Win: Mickey Yates (5-2) Loss: Jose Armas (7-5)
Save: Aramis Jurak (2)
Inning: 1 Texas Jose Armas pitching. Walt Morman singles to center field. Gene Baker triples. Walt Morman scores. Billy Linares singles to center field. Gene Baker scores. Al Grodzicki strikes out. Mike Westrum hits a home run. Billy Linares scores. Don Enright comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Art Dowell hits a home run. Joe Koob comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Lee Scharein walks. Bibb Lyons flies out to the right fielder. Lil Gross strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Kansas City Lil Gross pitching. Mike Callahan strikes out. Loy Barbeau grounds out to the shortstop. John Lowdermilk grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Texas Walt Morman singles to left field. Gene Baker walks. Billy Linares doubles to right field. Walt Morman scores. Gene Baker uses his aggressiveness and scores. Felipe Gonzalez comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Al Grodzicki hits a home run. Billy Linares scores. Mike Westrum grounds out to the second baseman. Art Dowell flies out to the center fielder. Lee Scharein grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City John Mata grounds out to the third baseman. Eddie Nieves walks. Urbano Arnold pops out to the shortstop. Dan Pierzynski strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Texas Bibb Lyons strikes out. Lil Gross flies out to the right fielder. Walt Morman flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Jack Diaz walks. Jim Jude is pinch hitting for Felipe Gonzalez. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Jim Jude hits an infield single to the pitcher. Mike Callahan pops out to the third baseman. Loy Barbeau doubles to right field. Jack Diaz scores. Jim Jude uses his aggressiveness and scores. John Lowdermilk flies out to the right fielder. John Mata singles to left field. Loy Barbeau scores. Eddie Nieves strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Texas Hal Foster pitching. Gene Baker flies out to the right fielder. Billy Linares grounds out to the second baseman. Al Grodzicki grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Urbano Arnold grounds out to the shortstop. Dan Pierzynski singles to left field. Jack Diaz hits a home run. Dan Pierzynski scores. Mickey Yates comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Hal Foster strikes out. Mike Callahan grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Texas Mike Westrum walks. Art Dowell grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Mike Westrum is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Lee Scharein singles to center field. Bibb Lyons pops out to the second baseman. Mickey Yates grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Kansas City Loy Barbeau walks. Loy Barbeau steals second. John Lowdermilk hits a home run. Loy Barbeau scores. Hank Freehan comes in from the bullpen to pitch. John Mata strikes out. Eddie Nieves pops out to the first baseman. Urbano Arnold grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Texas Walt Morman flies out to the left fielder. Gene Baker singles to center field. Billy Linares flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Gene Baker steals second. Ken Kutzler comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states RP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Al Grodzicki flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Dan Pierzynski flies out to the left fielder. Jack Diaz flies out to the left fielder. Ken Kutzler singles to center field. Mike Callahan strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Texas Mike Westrum strikes out. Art Dowell singles to center field. Lee Scharein walks. Bibb Lyons strikes out. Joe Moore is pinch hitting for Hank Freehan. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Joe Moore flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Kansas City Aramis Jurak pitching. Loy Barbeau grounds out to the shortstop. John Lowdermilk walks. John Mata grounds out to the second baseman. John Lowdermilk advances to second on the play. Eddie Nieves strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Texas Walt Morman walks. Gene Baker grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Billy Linares strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Urbano Arnold grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dan Pierzynski hits an infield single to the shortstop. Dan Pierzynski steals second. Jack Diaz strikes out. Charley Small is pinch hitting for Ken Kutzler. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Charley Small singles to left field. Dan Pierzynski scores. Mike Callahan singles to center field. Loy Barbeau strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Texas Rudy Olson pitching. Al Grodzicki grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mike Westrum is hit by a pitch. Art Dowell grounds into a 5-4-3 double play - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City John Lowdermilk grounds out to the third baseman. John Mata lines out to the second baseman. Eddie Nieves strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Texas total runners LOB: 6 Kansas City total runners LOB: 6
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: John Devine improves in range John Devine improves in contact_vs_lefty John Devine did not respond to coaching in range Frank Bridges did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty John Devine did not respond to coaching in 1B
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Jim Pick improves in velocity Joe Berg improves in contact_vs_lefty Lou Mercedes did not respond to coaching in velocity Jim Pick improves in velocity Juan Bliss did not respond to coaching in CF