Win: Eddie Catterson (5-1) Loss: Joe Sundberg (5-1)
Save: Ramon Briggs (3)
Inning: 1 Texas Howard Smith pitching. Carlos Varona walks. Ed Whitehouse singles to center field. Jerry Huston doubles to center field. Carlos Varona scores. Kikuji Egusa grounds out to the second baseman. Ed Whitehouse scores. Jerry Huston advances to third on the play. Danny McGraw strikes out. Mo Brandt pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Minnesota Myrl Riddle pitching. Johnny Hook singles to center field. Bill Mitchell grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Johnny Hook is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Bill Mitchell steals second. Clarence Ayers singles to left field. Bill Mitchell scores. Clarence Ayers steals second. Bret Konieczny grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Clarence Ayers advances to third on the play. Tomas Tenace singles to center field. Clarence Ayers scores. Ron Gertenrich strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Texas Jack Cahill grounds out to the second baseman. Kazutomo Nagaike flies out to the left fielder. Myrl Riddle singles to center field. Carlos Varona pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Carlos Chiamparino flies out to the center fielder. Bart Frye grounds out to the second baseman. Howard Smith flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Texas Ed Whitehouse flies out to the left fielder. Jerry Huston grounds out to the shortstop. Kikuji Egusa flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Johnny Hook strikes out. Bill Mitchell flies out to the right fielder. Clarence Ayers flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Texas Danny McGraw flies out to the left fielder. Mo Brandt flies out to the center fielder. Jack Cahill grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Bret Konieczny grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Tomas Tenace grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ron Gertenrich flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Texas Kazutomo Nagaike singles to center field. Myrl Riddle fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Myrl Riddle walks. Carlos Varona grounds out to the third baseman. Kazutomo Nagaike advances to third on the play. Myrl Riddle advances to second on the play. Ed Whitehouse strikes out. Jerry Huston grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Minnesota Carlos Chiamparino singles to right field. Carlos Chiamparino steals second. Bart Frye grounds out to the shortstop. Howard Smith grounds out to the second baseman. Carlos Chiamparino advances to third on the play. Johnny Hook lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Texas Kikuji Egusa strikes out. Danny McGraw strikes out. Mo Brandt flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Bill Mitchell walks. Bill Mitchell steals second. Clarence Ayers hits a home run. Bill Mitchell scores. Bret Konieczny strikes out. Tomas Tenace singles to right field. Eddie Catterson 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. Ron Gertenrich strikes out. Carlos Chiamparino singles to left field. Tomas Tenace advances to third on the hit. Bart Frye flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Texas Jack Cahill singles to right field. Kazutomo Nagaike grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Eddie Catterson grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Howard Smith strikes out. Johnny Hook pops out to the shortstop. Bill Mitchell grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Texas Carlos Varona walks. Ed Whitehouse strikes out. Carlos Varona is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Jerry Huston strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Clarence Ayers flies out to the center fielder. Bret Konieczny strikes out. Tomas Tenace doubles to left field. Ron Gertenrich grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Texas Tsuyoshi Yoshida enters the game as a defensive replacement for Bill Mitchell at 3B. Joe Sundberg comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Kikuji Egusa singles to right field. Danny McGraw singles to left field. Kikuji Egusa advances to third on the hit. Mo Brandt singles to center field. Kikuji Egusa scores. Danny McGraw aggressively advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the corners in. Jack Cahill reached on a 2-base throwing error by Bart Frye. Danny McGraw scores. The defense is playing the infield in. Kazutomo Nagaike singles past the third baseman. Mo Brandt scores. Jack Cahill scores. Tommie Hernandez comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mike Prentiss is pinch hitting for Eddie Catterson. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 9 inning. Mike Prentiss walks. Carlos Varona doubles to center field. Kazutomo Nagaike scores. Ed Whitehouse singles to right field. Mike Prentiss scores. Carlos Varona scores. Roberto Layton comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ed Whitehouse steals second. Jerry Huston grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Kikuji Egusa strikes out. Ed Whitehouse is out trying to steal third. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Rick McHale pitching. Carlos Chiamparino walks. Bart Frye doubles to center field. Carlos Chiamparino uses his aggressiveness and scores. Koichi Nakamura is pinch hitting for Roberto Layton. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Koichi Nakamura singles past the third baseman. Bart Frye scores. Johnny Hook singles to center field. Koichi Nakamura advances to third on the hit. Johnny Hook steals second. Tsuyoshi Yoshida singles to right field. Koichi Nakamura scores. Johnny Hook scores. Ramon Briggs comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Oscar Lanning is pinch running for Tsuyoshi Yoshida on 1st base. Oscar Lanning is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Clarence Ayers pops out to the second baseman. Bret Konieczny strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Texas total runners LOB: 4 Minnesota total runners LOB: 5
Batting:2B - Carlos Varona (10), Jerry Huston (4).GIDP - Kazutomo Nagaike. Baserunning: SB - Ed Whitehouse (12).CS - Carlos Varona (10), Ed Whitehouse (10).
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: D+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Dwayne Long did not respond to coaching in range Shigenobu Omiya did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Bill Anderson did not respond to coaching in velocity Dick Lloyd did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Charlie Brillheart improves in contact_vs_lefty Shigenobu Omiya did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Loren Bramhall improves in contact_vs_righty George Neighbors did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Sandy Melton did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Bill Martinez did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Chuck Cook improves in contact_vs_lefty Lee Bouchee did not respond to coaching in velocity Bill Martinez did not respond to coaching in 2B