Win: Stan Coakley (17-10) Loss: Mike McLeland (5-4)
Save: Chuck Hartranft (44)
Inning: 1 Texas Mike McLeland pitching. Pat Smith singles to left field. Chris Gomez walks. Les Davis grounds out to the pitcher. Pat Smith advances to third on the play. Chris Gomez advances to second on the play. Dick Harrell singles to left field. Pat Smith scores. Chris Gomez scores. Len Perlozzo grounds out to the second baseman. Dick Harrell advances to second on the play. Grady Reynolds strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Minnesota Stan Coakley pitching. Fred Blackwell grounds out to the second baseman. Jay Gill lines out to the third baseman. Jack Stanley singles to right field. Mike Barrett doubles to right field. Jack Stanley uses his aggressiveness and scores. Deacon Bentley grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Texas Joe Anderson strikes out. Ken Owens walks. Stan Coakley 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 singles to center field. Ken Owens scores. Chris Gomez walks. Les Davis flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Minnesota Vance Spencer flies out to the center fielder. Jennys Soriano flies out to the right fielder. Naohisa Noda singles to center field. Mike McLeland grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Naohisa Noda is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Texas Dick Harrell pops out to the second baseman. Len Perlozzo grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Grady Reynolds walks. Joe Anderson doubles to right field. Grady Reynolds uses his aggressiveness and scores. Joe Coughtry comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ken Owens flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Fred Blackwell pops out to the third baseman. Jay Gill grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jack Stanley grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Texas Stan Coakley strikes out. Pat Smith strikes out. Chris Gomez singles to left field. Les Davis flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Mike Barrett strikes out. Deacon Bentley flies out to the right fielder. Vance Spencer flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Texas Dick Harrell flies out to the right fielder. Len Perlozzo doubles to left field. Grady Reynolds grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Anderson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Jennys Soriano walks. Naohisa Noda lines out to the second baseman. Joe Coughtry 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 walks. Jay Gill grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Fred Blackwell is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Texas Ken Owens reached on a 2-base throwing error by Jennys Soriano. Stan Coakley fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Stan Coakley grounds out to the second baseman. Ken Owens advances to third on the play. Pat Smith singles to center field. Ken Owens scores. Chris Gomez walks. Les Davis flies out to the right fielder. Dick Harrell grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Minnesota Jack Stanley grounds out to the pitcher. Mike Barrett grounds out to the second baseman. Deacon Bentley strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Texas Len Perlozzo strikes out. Grady Reynolds flies out to the left fielder. Joe Anderson grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Vance Spencer singles to center field. Jennys Soriano grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Vance Spencer is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Naohisa Noda pops out to the shortstop. Yoshiro Kitano is pinch hitting for Joe Coughtry. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Yoshiro Kitano strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Texas Carlos Benton pitching. Ken Owens flies out to the center fielder. Stan Coakley strikes out. Pat Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Fred Blackwell singles to center field. Jay Gill flies out to the center fielder. Jack Stanley flies out to the left fielder. Mike Barrett strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Texas Chris Gomez grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Les Davis strikes out. Dick Harrell singles to right field. Len Perlozzo pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Deacon Bentley hits a home run. Chuck Hartranft comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Vance Spencer grounds out to the shortstop. Jennys Soriano flies out to the left fielder. Naohisa Noda singles to center field. Fred Walker is pinch hitting for Carlos Benton. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Fred Walker flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Texas total runners LOB: 9 Minnesota total runners LOB: 7
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Masao Johnson did not respond to coaching in velocity Jason Isringhausen did not respond to coaching in control Jeffrey Norwood did not respond to coaching in arm Roscoe Rettig did not respond to coaching in velocity Quinn Hickey did not respond to coaching in SS
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Gordon Sheffield did not respond to coaching in range Gordon Sheffield improves in contact_vs_righty Jay Umbach improves in range Jay Umbach did not respond to coaching in range