Win: Dick Alberts (15-7) Loss: Wes Masaoka (1-4)
Save: Joe Sundberg (23)
Inning: 1 Texas Dick Alberts pitching. Carlos Varona doubles to left field. Ed Whitehouse singles past the second baseman. Carlos Varona uses his aggressiveness and scores. Marlan Naranjo walks. Ed Davis singles to left field. Ed Whitehouse is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Marlan Naranjo advances to third on the play. Danny McGraw singles to center field. Marlan Naranjo scores. Mo Brandt strikes out. Ed Davis is out trying to steal third. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Minnesota Crese Mieske pitching. Johnny Hook singles to center field. Clarence Ayers grounds out to the second baseman. Johnny Hook advances to second on the play. Bret Konieczny singles to left field. Johnny Hook scores. Ron Gertenrich flies out to the center fielder. Beiker Miller walks. Koichi Nakamura flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Texas Jack Cahill flies out to the left fielder. Kazutomo Nagaike grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Crese Mieske strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Tomas Tenace doubles to left field. Carlos Chiamparino walks. Dick Alberts lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, throws to second for the force out, on to first for the 1-6-4 double play (2B covering 1st). Johnny Hook walks. Clarence Ayers grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Texas Carlos Varona singles to left field. Ed Whitehouse grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Carlos Varona advances to second on the play. Marlan Naranjo strikes out. Ed Davis flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Bret Konieczny strikes out. Ron Gertenrich walks. Beiker Miller singles to center field. Ron Gertenrich advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the corners in. Koichi Nakamura pops out to the second baseman. Tomas Tenace flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Texas Danny McGraw flies out to the center fielder. Mo Brandt singles to center field. Mo Brandt is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Jack Cahill walks. Jack Cahill is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Carlos Chiamparino reached on a 2-base fielding error by Ed Davis. Dick Alberts lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. The defense is playing the infield in. Johnny Hook singles to right field. Carlos Chiamparino scores. Clarence Ayers strikes out. Bret Konieczny grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Johnny Hook is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Texas Kazutomo Nagaike walks. Charlie Navarro is pinch hitting for Crese Mieske. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Charlie Navarro strikes out. Carlos Varona singles to right field. Kazutomo Nagaike advances to third on the hit. Carlos Varona is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Ed Whitehouse walks. Marlan Naranjo grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Minnesota Yutaka Minami pitching. Ron Gertenrich grounds out to the third baseman. Beiker Miller grounds out to the second baseman. Koichi Nakamura strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Texas Ed Davis lines out to the second baseman. Danny McGraw doubles to center field. Mo Brandt flies out to the center fielder. Jack Cahill grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Tomas Tenace grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Carlos Chiamparino grounds out to the second baseman. Dick Alberts grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Texas Kazutomo Nagaike grounds out to the shortstop. Yutaka Minami flies out to the center fielder. Carlos Varona flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Johnny Hook flies out to the left fielder. Clarence Ayers grounds out to the second baseman. Bret Konieczny singles to center field. Ron Gertenrich strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Texas Ed Whitehouse singles to right field. Marlan Naranjo pops out to the first baseman. Ed Davis grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Beiker Miller pops out to the third baseman. Wes Masaoka 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 pops out to the second baseman. Tomas Tenace hits a home run. Carlos Chiamparino grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Texas Tsuyoshi Yoshida enters the game as a defensive replacement for Koichi Nakamura at 3B. Joe Sundberg comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Danny McGraw grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mo Brandt grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Jack Cahill strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Texas total runners left on base: 5 Minnesota total runners left on base: 8
Batting:2B - Carlos Varona (20), Danny McGraw (27).GIDP - Ed Davis. Baserunning: CS - Carlos Varona (24), Ed Davis (6), Mo Brandt (14), Jack Cahill (10). Fielding: E - Ed Davis.
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Frank Pruett did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Jackie Kanehl improves in arm Cliff Whited did not respond to coaching in arm Dick Lloyd did not respond to coaching in arm Shigenobu Omiya did not respond to coaching in speed Ben Dashiell improves in range
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Tom Stanicek improves in contact_vs_lefty Loren Bramhall did not respond to coaching in range Frank Stark improves in contact_vs_righty Sandy Melton did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Bob Youngs did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Loren Bramhall improves in range Tom Stanicek improves in 3B