Win: Lou Klimchock (11-9) Loss: Frank Torgeson (5-15)
Inning: 1 Texas Frank Torgeson pitching. Bill Mercer strikes out. Alex Kahle grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Klumpp strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Kansas City Lou Klimchock pitching. Tom Sanchez strikes out. Jimmy Hurdle reached on a fielding error by Johnny Meyer. Hoyt Hoblitzel strikes out. Tarrik Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Texas Johnny Meyer singles to right field. Johnny Meyer steals second. Bobby Barton throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Peter Forsch grounds out to the shortstop. Johnny Meyer scores. Carlos Klinger flies out to the left fielder. Shinya Abe grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Luis Rodriguez triples. Harry Brown strikes out. Bobby Barton grounds out to the shortstop. Luis Rodriguez scores. Ernie Cain flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Texas Kenji Moriya singles to center field. Lou Klimchock lays a bunt down the third base line. He is safe at first. Runners advance. Bill Mercer singles to center field. Alex Kahle strikes out. Joe Klumpp singles to center field. Kenji Moriya scores. Lou Klimchock scores. Bill Mercer advances to third on the hit. Johnny Meyer pops out to the third baseman. Peter Forsch flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Kansas City Frank Torgeson grounds out to the third baseman. Tom Sanchez strikes out. Jimmy Hurdle hits a home run. Hoyt Hoblitzel flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Texas Carlos Klinger strikes out. Shinya Abe strikes out. Kenji Moriya walks. Lou Klimchock pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Tarrik Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Luis Rodriguez grounds out to the shortstop. Harry Brown singles to center field. Bobby Barton flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Texas Bob Bennett comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bill Mercer triples. Alex Kahle doubles to right field. Bill Mercer scores. Eiji Nakamura comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Joe Klumpp strikes out. Johnny Meyer flies out to the right fielder. Peter Forsch hits a home run. Alex Kahle scores. Phil Howard comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Carlos Klinger bunts for a base hit. Shinya Abe flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Ernie Cain strikes out. Phil Howard strikes out. Tom Sanchez triples. Jimmy Hurdle strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Texas Kenji Moriya walks. Lou Klimchock fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Lou Klimchock singles to left field. Kenji Moriya advances to third on the hit. Bill Mercer grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Kenji Moriya scores. Alex Kahle grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Hoyt Hoblitzel singles to center field. Tarrik Smith hits a home run. Hoyt Hoblitzel scores. Luis Rodriguez singles to right field. Harry Brown walks. Bobby Barton flies out to the left fielder. Ernie Cain grounds out to the second baseman. Luis Rodriguez advances to third on the play. Harry Brown advances to second on the play. Phil Howard grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Texas Joe Klumpp strikes out. Johnny Meyer singles to right field. Johnny Meyer steals second. Peter Forsch flies out to the right fielder. Carlos Klinger grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Tom Sanchez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Jimmy Hurdle singles to center field. Terry Pirati comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Hoyt Hoblitzel singles to center field. Jimmy Hurdle advances to third on the hit. Tarrik Smith grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Texas Shinya Abe doubles to right field. Kenji Moriya hits a home run. Shinya Abe scores. Camilo Saunders is pinch hitting for Terry Pirati. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Camilo Saunders flies out to the right fielder. Bill Mercer walks. Alex Kahle strikes out. Bill Mercer steals second. Joe Klumpp grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City M.K. Flood pitching. Luis Rodriguez singles to center field. Harry Brown singles to right field. Luis Rodriguez aggressively advances to third on the hit. Bobby Barton walks. Ernie Cain grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Luis Rodriguez scores. Harry Brown advances to third on the play. Phil Howard strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Texas Willie McGee is pinch hitting for Johnny Meyer. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Willie McGee walks. Peter Forsch flies out to the left fielder. Carlos Klinger grounds out to the second baseman. Willie McGee advances to second on the play. Shinya Abe grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Tom Sanchez strikes out. Jimmy Hurdle flies out to the right fielder. Hoyt Hoblitzel strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Texas total runners LOB: 7 Kansas City total runners LOB: 7
Batting:2B - Alex Kahle (23), Shinya Abe (27).3B - Bill Mercer (7).HR - Peter Forsch (21), Kenji Moriya (9).GIDP - Bill Mercer. Baserunning: SB - Bill Mercer (32), Johnny Meyer 2 (15). Fielding: E - Johnny Meyer.
Batting:3B - Tom Sanchez (5), Luis Rodriguez (4).HR - Jimmy Hurdle (13), Tarrik Smith (13).GIDP - Tarrik Smith, Ernie Cain. Fielding: E - Bobby Barton.
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: King DeLeon did not respond to coaching in velocity William Paterson did not respond to coaching in control Mike Escobar did not respond to coaching in speed Jinx Falkenburg did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Mike Escobar did not respond to coaching in arm William Paterson did not respond to coaching in control
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Jim Grabowski improves in range Jaime Barton did not respond to coaching in velocity Herb Durning did not respond to coaching in control Eric Conway improves in arm Sherman Dietzel did not respond to coaching in velocity Joe Torres improves in power_vs_lefty Blix Lisenbee did not respond to coaching in C