Win: Rafael Remsen (1-4) Loss: Merito Graham (1-2)
Inning: 1 Texas Rafael Remsen pitching. Randy Lopez grounds out to the shortstop. Vern Kravitz triples. Frank Blankenship walks. Rudy Heist lines out to the second baseman. Bob Smalley doubles to left field. Vern Kravitz scores. Frank Blankenship is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Minnesota Merito Graham pitching. Steve Payne hits an infield single to the third baseman. John Cruz triples. Steve Payne scores. Mark Mungo grounds out to the third baseman. John Cruz scores. Bob Schmidt grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Hendricks walks. Mike Hendricks is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Texas Leon Luque strikes out. Tim Beck walks. Jack Haas pops out to the second baseman. Merito Graham grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Johnny Hillman strikes out. Cy Faneyte strikes out. Hidekazu Hayakawa grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Texas Randy Lopez singles to right field. Randy Lopez steals second. Vern Kravitz flies out to the left fielder. Frank Blankenship grounds out to the shortstop. Rudy Heist strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Rafael Remsen pops out to the second baseman. Steve Payne doubles to right field. John Cruz doubles to center field. Steve Payne scores. Mark Mungo flies out to the right fielder. Bob Schmidt hits a home run. John Cruz scores. Dave Virdon comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mike Hendricks walks. Johnny Hillman strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Texas Bob Smalley strikes out. Leon Luque grounds out to the second baseman. Tim Beck walks. Tim Beck steals second. Jack Haas lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Cy Faneyte grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Hidekazu Hayakawa strikes out. Rafael Remsen singles to center field. Steve Payne walks. John Cruz flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Texas Dave Virdon singles to center field. Randy Lopez strikes out. Vern Kravitz singles to center field. Frank Blankenship walks. Rudy Heist flies out to the center fielder. Bob Smalley strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 Minnesota Mark Mungo strikes out. Bob Schmidt strikes out. Mike Hendricks pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Texas Leon Luque reached on a 2-base throwing error by John Cruz. Tim Beck singles to left field. Leon Luque scores. Jack Haas singles to center field. Leroy Dumovich is pinch hitting for Dave Virdon. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Leroy Dumovich grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Tim Beck advances to third on the play. Jack Haas advances to second on the play. Randy Lopez strikes out. Kerry Donohue comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Vern Kravitz grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Minnesota Charlie Britton pitching. Johnny Hillman singles to center field. Cy Faneyte strikes out. Hidekazu Hayakawa walks. Kerry Donohue 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). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Texas Frank Blankenship flies out to the center fielder. Rudy Heist singles to center field. Bob Smalley grounds into a 1-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Steve Payne strikes out. John Cruz flies out to the right fielder. Mark Mungo hits a home run. Bob Schmidt hits a home run. Curt Miller comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mike Hendricks hits a home run. Johnny Hillman strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Texas Leon Luque flies out to the center fielder. Tim Beck flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Jack Haas singles past the second baseman. Steve Gonzalez is pinch hitting for Curt Miller. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Steve Gonzalez flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Jake Mueller pitching. Cy Faneyte flies out to the center fielder. Hidekazu Hayakawa strikes out. Ralph Thomas is pinch hitting for Kerry Donohue. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Ralph Thomas singles to left field. Steve Payne grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Ralph Thomas is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Texas Joe Wood pitching. Doug Schultz is pinch hitting for Randy Lopez. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Doug Schultz singles to left field. Vern Kravitz flies out to the left fielder. Frank Blankenship singles to left field. Doug Schultz advances to third on the hit. Rudy Heist flies out to the right fielder. Bob Smalley grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Texas total runners left on base: 12 Minnesota total runners left on base: 5
Batting:2B - Steve Payne (6), John Cruz (7).3B - John Cruz (2).HR - Mark Mungo (1), Bob Schmidt 2 (6), Mike Hendricks (8).GIDP - Kerry Donohue. Baserunning: CS - Mike Hendricks (3). Fielding: E - John Cruz.
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Amos Veil did not respond to coaching in range Clem Strahler improves in arm Clem Strahler improves in power_vs_righty Dickie Sager did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Tim Jutze did not respond to coaching in velocity J.J. Gilkey improves in contact_vs_lefty Jimmy Drake improves in power_vs_lefty Toshiaki Sajikihara did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty