Win: Juan Crosby (10-6) Loss: Keiichi Aiko (8-2)
Save: Al Leonard (26)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Keiichi Aiko pitching. Denny Brown pops out to the second baseman. Joe Kranepool singles to center field. Slick Johnson lines out to the second baseman. Goldie Shelby pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Texas Juan Crosby pitching. Whitey Lansing pops out to the second baseman. Butch Casey grounds out to the second baseman. Claude Martin strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Mateo Perez grounds out to the third baseman. Billy Grich flies out to the center fielder. Ed Merritt walks. U.L. Distefano grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Texas Danny Alcantara pops out to the third baseman. Rod Dyer flies out to the left fielder. Fred Unglaub grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Juan Crosby singles to center field. Denny Brown strikes out. Joe Kranepool grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Juan Crosby is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Slick Johnson singles to right field. Goldie Shelby grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Slick Johnson is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Texas Peter Pena singles to right field. Frank Bogart singles to left field. Keiichi Aiko pops up a bunt to the pitcher. Whitey Lansing grounds out to the second baseman. Peter Pena advances to third on the play. Frank Bogart advances to second on the play. Butch Casey strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Kansas City Mateo Perez grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Billy Grich strikes out. Ed Merritt pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Texas Claude Martin flies out to the left fielder. Danny Alcantara strikes out. Rod Dyer singles to left field. Rod Dyer is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City U.L. Distefano flies out to the left fielder. Juan Crosby singles past the shortstop. Denny Brown strikes out. Joe Kranepool grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Juan Crosby is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Texas Fred Unglaub strikes out. Peter Pena strikes out. Frank Bogart hits an infield single to the second baseman. Keiichi Aiko reached on a fielding error by Juan Crosby. Frank Bogart steals third. Whitey Lansing walks. Butch Casey flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Kansas City Slick Johnson walks. Goldie Shelby strikes out. Mateo Perez strikes out. Slick Johnson steals second. Billy Grich singles to center field. Ed Merritt grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Texas Claude Martin grounds out to the shortstop. Danny Alcantara grounds out to the pitcher. Rod Dyer grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City U.L. Distefano strikes out. Cesar Rosso is pinch hitting for Juan Crosby. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Cesar Rosso doubles to center field. Denny Brown singles to center field. Joe Kranepool grounds out to the catcher. Denny Brown advances to second on the play. Slick Johnson singles to left field. Cesar Rosso scores. Denny Brown scores. Blaine Wall comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Goldie Shelby singles to center field. Mateo Perez strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Texas Harry Bradey pitching. Fred Unglaub singles to right field. Peter Pena singles to center field. Fred Unglaub advances to third on the hit. Frank Bogart singles to right field. Fred Unglaub scores. Jesus Harris is pinch hitting for Blaine Wall. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Jesus Harris walks. Whitey Lansing pops out to the second baseman. Butch Casey grounds into a fielders choice to the pitcher. Peter Pena is out at home. Claude Martin flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Kansas City Kris Benson pitching. Billy Grich strikes out. Ed Merritt flies out to the right fielder. U.L. Distefano doubles to left field. George Barnes is pinch hitting for Harry Bradey. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 5 inning. George Barnes hits a home run. U.L. Distefano scores. Pete Garibaldi comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Denny Brown strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Texas Bill Laxton pitching. Danny Alcantara flies out to the right fielder. Rod Dyer strikes out. Fred Unglaub flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Joe Kranepool grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Slick Johnson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Goldie Shelby pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Texas Al Leonard comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Peter Pena grounds out to the third baseman. Frank Bogart grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Joe Blake is pinch hitting for Pete Garibaldi. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Joe Blake flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Kansas City total runners LOB: 9 Texas total runners LOB: 8
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Bill Matarazzo improves in power_vs_righty Kevin Zimmerman did not respond to coaching in velocity Haden Rivera did not respond to coaching in control Al Anderson did not respond to coaching in control Deacon Pierce improves in LF
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Joe Colpaert did not respond to coaching in speed John Bando did not respond to coaching in control Mike Afenir improves in power_vs_lefty John Bando did not respond to coaching in velocity Dutch Thomasson did not respond to coaching in SS