Win: Tom Seaver (4-5) Loss: Lew Alvarez (5-5)
Save: Ron Villone (8)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Lew Alvarez pitching. Willie Harris singles to center field. Willie Harris steals second. Arin Solstice strikes out. Anderson Hernandez is hit by a pitch. Corey Patterson flies out to the center fielder. Nick Johnson singles to center field. Willie Harris scores. Anderson Hernandez advances to third on the hit. Josh Willingham grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Texas Tom Seaver pitching. Darryl Gonzalez singles to right field. Masayuki Moriyama flies out to the center fielder. Darryl Gonzalez steals second. Harry Baez flies out to the center fielder. Ryutaro Tanabe grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Bob Bailor singles to left field. Josh Bard is hit by a pitch. Tom Seaver fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Tom Seaver flies out to the left fielder. Willie Harris grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Josh Bard is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Arin Solstice pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Texas Carl Carpenter walks. Vince Barnes strikes out. Ken McCardell grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Anderson Hernandez pops out to the second baseman. Corey Patterson grounds out to the shortstop. Nick Johnson singles to right field. Josh Willingham grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Nick Johnson is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Texas Buddy Holcombe flies out to the center fielder. Lew Alvarez singles to left field. Darryl Gonzalez strikes out. Masayuki Moriyama flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Bob Bailor flies out to the left fielder. Josh Bard pops out to the first baseman. Tom Seaver grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Texas Harry Baez singles to right field. Ryutaro Tanabe grounds out to the third baseman. Harry Baez advances to second on the play. Carl Carpenter walks. Vince Barnes hits an infield single to the second baseman. Ken McCardell grounds out to the shortstop. Harry Baez scores. Carl Carpenter advances to third on the play. Vince Barnes advances to second on the play. Buddy Holcombe singles to left field. Carl Carpenter scores. Lew Alvarez strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Kansas City Willie Harris singles to left field. Willie Harris is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Arin Solstice singles to center field. Anderson Hernandez pops out to the first baseman. Corey Patterson singles to center field. Nick Johnson flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Texas Darryl Gonzalez flies out to the center fielder. Masayuki Moriyama grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Harry Baez grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Josh Willingham grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Bailor singles to center field. Josh Bard strikes out. Tom Seaver grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Texas Ryutaro Tanabe singles to right field. Ryutaro Tanabe is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Carl Carpenter grounds out to the third baseman. Vince Barnes grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Willie Harris flies out to the center fielder. Arin Solstice walks. Anderson Hernandez singles to left field. Arin Solstice advances to third on the hit. Anderson Hernandez steals second. Corey Patterson reached on a 2-base throwing error by Ken McCardell. Arin Solstice scores. Anderson Hernandez scores. Nick Johnson flies out to the center fielder. 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. Josh Willingham flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Texas Ken McCardell strikes out. Buddy Holcombe doubles to center field. John Lannan 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. Yoshinori Inoue is pinch hitting for Randy Naylor. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Yoshinori Inoue flies out to the center fielder. Darryl Gonzalez walks. Masayuki Moriyama flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Kansas City Tadashi Moriyama pitching. Bob Bailor strikes out. Josh Bard flies out to the right fielder. Ryan Zimmerman is pinch hitting for John Lannan. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Ryan Zimmerman doubles to center field. Willie Harris flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Texas Mike MacDougal pitching. Harry Baez flies out to the center fielder. Ryutaro Tanabe walks. Ryutaro Tanabe steals second. Carl Carpenter walks. Ron Villone comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Vince Barnes grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Carl Carpenter is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Ken McCardell strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Kansas City Arin Solstice flies out to the right fielder. Anderson Hernandez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Corey Patterson singles to right field. Corey Patterson steals second. Nick Johnson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Texas Buddy Holcombe pops out to the shortstop. Frank Witt is pinch hitting for Tadashi Moriyama. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Frank Witt singles to right field. Frank Witt is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Darryl Gonzalez grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Kansas City total runners LOB: 11 Texas total runners LOB: 8
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Carlos Pape improves in range Nyjer Morgan did not respond to coaching in range Rip Bates did not respond to coaching in velocity Ed Gomez improves in contact_vs_lefty
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Butch Linde improves in contact_vs_righty Cad Wright did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Butch Linde improves in power_vs_lefty John Blyzka improves in contact_vs_righty Cad Wright did not respond to coaching in CF