe Gonzalez. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Randy Howell hits an infield single to the first baseman. Mike Callahan singles to center field. Randy Howell aggressively advances to third on the hit. Loy Barbeau pops out to the shortstop. Eddie Nieves pops out to the first baseman. Jack Freigau strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Texas Hal Foster pitching. Billy Linares singles to left field. Al Grodzicki grounds into a force play to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Billy Linares is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Larry Garcia strikes out. Fred Rucker grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Al Grodzicki is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Urbano Arnold walks. Aramis Jurak 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. Dan Pierzynski flies out to the right fielder. John Lowdermilk singles to center field. Urbano Arnold advances to third on the hit. Jay Cameron walks. Hal Foster strikes out. Mike Callahan grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Texas Ted Amelung is pinch hitting for Aramis Jurak. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Ted Amelung strikes out. Joe Moore doubles to center field. Walt Morman flies out to the left fielder. Gene Baker is hit by a pitch. Lee Scharein singles to left field. Joe Moore scores. Gene Baker advances to third on the hit. Roy Biddle comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Billy Linares pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Kansas City Jon Barranca pitching. Loy Barbeau flies out to the right fielder. Eddie Nieves singles to right field. Jack Freigau grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Eddie Nieves is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Urbano Arnold grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Jack Freigau is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Texas John Mata enters the game as a defensive replacement for Jay Cameron at CF. Al Grodzicki grounds out to the second baseman. Larry Garcia singles past the third baseman. Fred Rucker grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Larry Garcia is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Bibb Lyons is pinch hitting for Jon Barranca. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Bibb Lyons strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Scott Brown pitching. Dan Pierzynski singles to left field. John Lowdermilk grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. John Mata doubles to left field. Jim Jude is pinch hitting for Roy Biddle. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Jim Jude flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Texas Tohru Yoshikawa pitching. Joe Moore flies out to the center fielder. Walt Morman triples. Gene Baker grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Walt Morman scores. Lee Scharein singles to left field. Billy Linares pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Texas total runners left on base: 8 Kansas City total runners left on base: 13
Batting:2B - Joe Moore 2 (26).3B - Walt Morman (5).HR - Gene Baker (15), Al Grodzicki (2).HBP - Gene Baker (1). Fielding: E - Walt Morman, Gene Baker, Al Grodzicki.
Game Notes Fred Rucker is injured and is expected to be out 21 days.
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: John Devine improves in power_vs_lefty Barry Palys improves in power_vs_lefty Mike Westrum improves in power_vs_lefty Art Shoupe did not respond to coaching in control
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Jose Armas did not respond to coaching in control Jack Diaz did not respond to coaching in range Jack Diaz improves in speed Ralph Hafey improves in arm Juan Bliss did not respond to coaching in 3B