Win: Cecilio Sharperson (11-7) Loss: Dennis Silvestri (8-11)
Inning: 1 Texas Cecilio Sharperson pitching. Carlos Varona doubles to left field. Ed Whitehouse grounds out to the pitcher. Marlan Naranjo grounds out to the pitcher. Ed Davis grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Minnesota Dennis Silvestri pitching. Johnny Hook singles to right field. Bill Mitchell grounds into a force play to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Johnny Hook is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Clarence Ayers walks. Bret Konieczny bunts for a base hit. Beiker Miller hits a home run. Bill Mitchell scores. Clarence Ayers scores. Bret Konieczny scores. Tomas Tenace hits a home run. Carlos Chiamparino strikes out. Bart Frye singles to left field. Bart Frye is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Texas Danny McGraw lines out to the pitcher. Mo Brandt singles to center field. Jack Cahill singles to center field. Kazutomo Nagaike singles to right field. Dennis Silvestri pops out to the third baseman. Carlos Varona singles to center field. Mo Brandt scores. Jack Cahill scores. Ed Whitehouse grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Minnesota Cecilio Sharperson singles to left field. Johnny Hook flies out to the center fielder. Bill Mitchell grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Cecilio Sharperson is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Bill Mitchell is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Texas Marlan Naranjo strikes out. Ed Davis grounds out to the shortstop. Danny McGraw flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Clarence Ayers grounds out to the third baseman. Bret Konieczny pops out to the first baseman. Beiker Miller pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Texas Mo Brandt flies out to the left fielder. Jack Cahill pops out to the second baseman. Kazutomo Nagaike grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Tomas Tenace flies out to the right fielder. Carlos Chiamparino strikes out. Bart Frye singles to center field. Bart Frye steals second. Bart Frye is out trying to steal third. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Texas Dennis Silvestri strikes out. Carlos Varona strikes out. Ed Whitehouse flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Cecilio Sharperson grounds out to the shortstop. Johnny Hook grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Mitchell strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Texas Marlan Naranjo flies out to the center fielder. Ed Davis pops out to the shortstop. Danny McGraw grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Clarence Ayers grounds out to the pitcher. Bret Konieczny grounds out to the pitcher. Beiker Miller strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Texas Mo Brandt grounds out to the pitcher. Jack Cahill grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Kazutomo Nagaike strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Tomas Tenace grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Carlos Chiamparino pops out to the first baseman. Wes Masaoka 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. Bart Frye flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Texas Wes Masaoka strikes out. Carlos Varona grounds out to the second baseman. Ed Whitehouse grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Tsuyoshi Yoshida is pinch hitting for Cecilio Sharperson. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Tsuyoshi Yoshida hits a home run. Johnny Hook flies out to the center fielder. Bill Mitchell pops out to the shortstop. Clarence Ayers grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Texas Brad Mooney pitching. Koichi Nakamura enters the game as a defensive replacement for Bart Frye at LF. Marlan Naranjo reached on a 2-base fielding error by Koichi Nakamura. Ed Davis grounds out to the pitcher. Danny McGraw singles to center field. Mo Brandt singles to left field. Marlan Naranjo scores. Jack Cahill grounds into a force play to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Mo Brandt is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Kazutomo Nagaike strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Texas total runners left on base: 5 Minnesota total runners left on base: 0
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Jackie Kanehl improves in range Frank Pruett improves in range Yutaka Minami improves in endurance Fumikazu Oyamada did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Ron Tatum did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Shigenobu Omiya did not respond to coaching in range
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Dixie Ortiz did not respond to coaching in control Creighton Masterson improves in control Bill Martinez did not respond to coaching in range Pete Ferens improves in power_vs_lefty Loren Bramhall did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Sandy Melton did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty