Win: Hank Key (3-1) Loss: Eiji Nakamura (0-4)
Save: Smith Wilson (13)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Hank Key pitching. Kid Hale flies out to the right fielder. Jimmy Hurdle flies out to the center fielder. Bobby Barton flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Texas Eiji Nakamura pitching. Bill Mercer grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Alex Kahle flies out to the center fielder. Joe Klumpp singles to center field. Johnny Meyer singles to right field. Joe Klumpp advances to third on the hit. Peter Forsch strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Kansas City Tarrik Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Harry Brown flies out to the left fielder. Hoyt Hoblitzel strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Texas Carlos Klinger reached on a fielding error by Bobby Barton. Shinya Abe walks. Kenji Moriya singles past the shortstop. Carlos Klinger scores. Shinya Abe advances to third on the hit. Hank Key singles to left field. Shinya Abe scores. Kenji Moriya advances to third on the hit. Bill Mercer grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Kenji Moriya scores. Alex Kahle grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Tom Sanchez strikes out. Luis Rodriguez singles to center field. Luis Rodriguez is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Eiji Nakamura grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Texas Joe Klumpp grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Johnny Meyer walks. Peter Forsch grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Kid Hale grounds out to the shortstop. Jimmy Hurdle flies out to the right fielder. Bobby Barton strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Texas Carlos Klinger grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Shinya Abe flies out to the right fielder. Kenji Moriya pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Tarrik Smith lines out to the shortstop. Harry Brown singles to center field. Hoyt Hoblitzel strikes out. Tom Sanchez grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Texas Hank Key grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bill Mercer singles to center field. Alex Kahle singles to left field. Joe Klumpp strikes out. Johnny Meyer singles to center field. Bill Mercer scores. Alex Kahle advances to third on the hit. Bob Bennett comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Peter Forsch walks. Carlos Klinger flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Kansas City Luis Rodriguez walks. Bob Bennett 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 center field. Luis Rodriguez scores. Kid Hale steals second. Kenji Moriya throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Jimmy Hurdle singles to left field. Kid Hale scores. Bobby Barton strikes out. Jimmy Hurdle is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Texas Shinya Abe singles to left field. Kenji Moriya grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Hank Key strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Tarrik Smith flies out to the right fielder. Harry Brown singles to left field. Harry Brown is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Hoyt Hoblitzel flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Texas Bill Mercer doubles past the third baseman. Alex Kahle singles to left field. Bill Mercer scores. Yuichi Kanzaki comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Joe Klumpp grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Alex Kahle advances to second on the play. Johnny Meyer grounds out to the second baseman. Alex Kahle advances to third on the play. Peter Forsch strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Tom Sanchez strikes out. Luis Rodriguez grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Jerry Bosch is pinch hitting for Yuichi Kanzaki. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jerry Bosch grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Texas Cy Plympton pitching. Carlos Klinger singles to center field. Carlos Klinger steals second. Shinya Abe singles past the second baseman. Carlos Klinger is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Kenji Moriya walks. Dave Rico is pinch hitting for Hank Key. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Dave Rico singles to center field. Shinya Abe is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Kenji Moriya advances to third on the play. Joe Broberg comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bill Mercer grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Kansas City Smith Wilson pitching. Kid Hale flies out to the center fielder. Jimmy Hurdle lines out to the shortstop. Bobby Barton pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Kansas City total runners left on base: 1 Texas total runners left on base: 8
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Rankin Cabrera did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Bill Kraly did not respond to coaching in velocity Oddibe Barthelson improves in arm Red Moeller did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Blix Lisenbee did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Jim Grabowski did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Blix Lisenbee did not respond to coaching in C
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Brett Monteleone did not respond to coaching in velocity Brett Monteleone did not respond to coaching in velocity Jeff Schupp did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Minnie Moocher did not respond to coaching in velocity Jinx Falkenburg did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty King DeLeon did not respond to coaching in velocity Jinx Falkenburg did not respond to coaching in SS