Win: Bob Rodriguez (1-0) Loss: Cy Cruz (0-2)
Save: Julio Hawkes (3)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Cy Cruz pitching. Terry Squires strikes out. Joe Grissom flies out to the left fielder. Bill Brown grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Texas Bob Rodriguez pitching. Fergie Wright reached on a fielding error by Joe Duncan. Gary Slater walks. Kirby Montgomery grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Fergie Wright advances to third on the play. Gary Slater advances to second on the play. Guy Galvez walks. Derek Kluttz singles to center field. Fergie Wright scores. Gary Slater scores. Guy Galvez advances to third on the hit. Makio Nimura pops out to the catcher. Ed St.Vrain flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Kansas City Wayne Gutierrez grounds out to the second baseman. John Guy lines out to the second baseman. Mike Herrera strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Texas Jim DeJean singles to center field. Cy Cruz lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Fergie Wright grounds out to the shortstop. Gary Slater grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Frank Difani grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Duncan strikes out. Bob Rodriguez grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Texas Kirby Montgomery pops out to the shortstop. Guy Galvez grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Derek Kluttz lines out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Terry Squires walks. Joe Grissom singles to center field. Bill Brown flies out to the center fielder. Wayne Gutierrez flies out to the left fielder. John Guy strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Texas Makio Nimura singles to center field. Ed St.Vrain singles to right field. Makio Nimura is thrown out trying to advance to third by the right fielder. Jim DeJean grounds out to the third baseman. Ed St.Vrain advances to second on the play. Cy Cruz walks. Fergie Wright walks. Gary Slater singles to center field. Ed St.Vrain scores. Cy Cruz is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Mike Herrera singles past the third baseman. Frank Difani singles to center field. Mike Herrera advances to third on the hit. Joe Duncan grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Herrera scores. Frank Difani advances to second on the play. Bob Rodriguez grounds out to the catcher. Terry Squires flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Texas Kirby Montgomery flies out to the right fielder. Guy Galvez flies out to the right fielder. Derek Kluttz strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Joe Grissom walks. Bill Brown doubles to right field. Joe Grissom uses his aggressiveness and scores. Wayne Gutierrez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bill Brown advances to third on the play. John Guy grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mike Herrera doubles to right field. Bill Brown scores. Frank Difani strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Texas Makio Nimura strikes out. Ed St.Vrain singles to center field. Jim DeJean singles to left field. Ed St.Vrain is thrown out trying to advance to third by the left fielder. Cy Cruz strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Joe Duncan singles to center field. Phil Buchanan is pinch hitting for Bob Rodriguez. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Phil Buchanan grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Joe Duncan is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Terry Squires flies out to the left fielder. Joe Grissom hits a home run. Phil Buchanan scores. Chauncey Steirer comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bill Brown grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Texas Dixie Roenicke pitching. Fergie Wright flies out to the left fielder. Gary Slater grounds out to the shortstop. Kirby Montgomery triples. Guy Galvez flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Wayne Gutierrez flies out to the right fielder. John Guy lines out to the second baseman. Mike Herrera grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Texas Derek Kluttz flies out to the left fielder. Makio Nimura grounds out to the third baseman. Ed St.Vrain singles to left field. Jim DeJean grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Ed St.Vrain is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Frank Difani walks. Joe Duncan strikes out. Toshimichi Inao is pinch hitting for Dixie Roenicke. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Toshimichi Inao strikes out. Terry Squires grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Frank Difani is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Texas Julio Hawkes pitching. Dan Kelly is pinch hitting for Chauncey Steirer. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Dan Kelly strikes out. Fergie Wright grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Gary Slater grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Kansas City total runners LOB: 5 Texas total runners LOB: 7
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Bart Smith improves in power_vs_righty Tris Eischen did not respond to coaching in control Emilio Crouch did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Bob Whitney improves in speed Fred Walls did not respond to coaching in LF
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Paul Appleton did not respond to coaching in control John Hennessey did not respond to coaching in control Paul Appleton did not respond to coaching in velocity Al Womack improves in contact_vs_lefty