Win: Yuko K Kinoshita (4-1) Loss: Al Leonard (2-1)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Donny T Standridge pitching. John Stahl singles to right field. Dan Gettinger walks. Goldie Shelby strikes out. Billy Grich walks. Mateo Perez strikes out. U.L. Distefano grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 1 Texas Ginger Mendoza pitching. Whitey Lansing flies out to the center fielder. Butch Casey flies out to the center fielder. Matt Kirkpatrick singles to left field. Jesus Harris grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Matt Kirkpatrick is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Denny Brown singles to center field. Ed Merritt grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Denny Brown is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Ginger Mendoza lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. John Stahl grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Texas Rod Dyer singles to left field. Rip Merullo grounds into a 4-6-3 double play - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Dutch Thomasson flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Dan Gettinger grounds out to the pitcher. Goldie Shelby strikes out. Billy Grich strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Texas Danny Alcantara singles to left field. Donny T Standridge lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Whitey Lansing grounds out to the shortstop. Butch Casey singles to left field. Danny Alcantara scores. Matt Kirkpatrick grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Mateo Perez strikes out. U.L. Distefano walks. U.L. Distefano is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Denny Brown grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Texas Jesus Harris grounds out to the pitcher. Rod Dyer strikes out. Rip Merullo grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Ed Merritt grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ginger Mendoza flies out to the center fielder. Bill Johnstone comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. John Stahl bunts for a base hit. Dan Gettinger grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Texas Dutch Thomasson walks. Danny Alcantara singles to center field. Moxie Allen is pinch hitting for Bill Johnstone. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Moxie Allen hits a home run. Dutch Thomasson scores. Danny Alcantara scores. Whitey Lansing flies out to the center fielder. Butch Casey strikes out. Matt Kirkpatrick grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City George Gonzales pitching. Goldie Shelby grounds out to the second baseman. Billy Grich strikes out. Mateo Perez walks. Mateo Perez steals second. U.L. Distefano singles to right field. Mateo Perez scores. U.L. Distefano steals second. Denny Brown walks. Ed Merritt flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Texas Jesus Harris grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Rod Dyer lines out to the second baseman. Rip Merullo lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Slick Johnson is pinch hitting for Ginger Mendoza. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Slick Johnson strikes out. John Stahl singles to left field. Dan Gettinger flies out to the left fielder. Goldie Shelby walks. Billy Grich singles to right field. John Stahl scores. Goldie Shelby advances to third on the hit. Pete Garibaldi comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mateo Perez flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Texas Gates Hamlin pitching. Dutch Thomasson grounds out to the pitcher. Danny Alcantara flies out to the left fielder. Peter Pena is pinch hitting for Pete Garibaldi. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Peter Pena grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Chick Rusch pitching. Frank Bogart enters the game as a defensive replacement for Jesus Harris at SS. Joe Eaton enters the game as a defensive replacement for Dutch Thomasson at CF. U.L. Distefano singles to right field. Denny Brown strikes out. Ed Merritt grounds out to the catcher. U.L. Distefano advances to second on the play. Yoshiyuki Higuchi is pinch hitting for Gates Hamlin. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 5 inning. Yoshiyuki Higuchi singles to right field. U.L. Distefano scores. Passed ball. Yoshiyuki Higuchi advances to second. John Stahl doubles to left field. Yoshiyuki Higuchi scores. Buster Brown comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dan Gettinger flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Texas Brett Tyack pitching. Whitey Lansing pops out to the first baseman. Butch Casey flies out to the left fielder. Matt Kirkpatrick doubles to right field. Frank Bogart flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Goldie Shelby grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Billy Grich walks. Mateo Perez strikes out. U.L. Distefano strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Texas Rod Dyer strikes out. Rip Merullo singles to right field. Joe Eaton strikes out. Danny Alcantara strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Kansas City Denny Brown doubles past the third baseman. Ed Merritt flies out to the right fielder. Lee Straker is pinch hitting for Brett Tyack. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 5 inning. Lee Straker flies out to the left fielder. John Stahl flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Texas Al Leonard pitching. Mike Carpenter is pinch hitting for Buster Brown. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Mike Carpenter grounds out to the shortstop. Whitey Lansing grounds out to the shortstop. Butch Casey grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 11 Kansas City Keiichi Aiko pitching. Dan Gettinger flies out to the center fielder. Goldie Shelby walks. Billy Grich pops out to the third baseman. Mateo Perez hits a home run. Goldie Shelby scores. Yuko K Kinoshita comes in from the bullpen to pitch. U.L. Distefano lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 11 Texas Matt Kirkpatrick grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Frank Bogart singles to center field. Rod Dyer walks. Rip Merullo doubles to center field. Frank Bogart scores. Rod Dyer uses his aggressiveness and scores. Bill Laxton comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Joe Eaton flies out to the left fielder. Danny Alcantara walks. Rip Merullo steals third. Yuko K Kinoshita singles to center field. Rip Merullo scores. Kansas City total runners left on base: 12 Texas total runners left on base: 4
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Kevin Zimmerman did not respond to coaching in control Adam Diering improves in contact_vs_righty Sammy Felix did not respond to coaching in arm Haden Rivera did not respond to coaching in velocity
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Tom Weekly did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Joe Colpaert improves in speed Hugh Hecker improves in range Kevin Champion improves in contact_vs_righty Hugh Hecker did not respond to coaching in 2B