Win: Howard Smith (2-0) Loss: Myrl Riddle (0-2)
Save: Joe Sundberg (2)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Myrl Riddle pitching. Clarence Ayers grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bill Mitchell walks. Bret Konieczny grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Mitchell advances to second on the play. Ron Gertenrich strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Texas Howard Smith pitching. Carlos Varona lines out to the shortstop. Ed Whitehouse strikes out. Fred Mora strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Ed Unglaub flies out to the right fielder. Tomas Tenace strikes out. George Neighbors strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Texas Ed Davis flies out to the right fielder. Danny McGraw flies out to the center fielder. Jeff Walbeck grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Tsuyoshi Yoshida pops out to the third baseman. Howard Smith strikes out. Clarence Ayers walks. Bill Mitchell triples. Clarence Ayers scores. Bret Konieczny grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Texas Pablo Hess flies out to the center fielder. Mike Prentiss pops out to the second baseman. Myrl Riddle singles past the second baseman. Carlos Varona flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Ron Gertenrich strikes out. Ed Unglaub grounds out to the third baseman. Tomas Tenace flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Texas Ed Whitehouse walks. Ed Whitehouse steals second. George Neighbors throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Fred Mora grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ed Whitehouse scores. Ed Davis singles past the third baseman. Danny McGraw grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota George Neighbors grounds out to the pitcher. Tsuyoshi Yoshida singles to center field. Howard Smith lays down a bunt. The catcher fields the ball, Tsuyoshi Yoshida forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Clarence Ayers hits a home run. Howard Smith scores. Bill Mitchell walks. Bill Mitchell is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Texas Jeff Walbeck flies out to the left fielder. Pablo Hess doubles to right field. Mike Prentiss pops out to the second baseman. Myrl Riddle strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Bret Konieczny flies out to the right fielder. Ron Gertenrich grounds out to the second baseman. Ed Unglaub flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Texas Carlos Varona walks. Ed Whitehouse walks. Fred Mora grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Ed Whitehouse is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Ed Davis singles to left field. Carlos Varona scores. Fred Mora advances to third on the hit. Danny McGraw grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Tomas Tenace flies out to the right fielder. George Neighbors flies out to the center fielder. Tsuyoshi Yoshida grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Texas Jeff Walbeck flies out to the center fielder. Pablo Hess strikes out. Mike Prentiss grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Guillermo Voigt comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Howard Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Clarence Ayers doubles to center field. Bill Mitchell strikes out. Bret Konieczny singles to left field. Clarence Ayers is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Texas Guillermo Voigt grounds out to the shortstop. Carlos Varona grounds out to the second baseman. Ed Whitehouse walks. Ed Whitehouse is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Ron Gertenrich walks. Ron Gertenrich steals second. Ed Unglaub singles to right field. Ron Gertenrich scores. Fred Brown comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tomas Tenace grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Ed Unglaub is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Red Ingram is pinch hitting for George Neighbors. Red Ingram flies out to the right fielder. Tsuyoshi Yoshida doubles to left field. Tomas Tenace uses his aggressiveness and scores. Harry McKean is pinch hitting for Howard Smith. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Harry McKean strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Texas Joe Sundberg pitching. Jim Gainey enters the game as a defensive replacement for Tsuyoshi Yoshida at CF. Fred Mora singles to center field. Ed Davis strikes out. Danny McGraw flies out to the left fielder. Jeff Walbeck singles to right field. Fred Mora advances to third on the hit. Pablo Hess singles to center field. Fred Mora scores. Jeff Walbeck advances to third on the hit. Mike Prentiss grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Minnesota total runners LOB: 4 Texas total runners LOB: 5
Game Notes Myrl Riddle is injured and is expected to be out 33 days.
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Les Derrick improves in power_vs_righty Nelson McLeland did not respond to coaching in control Dick Alberts did not respond to coaching in control Jackie Meusel did not respond to coaching in control Link Bowcock did not respond to coaching in control Beiker Miller did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Beiker Miller improves in 2B
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Ben Dashiell did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Jackie Kanehl improves in contact_vs_lefty Hal Redfield did not respond to coaching in control Jack Cahill improves in range Hal Redfield did not respond to coaching in control Ron Tatum did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty