Win: Ross Detwiler (1-0) Loss: Bill Rader (0-1)
Save: Mike MacDougal (2)
Inning: 1 Texas Ross Detwiler pitching. Charlie Knight singles to right field. Masayuki Moriyama grounds out to the pitcher. Charlie Knight advances to second on the play. Cliff Welteroth walks. Frank Witt singles to right field. Charlie Knight scores. Cliff Welteroth advances to third on the hit. Ken McCardell flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Cliff Welteroth scores. Ryutaro Tanabe flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Kansas City Bill Rader pitching. Ryan Zimmerman grounds out to the second baseman. Willie Harris lines out to the third baseman. Anderson Hernandez grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Texas Howie Durham singles to center field. Frank Kirk flies out to the left fielder. Bill Rader lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Charlie Knight grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Corey Patterson grounds out to the third baseman. Arin Solstice reached on a 2-base fielding error by Ryutaro Tanabe. Josh Willingham grounds out to the third baseman. Bob Bailor reached on a fielding error by Cliff Welteroth. Josh Bard grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Texas Masayuki Moriyama grounds out to the shortstop. Cliff Welteroth grounds out to the shortstop. Frank Witt flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Ross Detwiler flies out to the center fielder. Ryan Zimmerman singles to center field. Willie Harris flies out to the right fielder. Anderson Hernandez walks. Corey Patterson grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Anderson Hernandez is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Texas Ken McCardell flies out to the right fielder. Ryutaro Tanabe hits a home run. Howie Durham pops out to the first baseman. Frank Kirk strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Arin Solstice flies out to the center fielder. Josh Willingham strikes out. Bob Bailor flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Texas Bill Rader strikes out. Charlie Knight singles past the second baseman. Masayuki Moriyama grounds into a 4-6-3 double play - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Josh Bard walks. Ross Detwiler lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Ryan Zimmerman flies out to the center fielder. Willie Harris grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Texas Cliff Welteroth grounds out to the third baseman. Frank Witt grounds out to the shortstop. Ken McCardell singles to right field. Ryutaro Tanabe reached on a fielding error by Corey Patterson. Howie Durham walks. Frank Kirk grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Kansas City Anderson Hernandez flies out to the center fielder. Corey Patterson singles to center field. Corey Patterson steals second. Arin Solstice strikes out. Josh Willingham strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Texas Bill Rader flies out to the left fielder. Charlie Knight strikes out. Masayuki Moriyama reached on a fielding error by Corey Patterson. Cliff Welteroth flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Bob Bailor walks. Jamie Burke is pinch hitting for Josh Bard. Bob Bailor is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Jamie Burke doubles to left field. Nick Johnson is pinch hitting for Ross Detwiler. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Nick Johnson doubles to right field. Jamie Burke scores. Ryan Zimmerman reached on a 2-base throwing error by Charlie Knight. Nick Johnson scores. Willie Harris walks. Ryan Zimmerman steals third. Willie Harris steals second. Anderson Hernandez doubles to right field. Ryan Zimmerman scores. Willie Harris scores. Corey Patterson grounds out to the shortstop. Arin Solstice flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Texas Ron Villone pitching. Bud Henrich enters the game as a defensive replacement for Jamie Burke at C. Frank Witt grounds out to the third baseman. Ken McCardell singles to right field. Ryutaro Tanabe grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Ken McCardell is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Howie Durham singles to right field. Ryutaro Tanabe advances to third on the hit. Mike MacDougal comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Frank Kirk flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Kansas City Josh Willingham strikes out. Bob Bailor grounds out to the second baseman. Bud Henrich hits a home run. Mike MacDougal grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Texas Cristian Guzman enters the game as a defensive replacement for Corey Patterson at SS. Adam Dunn enters the game as a defensive replacement for Arin Solstice at 1B. Darryl Gonzalez is pinch hitting for Bill Rader. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Darryl Gonzalez flies out to the center fielder. Charlie Knight singles past the shortstop. Charlie Knight steals second. Masayuki Moriyama grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Charlie Knight advances to third on the play. Cliff Welteroth walks. Frank Witt grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Texas total runners left on base: 10 Kansas City total runners left on base: 7
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Cad Wright improves in contact_vs_lefty Charlie Taylor improves in arm Waite Buechele did not respond to coaching in control Charlie Taylor improves in range Cad Wright did not respond to coaching in CF
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Larry Grabowski did not respond to coaching in control Nyjer Morgan did not respond to coaching in speed Mark McGwire did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Red Caldwell improves in speed