Inning: 1 Kansas City Graeme Wills pitching. Mike Shuba flies out to the right fielder. Dixie Guinn flies out to the left fielder. Vicente Griffin grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Texas Greg Pollux pitching. Erik Newel walks. Chuck Ardoin strikes out. Alvin Breazeale singles to left field. Erik Newel advances to third on the hit. Walter Downing grounds out to the third baseman. Erik Newel scores. Alvin Breazeale advances to second on the play. Walt Jones grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City John Ward singles to right field. Red Maddox walks. Bip Conine pops out to the first baseman. Chuck Leverett strikes out. Willie Campbell pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Texas Ryan Pena pops out to the pitcher. Cory Coffin singles to right field. Bob Baker walks. Graeme Wills fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Graeme Wills singles to center field. Cory Coffin scores. Bob Baker advances to third on the hit. Erik Newel grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Greg Pollux flies out to the center fielder. Mike Shuba grounds out to the shortstop. Dixie Guinn flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Texas Chuck Ardoin walks. Alvin Breazeale singles to center field. Walter Downing walks. Walt Jones grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Chuck Ardoin scores. Alvin Breazeale advances to third on the play. Ryan Pena singles to right field. Alvin Breazeale scores. Hal Haberer comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Cory Coffin flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Vicente Griffin grounds out to the shortstop. John Ward singles to left field. Red Maddox grounds out to the second baseman. John Ward advances to second on the play. Bip Conine flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Texas Bob Baker strikes out. Graeme Wills singles to left field. Erik Newel hits a home run. Graeme Wills scores. Chuck Ardoin hits a home run. Alvin Breazeale strikes out. Walter Downing walks. Walt Jones pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Chuck Leverett strikes out. Willie Campbell strikes out. Hal Haberer grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Texas Ryan Pena grounds out to the second baseman. Cory Coffin flies out to the right fielder. Bob Baker grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Mike Shuba grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dixie Guinn singles to center field. Vicente Griffin singles to left field. Dixie Guinn advances to third on the hit. John Ward strikes out. Red Maddox grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Texas Graeme Wills grounds out to the third baseman. Erik Newel flies out to the center fielder. Chuck Ardoin strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Bip Conine is hit by a pitch. Chuck Leverett grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Bip Conine is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Willie Campbell singles to left field. Hal Haberer lays a bunt down the third base line. He is safe at first. Runners advance. Mike Shuba flies out to the center fielder. Dixie Guinn singles to center field. Chuck Leverett scores. Willie Campbell scores. Vicente Griffin grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Texas Rudy Thornton comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Alvin Breazeale strikes out. Walter Downing grounds out to the third baseman. Walt Jones grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City John Ward grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Red Maddox singles to center field. Bip Conine flies out to the center fielder. Chuck Leverett walks. Willie Campbell singles to center field. Red Maddox scores. George Priddy 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 1st. Rudy Thornton singles to left field. Chuck Leverett scores. Mike Shuba pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Texas Ryan Pena flies out to the left fielder. Cory Coffin pops out to the second baseman. Bob Baker grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Dixie Guinn singles to center field. Vicente Griffin doubles past the center fielder. Dixie Guinn uses his aggressiveness and scores. John Ward flies out to the left fielder. Red Maddox flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Bip Conine flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Kansas City total runners left on base: 10 Texas total runners left on base: 4
Game Notes Mike Shuba is injured and is expected to be out 15 days.
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Irv Baldwin improves in range Artie Kernek did not respond to coaching in speed Don Hoffman did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Grant Stein did not respond to coaching in velocity Charlie Adams did not respond to coaching in control George Griffin 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: C Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Kelly Croucher improves in contact_vs_righty Lucas Damon improves in range Clarence Walsh did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Henry Dagres improves in contact_vs_lefty Otto Heath did not respond to coaching in speed Jose Ortiz improves in velocity Eric Herrnstein did not respond to coaching in RF