Win: Hank Key (1-0) Loss: Cy Plympton (1-2)
Save: Smith Wilson (7)
Inning: 1 Texas Joe Mercer pitching. Bill Mercer singles to left field. Dave Rico flies out to the left fielder. Alex Kahle singles to right field. Bill Mercer advances to third on the hit. Shinya Abe singles to right field. Bill Mercer scores. Alex Kahle is thrown out trying to advance to third by the right fielder. Joe Klumpp reached on a fielding error by Davey Smyth. Carlos Klinger walks. Kenji Moriya strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 1 Kansas City Hank Key pitching. Kid Hale grounds out to the second baseman. Jimmy Hurdle grounds out to the shortstop. Bobby Barton strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Texas Dale Castleman grounds out to the third baseman. Hank Key strikes out. Bill Mercer flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Tarrik Smith hits a home run. Davey Smyth grounds out to the third baseman. Hoyt Hoblitzel singles to center field. Hoyt Hoblitzel steals second. Tom Sanchez doubles to left field. Hoyt Hoblitzel scores. Luis Rodriguez strikes out. Joe Mercer grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Texas Dave Rico strikes out. Alex Kahle singles to center field. Shinya Abe grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Alex Kahle is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Joe Klumpp triples. Shinya Abe scores. Carlos Klinger strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Kid Hale grounds out to the second baseman. Jimmy Hurdle grounds out to the third baseman. Bobby Barton strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Texas Kenji Moriya pops out to the first baseman. Dale Castleman grounds out to the third baseman. Hank Key flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Tarrik Smith flies out to the center fielder. Davey Smyth walks. Hoyt Hoblitzel grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Davey Smyth advances to second on the play. Tom Sanchez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Texas Bill Mercer grounds out to the second baseman. Dave Rico singles to right field. Alex Kahle grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Luis Rodriguez walks. Joe Mercer lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Kid Hale singles to right field. Luis Rodriguez scores. Jimmy Hurdle strikes out. Bobby Barton pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Texas Shinya Abe walks. Joe Klumpp grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Shinya Abe is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Joe Klumpp is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Carlos Klinger reached on a 2-base fielding error by Tom Sanchez. Kenji Moriya pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Tarrik Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Davey Smyth flies out to the left fielder. Hoyt Hoblitzel strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Texas Joe Broberg comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dale Castleman flies out to the right fielder. Hank Key flies out to the left fielder. Bill Mercer strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Tom Sanchez grounds out to the second baseman. Luis Rodriguez singles to center field. Harry Brown is pinch hitting for Joe Broberg. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Harry Brown flies out to the left fielder. Luis Rodriguez steals second. Kid Hale triples. Luis Rodriguez scores. Jimmy Hurdle grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Texas Cy Plympton pitching. Dave Rico singles to center field. Alex Kahle singles to right field. Dave Rico steals third. Shinya Abe walks. Joe Klumpp grounds into a fielders choice to the first baseman. Dave Rico is out at home. Carlos Klinger walks. Alex Kahle scores. Johnny Meyer is pinch hitting for Kenji Moriya. Johnny Meyer flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Shinya Abe scores. Dale Castleman flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Kansas City Ding-Dong Bell enters the game as a defensive replacement for Johnny Meyer at C. Bobby Barton reached on a fielding error by Carlos Klinger. Bobby Barton is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Tarrik Smith strikes out. Davey Smyth strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Texas Peter Forsch is pinch hitting for Hank Key. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Peter Forsch flies out to the center fielder. Bill Mercer singles to right field. Dave Rico doubles to left field. Bill Mercer uses his aggressiveness and scores. Alex Kahle grounds out to the shortstop. Shinya Abe singles to center field. Dave Rico scores. Shinya Abe is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Smith Wilson pitching. Hoyt Hoblitzel strikes out. Tom Sanchez singles to right field. Luis Rodriguez walks. Cy Plympton lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Kid Hale walks. Jimmy Hurdle strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Texas total runners LOB: 7 Kansas City total runners LOB: 7
Batting:2B - Dave Rico (2).3B - Joe Klumpp (1).SF - Johnny Meyer.GIDP - Alex Kahle. Baserunning: SB - Dave Rico (1).CS - Shinya Abe (2), Joe Klumpp (1). Fielding: E - Carlos Klinger.
Batting:2B - Tom Sanchez (1).3B - Kid Hale (2).HR - Tarrik Smith (2). Baserunning: SB - Hoyt Hoblitzel (4), Luis Rodriguez (1).CS - Bobby Barton (1). Fielding: E - Davey Smyth, Tom Sanchez.
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Ricardo Potts did not respond to coaching in velocity Ricardo Potts did not respond to coaching in velocity Terry Pirati improves in control Orville Wright did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Jason Noble improves in range Roy Patterson did not respond to coaching 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 range Jim Grabowski did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Bill Kraly did not respond to coaching in endurance George Benedict did not respond to coaching in velocity Eric Conway did not respond to coaching in arm Pete Davenport did not respond to coaching in arm Blix Lisenbee did not respond to coaching in C