Win: Yandy Lavandera (10-7) Loss: Chico Brown (15-6)
Save: Bob Shilling (14)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Chico Brown pitching. Fred Blackwell walks. Yoshiro Kitano pops out to the catcher. Fred Walker singles to left field. Fred Blackwell advances to third on the hit. Jack Stanley singles to left field. Fred Blackwell scores. Fred Walker advances to third on the hit. Mike Barrett grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Texas Yandy Lavandera pitching. Pat Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Chris Gomez grounds out to the third baseman. Les Davis strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Vance Spencer flies out to the right fielder. Deacon Bentley strikes out. Hiroki Eto flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Texas Dick Harrell flies out to the center fielder. Len Perlozzo grounds out to the pitcher. Grady Reynolds strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Yandy Lavandera strikes out. Fred Blackwell lines out to the shortstop. Yoshiro Kitano flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Texas Joe Anderson singles to right field. Ken Owens walks. Chico Brown lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Pat Smith flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Joe Anderson scores. Chris Gomez pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Fred Walker reached on a 2-base throwing error by Len Perlozzo. Jack Stanley flies out to the left fielder. Mike Barrett flies out to the right fielder. Fred Walker is out trying to steal third. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Texas Les Davis flies out to the right fielder. Dick Harrell grounds out to the third baseman. Len Perlozzo hits an infield single to the second baseman. Grady Reynolds grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Len Perlozzo is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Vance Spencer is hit by a pitch. Deacon Bentley is hit by a pitch. Hiroki Eto strikes out. Yandy Lavandera lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Fred Blackwell grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Texas Joe Anderson doubles to left field. Ken Owens flies out to the right fielder. Chico Brown grounds out to the pitcher. Pat Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Yoshiro Kitano grounds out to the second baseman. Fred Walker grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Jack Stanley strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Texas Chris Gomez reached on a 2-base fielding error by Jack Stanley. Chris Gomez steals third. Les Davis grounds out to the shortstop. Chris Gomez scores. Dick Harrell flies out to the center fielder. Len Perlozzo triples. Grady Reynolds grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Mike Barrett strikes out. Vance Spencer grounds out to the third baseman. Deacon Bentley singles to left field. Hiroki Eto grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Texas Joe Anderson strikes out. Ken Owens strikes out. Chico Brown grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Hardy Arellanes is pinch hitting for Yandy Lavandera. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Hardy Arellanes walks. Fred Blackwell strikes out. Hardy Arellanes is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Yoshiro Kitano singles to center field. Fred Walker singles to center field. Chuck Hartranft comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Jack Stanley doubles past the left fielder. Yoshiro Kitano scores. Fred Walker uses his aggressiveness and scores. Mike Barrett grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Texas Bob Shilling pitching. Pat Smith strikes out. Chris Gomez flies out to the center fielder. Les Davis pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Vance Spencer singles to left field. Deacon Bentley flies out to the right fielder. Vance Spencer steals second. Hiroki Eto walks. Bob Shilling lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Fred Blackwell flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Texas Dick Harrell singles to left field. Len Perlozzo flies out to the right fielder. Grady Reynolds flies out to the left fielder. Joe Anderson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Minnesota total runners LOB: 7 Texas total runners LOB: 5
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Leon Baker improves in power_vs_lefty Wes Purdin improves in arm Itsuka Miyamoto did not respond to coaching in control Yasunori Uehara did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Jason Isringhausen did not respond to coaching in velocity Eric Kennedy did not respond to coaching in velocity Bill Evans improves in velocity Jason Isringhausen did not respond to coaching in control Quinn Hickey did not respond to coaching in SS