Win: Carlos Benton (1-0) Loss: Chuck Hartranft (0-1)
Save: Bob Shilling (2)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Jeff Dimichele pitching. Fred Blackwell strikes out. Jack Stanley grounds out to the second baseman. Yoshiro Kitano strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Texas Yandy Lavandera pitching. Pat Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Chris Gomez grounds out to the second baseman. Les Davis grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Vance Spencer grounds out to the shortstop. Hardy Arellanes singles to center field. Deacon Bentley flies out to the left fielder. Mike Barrett strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Texas Dick Harrell doubles to right field. Len Perlozzo flies out to the center fielder. Mike Layton walks. Jeffrey Norwood lines out to the shortstop. Ken Owens singles to right field. Dick Harrell scores. Mike Layton advances to third on the hit. Jeff Dimichele grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Minnesota Naohisa Noda strikes out. Yandy Lavandera walks. Fred Blackwell flies out to the right fielder. Jack Stanley walks. Yoshiro Kitano grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Jack Stanley is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Texas Pat Smith hits a home run. Chris Gomez grounds out to the pitcher. Les Davis walks. Dick Harrell reached on a 2-base fielding error by Fred Blackwell. Len Perlozzo singles to left field. Les Davis scores. Dick Harrell is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Mike Layton grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Vance Spencer flies out to the right fielder. Hardy Arellanes strikes out. Deacon Bentley strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Texas Jeffrey Norwood reached on a 2-base throwing error by Deacon Bentley. Ken Owens grounds out to the shortstop. Jeff Dimichele strikes out. Pat Smith walks. Chris Gomez grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Minnesota Mike Barrett walks. Naohisa Noda strikes out. Mike Barrett steals second. Yandy Lavandera lines out to the pitcher. Fred Blackwell grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Texas Les Davis strikes out. Dick Harrell strikes out. Len Perlozzo pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Jack Stanley walks. Jack Stanley steals second. Yoshiro Kitano grounds out to the third baseman. Vance Spencer grounds out to the third baseman. Hardy Arellanes singles past the third baseman. Jack Stanley scores. Deacon Bentley strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Texas Mike Layton grounds out to the third baseman. Jeffrey Norwood hits an infield single to the shortstop. Jim Malave comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ken Owens flies out to the left fielder. Jeff Dimichele grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Jeffrey Norwood is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Mike Barrett singles past the third baseman. Naohisa Noda strikes out. Rey Cox is pinch hitting for Jim Malave. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Rey Cox singles to center field. Fred Blackwell singles to center field. Mike Barrett scores. Rey Cox advances to third on the hit. Jack Stanley grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Texas Carlos Benton pitching. Pat Smith grounds out to the pitcher. Chris Gomez strikes out. Les Davis walks. Dick Harrell grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Les Davis is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Yoshiro Kitano singles to center field. Yoshiro Kitano steals second. 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. Vance Spencer singles to right field. Yoshiro Kitano scores. Hardy Arellanes walks. Deacon Bentley lines out to the second baseman. Mike Barrett hits a home run. Vance Spencer scores. Hardy Arellanes scores. Dan Kline comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Naohisa Noda grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Carlos Guerrero is pinch hitting for Carlos Benton. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Carlos Guerrero doubles to right field. Fred Blackwell strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Texas Hal McGunnigle pitching. Len Perlozzo strikes out. Mike Layton grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Jeffrey Norwood grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Jack Stanley grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Yoshiro Kitano flies out to the right fielder. Vance Spencer singles to left field. Hardy Arellanes strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Texas Bob Shilling comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Ken Owens grounds out to the third baseman. Mike farano is pinch hitting for Dan Kline. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Mike farano strikes out. Pat Smith walks. Chris Gomez strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Minnesota total runners LOB: 8 Texas total runners LOB: 8
Batting:2B - Carlos Guerrero (1).HR - Mike Barrett (1).GIDP - Jack Stanley. Baserunning: SB - Jack Stanley (1), Yoshiro Kitano (1), Mike Barrett (1). Fielding: E - Fred Blackwell, Deacon Bentley.
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Vance Lowery did not respond to coaching in velocity Leon Baker did not respond to coaching in speed Henry Aldrich improves in contact_vs_righty Tom Brady improves in power_vs_lefty
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Quinn Hickey did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Joe Darr did not respond to coaching in control Bert Walker did not respond to coaching in control Ken Granger did not respond to coaching in control Quinn Hickey did not respond to coaching in SS