Win: Nelson McLeland (10-11) Loss: Tim Daniels (3-13)
Save: Brad Mooney (9)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Tim Daniels pitching. Johnny Hook grounds out to the second baseman. Clarence Ayers triples. Bret Konieczny grounds out to the second baseman. Clarence Ayers scores. Ron Gertenrich strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Texas Nelson McLeland pitching. Carlos Varona strikes out. Ed Whitehouse grounds out to the second baseman. Marlan Naranjo flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Beiker Miller flies out to the center fielder. Koichi Nakamura grounds out to the third baseman. Tomas Tenace grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Texas Ed Davis grounds out to the pitcher. Danny McGraw singles to center field. Danny McGraw is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Mo Brandt doubles to left field. Jack Cahill walks. Kazutomo Nagaike grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Minnesota Carlos Chiamparino strikes out. Nelson McLeland strikes out. Johnny Hook grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Texas Tim Daniels grounds out to the third baseman. Carlos Varona grounds out to the second baseman. Ed Whitehouse grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Clarence Ayers lines out to the second baseman. Bret Konieczny hits a home run. Ron Gertenrich flies out to the center fielder. Beiker Miller singles past the shortstop. Koichi Nakamura reached on a fielding error by Danny McGraw. Tomas Tenace lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Texas Marlan Naranjo grounds out to the pitcher. Ed Davis strikes out. Danny McGraw strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Carlos Chiamparino walks. Carlos Chiamparino steals second. Nelson McLeland lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Johnny Hook singles to left field. Carlos Chiamparino scores. Johnny Hook steals second. Clarence Ayers singles to center field. Johnny Hook scores. Bret Konieczny strikes out. Ron Gertenrich grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Clarence Ayers is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Texas Mo Brandt grounds out to the shortstop. Jack Cahill walks. Jack Cahill steals second. Kazutomo Nagaike strikes out. 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: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Yutaka Minami pitching. Beiker Miller strikes out. Koichi Nakamura pops out to the shortstop. Tomas Tenace flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Texas Carlos Varona grounds out to the second baseman. Ed Whitehouse doubles to left field. Marlan Naranjo walks. Ed Davis grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Carlos Chiamparino strikes out. Nelson McLeland strikes out. Johnny Hook strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Texas Danny McGraw strikes out. Mo Brandt strikes out. Jack Cahill walks. Kazutomo Nagaike flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Clarence Ayers doubles to center field. Bret Konieczny grounds out to the shortstop. Ron Gertenrich pops out to the catcher. Beiker Miller grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Texas Bill Peterson is pinch hitting for Yutaka Minami. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Bill Peterson singles to right field. Carlos Varona walks. Brad Mooney comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Ed Whitehouse strikes out. Marlan Naranjo grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Guillermo Voigt pitching. Koichi Nakamura walks. Tomas Tenace singles to center field. Koichi Nakamura advances to third on the hit. Carlos Chiamparino flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Koichi Nakamura scores. Brad Mooney lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Johnny Hook grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Texas Tsuyoshi Yoshida enters the game as a defensive replacement for Koichi Nakamura at 3B. Ed Davis pops out to the first baseman. Danny McGraw strikes out. Mo Brandt flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Minnesota total runners LOB: 5 Texas total runners LOB: 6
Batting:2B - Ed Whitehouse (14), Mo Brandt (9).GIDP - Marlan Naranjo, Ed Davis. Baserunning: SB - Jack Cahill (12).CS - Danny McGraw (17). Fielding: E - Danny McGraw.
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Creighton Masterson did not respond to coaching in velocity Link Bowcock did not respond to coaching in control Hank Fife improves in contact_vs_righty Link Bowcock did not respond to coaching in velocity Bud Morgan did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Paul Garagozzo improves in power_vs_lefty
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Takeshi Tahara did not respond to coaching in speed Ron Tatum did not respond to coaching in range Shigenobu Omiya did not respond to coaching in range Turner Jackson did not respond to coaching in arm Fumikazu Oyamada did not respond to coaching in arm Dwayne Long did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty