Win: Andy Gore (13-10) Loss: Luis Hostetler (14-9)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Luis Hostetler pitching. Sam Maas flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Dale Douglas grounds out to the shortstop. Brooks Denny pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Texas Andy Gore pitching. Mike Edenfield doubles to center field. Ray Root flies out to the right fielder. Bing Garbark walks. Spencer Collins flies out to the center fielder. Robinson Cornejo singles to left field. Mike Edenfield scores. Gene Relaford grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Minnesota Jim Pettit flies out to the right fielder. Bobby Poffenberger grounds out to the pitcher. Ike Weiss grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Texas Bill Bourgeois doubles to center field. Vean Frasier strikes out. Luis Hostetler flies out to the left fielder. Mike Edenfield flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Jaime Riggs strikes out. Don Henry walks. Andy Gore lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Sam Maas grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Texas Ray Root strikes out. Bing Garbark walks. Spencer Collins flies out to the center fielder. Robinson Cornejo pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Dale Douglas walks. Brooks Denny walks. Jim Pettit singles to left field. Dale Douglas scores. Bobby Poffenberger pops out to the pitcher. Ike Weiss grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Texas Gene Relaford grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Bourgeois singles to left field. Vean Frasier strikes out. Luis Hostetler flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Jaime Riggs strikes out. Don Henry singles to right field. Don Henry steals second. Andy Gore pops out to the first baseman. Sam Maas doubles to left field. Don Henry scores. Dale Douglas singles in front of the center fielder. Sam Maas scores. Dale Douglas steals second. Brooks Denny doubles to left field. Dale Douglas scores. Jim Pettit walks. Bobby Poffenberger singles to left field. Brooks Denny scores. Jim Pettit advances to third on the hit. Bobby Poffenberger is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Texas Mike Edenfield flies out to the left fielder. Ray Root walks. Bing Garbark walks. Spencer Collins pops out to the first baseman. Robinson Cornejo strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Minnesota Ike Weiss grounds out to the shortstop. Jaime Riggs singles to right field. Jaime Riggs steals second. Don Henry walks. Andy Gore lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Sam Maas singles to left field. Jaime Riggs scores. Don Henry scores. Sam Maas is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Texas Gene Relaford flies out to the left fielder. Bill Bourgeois flies out to the left fielder. Vean Frasier flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Dale Douglas hits a home run. Brooks Denny pops out to the third baseman. Jim Pettit strikes out. Bobby Poffenberger walks. Ike Weiss grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Bobby Poffenberger is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Texas Luis Hostetler grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Edenfield strikes out. Louis Robinson is pinch hitting for Ray Root. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Louis Robinson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Jaime Riggs strikes out. Don Henry grounds out to the third baseman. Andy Gore grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Texas Jimmy Watson is pinch hitting for Bing Garbark. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jimmy Watson grounds out to the third baseman. Mike Henley is pinch hitting for Spencer Collins. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Mike Henley pops out to the shortstop. Johnnie Medlinger is pinch hitting for Robinson Cornejo. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Johnnie Medlinger flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Johnny Silva comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is pulled because he is getting hammered (Starting pitcher has given up 8 or more earned runs, he is tired, and the team is losing by more than 5 runs). Sam Maas doubles to center field. Dale Douglas walks. Brooks Denny strikes out. Jim Pettit grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Texas Gene Relaford walks. Bill Bourgeois grounds into a force play to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Gene Relaford is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Vean Frasier flies out to the left fielder. Clem Poquette is pinch hitting for Johnny Silva. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Clem Poquette lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Minnesota total runners LOB: 5 Texas total runners LOB: 8
Batting:2B - Sam Maas 2 (26), Brooks Denny (13).HR - Dale Douglas (15).GIDP - Jim Pettit, Ike Weiss. Baserunning: SB - Dale Douglas (20), Jaime Riggs (18), Don Henry (4).CS - Sam Maas (14), Bobby Poffenberger (6).
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: A+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Alan Campbell did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Alan Campbell did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Phil Payton did not respond to coaching in control Jeff Walker improves in arm Alan Campbell did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Andy Long did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Paul Sharrott improves in arm Norm Ramirez did not respond to coaching in velocity Al McClain improves in power_vs_righty Bruce Johnson did not respond to coaching in 1B
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: A+ RP Mentor Grade: A+ Batter Mentor Grade: A+ Improvements: George Smith did not respond to coaching in velocity Sal Cliburn did not respond to coaching in control Todd Hannifin did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Luther Stokes did not respond to coaching in velocity Dave Staub did not respond to coaching in arm Jim Ryerson did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Lou Hawke did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Floyd Pawelek improves in power_vs_righty John Anderson improves in contact_vs_righty John Anderson did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty