Win: Gary Tost (10-1) Loss: Alex Rudolph (0-2)
Save: Hadrian Blackwater (21)
Inning: 1 Texas John Chaney pitching. Harry Maisel grounds out to the shortstop. Rider Dye grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Aaron Solstice grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Kansas City Gary Tost pitching. John Hatcher singles to center field. Ed King pops out to the catcher. Butch Sweetland strikes out. Pickles Office flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Texas Elemeno Pea singles to center field. Joe Damaska grounds into a force play to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Elemeno Pea is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Rob Trower singles to left field. Sky Bishop walks. Buzz Hunt grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Kansas City Hooks Medich strikes out. Mike Wilson grounds out to the shortstop. Luis Coscarart grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Texas Gary Tost strikes out. Harry Maisel singles past the second baseman. Rider Dye walks. Aaron Solstice grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Rider Dye is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Elemeno Pea strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Kansas City Mark Wright singles to right field. John Chaney lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. John Hatcher strikes out. Ed King doubles to center field. Mark Wright scores. Butch Sweetland strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Texas Joe Damaska grounds out to the pitcher. Rob Trower strikes out. Sky Bishop pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Pickles Office lines out to the second baseman. Hooks Medich grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Mike Wilson grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Texas Buzz Hunt grounds out to the third baseman. Gary Tost strikes out. Harry Maisel singles to left field. Rider Dye walks. Aaron Solstice grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Rider Dye is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Kansas City Luis Coscarart doubles to left field. Mark Wright strikes out. Kelvin Kirby is pinch hitting for John Chaney. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Kelvin Kirby singles to right field. John Hatcher grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Texas Alex Rudolph pitching. Elemeno Pea doubles to left field. Joe Damaska grounds out to the third baseman. Rob Trower singles to center field. Elemeno Pea scores. Sky Bishop walks. Buzz Hunt doubles to center field. Rob Trower scores. Sky Bishop uses his aggressiveness and scores. Tom Booker comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Gary Tost grounds out to the second baseman. Buzz Hunt advances to third on the play. Harry Maisel flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Ed King grounds out to the shortstop. Butch Sweetland grounds out to the second baseman. Pickles Office grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Texas Rider Dye walks. Aaron Solstice strikes out. Elemeno Pea singles to center field. Rider Dye advances to third on the hit. Joe Damaska singles to left field. Rider Dye scores. Elemeno Pea advances to third on the hit. Rob Trower doubles to left field. Elemeno Pea scores. Joe Damaska uses his aggressiveness and scores. Brian White comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Sky Bishop walks. Buzz Hunt strikes out. Gary Tost grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Kansas City Hooks Medich walks. Mike Wilson singles to center field. Hooks Medich aggressively advances to third on the hit. Luis Coscarart singles to center field. Hooks Medich scores. Mark Wright grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Mike Wilson advances to third on the play. Mark Fosse is pinch hitting for Brian White. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Mark Fosse strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Texas Minnie Hermanski pitching. Harry Maisel strikes out. Rider Dye singles to left field. Aaron Solstice hits a home run. Rider Dye scores. Elemeno Pea walks. Charles Reed is pinch hitting for Joe Damaska. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Charles Reed grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City John Hatcher pops out to the shortstop. Ed King strikes out. Jeff Handley comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Butch Sweetland singles to right field. Pickles Office strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Texas Rob Trower flies out to the right fielder. Sky Bishop lines out to the second baseman. Buzz Hunt grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Hooks Medich walks. Mike Wilson singles to center field. Luis Coscarart flies out to the left fielder. Mark Wright flies out to the right fielder. Minnie Hermanski singles to right field. John Hatcher walks. Hooks Medich scores. Hadrian Blackwater comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Ed King strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Texas total runners LOB: 9 Kansas City total runners LOB: 8
Game Notes Gary Tost is injured and is expected to be out 20 days. Rob Trower is injured and is expected to be out 37 days.
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: A+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Don White improves in range Fritz Stevens improves in speed Andy Maun improves in power_vs_lefty Hosken Bream improves in contact_vs_righty
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: A+ Improvements: Clay Angelini improves in range Mark Sularz improves in range Bert Adams did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Kazuo Yoshida did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty