Win: Tadayoshi Takatsuka (3-8) Loss: Charlie Britton (5-8)
Inning: 1 Texas Leroy Barcelo pitching. Bob Smalley grounds out to the shortstop. Steve Gonzalez reached on a fielding error by John Cruz. Rudy Heist walks. Vern Kravitz flies out to the left fielder. Amos Veil grounds into a force play to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Steve Gonzalez is out at third base. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Minnesota Merito Graham pitching. Steve Payne grounds out to the pitcher. Ray Altrock flies out to the left fielder. Bob Schmidt flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Texas Tim Beck doubles to right field. Frank Yerkes grounds out to the shortstop. Frank Blankenship walks. Merito Graham fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Merito Graham grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Frank Blankenship is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Bob Smalley singles to left field. Tim Beck scores. Merito Graham advances to third on the hit. Steve Gonzalez flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Minnesota John Cruz grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mike Hendricks grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Johnny Hillman strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Texas Rudy Heist walks. Vern Kravitz strikes out. Rudy Heist steals second. Amos Veil flies out to the left fielder. Tim Beck grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Leo Johnson grounds out to the pitcher. Bill Killefer reached on a 2-base throwing error by Amos Veil. Leroy Barcelo strikes out. Steve Payne walks. Ray Altrock strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Texas Frank Yerkes grounds out to the second baseman. Frank Blankenship pops out to the shortstop. Merito Graham grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Bob Schmidt flies out to the center fielder. John Cruz grounds out to the third baseman. Mike Hendricks strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Texas Bob Smalley strikes out. Steve Gonzalez flies out to the center fielder. Rudy Heist walks. Vern Kravitz singles past the shortstop. Rudy Heist advances to third on the hit. Amos Veil strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Minnesota Johnny Hillman singles to center field. Leo Johnson grounds into a force play to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Johnny Hillman is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Bill Killefer singles to center field. Leroy Barcelo fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Leroy Barcelo grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Texas Tim Beck flies out to the center fielder. Frank Yerkes strikes out. Frank Blankenship pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Steve Payne grounds out to the second baseman. Ray Altrock pops out to the second baseman. Bob Schmidt pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Texas Jack Haas is pinch hitting for Merito Graham. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Jack Haas flies out to the center fielder. Bob Smalley grounds out to the third baseman. Steve Gonzalez walks. Rudy Heist grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Steve Gonzalez is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Dave Virdon pitching. John Cruz strikes out. Mike Hendricks grounds out to the second baseman. Johnny Hillman singles to center field. Leo Johnson grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Texas Vern Kravitz doubles to right field. Amos Veil flies out to the left fielder. Tim Beck strikes out. Frank Yerkes singles to right field. Vern Kravitz scores. Frank Blankenship flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Ralph Thomas is pinch hitting for Bill Killefer. Ralph Thomas singles to center field. Clint Wolfe is pinch hitting for Leroy Barcelo. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Clint Wolfe walks. Steve Payne hits a home run. Ralph Thomas scores. Clint Wolfe scores. Curt Miller comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ray Altrock flies out to the left fielder. Bob Schmidt strikes out. John Cruz singles to left field. Mike Hendricks flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Texas Kirt Garcia pitching. Randy Lopez is pinch hitting for Curt Miller. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Randy Lopez grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Smalley grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Steve Gonzalez singles to right field. Steve Gonzalez steals second. Ralph Thomas throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Rudy Heist singles to center field. Steve Gonzalez scores. Vern Kravitz flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Scott Hernandez pitching. Johnny Hillman grounds out to the pitcher. Leo Johnson grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Ralph Thomas grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Texas Amos Veil strikes out. Tim Beck singles to right field. Frank Yerkes grounds out to the shortstop. Tim Beck advances to second on the play. Frank Blankenship grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Minnesota Normie Edwards is pinch hitting for Kirt Garcia. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Normie Edwards walks. Steve Payne lines out to the second baseman. Ray Altrock pops out to the first baseman. Bob Schmidt lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 11 Texas Tadayoshi Takatsuka pitching. Guillermo Mitchell is pinch hitting for Scott Hernandez. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Guillermo Mitchell grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Smalley strikes out. Steve Gonzalez grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 11 Minnesota Charlie Britton pitching. John Cruz strikes out. Mike Hendricks hits a home run. Texas total runners left on base: 11 Minnesota total runners left on base: 6
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Rob Marshall improves in contact_vs_righty Ralph Brown did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Rob Marshall improves in range Cito Webster improves in arm
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Rennie Monroe improves in speed J.J. Gilkey did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Rennie Monroe did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Hugh Liese improves in power_vs_lefty Cy Faneyte did not respond to coaching in CF