Win: Jack White (7-12) Loss: Lou Lohrke (14-11)
Save: Jack Leslie (8)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Lou Lohrke pitching. Gene Buchanan grounds out to the pitcher. Roy Layana strikes out. Bernie Mitchell strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Texas Jack White pitching. Ted Simpson doubles to left field. Fred Macias flies out to the left fielder. Duke Silva grounds out to the second baseman. Ted Simpson advances to third on the play. Burleigh Miller flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Tony Augustine walks. Ruben Littrell doubles to left field. Tony Augustine uses his aggressiveness and scores. Frank Leever pops out to the second baseman. Enrique Perez strikes out. Bob Youngs singles to center field. Jack White walks. Gene Buchanan reached on a fielding error by Ted Simpson. Ruben Littrell scores. Roy Layana flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Texas Charlie Garcia strikes out. Shuzo Sasaki grounds out to the second baseman. Danny Kroh grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Bernie Mitchell strikes out. Tony Augustine grounds out to the shortstop. Ruben Littrell doubles to center field. Frank Leever pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Texas Jeff Thomas grounds out to the second baseman. Lou Lohrke grounds out to the shortstop. Ted Simpson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Enrique Perez strikes out. Bob Youngs walks. Jack White lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Gene Buchanan lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Texas Fred Macias flies out to the right fielder. Duke Silva hits a home run. Burleigh Miller strikes out. Charlie Garcia walks. Charlie Garcia steals second. Shuzo Sasaki pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Roy Layana walks. Bernie Mitchell triples. Roy Layana scores. Tony Augustine flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Bernie Mitchell scores. Ruben Littrell flies out to the right fielder. Frank Leever flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Texas Danny Kroh reached on a 2-base throwing error by Roy Layana. Jeff Thomas grounds out to the second baseman. Danny Kroh advances to third on the play. Lou Lohrke singles to center field. Danny Kroh scores. Ted Simpson strikes out. Fred Macias flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Enrique Perez strikes out. Bob Youngs grounds out to the second baseman. Jack White singles to right field. Gene Buchanan walks. Roy Layana singles past the second baseman. Jack White scores. Bernie Mitchell reached on a fielding error by Duke Silva. Tony Augustine strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Texas Duke Silva strikes out. Burleigh Miller strikes out. Charlie Garcia strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Ruben Littrell pops out to the second baseman. Frank Leever grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Enrique Perez singles to center field. Bob Youngs grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Enrique Perez is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Texas Shuzo Sasaki strikes out. Danny Kroh flies out to the left fielder. Jeff Thomas is hit by a pitch. Kuniaki Nakamura is pinch hitting for Lou Lohrke. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Kuniaki Nakamura hits a home run. Jeff Thomas scores. Ted Simpson walks. Fred Macias grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Ted Simpson is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota John Schaffernoth pitching. Bob Brower is pinch hitting for Jack White. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Bob Brower grounds out to the third baseman. Gene Buchanan grounds out to the shortstop. Roy Layana strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Texas R.J. Funk pitching. Duke Silva pops out to the first baseman. Burleigh Miller grounds out to the third baseman. Charlie Garcia flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Bernie Mitchell flies out to the right fielder. Tony Augustine flies out to the right fielder. Ruben Littrell reached on a fielding error by Fred Macias. Frank Leever strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Texas Jack Leslie comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Shuzo Sasaki strikes out. Danny Kroh singles to right field. Jeff Thomas grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Danny Kroh is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. John Clarke is pinch hitting for John Schaffernoth. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Jeff Thomas steals second. John Clarke lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Minnesota total runners LOB: 10 Texas total runners LOB: 5
Batting:2B - Ted Simpson (4).HR - Duke Silva (27), Kuniaki Nakamura (4).HBP - Jeff Thomas (2). Baserunning: SB - Charlie Garcia (27), Jeff Thomas (13). Fielding: E - Ted Simpson, Fred Macias, Duke Silva.
Game Notes John Schaffernoth is injured and is expected to be out 35 days.
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Josh Nieman did not respond to coaching in speed Jamie Zahniser improves in power_vs_lefty John Batten improves in velocity Carl Bell did not respond to coaching in speed Jimmy Jackson did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Ramon Hendrix improves in speed
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Roy Blair improves in power_vs_lefty Andy Daly did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty John Nischwitz did not respond to coaching in range Curt Thompson improves in range Pat Franklin improves in contact_vs_lefty Patsy Paulsen did not respond to coaching in endurance