Win: Bruce Averill (1-3) Loss: Mike Redfern (2-1)
Save: Julio Hawkes (3)
Inning: 1 Texas Bruce Averill pitching. Fergie Wright grounds out to the third baseman. Makio Nimura strikes out. Guy Galvez hits a home run. Kirby Montgomery lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Kansas City Mike Redfern pitching. Joe Duncan singles to left field. Lee Smith flies out to the left fielder. Joe Grissom walks. Bill Brown grounds into a 1-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Texas Yoshimichi Sakai strikes out. Ed St.Vrain strikes out. Ben Posada strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Wayne Gutierrez hits a home run. Rick Petrick strikes out. Craig Moore grounds out to the second baseman. Tommy Young walks. Bruce Averill reached on a fielding error by Guy Galvez. Joe Duncan flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Texas Gary Slater flies out to the left fielder. Mike Redfern reached on a 2-base throwing error by Wayne Gutierrez. Fergie Wright walks. Makio Nimura strikes out. Guy Galvez grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Fergie Wright is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Kansas City Lee Smith hits a home run. Joe Grissom pops out to the catcher. Bill Brown flies out to the left fielder. Wayne Gutierrez strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Texas Kirby Montgomery grounds out to the third baseman. Yoshimichi Sakai grounds out to the shortstop. Ed St.Vrain grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Rick Petrick walks. Craig Moore singles to left field. Tommy Young doubles to center field. Rick Petrick scores. Craig Moore uses his aggressiveness and scores. Kazuharu Akutsu comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bruce Averill lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Joe Duncan flies out to the center fielder. Lee Smith reached on a 2-base throwing error by Gary Slater. Tommy Young scores. Joe Grissom strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Texas Ben Posada flies out to the center fielder. Gary Slater grounds out to the third baseman. Kazuharu Akutsu singles to left field. Fergie Wright grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Kazuharu Akutsu is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Bill Brown triples. Wayne Gutierrez pops out to the shortstop. Rick Petrick reached on a 2-base throwing error by Kazuharu Akutsu. Bill Brown scores. Craig Moore singles to right field. Tommy Young grounds out to the shortstop. Rick Petrick scores. Craig Moore advances to second on the play. Bruce Averill strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Texas Makio Nimura grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Guy Galvez singles to right field. Guy Galvez is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Kirby Montgomery grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Joe Duncan strikes out. Lee Smith singles to right field. Joe Grissom grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Lee Smith advances to second on the play. Chauncey Steirer comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Bill Brown strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Texas Yoshimichi Sakai grounds out to the shortstop. Ed St.Vrain singles to center field. Ben Posada grounds out to the second baseman. Ed St.Vrain advances to second on the play. Gary Slater strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Wayne Gutierrez flies out to the left fielder. Rick Petrick singles to right field. Craig Moore flies out to the right fielder. Tommy Young walks. John Guy is pinch hitting for Bruce Averill. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. John Guy pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Texas Josh Bass pitching. Pat Gumbert is pinch hitting for Chauncey Steirer. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Pat Gumbert flies out to the center fielder. Fergie Wright grounds out to the second baseman. Makio Nimura grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Sam Karlon pitching. Joe Duncan grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Lee Smith walks. Joe Grissom walks. Bill Brown strikes out. Wayne Gutierrez singles past the second baseman. Lee Smith uses his aggressiveness and scores. Rick Petrick grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Texas Guy Galvez doubles to center field. Kirby Montgomery singles to center field. Guy Galvez scores. Yoshimichi Sakai walks. Ed St.Vrain grounds out to the pitcher. Kirby Montgomery advances to third on the play. Yoshimichi Sakai advances to second on the play. Ben Posada walks. Antonio Graterol comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Gary Slater walks. Kirby Montgomery scores. Julio Hawkes comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Jim DeJean is pinch hitting for Sam Karlon. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Jim DeJean grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 2 Texas total runners left on base: 6 Kansas City total runners left on base: 10
Batting:2B - Guy Galvez (2).HR - Guy Galvez (7).GIDP - Jim DeJean. Baserunning: CS - Guy Galvez (1). Fielding: E - Guy Galvez, Gary Slater, Kazuharu Akutsu.
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Billy Voyles improves in contact_vs_lefty Billy Voyles improves in arm Frank Campbell improves in control Kurt Levis did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Tim McConnell did not respond to coaching in control Hector Roberts did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Tris Eischen did not respond to coaching in control Fred Walls improves in arm