Win: Gainsville Wilkerson (2-3) Loss: Pat Cermak (8-11)
Save: Danny Johnson (8)
Inning: 1 Texas Ross Killebrew pitching. Johnny Pignatano pops out to the shortstop. Shigeji Mori grounds out to the third baseman. Colby Odom singles to right field. Rick Malis walks. John Gilkey doubles to center field. Colby Odom scores. Rick Malis uses his aggressiveness and scores. Wally Renna flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Kansas City Pat Cermak pitching. Victorino Vizquel flies out to the left fielder. Domingo El Duque singles to left field. Buck Weaver grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Texas Andy Coleman strikes out. Pablo White strikes out. Pat Cermak reached on a fielding error by Kevin Miksis. Johnny Pignatano strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Von Massey walks. Von Massey steals second. Kevin Miksis grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Von Massey advances to third on the play. Chuck Luque singles to right field. Von Massey scores. Chuck Luque steals second. Val Henry hits a home run. Chuck Luque scores. Tyler Simmons grounds out to the second baseman. Ross Killebrew flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Texas Shigeji Mori grounds out to the pitcher. Colby Odom hits a home run. Gainsville Wilkerson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Rick Malis flies out to the right fielder. John Gilkey strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Victorino Vizquel singles to center field. Domingo El Duque singles to center field. Victorino Vizquel advances to third on the hit. Buck Weaver flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Victorino Vizquel scores. Domingo El Duque steals second. Von Massey walks. Kevin Miksis flies out to the left fielder. Chuck Luque strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Texas Wally Renna singles to right field. Andy Coleman walks. Pablo White strikes out. Pat Cermak lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball and Wally Renna is thrown out at third. Andy Coleman advances to second on the play. Andy Coleman advances to second on the play. Johnny Pignatano flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Kansas City Val Henry lines out to the shortstop. Tyler Simmons pops out to the catcher. Gainsville Wilkerson flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Texas Shigeji Mori strikes out. Colby Odom strikes out. Rick Malis walks. John Gilkey walks. Wally Renna pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Kansas City Eddie Ortenzio comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Victorino Vizquel grounds out to the third baseman. Domingo El Duque flies out to the right fielder. Buck Weaver singles to left field. Von Massey doubles to right field. Kevin Miksis singles to right field. Buck Weaver scores. Von Massey scores. Julio Reynolds comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Chuck Luque singles to left field. Val Henry pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Texas Andy Coleman singles past the first baseman. Pablo White strikes out. Ken Jordan is pinch hitting for Julio Reynolds. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Andy Coleman steals second. Ken Jordan flies out to the center fielder. Johnny Pignatano strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Bernie Smith pitching. Tyler Simmons flies out to the left fielder. Gainsville Wilkerson singles to left field. Victorino Vizquel flies out to the right fielder. Domingo El Duque singles to left field. Buck Weaver grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Texas Shigeji Mori singles to right field. Chico Cesar comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Colby Odom strikes out. Rick Malis grounds out to the third baseman. Shigeji Mori advances to second on the play. John Gilkey walks. Wally Renna singles to right field. Shigeji Mori scores. Andy Coleman grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Kansas City Von Massey strikes out. Kevin Miksis flies out to the left fielder. Chuck Luque bunts for a base hit. Val Henry grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Chuck Luque is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Texas Bud Glenn is pinch hitting for Pablo White. Bud Glenn strikes out. Mickey Neher is pinch hitting for Bernie Smith. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Mickey Neher flies out to the center fielder. Johnny Pignatano singles to left field. Shigeji Mori flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Billy Harper pitching. Tyler Simmons singles to left field. Jason Bell is pinch hitting for Chico Cesar. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Tyler Simmons is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Jason Bell strikes out. Webster Brink is pinch hitting for Victorino Vizquel. Webster Brink hits an infield single to the pitcher. Domingo El Duque grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Webster Brink is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Texas Danny Johnson pitching. Tom Poepping enters the game as a defensive replacement for Webster Brink at SS. Colby Odom singles to right field. Rick Malis flies out to the left fielder. John Gilkey grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Texas total runners left on base: 10 Kansas City total runners left on base: 8
Game Notes John Gilkey is injured and is expected to be out 31 days.
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Walter Weinert improves in arm Walter Weinert improves in power_vs_lefty Dave Skrmetta did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Ron McClure improves in arm Dave Skrmetta did not respond to coaching in 3B
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Ty Wilson did not respond to coaching in control Dave Fox did not respond to coaching in control Jim Halsey improves in range Jim Halsey improves in range Newt Diaz did not respond to coaching in CF