Inning: 1 Texas Adolfo Lewis pitching. Bill Mercer singles to right field. Alex Kahle walks. Joe Klumpp grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Bill Mercer advances to third on the play. Johnny Meyer singles to center field. Bill Mercer scores. Peter Forsch hits a home run. Johnny Meyer scores. Carlos Klinger grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Kansas City Jack Boone pitching. Kid Hale grounds out to the shortstop. Jimmy Hurdle strikes out. Bobby Barton strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Texas Shinya Abe grounds out to the second baseman. Kenji Moriya singles to left field. Jack Boone lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Bill Mercer singles past the second baseman. Kenji Moriya scores. Joe Broberg comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Alex Kahle strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Tarrik Smith flies out to the right fielder. Davey Smyth pops out to the shortstop. Hoyt Hoblitzel strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Texas Joe Klumpp doubles to center field. Johnny Meyer singles to right field. Joe Klumpp scores. Yuichi Kanzaki comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Peter Forsch flies out to the left fielder. Carlos Klinger singles to right field. Johnny Meyer advances to third on the hit. Shinya Abe singles to left field. Johnny Meyer scores. Kenji Moriya flies out to the right fielder. Jack Boone strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Kansas City Tom Sanchez flies out to the center fielder. Luis Rodriguez reached on a 2-base throwing error by Johnny Meyer. Yuichi Kanzaki grounds out to the shortstop. Kid Hale strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Texas Bill Mercer flies out to the right fielder. Alex Kahle walks. Joe Klumpp grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Jimmy Hurdle singles to left field. Jimmy Hurdle is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Bobby Barton hits an infield single to the pitcher. Tarrik Smith walks. Davey Smyth grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Texas Johnny Meyer singles to center field. Peter Forsch grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Carlos Klinger hits a home run. Shinya Abe doubles to center field. Kenji Moriya strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Hoyt Hoblitzel lines out to the third baseman. Tom Sanchez walks. Luis Rodriguez strikes out. Yuichi Kanzaki flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Texas Jack Boone grounds out to the pitcher. Bill Mercer grounds out to the third baseman. Alex Kahle walks. Joe Klumpp flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Kid Hale grounds out to the shortstop. Jimmy Hurdle strikes out. Bobby Barton strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Texas Johnny Meyer grounds out to the shortstop. Peter Forsch doubles to center field. Carlos Klinger flies out to the center fielder. Shinya Abe pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Tarrik Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Davey Smyth grounds out to the shortstop. Hoyt Hoblitzel grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Texas Ding-Dong Bell is pinch hitting for Kenji Moriya. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Ding-Dong Bell hits a home run. Jack Boone flies out to the left fielder. Bill Mercer walks. Alex Kahle pops out to the catcher. Joe Klumpp doubles to right field. Bill Mercer uses his aggressiveness and scores. Johnny Meyer walks. Camilo Saunders is pinch hitting for Peter Forsch. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Camilo Saunders flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Kansas City Randy Bogle is pinch hitting for Tom Sanchez. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Randy Bogle walks. Luis Rodriguez grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Randy Bogle is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Yuichi Kanzaki fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Yuichi Kanzaki flies out to the center fielder. Ernie Cain is pinch hitting for Kid Hale. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Ernie Cain grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Luis Rodriguez is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Texas Carlos Klinger flies out to the right fielder. Tom Miller is pinch hitting for Shinya Abe. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Tom Miller flies out to the center fielder. Ding-Dong Bell strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Jimmy Hurdle singles to center field. Bobby Barton doubles to left field. Tarrik Smith singles to left field. Jimmy Hurdle scores. Bobby Barton scores. Clark Barr comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Davey Smyth walks. Jerry Bosch is pinch hitting for Hoyt Hoblitzel. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jerry Bosch flies out to the center fielder. Randy Bogle strikes out. Luis Rodriguez singles to center field. Tarrik Smith scores. Davey Smyth advances to third on the hit. Yuichi Kanzaki strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Texas total runners LOB: 8 Kansas City total runners LOB: 6
Batting:2B - Joe Klumpp 2 (3), Peter Forsch (2), Shinya Abe (4).HR - Peter Forsch (8), Carlos Klinger (1), Ding-Dong Bell (1).GIDP - Joe Klumpp 2, Peter Forsch. Fielding: E - Johnny Meyer.
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Ricardo Potts did not respond to coaching in control Roy Patterson did not respond to coaching in velocity Ricardo Potts improves in velocity Jinx Falkenburg improves in contact_vs_righty Bill Lewis did not respond to coaching in velocity Terry Pirati improves in control Jinx Falkenburg did not respond to coaching in SS
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Eric Conway did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Sherman Dietzel did not respond to coaching in velocity Bill Nealon improves in speed Red Moeller did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Scott Winkelman improves in speed Blix Lisenbee did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Blix Lisenbee did not respond to coaching in C