Top of the sixth and Hinojosa grounds deep in the hole at short and the shortstop dives and from his knees one hops a throw to first and C.J. is called out and out comes Augie to argue.
He looked safe, but it's out one.
Gottsacker is K'd swinging for out two.
Ty Marlow ends the streak of eight being retired with a single to left.
Somebody tell this announcer he has been a hitter off for two innings.
Felts lines a single to right and Gottsacker goes to third.
B. Marlow loops a single to left that ties the game at 5.
Johnson K's for the second time swinging to end the inning.
Duke is out to pitch now for Texas in the seventh.
Battle of the bullpens now and Kansas has a closer with as good or better numbers than Knebel.
And Duke walks the left handed lead off batter and you had to worry about that as the lead run is on with no outs.
Next man tries to bunt but fouls it off twice, but then gets it down on 0-2.
Lead run on second with one out.
Skip out again and here comes Urban to face a right handed hitter.
He walks him on a full count pitch to put two on.
Double steal attempt and Felts throws out the runner at second for two away.
Man on third with two outs.
Next man pops it straight up and someone should have called Felts off, but they didn't and it drops off his glove as he is two feet in fair territory and give Kansas the lead.
Another big error gives Kansas the 6-5 lead.
Wild pitch moves the runner to third and this getting really sloppy for Texas.
Hinojosa leads off and lines out on the first pitch to center for out one.
Stell pinch hits and K's swinging.
Marlow pops one straight up over the mound and the pitcher doesn't give way to the second baseman and he knocks the ball loose and Ty Marlow goes to second and barely beats the throw.
Tying run on second on another bad error this time by Kansas and here comes the coach and he wants the closer.
Felts up to face him and grounds a single right up the middle to tie the game at 6. We give on a pop up and they give back on one.
B. Marlow flies out to center to end the frame.
To the bottom of the eighth now and I wonder how long before Knebel comes in with Kansas's closer in.
Do our Friday night games in Lawrence hold some kind of a record for extra innings in the first game of a series? Seems we go this route almost every time we go there.