Win: Eddie Catterson (6-11) Loss: Dick Alberts (14-8)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Eddie Catterson pitching. Johnny Hook strikes out. Clarence Ayers singles to center field. Bret Konieczny flies out to the left fielder. 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: 1 Texas Dick Alberts pitching. Carlos Varona walks. Ben Dashiell walks. Marlan Naranjo walks. Kikuji Egusa strikes out. Danny McGraw flies out to the right fielder. Mo Brandt strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Minnesota Beiker Miller grounds out to the pitcher. Koichi Nakamura grounds out to the second baseman. Tomas Tenace strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Texas Jack Cahill pops out to the third baseman. Kazutomo Nagaike pops out to the second baseman. Eddie Catterson grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Carlos Chiamparino doubles to center field. Dick Alberts 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 singles to left field. Carlos Chiamparino scores. Clarence Ayers grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Texas Carlos Varona grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ben Dashiell grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Marlan Naranjo walks. Marlan Naranjo steals second. Kikuji Egusa hits a home run. Marlan Naranjo scores. Danny McGraw strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Bret Konieczny lines out to the second baseman. Ron Gertenrich pops out to the third baseman. Beiker Miller doubles past the third baseman. Koichi Nakamura flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Texas Mo Brandt singles to center field. Jack Cahill walks. Kazutomo Nagaike singles to left field. Mo Brandt scores. Eddie Catterson 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 doubles to center field. Jack Cahill scores. Kazutomo Nagaike scores. Ben Dashiell singles to center field. Carlos Varona uses his aggressiveness and scores. Brad Mooney comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ben Dashiell is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Marlan Naranjo grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Tomas Tenace strikes out. Carlos Chiamparino doubles to left field. Brad Mooney pops out to the shortstop. Johnny Hook singles to right field. Carlos Chiamparino is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Texas Kikuji Egusa singles to left field. Danny McGraw grounds out to the second baseman. Kikuji Egusa advances to second on the play. Mo Brandt singles to right field. Kikuji Egusa scores. Jack Cahill doubles to left field. Mo Brandt uses his aggressiveness and scores. Jackie Meusel comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Kazutomo Nagaike walks. Eddie Catterson fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Eddie Catterson strikes out. Carlos Varona strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Minnesota Clarence Ayers strikes out. Bret Konieczny flies out to the right fielder. Ron Gertenrich strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Texas Ben Dashiell grounds out to the second baseman. Marlan Naranjo grounds out to the shortstop. Kikuji Egusa hits a home run. Danny McGraw flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Beiker Miller strikes out. Koichi Nakamura triples. Tomas Tenace flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Koichi Nakamura scores. Carlos Chiamparino flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Texas Mo Brandt singles to right field. Jack Cahill walks. Kazutomo Nagaike hits a home run. Mo Brandt scores. Jack Cahill scores. Mike Prentiss is pinch hitting for Eddie Catterson. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Mike Prentiss hits a home run. Carlos Varona grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ben Dashiell grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Marlan Naranjo grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Wes Masaoka pitching. Bart Frye is pinch hitting for Jackie Meusel. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Bart Frye strikes out. Mark McGehee is pinch hitting for Johnny Hook. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Mark McGehee walks. Clarence Ayers strikes out. Al Ostrowski is pinch hitting for Bret Konieczny. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Al Ostrowski pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Texas Dixie Ortiz pitching. Kikuji Egusa flies out to the center fielder. Danny McGraw flies out to the center fielder. Mo Brandt singles to left field. Takeshi Tahara is pinch hitting for Jack Cahill. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Takeshi Tahara walks. Kazutomo Nagaike flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Minnesota Ron Gertenrich flies out to the left fielder. Beiker Miller singles to left field. Koichi Nakamura singles to left field. Rick McHale 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. Tomas Tenace grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Minnesota total runners left on base: 5 Texas total runners left on base: 7
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Ryan Reed did not respond to coaching in speed Creighton Masterson did not respond to coaching in velocity Bob Youngs improves in range Bud Morgan did not respond to coaching in speed Ryan Reed did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Bill Martinez did not respond to coaching in speed Tom Stanicek did not respond to coaching in 3B
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Jackie Kanehl did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Bill Ingram did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Ron Tatum did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Tim Davis did not respond to coaching in speed Bill Boone did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Jackie Kanehl improves in speed