Win: Rusty Cardoni (16-10) Loss: Dennis Bradley (1-5)
Save: Ben Schypinski (30)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Herb Henderson pitching. Gene Pashnick grounds out to the third baseman. Hugh Iott singles to center field. Matt Holland singles to right field. Dwight McNally strikes out. Bud Maynard singles to left field. Hugh Iott is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Texas Rusty Cardoni pitching. Ed Inglett grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Joe Botz flies out to the left fielder. Slim Clemons singles to right field. Slim Clemons is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Arlie Johnson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Marty Caulfield strikes out. Frank Nicholls grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Texas Phil Osborn pops out to the shortstop. Johnny Brant flies out to the center fielder. Tanaka Uchiro lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Rusty Cardoni strikes out. Gene Pashnick flies out to the left fielder. Hugh Iott strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Texas Kevin Walters singles to left field. Phil Wilson pops out to the first baseman. Herb Henderson lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Ed Inglett doubles to right field. Kevin Walters scores. Joe Botz flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Matt Holland singles to right field. Dwight McNally flies out to the left fielder. Bud Maynard grounds out to the shortstop. Matt Holland advances to second on the play. Arlie Johnson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Texas Slim Clemons grounds out to the second baseman. Phil Osborn grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Johnny Brant singles to center field. Tanaka Uchiro lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Marty Caulfield walks. Frank Nicholls grounds into a 1-6-3 double play. Rusty Cardoni strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Texas Kevin Walters walks. Phil Wilson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Kevin Walters advances to second on the play. Herb Henderson singles to center field. Kevin Walters scores. Ed Inglett grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Gene Pashnick reached on a fielding error by Slim Clemons. Hugh Iott singles to center field. Gene Pashnick advances to third on the hit. Aramis Mack 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. Matt Holland singles past the third baseman. Gene Pashnick scores. Dwight McNally grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Hugh Iott advances to third on the play. Bud Maynard strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Texas Joe Botz is hit by a pitch. Joe Botz steals second. Slim Clemons walks. Phil Osborn singles to center field. Joe Botz scores. Slim Clemons advances to third on the hit. Johnny Brant grounds out to the third baseman. Slim Clemons scores. Phil Osborn advances to second on the play. Tanaka Uchiro flies out to the right fielder. Kevin Walters grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Arlie Johnson grounds out to the second baseman. Marty Caulfield grounds out to the third baseman. Frank Nicholls grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Texas Phil Wilson doubles to left field. Ducky Abbaticchio is pinch hitting for Aramis Mack. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Ducky Abbaticchio flies out to the center fielder. Ed Inglett grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Phil Wilson advances to third on the play. Joe Botz walks. Slim Clemons grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Minnesota Don Madrid pitching. Joe Parris enters the game as a defensive replacement for Johnny Brant at SS. Jimmy Durham is pinch hitting for Rusty Cardoni. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Jimmy Durham walks. Gene Pashnick doubles to left field. Hugh Iott grounds out to the second baseman. Jimmy Durham scores. Gene Pashnick advances to third on the play. Matt Holland singles to right field. Gene Pashnick scores. Dennis Bradley comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dwight McNally strikes out. Bud Maynard singles to right field. Matt Holland advances to third on the hit. Arlie Johnson singles to left field. Matt Holland scores. Marty Caulfield singles to center field. Bud Maynard scores. Arlie Johnson advances to third on the hit. Frank Nicholls doubles to center field. Arlie Johnson scores. Marty Caulfield uses his aggressiveness and scores. Earl Charton comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jimmy Durham flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Texas Jimmy Davis pitching. Phil Osborn flies out to the right fielder. Joe Parris strikes out. Tanaka Uchiro pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Gene Pashnick pops out to the second baseman. Hugh Iott pops out to the third baseman. Matt Holland grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Texas Ben Schypinski comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Kevin Walters grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Phil Wilson singles to right field. Tom Bridges is pinch hitting for Earl Charton. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Tom Bridges singles to center field. Phil Wilson advances to third on the hit. Ed Inglett strikes out. Joe Botz strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Minnesota total runners LOB: 4 Texas total runners LOB: 7
Batting:2B - Ed Inglett (15), Phil Wilson (11).GIDP - Ed Inglett.HBP - Joe Botz (2). Baserunning: SB - Joe Botz (4).CS - Slim Clemons (2). Fielding: E - Slim Clemons.
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Ron Hartung did not respond to coaching in speed Rudy Lombardi did not respond to coaching in speed Grover Barnes improves in velocity Rudy Lombardi did not respond to coaching in speed
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Carl Ortiz improves in power_vs_righty Jack Carroll did not respond to coaching in velocity Matt Meeker did not respond to coaching in control Robert Musser improves in arm