Inning: 1 Minnesota Eric Brock pitching. Kazuo Isobe strikes out. Ray Grieve doubles to center field. Ed Spiezio singles to right field. Ray Grieve scores. Bob Gumpert grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Texas Frank Castillo pitching. Herb Durst strikes out. Mack McGrew singles to center field. Angelo Poffo walks. Randy Thompson singles to center field. Mack McGrew scores. Angelo Poffo advances to third on the hit. Randy Thompson steals second. Clarence Kozar grounds out to the second baseman. Angelo Poffo scores. Randy Thompson advances to third on the play. Art Druhot grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Frank Morgan flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Frank Frink flies out to the center fielder. Alan Johnson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Texas Ron Trowbridge doubles to right field. Junie Baker pops out to the first baseman. Eric Brock grounds out to the pitcher. Herb Durst flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Julio Brown pops out to the second baseman. Frank Castillo grounds out to the third baseman. Kazuo Isobe grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Texas Mack McGrew walks. Angelo Poffo singles to left field. Mack McGrew advances to third on the hit. Randy Thompson doubles to right field. Mack McGrew scores. Angelo Poffo uses his aggressiveness and scores. Clarence Kozar singles to center field. Randy Thompson scores. Art Druhot strikes out. Ron Trowbridge grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Clarence Kozar is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Junie Baker grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Ron Trowbridge is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Ray Grieve pops out to the shortstop. Ed Spiezio singles past the third baseman. Bob Gumpert strikes out. Frank Morgan walks. Frank Frink walks. Alan Johnson strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Texas Eric Brock pops out to the third baseman. Herb Durst singles to center field. Herb Durst is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Mack McGrew singles to center field. Angelo Poffo grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Julio Brown walks. Frank Castillo lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Kazuo Isobe singles to right field. Julio Brown scores. Ray Grieve grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Texas Randy Thompson strikes out. Clarence Kozar strikes out. Art Druhot doubles to left field. Ron Trowbridge singles to center field. Art Druhot scores. Dennis Holborow comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Junie Baker singles to center field. Ron Trowbridge advances to third on the hit. Eric Brock singles to right field. Ron Trowbridge scores. Junie Baker advances to third on the hit. Herb Durst flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Minnesota Ed Spiezio grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Gumpert grounds out to the shortstop. Frank Morgan bunts for a base hit. Frank Frink singles to center field. Alan Johnson pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Texas Mack McGrew walks. Angelo Poffo grounds out to the second baseman. Mack McGrew advances to second on the play. Randy Thompson grounds out to the pitcher. Clarence Kozar strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Joe Robertson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Julio Brown triples. Allen Nichols is pinch hitting for Dennis Holborow. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Allen Nichols grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Kazuo Isobe strikes out. Ray Grieve flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Texas Bill Alexander pitching. Art Druhot grounds out to the pitcher. Ron Trowbridge grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Junie Baker grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Ed Spiezio walks. Bob Gumpert flies out to the left fielder. Frank Morgan lines out to the first baseman. Frank Frink singles to right field. Ed Spiezio advances to third on the hit. Alan Johnson strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Texas Kurt Huisman is pinch hitting for Joe Robertson. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Kurt Huisman singles to center field. Kurt Huisman steals second. Ed Spiezio throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Herb Durst strikes out. Mack McGrew singles to center field. Kurt Huisman scores. Angelo Poffo grounds out to the pitcher. Mack McGrew advances to second on the play. Randy Thompson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Koji Maema pitching. Julio Brown singles past the shortstop. Bob Hudson is pinch hitting for Bill Alexander. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Bob Hudson grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Julio Brown is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Travis German is pinch hitting for Kazuo Isobe. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Travis German walks. Ray Grieve pops out to the second baseman. Ed Spiezio strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Minnesota total runners left on base: 10 Texas total runners left on base: 8
Game Notes Travis German is injured and is expected to be out 38 days.
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Wally Metzger improves in control Wally Metzger did not respond to coaching in control Gregg Walker improves in power_vs_lefty Gregg Walker did not respond to coaching in 2B
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Armando Moore improves in contact_vs_righty Howie Wegener improves in velocity Babe Tsitouris improves in arm