Inning: 1 Chicago Radford Elderberry pitching. Gus Tavino hits a home run. Masao Chiozza flies out to the center fielder. Jerry Cox hits an infield single to the second baseman. Hank Gilmore grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Jerry Cox is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Larry Hartsock triples. Hank Gilmore scores. John Faircloth strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Texas Todd Reiser pitching. Hal Fuller grounds out to the shortstop. Hisashi Sakamoto pops out to the shortstop. Joe Lowdermilk grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Chicago Doug Thomas singles to right field. Johnny Starr grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Doug Thomas is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Todd Reiser lays a bunt down the third base line. The third baseman fields the ball, throws to second for the force out, on to first but the throw to first for the double play is not in time. (SS covering 2nd). Gus Tavino doubles to center field. Masao Chiozza flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Texas Joel Rogge grounds out to the pitcher. Alex Malinosky grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ralph Brown grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Chicago Jerry Cox grounds out to the shortstop. Hank Gilmore strikes out. Larry Hartsock pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Texas Motoo Wakisaka singles to left field. Izzy Lowrey lines out to the second baseman. Radford Elderberry fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Radford Elderberry strikes out. Hal Fuller strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Chicago John Faircloth walks. Doug Thomas flies out to the left fielder. Johnny Starr singles to left field. John Faircloth aggressively advances to third on the hit. Todd Reiser strikes out. Gus Tavino grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Texas Hisashi Sakamoto flies out to the center fielder. Joe Lowdermilk grounds out to the second baseman. Joel Rogge grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Chicago Masao Chiozza doubles to center field. Jerry Cox flies out to the right fielder. Hank Gilmore hits a home run. Masao Chiozza scores. Larry Hartsock flies out to the right fielder. John Faircloth strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Texas Alex Malinosky hits a home run. Ralph Brown pops out to the shortstop. Motoo Wakisaka hits a home run. Izzy Lowrey walks. Radford Elderberry lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Hal Fuller singles to center field. Izzy Lowrey is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Chicago Doug Thomas singles to right field. Doug Thomas steals second. Ralph Brown throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Johnny Starr doubles to center field. Doug Thomas scores. Ivy Johnson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Todd Reiser lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Gus Tavino singles to center field. Johnny Starr scores. Masao Chiozza grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Gus Tavino is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Jerry Cox strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Texas Hisashi Sakamoto flies out to the center fielder. Joe Lowdermilk doubles to right field. Joel Rogge doubles to center field. Joe Lowdermilk scores. Alex Malinosky singles to left field. Joel Rogge is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Ralph Brown flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Chicago Hank Gilmore flies out to the center fielder. Larry Hartsock strikes out. John Faircloth singles to left field. Doug Thomas strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Texas Motoo Wakisaka singles to center field. Izzy Lowrey walks. Harry Malone is pinch hitting for Ivy Johnson. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Harry Malone flies out to the center fielder. Hal Fuller lines out to the second baseman. Hisashi Sakamoto strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Chicago Bob Marshall pitching. Johnny Starr singles to right field. Todd Reiser lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Gus Tavino flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Masao Chiozza flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Texas Joe Lowdermilk grounds out to the second baseman. Joel Rogge flies out to the right fielder. Alex Malinosky singles to left field. Doc Johnson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Ralph Brown walks. Motoo Wakisaka singles to left field. Alex Malinosky scores. Ralph Brown is thrown out trying to advance to third by the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Chicago Jerry Cox grounds out to the pitcher. Hank Gilmore strikes out. Larry Hartsock reached on a fielding error by Joe Lowdermilk. John Faircloth hits a home run. Larry Hartsock scores. Doug Thomas strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Texas Izzy Lowrey walks. Allen Cardenal comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jim Deitrick is pinch hitting for Bob Marshall. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Jim Deitrick flies out to the right fielder. Hal Fuller pops out to the third baseman. Hisashi Sakamoto singles to left field. Tom Kerr comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Joe Lowdermilk flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Chicago total runners LOB: 8 Texas total runners LOB: 8
Game Notes Hal Fuller is injured and is expected to be out 25 days.
Chicago Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Naoshi Hiratsuka did not respond to coaching in speed Yutaka Yamada did not respond to coaching in control Aaron Parkinson improves in power_vs_righty Ricardo Despaigne improves in power_vs_lefty
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Pete Yost did not respond to coaching in range Paul Smith improves in range Ricky Crowley did not respond to coaching in control David Collins did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Billy Murphy did not respond to coaching in SS