Win: Guillermo Voigt (3-5) Loss: Joe Sundberg (4-2)
Save: Rick McHale (4)
Inning: 1 Texas Kelly Gehringer pitching. Jerry Huston strikes out. Danny McGraw strikes out. Kikuji Egusa grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Minnesota Crese Mieske pitching. Clarence Ayers strikes out. Bret Konieczny grounds out to the second baseman. Ron Gertenrich bunts for a base hit. Beiker Miller grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Ron Gertenrich is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Texas Carlos Varona strikes out. Bill Peterson pops out to the second baseman. Ed Davis hits a home run. Mo Brandt strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Koichi Nakamura singles to center field. Koichi Nakamura steals second. Mo Brandt throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. The defense is playing the infield in. Tomas Tenace flies out to the right fielder. The defense is playing the infield in. George Neighbors singles to right field. Koichi Nakamura scores. Bart Frye flies out to the center fielder. Kelly Gehringer strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Texas Mike Prentiss grounds out to the shortstop. Crese Mieske hits an infield single to the pitcher. Jerry Huston grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Crese Mieske is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Danny McGraw triples. Jerry Huston scores. Kikuji Egusa grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Clarence Ayers doubles to center field. Bret Konieczny flies out to the right fielder. Ron Gertenrich walks. Beiker Miller grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Texas Carlos Varona singles past the second baseman. Bill Peterson strikes out. Ed Davis strikes out. Mo Brandt grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Carlos Varona is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Koichi Nakamura flies out to the right fielder. Tomas Tenace singles to left field. George Neighbors flies out to the center fielder. Bart Frye flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Texas Mike Prentiss walks. Charlie Navarro is pinch hitting for Crese Mieske. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Charlie Navarro singles to left field. Jerry Huston singles to right field. Mike Prentiss scores. Charlie Navarro advances to third on the hit. Danny McGraw flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Charlie Navarro scores. Kikuji Egusa grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Jerry Huston is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Carlos Varona grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Kikuji Egusa is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Yutaka Minami pitching. Kelly Gehringer flies out to the right fielder. Clarence Ayers flies out to the left fielder. Bret Konieczny grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Texas Bill Peterson singles to right field. Bill Peterson is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Ed Davis strikes out. Mo Brandt strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Ron Gertenrich grounds out to the second baseman. Beiker Miller flies out to the left fielder. Koichi Nakamura singles to left field. Koichi Nakamura steals second. Tomas Tenace hits a home run. Koichi Nakamura scores. Wes Masaoka comes in from the bullpen to pitch. George Neighbors flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Texas Mike Prentiss strikes out. Wes Masaoka strikes out. Jerry Huston grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Bart Frye grounds out to the pitcher. Tsuyoshi Yoshida is pinch hitting for Kelly Gehringer. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Tsuyoshi Yoshida flies out to the right fielder. Clarence Ayers grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Texas Joe Sundberg pitching. Danny McGraw strikes out. Kikuji Egusa flies out to the left fielder. Carlos Varona walks. Carlos Varona steals second. Bill Peterson grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Bret Konieczny grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ron Gertenrich hits a home run. Beiker Miller lines out to the first baseman. Guillermo Voigt comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Koichi Nakamura singles to right field. Tomas Tenace pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Texas Ed Davis reached on a fielding error by Koichi Nakamura. Mo Brandt singles to left field. Ed Davis advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the infield in. Mike Prentiss grounds out to the shortstop. Ed Davis scores. Mo Brandt advances to second on the play. Gene Timmons is pinch hitting for Guillermo Voigt. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 9 inning. Gene Timmons strikes out. Jerry Huston flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Rick McHale pitching. George Neighbors walks. Jim Gainey is pinch running for George Neighbors on 1st base. Jim Gainey steals second. Bart Frye strikes out. Bill Mitchell is pinch hitting for Joe Sundberg. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Bill Mitchell strikes out. Clarence Ayers lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Texas total runners LOB: 5 Minnesota total runners LOB: 6
Batting:3B - Danny McGraw (1).HR - Ed Davis (7).SF - Danny McGraw. Baserunning: SB - Carlos Varona (9).CS - Bill Peterson (2). Fielding: E - Mo Brandt.
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Dwayne Long did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Jackie Kanehl did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Ben Dashiell did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Fumikazu Oyamada did not respond to coaching in speed Yeniet Morales did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Fumikazu Oyamada did not respond to coaching in arm
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Pete Ferens improves in contact_vs_lefty Bill Martinez did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Pete Ferens did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Creighton Masterson did not respond to coaching in velocity Creighton Masterson did not respond to coaching in control Hank Fife did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty