Win: "Cricket" Ledbetter (2-2) Loss: Gil Loaiza (1-2)
Save: Tim Foster (1)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Cricket Ledbetter pitching. Mike Shuba singles to center field. Earl Powell grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Mike Shuba is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Dixie Guinn flies out to the right fielder. Yasuyuki Hamaguchi triples. Earl Powell scores. John Ward doubles to left field. Yasuyuki Hamaguchi scores. Tom Wood strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Texas Gil Loaiza pitching. Erik Newel flies out to the right fielder. John Appier strikes out. Ace Darien grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Bip Conine grounds out to the pitcher. Boom-Boom Grubb singles to right field. Gil Loaiza lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Mike Shuba singles to right field. Earl Powell flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Texas Walter Downing singles to center field. Walt Jones grounds out to the third baseman. Walter Downing advances to second on the play. Donnie Jelic flies out to the left fielder. Jim Marquez hits a home run. Walter Downing scores. Matt Graham hits a home run. Cricket Ledbetter strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Dixie Guinn reached on a 2-base fielding error by Donnie Jelic. Yasuyuki Hamaguchi flies out to the center fielder. John Ward grounds out to the shortstop. Tom Wood strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Texas Erik Newel singles to center field. John Appier singles to center field. Erik Newel advances to third on the hit. Ace Darien singles to center field. Erik Newel scores. John Appier advances to third on the hit. Rudy Thornton comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Walter Downing flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, John Appier scores. Walt Jones strikes out. Donnie Jelic singles to right field. Jim Marquez strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Kansas City Bip Conine flies out to the left fielder. Boom-Boom Grubb strikes out. Rudy Thornton grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Texas Matt Graham hits a home run. Cricket Ledbetter strikes out. Erik Newel strikes out. John Appier flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Mike Shuba grounds out to the shortstop. Earl Powell triples. Dixie Guinn grounds out to the second baseman. Earl Powell scores. Yasuyuki Hamaguchi flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Texas Ace Darien grounds out to the second baseman. Walter Downing flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Walt Jones grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City John Ward singles to center field. Tom Wood singles to left field. Bip Conine walks. Boom-Boom Grubb strikes out. Rudy Thornton strikes out. Mike Shuba strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Texas Donnie Jelic grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Marquez grounds out to the third baseman. Matt Graham grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Earl Powell hits a home run. Kayson Ellington comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dixie Guinn flies out to the left fielder. Yasuyuki Hamaguchi walks. John Ward pops out to the third baseman. Tom Wood flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Texas Tarrik Quinn is pinch hitting for Kayson Ellington. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Tarrik Quinn flies out to the left fielder. Erik Newel flies out to the center fielder. John Appier singles to center field. Ace Darien singles to left field. Walter Downing grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Kansas City Tim Foster pitching. Bip Conine singles to left field. Boom-Boom Grubb grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Rudy Thornton strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Texas Walt Jones grounds out to the second baseman. Donnie Jelic strikes out. Jim Marquez grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Mike Shuba grounds out to the shortstop. Earl Powell hits a home run. Dixie Guinn grounds out to the shortstop. Yasuyuki Hamaguchi pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Kansas City total runners left on base: 8 Texas total runners left on base: 4
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: LaReace Tibault did not respond to coaching in control Irv Baldwin did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Greg Sheely did not respond to coaching in velocity LaReace Tibault did not respond to coaching in control LaReace Tibault improves in velocity Charlie Adams did not respond to coaching in control Bill Todd did not respond to coaching in 2B
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: D+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Stanley Ritchie did not respond to coaching in control Rick Pasley did not respond to coaching in control Rick Pasley did not respond to coaching in velocity Bill Smith improves in arm John Kruk III improves in speed Bill Smith improves in power_vs_lefty Eric Herrnstein did not respond to coaching in RF