Inning: 1 Texas Nelson McLeland pitching. Carlos Varona singles to left field. Carlos Varona steals second. Carlos Varona steals third. Ed Whitehouse walks. Marlan Naranjo grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Carlos Varona scores. Ed Whitehouse advances to second on the play. Ed Davis reached on a fielding error by Koichi Nakamura. Danny McGraw grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ed Whitehouse scores. Ed Davis advances to second on the play. Joe Loewer grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Minnesota Tim Daniels pitching. Johnny Hook pops out to the third baseman. Clarence Ayers flies out to the left fielder. Bret Konieczny flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Texas Jack Cahill grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Kazutomo Nagaike pops out to the third baseman. Tim Daniels grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Ron Gertenrich grounds out to the third baseman. Koichi Nakamura grounds out to the shortstop. Tomas Tenace flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Texas Carlos Varona strikes out. Ed Whitehouse grounds out to the second baseman. Marlan Naranjo grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Carlos Chiamparino lines out to the third baseman. Bart Frye flies out to the center fielder. Nelson McLeland strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Texas Ed Davis grounds out to the shortstop. Danny McGraw grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Joe Loewer strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Johnny Hook grounds out to the shortstop. Clarence Ayers strikes out. Bret Konieczny grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Texas Jack Cahill walks. Kazutomo Nagaike grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Jack Cahill is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Tim Daniels lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Carlos Varona walks. Ed Whitehouse flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Minnesota Ron Gertenrich strikes out. Koichi Nakamura singles to left field. Koichi Nakamura is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Tomas Tenace flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Texas Marlan Naranjo flies out to the right fielder. Ed Davis walks. Danny McGraw pops out to the first baseman. Joe Loewer grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Ed Davis is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Carlos Chiamparino singles to left field. Bart Frye grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Carlos Chiamparino is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Nelson McLeland lays down a bunt. The catcher fields the ball, Bart Frye forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Johnny Hook triples. Nelson McLeland scores. Clarence Ayers flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Texas Jack Cahill strikes out. Kazutomo Nagaike flies out to the right fielder. Charlie Navarro is pinch hitting for Tim Daniels. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Charlie Navarro strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Wes Masaoka pitching. Bret Konieczny flies out to the center fielder. Ron Gertenrich singles to center field. Koichi Nakamura walks. Tomas Tenace pops out to the first baseman. Carlos Chiamparino flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Texas Carlos Varona pops out to the first baseman. Ed Whitehouse strikes out. Marlan Naranjo grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Bart Frye singles to left field. Tsuyoshi Yoshida is pinch hitting for Nelson McLeland. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Tsuyoshi Yoshida doubles to center field. Bart Frye uses his aggressiveness and scores. Ramon Briggs comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Johnny Hook grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Tsuyoshi Yoshida advances to third on the play. Clarence Ayers strikes out. Bret Konieczny strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Texas Joe Sundberg pitching. Ed Davis reached on a 2-base throwing error by Clarence Ayers. Danny McGraw grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Joe Loewer walks. Jack Cahill flies out to the center fielder. Kazutomo Nagaike strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Minnesota Ron Gertenrich grounds out to the shortstop. Koichi Nakamura hits a home run. Texas total runners left on base: 6 Minnesota total runners left on base: 4
Game Notes Wes Masaoka is injured and is expected to be out 27 days.
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Takeshi Tahara did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Dwayne Long improves in arm Frank Pruett did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Yeniet Morales did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Ron Tatum did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Jackie Kanehl did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Pat Connors did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Charlie Christensen improves in power_vs_righty Fred Gullic did not respond to coaching in control Loren Bramhall improves in contact_vs_righty Charlie Christensen did not respond to coaching in speed Tom Stanicek did not respond to coaching in speed