Win: Jordan Zimmermann (7-9) Loss: Bill Rader (6-9)
Save: Ron Villone (13)
Inning: 1 Texas Jordan Zimmermann pitching. Frank Witt walks. Carl Carpenter walks. Yoshinori Inoue grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Frank Witt advances to third on the play. Sal Hicks strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Kansas City Bill Rader pitching. Willie Harris grounds out to the shortstop. Arin Solstice flies out to the left fielder. Anderson Hernandez grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Texas Ken McCardell pops out to the second baseman. Eli Gettman walks. Harry Baez singles to right field. Eli Gettman advances to third on the hit. Buddy Holcombe grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Corey Patterson flies out to the right fielder. Josh Willingham walks. Josh Willingham steals second. Bob Bailor strikes out. Josh Bard grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Texas Bill Rader flies out to the center fielder. Frank Witt pops out to the first baseman. Carl Carpenter strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Bud Henrich pops out to the first baseman. Jordan Zimmermann pops out to the first baseman. Willie Harris flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Texas Yoshinori Inoue flies out to the left fielder. Sal Hicks strikes out. Ken McCardell doubles to left field. Eli Gettman strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Arin Solstice strikes out. Anderson Hernandez singles to center field. Corey Patterson pops out to the first baseman. Anderson Hernandez steals second. Josh Willingham strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Texas Harry Baez strikes out. Buddy Holcombe pops out to the first baseman. Bill Rader grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Bob Bailor strikes out. Josh Bard strikes out. Bud Henrich hits a home run. Jordan Zimmermann singles to center field. Willie Harris strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Texas Frank Witt strikes out. Carl Carpenter walks. Yoshinori Inoue flies out to the left fielder. Sal Hicks walks. Ken McCardell flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Kansas City Arin Solstice singles past the second baseman. Anderson Hernandez flies out to the left fielder. Corey Patterson doubles to center field. Arin Solstice uses his aggressiveness and scores. Josh Willingham grounds out to the second baseman. Corey Patterson advances to third on the play. Bob Bailor grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Texas Eli Gettman strikes out. Harry Baez grounds out to the shortstop. Buddy Holcombe strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Josh Bard flies out to the left fielder. Bud Henrich strikes out. Jordan Zimmermann grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Texas Ryan Zimmerman enters the game as a defensive replacement for Arin Solstice at 3B. Cristian Guzman enters the game as a defensive replacement for Corey Patterson at SS. Bill Rader grounds out to the shortstop. Frank Witt flies out to the right fielder. Cliff Welteroth is pinch hitting for Carl Carpenter. Cliff Welteroth strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Willie Harris flies out to the center fielder. Ryan Zimmerman grounds out to the shortstop. Anderson Hernandez doubles to left field. Tadashi Moriyama 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. Cristian Guzman walks. Josh Willingham walks. Bob Bailor walks. Anderson Hernandez scores. Josh Bard grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Texas Yoshinori Inoue pops out to the third baseman. Sal Hicks triples. Ron Villone 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. Ken McCardell walks. Eli Gettman strikes out. Harry Baez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Texas total runners left on base: 7 Kansas City total runners left on base: 7
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: John Blyzka did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Art Hershiser did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Butch Linde improves in speed Hiroyuki Sato did not respond to coaching in speed Cad Wright did not respond to coaching in CF
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Nyjer Morgan improves in contact_vs_righty Mike Harris did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Spud Garcia improves in arm Wil Nieves did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty