Win: Billy Distel (3-1) Loss: Guy Niekro (0-3)
Save: Enrique Moreno (2)
Inning: 1 Chicago Guy Niekro pitching. Vern Rasmussen grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Paul Dailey singles to center field. Keizo Kawahara strikes out. Kenichi Imaoka singles to left field. Paul Dailey advances to third on the hit. Bill Larkin doubles to left field. Paul Dailey scores. Kenichi Imaoka is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Texas Billy Distel pitching. Frank Goeckel singles to center field. Frank Goeckel is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Akihiko Adachi flies out to the center fielder. Waylon Jones triples. Bunny Patterson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Chicago Roy Wolf strikes out. Ted Gross flies out to the left fielder. Noriaki Tsutsui grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Texas Matt Koback grounds out to the third baseman. Dick Grayson singles to right field. Bill Rader flies out to the left fielder. Brent Heist strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Chicago Billy Distel singles to center field. Vern Rasmussen strikes out. Paul Dailey strikes out. Keizo Kawahara walks. Kenichi Imaoka walks. Bill Larkin doubles to left field. Billy Distel scores. Keizo Kawahara scores. Kenichi Imaoka uses his aggressiveness and scores. Roy Wolf grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Texas Guy Niekro walks. Frank Goeckel walks. Akihiko Adachi grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Guy Niekro is out at third base. Waylon Jones strikes out. Bunny Patterson flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Chicago Ted Gross singles to left field. Noriaki Tsutsui strikes out. Billy Distel lays down a bunt. He is safe at first. Runners advance. Vern Rasmussen grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Billy Distel is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Paul Dailey pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Texas Matt Koback grounds out to the shortstop. Dick Grayson flies out to the right fielder. Bill Rader grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Chicago Keizo Kawahara singles to right field. Kenichi Imaoka strikes out. Bill Larkin flies out to the right fielder. Roy Wolf strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Texas Brent Heist flies out to the right fielder. Dave Beckwith is pinch hitting for Guy Niekro. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Dave Beckwith grounds out to the shortstop. Frank Goeckel walks. Akihiko Adachi doubles to center field. Frank Goeckel uses his aggressiveness and scores. Waylon Jones pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Chicago Tacks Forsythe pitching. Ted Gross strikes out. Noriaki Tsutsui strikes out. Billy Distel lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Texas Bunny Patterson flies out to the right fielder. Matt Koback walks. Dick Grayson flies out to the left fielder. Bill Rader singles to center field. Matt Koback advances to third on the hit. Brent Heist singles to left field. Matt Koback scores. Tacks Forsythe grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Chicago Vern Rasmussen flies out to the right fielder. Paul Dailey grounds out to the shortstop. Keizo Kawahara singles to center field. Kenichi Imaoka flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Texas Frank Goeckel singles to center field. Akihiko Adachi walks. Waylon Jones grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Frank Goeckel advances to third on the play. Bunny Patterson flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Chicago Bill Larkin grounds out to the shortstop. Randy Johnson is pinch hitting for Roy Wolf. Randy Johnson grounds out to the shortstop. Ted Gross singles to center field. Noriaki Tsutsui strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Texas George Womack enters the game as a defensive replacement for Randy Johnson at C. Matt Koback lines out to the second baseman. Dick Grayson grounds out to the pitcher. Bill Rader strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Chicago Bert Hiljus is pinch hitting for Billy Distel. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Bert Hiljus flies out to the center fielder. Vern Rasmussen flies out to the right fielder. Paul Dailey strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Texas Enrique Moreno pitching. Brent Heist grounds out to the second baseman. Pete McCaskill is pinch hitting for Tacks Forsythe. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Pete McCaskill strikes out. Frank Goeckel flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Chicago total runners LOB: 7 Texas total runners LOB: 8
Chicago Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Jimmy Rodriguez improves in power_vs_righty Jimmy Rodriguez improves in power_vs_lefty Dick Baker did not respond to coaching in endurance Joe Smith improves in speed
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: D Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Tom Clarke did not respond to coaching in range Lena Aguayo improves in contact_vs_lefty Jon Massa improves in arm Lave Rueter did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Gary Edwards did not respond to coaching in 1B