Win: Harry Cooper (7-2) Loss: John Lannan (1-4)
Save: Chris Lee (14)
Inning: 1 Texas Jay Fuhrman pitching. Darryl Gonzalez flies out to the center fielder. Masayuki Moriyama walks. Harry Baez flies out to the left fielder. Ryutaro Tanabe singles to center field. Masayuki Moriyama advances to third on the hit. Vince Barnes walks. Frank Kirk pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 1 Kansas City Harry Cooper pitching. Willie Harris grounds out to the shortstop. Arin Solstice flies out to the left fielder. Anderson Hernandez grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Texas Ken McCardell singles to center field. Ken McCardell steals second. Ikuro Nakayama grounds out to the second baseman. Ken McCardell advances to third on the play. The defense is playing the infield in. Harry Cooper strikes out. Darryl Gonzalez doubles to right field. Ken McCardell scores. Masayuki Moriyama pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Corey Patterson singles to center field. Nick Johnson singles to right field. Corey Patterson is thrown out trying to advance to third by the right fielder. Josh Willingham strikes out. Nick Johnson steals second. Bob Bailor flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Texas Harry Baez pops out to the pitcher. Ryutaro Tanabe walks. Ryutaro Tanabe steals second. Vince Barnes strikes out. Frank Kirk lines out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Josh Bard strikes out. Jay Fuhrman lines out to the second baseman. Willie Harris walks. Arin Solstice strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Texas Ken McCardell flies out to the center fielder. Ikuro Nakayama strikes out. Harry Cooper strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Anderson Hernandez flies out to the center fielder. Corey Patterson walks. Nick Johnson doubles to left field. Corey Patterson uses his aggressiveness and scores. Josh Willingham walks. Bob Bailor grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Texas Darryl Gonzalez flies out to the right fielder. Masayuki Moriyama walks. Harry Baez grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Josh Bard grounds out to the second baseman. Jay Fuhrman strikes out. Willie Harris strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Texas Ryutaro Tanabe flies out to the right fielder. Vince Barnes flies out to the center fielder. Frank Kirk strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Arin Solstice singles to center field. Anderson Hernandez grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Arin Solstice is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Corey Patterson pops out to the third baseman. Anderson Hernandez steals second. Nick Johnson grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Texas Ken McCardell flies out to the left fielder. Ikuro Nakayama grounds out to the second baseman. Harry Cooper strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Josh Willingham pops out to the second baseman. Bob Bailor grounds out to the shortstop. Jamie Burke is pinch hitting for Josh Bard. Jamie Burke is hit by a pitch. Ryan Zimmerman is pinch hitting for Jay Fuhrman. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Ryan Zimmerman grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Jamie Burke is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Texas John Lannan pitching. Bud Henrich enters the game as a defensive replacement for Jamie Burke at C. Darryl Gonzalez reached on a fielding error by Arin Solstice. Darryl Gonzalez steals second. Masayuki Moriyama singles past the second baseman. Darryl Gonzalez scores. Harry Baez doubles to left field. Masayuki Moriyama uses his aggressiveness and scores. Mike MacDougal comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ryutaro Tanabe flies out to the right fielder. Vince Barnes grounds out to the pitcher. Frank Kirk walks. Ken McCardell doubles to left field. Harry Baez scores. Craig Stammen comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ikuro Nakayama walks. Harry Cooper grounds into a fielders choice to the pitcher. Frank Kirk is out at home. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Kansas City Frank Witt enters the game as a defensive replacement for Harry Baez at 1B. Willie Harris strikes out. Arin Solstice reached on a 2-base throwing error by Ken McCardell. Randy Naylor comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Anderson Hernandez lines out to the third baseman. Corey Patterson grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Texas Darryl Gonzalez grounds out to the second baseman. Masayuki Moriyama flies out to the left fielder. Frank Witt 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 Chris Lee comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Nick Johnson pops out to the first baseman. Josh Willingham grounds out to the third baseman. Bob Bailor strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Texas total runners LOB: 8 Kansas City total runners LOB: 6
Batting:2B - Nick Johnson (6).GIDP - Bob Bailor.HBP - Jamie Burke (1). Baserunning: SB - Anderson Hernandez (8), Nick Johnson (4). Fielding: E - Arin Solstice.
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Rod Whitaker improves in arm Charlie Taylor improves in contact_vs_righty Rod Whitaker improves in contact_vs_righty Jackson Jobe did not respond to coaching in control Cad Wright did not respond to coaching in CF
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Carlos Pape did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Spud Garcia improves in speed Rip Bates did not respond to coaching in velocity Ian Desmond improves in contact_vs_lefty