Win: Roy McGehee (6-10) Loss: Tom Johnson (1-3)
Save: Chris Main (27)
Inning: 1 Texas Billy Distel pitching. Frank Goeckel singles to left field. Frank Goeckel steals second. Jim Rice hits a home run. Frank Goeckel scores. Waylon Jones walks. Damian Wayne grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Dick Grayson walks. Bill Rader strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Minnesota Roy McGehee pitching. Paul Dailey strikes out. Casey Cheadle singles to center field. Oddibe Castillo walks. Don Walsh flies out to the center fielder. Bobo Shinault grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Texas Matt Koback flies out to the right fielder. Pete McCaskill singles to center field. Roy McGehee lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Frank Goeckel grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Vince Meeker grounds out to the pitcher. Matt Gunson pops out to the second baseman. Deacon Chapman singles to center field. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Billy Distel flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Texas Jim Rice walks. Waylon Jones lines out to the third baseman. Damian Wayne grounds out to the third baseman. Jim Rice advances to second on the play. Dick Grayson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Paul Dailey flies out to the center fielder. Casey Cheadle flies out to the left fielder. Oddibe Castillo doubles to left field. Don Walsh strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Texas Bill Rader flies out to the center fielder. Matt Koback hits an infield single to the pitcher. Matt Koback steals second. Pete McCaskill flies out to the left fielder. Roy McGehee strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Bobo Shinault flies out to the right fielder. Vince Meeker grounds out to the second baseman. Matt Gunson singles to center field. Deacon Chapman doubles to right field. Matt Gunson uses his aggressiveness and scores. Billy Distel singles to left field. Deacon Chapman scores. Paul Dailey flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Texas Frank Goeckel walks. Frank Goeckel steals second. Jim Rice grounds out to the second baseman. Frank Goeckel advances to third on the play. The defense is playing the infield in. Waylon Jones hits a home run. Frank Goeckel scores. Bert Busch comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Damian Wayne pops out to the second baseman. Dick Grayson walks. Dick Grayson is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Casey Cheadle grounds out to the shortstop. Oddibe Castillo singles to left field. Don Walsh grounds out to the shortstop. Oddibe Castillo advances to second on the play. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Bobo Shinault grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Texas Bill Rader pops out to the third baseman. Matt Koback lines out to the second baseman. Pete McCaskill flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Vince Meeker singles to right field. Matt Gunson hits a home run. Vince Meeker scores. Deacon Chapman walks. Vern Russell is pinch hitting for Bert Busch. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Vern Russell flies out to the right fielder. Paul Dailey strikes out. Casey Cheadle hits an infield single to the first baseman. Oddibe Castillo grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Casey Cheadle is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Texas Tom Johnson pitching. Ron Melendez is pinch hitting for Roy McGehee. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Ron Melendez singles past the second baseman. Frank Goeckel grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Ron Melendez is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Frank Goeckel steals second. Jim Rice singles to right field. Frank Goeckel scores. Ron Jackson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Waylon Jones singles to center field. Jim Rice advances to third on the hit. Damian Wayne grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Rice scores. Waylon Jones advances to second on the play. Dick Grayson singles to right field. Waylon Jones scores. Ed Kling comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bill Rader grounds into a force play to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Dick Grayson is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Tim Bean pitching. Don Walsh grounds out to the shortstop. Bobo Shinault strikes out. Vince Meeker strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Texas Matt Koback strikes out. Pete McCaskill walks. Dave Beckwith is pinch hitting for Tim Bean. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Pete McCaskill steals second. Dave Beckwith flies out to the center fielder. Frank Goeckel flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Alvaro Rachunok pitching. Matt Gunson hits a home run. Deacon Chapman grounds out to the shortstop. Claude Terry is pinch hitting for Ed Kling. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Claude Terry grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Paul Dailey singles to right field. Casey Cheadle grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Paul Dailey is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Texas John Killian pitching. Jim Rice strikes out. Waylon Jones flies out to the left fielder. Damian Wayne grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Chris Main comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Randy Johnson is pinch hitting for Oddibe Castillo. Randy Johnson flies out to the left fielder. Don Walsh flies out to the center fielder. Bobo Shinault flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Texas total runners LOB: 6 Minnesota total runners LOB: 9
Batting:HR - Jim Rice (17), Waylon Jones (18).GIDP - Damian Wayne. Baserunning: SB - Frank Goeckel 3 (32), Matt Koback (2), Pete McCaskill (4).CS - Dick Grayson (13).
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Jim Rhodes did not respond to coaching in control Scat Bucha did not respond to coaching in control Bill Jeffries did not respond to coaching in velocity John Burton did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Brian Wynn did not respond to coaching in velocity Vern Rasmussen did not respond to coaching in speed George Womack improves in range Jimmy Garver improves in contact_vs_righty Bill Larkin did not respond to coaching in 2B