Inning: 1 Minnesota Will Chalmers pitching. Tim James flies out to the left fielder. Tim Driscoll singles to left field. Bob Smith singles to center field. Tim Driscoll advances to third on the hit. Aaron Robinson grounds out to the second baseman. Tim Driscoll scores. Bob Smith advances to second on the play. Paul Weintraub walks. Mike Doby walks. Bill Smith grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 1 Texas Roy Sisk pitching. Jayson Miller grounds out to the second baseman. Scott Bridges pops out to the first baseman. Ferg Ross singles to center field. Eiichi Okamoto lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Charlie Chapman pops out to the third baseman. Roy Sisk strikes out. Tim James grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Texas John Humphreys flies out to the right fielder. Gus Pavelchick strikes out. Dennis Doyle walks. Kyson Suh flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Tim Driscoll strikes out. Bob Smith singles to left field. Aaron Robinson walks. Paul Weintraub grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Aaron Robinson is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Mike Doby hits a home run. Bob Smith scores. Paul Weintraub scores. Bill Smith walks. Charlie Chapman singles to left field. Roy Sisk grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Charlie Chapman is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Texas Will Chalmers strikes out. Jayson Miller flies out to the center fielder. Scott Bridges flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Tim James grounds out to the shortstop. Tim Driscoll strikes out. Bob Smith grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Texas Ferg Ross doubles to left field. Eiichi Okamoto grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Ferg Ross advances to third on the play. John Humphreys singles to left field. Ferg Ross scores. Gus Pavelchick walks. Dennis Doyle singles to center field. John Humphreys scores. Gus Pavelchick advances to third on the hit. Dennis Doyle steals second. Kyson Suh grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Will Chalmers grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Minnesota Aaron Robinson flies out to the right fielder. Paul Weintraub flies out to the center fielder. Mike Doby grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Texas Jayson Miller hits a home run. Scott Bridges grounds out to the shortstop. Ferg Ross grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Eiichi Okamoto flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Eddie Fletcher comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bill Smith walks. Charlie Chapman grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Smith advances to second on the play. Roy Sisk strikes out. Tim James flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Texas John Humphreys grounds out to the shortstop. Gus Pavelchick flies out to the right fielder. Dennis Doyle reached on a 2-base throwing error by Tim James. Kyson Suh singles to left field. Dennis Doyle scores. Eddie Fletcher grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Tim Driscoll strikes out. Bob Smith pops out to the second baseman. Aaron Robinson flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Texas Luis Floyd comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Jayson Miller pops out to the first baseman. Scott Bridges singles to center field. Ferg Ross grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Scott Bridges is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Eiichi Okamoto grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Paul Weintraub grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Doby pops out to the shortstop. Bill Smith grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Texas John Humphreys strikes out. Gus Pavelchick walks. Walton Wayde is pinch hitting for Dennis Doyle. Gus Pavelchick steals second. Walton Wayde strikes out. Joe Burke is pinch hitting for Kyson Suh. Joe Burke walks. Terry Ball is pinch hitting for Eddie Fletcher. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Terry Ball pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Minnesota Tim Hardy pitching. Jak Europe enters the game as a defensive replacement for Joe Burke at C. Charlie Chapman flies out to the center fielder. Al Rhodes is pinch hitting for Luis Floyd. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Al Rhodes singles to center field. Tim James flies out to the right fielder. Tim Driscoll reached on a 2-base throwing error by Gus Pavelchick. Bob Smith walks. Aaron Robinson flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Texas Zacharie Ray pitching. Jayson Miller singles past the second baseman. Scott Bridges walks. Ferg Ross strikes out. Eiichi Okamoto strikes out. John Humphreys grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 10 Minnesota Paul Weintraub singles to center field. Mike Doby flies out to the right fielder. Bill Smith pops out to the pitcher. Charlie Chapman strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Texas Gus Pavelchick grounds out to the second baseman. Walton Wayde strikes out. Jak Europe strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 11 Minnesota Milt Stricker is pinch hitting for Zacharie Ray. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Milt Stricker grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Tim James walks. Tim James is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Tim Driscoll flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 11 Texas Harry Foster pitching. Tsugio Suzuki is pinch hitting for Tim Hardy. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Tsugio Suzuki triples. The defense is playing the infield in. Jayson Miller grounds out to the shortstop. The defense is playing the infield in. Scott Bridges singles to right field. Tsugio Suzuki scores. Minnesota total runners left on base: 10 Texas total runners left on base: 10
Game Notes Milt Stricker is injured and is expected to be out 25 days.
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: D- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Moonlight Blyzka improves in contact_vs_lefty Don Welch did not respond to coaching in velocity Pat Westlake improves in contact_vs_lefty Owen Courtney did not respond to coaching in velocity Steve Loiselle improves in control Dave Sheridan improves in contact_vs_righty Dave Sheridan did not respond to coaching in 2B
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Jeff Rineer did not respond to coaching in arm Chuck Ardoin improves in range Jake Lonnett did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Toby Carter improves in arm Marsh Canizaro did not respond to coaching in range Toby Carter improves in contact_vs_righty Luis Coan did not respond to coaching in CF