Win: Lew Alvarez (2-0) Loss: Garrett Mock (0-1)
Save: Chris Lee (3)
Inning: 1 Texas Jim Scanlan pitching. Darryl Gonzalez pops out to the second baseman. Masayuki Moriyama flies out to the center fielder. Sal Hicks grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Kansas City Lew Alvarez pitching. Ryan Zimmerman grounds out to the shortstop. Corey Patterson singles to center field. Corey Patterson steals second. Arin Solstice grounds out to the second baseman. Corey Patterson advances to third on the play. Josh Willingham flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Texas Harry Baez grounds out to the second baseman. Cliff Welteroth strikes out. Ryutaro Tanabe pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Bob Bailor grounds out to the third baseman. Josh Bard strikes out. Cristian Guzman is hit by a pitch. Alberto Gonzalez strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Texas Ikuro Nakayama strikes out. Buddy Holcombe grounds out to the shortstop. Lew Alvarez grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Jim Scanlan strikes out. Ryan Zimmerman flies out to the right fielder. Corey Patterson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Texas Darryl Gonzalez strikes out. Masayuki Moriyama grounds out to the third baseman. Sal Hicks flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Arin Solstice walks. Josh Willingham strikes out. Arin Solstice steals second. Bob Bailor grounds out to the shortstop. Josh Bard strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Texas Harry Baez flies out to the left fielder. Cliff Welteroth strikes out. Ryutaro Tanabe singles to center field. Ikuro Nakayama grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Cristian Guzman singles to right field. Alberto Gonzalez pops out to the second baseman. Jamie Burke is pinch hitting for Jim Scanlan. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Cristian Guzman steals second. Jamie Burke grounds out to the second baseman. Cristian Guzman advances to third on the play. Ryan Zimmerman strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Texas Garrett Mock pitching. Buddy Holcombe grounds out to the shortstop. Lew Alvarez strikes out. Darryl Gonzalez singles to left field. Masayuki Moriyama strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Corey Patterson grounds out to the shortstop. Arin Solstice hits a home run. Josh Willingham doubles to center field. Bob Bailor strikes out. Josh Bard strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Texas Sal Hicks singles to left field. Harry Baez walks. Sal Hicks steals third. Cliff Welteroth hits a home run. Sal Hicks scores. Harry Baez scores. Craig Stammen comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ryutaro Tanabe flies out to the center fielder. Ikuro Nakayama walks. Buddy Holcombe singles to center field. Ikuro Nakayama advances to third on the hit. Lew Alvarez flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Ikuro Nakayama scores. John Lannan comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Darryl Gonzalez grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Cristian Guzman strikes out. Alberto Gonzalez grounds out to the third baseman. Nick Johnson is pinch hitting for John Lannan. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Nick Johnson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Texas Mike MacDougal pitching. Masayuki Moriyama flies out to the center fielder. Sal Hicks flies out to the right fielder. Harry Baez grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Vince Barnes enters the game as a defensive replacement for Sal Hicks at SS. Ryan Zimmerman flies out to the right fielder. Corey Patterson singles to left field. Arin Solstice singles to right field. Corey Patterson advances to third on the hit. Randy Naylor comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Arin Solstice is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Josh Willingham singles to center field. Corey Patterson scores. Bob Bailor walks. Josh Bard strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Texas Cliff Welteroth triples. Ryutaro Tanabe flies out to the right fielder. Ikuro Nakayama flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Cliff Welteroth scores. Buddy Holcombe walks. Yoshinori Inoue is pinch hitting for Randy Naylor. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Yoshinori Inoue grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Chris Lee pitching. Cristian Guzman reached on a 2-base throwing error by Ikuro Nakayama. Alberto Gonzalez grounds out to the second baseman. Cristian Guzman advances to third on the play. Adam Dunn is pinch hitting for Mike MacDougal. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Adam Dunn walks. Ryan Zimmerman pops out to the second baseman. Corey Patterson flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Texas total runners LOB: 4 Kansas City total runners LOB: 9
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Charlie Foster did not respond to coaching in control John Blyzka did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Charlie Foster did not respond to coaching in endurance Warren Robles did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Steve Rice did not respond to coaching in SS
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Guy Wiggins improves in contact_vs_lefty Ian Desmond improves in arm Spud Garcia improves in range Ian Desmond improves in range