Win: Dave McGarr (3-7) Loss: Lou Klimchock (9-8)
Save: Phil Howard (11)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Lou Klimchock pitching. Tom Sanchez strikes out. Kid Hale grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Hoyt Hoblitzel hits a home run. Tarrik Smith singles past the third baseman. Luis Rodriguez grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Tarrik Smith is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Texas Dave McGarr pitching. Bill Mercer flies out to the center fielder. Alex Kahle pops out to the shortstop. Joe Klumpp pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Harry Brown walks. Davey Smyth flies out to the center fielder. Ernie Cain walks. Dave McGarr lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Tom Sanchez walks. Kid Hale singles past the second baseman. Harry Brown scores. Hoyt Hoblitzel grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Texas Johnny Meyer strikes out. Peter Forsch hits a home run. Carlos Klinger grounds out to the shortstop. Shinya Abe pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Tarrik Smith strikes out. Luis Rodriguez singles to center field. Harry Brown flies out to the left fielder. Davey Smyth grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Luis Rodriguez is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Texas Kenji Moriya grounds out to the catcher. Lou Klimchock strikes out. Bill Mercer hits an infield single to the first baseman. Alex Kahle pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Ernie Cain singles to right field. Dave McGarr lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Tom Sanchez strikes out. Kid Hale walks. Hoyt Hoblitzel walks. Tarrik Smith reached on a 2-base throwing error by Johnny Meyer. Ernie Cain scores. Kid Hale scores. Luis Rodriguez singles to center field. Hoyt Hoblitzel scores. Tarrik Smith scores. Harry Brown flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Texas Joe Klumpp singles to center field. Johnny Meyer singles to left field. Joe Klumpp advances to third on the hit. Peter Forsch singles to left field. Joe Klumpp scores. Johnny Meyer advances to third on the hit. Carlos Klinger reached on a fielding error by Harry Brown. Johnny Meyer scores. Shinya Abe strikes out. Kenji Moriya lines out to the second baseman. Lou Klimchock flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Kansas City Davey Smyth grounds out to the second baseman. Ernie Cain hits a home run. M.K. Flood comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dave McGarr strikes out. Tom Sanchez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Texas Bill Mercer grounds out to the second baseman. Alex Kahle grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Klumpp doubles to center field. Johnny Meyer flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Kid Hale flies out to the center fielder. Hoyt Hoblitzel reached on a 2-base fielding error by Peter Forsch. Tarrik Smith walks. Luis Rodriguez singles to center field. Hoyt Hoblitzel scores. Tarrik Smith advances to third on the hit. Harry Brown flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Tarrik Smith scores. Davey Smyth grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Texas Peter Forsch grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Carlos Klinger walks. Shinya Abe flies out to the center fielder. Kenji Moriya grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Carlos Klinger is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Ernie Cain flies out to the center fielder. Dave McGarr grounds out to the third baseman. Tom Sanchez grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Texas Dave Rico is pinch hitting for M.K. Flood. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Dave Rico lines out to the shortstop. Bill Mercer walks. Alex Kahle grounds out to the pitcher. Bill Mercer advances to second on the play. Joe Klumpp grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City David Watlington pitching. Jimmy Hurdle is pinch hitting for Kid Hale. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jimmy Hurdle flies out to the right fielder. Jerry Bosch is pinch hitting for Hoyt Hoblitzel. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jerry Bosch grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tarrik Smith flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Texas Willie McGee is pinch hitting for Johnny Meyer. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Willie McGee walks. Camilo Saunders is pinch hitting for Peter Forsch. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Camilo Saunders flies out to the right fielder. Carlos Klinger grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Willie McGee is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Carlos Klinger steals second. Shinya Abe singles past the second baseman. Carlos Klinger scores. Ding-Dong Bell is pinch hitting for Kenji Moriya. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Ding-Dong Bell walks. Dale Castleman is pinch hitting for David Watlington. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Dale Castleman flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Kansas City Smith Wilson pitching. Luis Rodriguez strikes out. Bobby Barton is pinch hitting for Harry Brown. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Bobby Barton flies out to the right fielder. Davey Smyth doubles to right field. Ernie Cain doubles to center field. Davey Smyth scores. Dave McGarr grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Texas Bill Mercer strikes out. Alex Kahle flies out to the left fielder. Joe Klumpp singles to center field. Willie McGee walks. Camilo Saunders hits an infield single to the first baseman. Carlos Klinger walks. Joe Klumpp scores. Phil Howard comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Shinya Abe singles past the second baseman. Willie McGee scores. Camilo Saunders scores. Carlos Klinger advances to third on the hit. Ding-Dong Bell strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Kansas City total runners LOB: 8 Texas total runners LOB: 10
Game Notes Kid Hale is injured and is expected to be out 18 days.
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Charlie McCormick did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Herb Durning did not respond to coaching in velocity Red Moeller improves in arm Joe Torres did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Jim Grabowski did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Jim Grabowski did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Blix Lisenbee did not respond to coaching in C
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Tom Miller did not respond to coaching in speed Mike Escobar did not respond to coaching in arm William Paterson did not respond to coaching in velocity Tommy Patrick did not respond to coaching in endurance Bill Lewis did not respond to coaching in control Tommy Cotter improves in power_vs_lefty