Win: Mike Witt (3-3) Loss: Marv Linares (1-3)
Save: Rafael Kellner (28)
Inning: 1 Texas Pete Cruz pitching. Chico Lahoud walks. Chico Lahoud steals second. Fred Orsatti walks. Masaaki Yamada grounds out to the second baseman. Chico Lahoud advances to third on the play. Fred Orsatti advances to second on the play. Ryota Ohno singles to left field. Chico Lahoud scores. Fred Orsatti scores. Ivy Lamont flies out to the right fielder. Ryota Ohno is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Kansas City Pinch Gross pitching. Ed Bomback grounds out to the third baseman. Jake Kane flies out to the center fielder. Allen Johnson singles to left field. Allen Johnson is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Texas Al Mullen strikes out. Harry Thompson walks. Snapper Hafey singles to center field. Harry Thompson advances to third on the hit. Pinch Gross strikes out. Chico Lahoud flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Kansas City Willie Sanders singles to right field. Danny Melburn walks. Alta Monroe grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Danny Melburn is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Jeff Goliat grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Texas Fred Orsatti grounds out to the shortstop. Masaaki Yamada flies out to the right fielder. Ryota Ohno strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Larry Wagner singles to center field. Pete Cruz fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Pete Cruz grounds into a 1-6-3 double play. Ed Bomback strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Texas Ivy Lamont flies out to the center fielder. Al Mullen singles to right field. Harry Thompson strikes out. Snapper Hafey grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Al Mullen is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Jake Kane reached on a 2-base throwing error by Ryota Ohno. Allen Johnson hits a home run. Jake Kane scores. Willie Sanders singles to center field. Danny Melburn hits a home run. Willie Sanders scores. Alta Monroe flies out to the right fielder. Jeff Goliat strikes out. Larry Wagner flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Texas Pinch Gross singles to center field. Chico Lahoud lines out to the first baseman. Fred Orsatti singles to left field. Masaaki Yamada singles to right field. Pinch Gross scores. Ryota Ohno grounds out to the shortstop. Fred Orsatti advances to third on the play. Masaaki Yamada advances to second on the play. Ivy Lamont flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Kansas City Pete Cruz grounds out to the second baseman. Ed Bomback grounds out to the shortstop. Jake Kane grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Texas Al Mullen flies out to the right fielder. Harry Thompson singles to right field. Snapper Hafey walks. Bert Yde is pinch hitting for Pinch Gross. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Bert Yde walks. Chico Lahoud singles past the shortstop. Harry Thompson scores. Ed Cochrane comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Fred Orsatti flies out to the left fielder. Masaaki Yamada flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Kansas City Mike Witt pitching. Allen Johnson singles to center field. Willie Sanders grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Allen Johnson advances to second on the play. Danny Melburn walks. Alta Monroe walks. Jeff Goliat strikes out. Larry Wagner strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Texas Ryota Ohno strikes out. Ivy Lamont walks. Al Mullen strikes out. Harry Thompson grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Ivy Lamont is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City George Speier is pinch hitting for Ed Cochrane. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. George Speier triples. Ed Bomback flies out to the left fielder. Jake Kane strikes out. Allen Johnson flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Texas Marv Linares pitching. Snapper Hafey flies out to the right fielder. Tomokazu Io is pinch hitting for Mike Witt. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Tomokazu Io singles to right field. Chico Lahoud singles to right field. Fred Orsatti walks. Masaaki Yamada singles to right field. Tomokazu Io scores. Chico Lahoud scores. Fred Orsatti advances to third on the hit. Blas Carter comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ryota Ohno singles to left field. Fred Orsatti scores. Ivy Lamont singles to right field. Masaaki Yamada scores. Ryota Ohno advances to third on the hit. Ivy Lamont is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Al Mullen grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Steve Pineiro pitching. Willie Sanders grounds out to the shortstop. Danny Melburn flies out to the center fielder. Alta Monroe grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Texas Harry Thompson strikes out. Snapper Hafey grounds out to the pitcher. Johnny Klugmann is pinch hitting for Steve Pineiro. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Johnny Klugmann strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Jim Blomdahl pitching. Jeff Goliat strikes out. Larry Wagner singles to center field. Eric Baker is pinch hitting for Blas Carter. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Eric Baker singles to right field. Rafael Kellner comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Ed Bomback strikes out. Jake Kane grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Texas total runners LOB: 10 Kansas City total runners LOB: 7
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Herm Lyons improves in range Dwight Priest improves in contact_vs_righty Bill Connolly did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Al Gaddy did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty John Seelbach did not respond to coaching in SS
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Leon McGraner did not respond to coaching in range George Harman did not respond to coaching in speed Reggie Hairston improves in power_vs_righty Cris Brandom improves in power_vs_righty Jay Zak did not respond to coaching in 2B