Win: Cy Cruz (4-1) Loss: Ray McGilberry (2-5)
Save: Charlie Kennedy (13)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Cy Cruz pitching. Joe Duncan grounds out to the second baseman. Lee Smith walks. Joe Grissom singles to left field. Lee Smith is thrown out trying to advance to third by the left fielder. Bill Brown singles to left field. Wayne Gutierrez singles past the second baseman. Joe Grissom scores. Bill Brown advances to third on the hit. John Guy lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Texas Ray McGilberry pitching. Fergie Wright strikes out. Gary Slater reached on a fielding error by Lee Smith. Kirby Montgomery grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Frank Difani walks. Terry Squires walks. Ray McGilberry lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Joe Duncan pops out to the second baseman. Lee Smith flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Texas Guy Galvez pops out to the third baseman. Yoshimichi Sakai pops out to the first baseman. Chris Reynolds doubles to right field. Ed St.Vrain grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Joe Grissom singles to left field. Bill Brown flies out to the right fielder. Wayne Gutierrez flies out to the left fielder. John Guy singles to center field. Joe Grissom is thrown out trying to advance to third by the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Texas Ben Posada doubles to center field. Cy Cruz fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Cy Cruz flies out to the center fielder. Fergie Wright grounds out to the second baseman. Ben Posada advances to third on the play. Gary Slater grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Frank Difani flies out to the left fielder. Terry Squires grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Ray McGilberry grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Texas Kirby Montgomery triples. Guy Galvez doubles to center field. Kirby Montgomery scores. Yoshimichi Sakai grounds out to the third baseman. Chris Reynolds strikes out. Ed St.Vrain grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Joe Duncan strikes out. Lee Smith flies out to the left fielder. Joe Grissom flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Texas Ben Posada walks. Cy Cruz lays a bunt down the first base line. The first 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). Fergie Wright flies out to the left fielder. Gary Slater strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Bill Brown doubles past the third baseman. Wayne Gutierrez reached on a fielding error by Gary Slater. John Guy pops out to the third baseman. Frank Difani walks. Terry Squires walks. Bill Brown scores. Ray McGilberry strikes out. Joe Duncan walks. Wayne Gutierrez scores. Lee Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Texas Kirby Montgomery hits a home run. Guy Galvez grounds out to the third baseman. Yoshimichi Sakai pops out to the second baseman. Chris Reynolds is hit by a pitch. Ed St.Vrain grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Chris Reynolds is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Joe Grissom flies out to the left fielder. Bill Brown strikes out. Wayne Gutierrez walks. John Guy grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Texas Ben Posada singles to center field. Pat Gumbert is pinch hitting for Cy Cruz. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Pat Gumbert walks. Fergie Wright singles to left field. Ben Posada scores. Pat Gumbert advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the infield in. Gary Slater singles to left field. Pat Gumbert scores. Fergie Wright advances to third on the hit. Kirby Montgomery doubles to right field. Fergie Wright scores. Gary Slater uses his aggressiveness and scores. Gordon Gerhart comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Guy Galvez walks. Yoshimichi Sakai flies out to the left fielder. Chris Reynolds pops out to the shortstop. Ed St.Vrain grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Kansas City Kazuharu Akutsu pitching. Frank Difani flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Terry Squires walks. Scott Young is pinch hitting for Gordon Gerhart. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Scott Young walks. Joe Duncan doubles to center field. Terry Squires scores. Scott Young scores. Sam Karlon comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Lee Smith flies out to the left fielder. Joe Grissom pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Texas Lou Gray pitching. Ben Posada reached on a 2-base throwing error by Wayne Gutierrez. Jim DeJean is pinch hitting for Sam Karlon. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Jim DeJean singles to left field. Ben Posada scores. Fergie Wright walks. Gary Slater singles to center field. Jim DeJean scores. Fergie Wright advances to third on the hit. Dixie Roenicke comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Kirby Montgomery walks. Guy Galvez grounds out to the second baseman. Fergie Wright scores. Gary Slater advances to third on the play. Kirby Montgomery advances to second on the play. Yoshimichi Sakai flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Gary Slater scores. Chris Reynolds grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Greg Mele pitching. Bill Brown walks. Wayne Gutierrez hits a home run. Bill Brown scores. Charlie Kennedy comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. John Guy grounds out to the second baseman. Frank Difani strikes out. Terry Squires grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Kansas City total runners left on base: 10 Texas total runners left on base: 8
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Bart Smith did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Tris Eischen did not respond to coaching in control Art Kavanagh did not respond to coaching in range Allen Scheffing improves in contact_vs_righty
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Billy Voyles improves in contact_vs_lefty Gary Brucker did not respond to coaching in control Frank Campbell did not respond to coaching in control John Hennessey did not respond to coaching in velocity