Win: Ron Hale (10-7) Loss: Howie Wegener (5-13)
Save: Floyd Lacy (22)
Inning: 1 Texas Ron Hale pitching. Jesse McAleer flies out to the right fielder. Mack McGrew singles to right field. Mike Alyea pops out to the shortstop. Ralph Jungels hits a home run. Mack McGrew scores. Andy Quinn strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Minnesota Howie Wegener pitching. Makoto Kaneyoshi flies out to the center fielder. Jacura Hernandez walks. Allen Nichols singles to right field. Jacura Hernandez advances to third on the hit. Sloppy Jones singles to center field. Jacura Hernandez scores. Charlie Picciuto flies out to the right fielder. Sam High walks. Paul Beckmann singles to right field. Allen Nichols scores. Sloppy Jones scores. Steve Cooper walks. Ron Hale strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Texas Lloyd Wingard strikes out. Antonio Jones walks. Junie Baker flies out to the left fielder. Howie Wegener grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Antonio Jones is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Makoto Kaneyoshi singles to center field. Jacura Hernandez singles to right field. Allen Nichols strikes out. Sloppy Jones walks. Charlie Picciuto strikes out. Sam High grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 Texas Jesse McAleer grounds out to the shortstop. Mack McGrew flies out to the center fielder. Mike Alyea strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Paul Beckmann singles to center field. Steve Cooper flies out to the center fielder. Ron Hale 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: 0 Inning: 4 Texas Ralph Jungels strikes out. Andy Quinn grounds out to the pitcher. Lloyd Wingard doubles to left field. Antonio Jones singles to center field. Lloyd Wingard scores. Junie Baker grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Antonio Jones is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Makoto Kaneyoshi grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jacura Hernandez grounds out to the second baseman. Allen Nichols grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Texas Howie Wegener grounds out to the third baseman. Jesse McAleer grounds out to the shortstop. Mack McGrew strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Sloppy Jones singles to left field. Charlie Picciuto grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Sloppy Jones advances to second on the play. Sam High doubles to center field. Sloppy Jones scores. Don Bailey comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Paul Beckmann grounds out to the second baseman. Sam High advances to third on the play. Steve Cooper grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Texas Mike Alyea walks. Ralph Jungels singles to left field. Mike Alyea advances to third on the hit. Andy Quinn grounds out to the pitcher. Ralph Jungels advances to second on the play. Al Harris 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. Lloyd Wingard pops out to the second baseman. Antonio Jones grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Minnesota Al Harris pops out to the first baseman. Makoto Kaneyoshi walks. Jacura Hernandez strikes out. Allen Nichols walks. Sloppy Jones grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Texas Junie Baker strikes out. Don Bailey strikes out. Jesse McAleer grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Charlie Picciuto reached on a 2-base throwing error by Lloyd Wingard. Sam High strikes out. Paul Beckmann singles to center field. Charlie Picciuto scores. Steve Cooper pops out to the first baseman. Yoshiyuki Moritani is pinch hitting for Al Harris. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Yoshiyuki Moritani grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Paul Beckmann is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Texas Gary Johnson pitching. Mack McGrew strikes out. Mike Alyea strikes out. Ralph Jungels flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Makoto Kaneyoshi grounds out to the second baseman. Jacura Hernandez triples. Allen Nichols lines out to the second baseman. Sloppy Jones grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Texas Floyd Lacy comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Andy Quinn grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Lloyd Wingard strikes out. Antonio Jones strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Texas total runners left on base: 4 Minnesota total runners left on base: 11
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Harmon Smith did not respond to coaching in control Dave Espinosa did not respond to coaching in control Chuck Etherton did not respond to coaching in control Don Davis did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Ray Chavez did not respond to coaching in C
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Jack Haney did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Roy Barfield did not respond to coaching in control Wally Metzger did not respond to coaching in control Ben Smith improves in control Jerry McGeary did not respond to coaching in CF