Inning: 1 Texas Al Reach pitching. Randy Thompson flies out to the right fielder. Mack McGrew doubles to left field. Babe Tsitouris grounds out to the third baseman. Mike Alyea walks. Lloyd Wingard flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Minnesota Howie Wegener pitching. Makoto Kaneyoshi hits a home run. Ed Spiezio grounds out to the pitcher. Alan Johnson doubles to right field. Allen Nichols walks. Bob Gumpert grounds out to the shortstop. Alan Johnson advances to third on the play. Allen Nichols advances to second on the play. Art Henninger flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Texas Ralph Jungels strikes out. Ron Trowbridge walks. Andy Quinn strikes out. Howie Wegener strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Bill Lewis is hit by a pitch. Jerry McGeary grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Bill Lewis is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Al Reach lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Makoto Kaneyoshi singles to left field. Jerry McGeary is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Texas Randy Thompson walks. Mack McGrew lines out to the shortstop. Babe Tsitouris pops out to the first baseman. Mike Alyea strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Ed Spiezio flies out to the center fielder. Alan Johnson walks. Allen Nichols flies out to the center fielder. Bob Gumpert flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Texas Lloyd Wingard strikes out. Ralph Jungels strikes out. Ron Trowbridge singles to left field. Ron Trowbridge gets picked off first. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Art Henninger flies out to the right fielder. Bill Lewis singles to left field. Jerry McGeary strikes out. Al Reach grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Texas Andy Quinn flies out to the right fielder. Howie Wegener strikes out. Randy Thompson flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Makoto Kaneyoshi singles past the first baseman. Ed Spiezio strikes out. Makoto Kaneyoshi steals second. Alan Johnson strikes out. Allen Nichols walks. Bob Gumpert walks. Art Henninger grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Texas Mack McGrew singles to left field. Babe Tsitouris singles to right field. Roy Barfield 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. Mike Alyea hits an infield single to the pitcher. Lloyd Wingard singles to center field. Mack McGrew scores. Babe Tsitouris scores. Mike Alyea advances to third on the hit. Ralph Jungels reached on a fielding error by Makoto Kaneyoshi. Mike Alyea scores. Ron Trowbridge grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Ralph Jungels is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Andy Quinn lines out to the shortstop. Howie Wegener singles to center field. Lloyd Wingard scores. Randy Thompson grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Ron Trowbridge is out at third base. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Minnesota Bill Lewis strikes out. Jerry McGeary singles to center field. Charlie Picciuto is pinch hitting for Roy Barfield. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Charlie Picciuto triples. Jerry McGeary scores. Makoto Kaneyoshi strikes out. Ed Spiezio flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Texas Al Harris pitching. Mack McGrew pops out to the third baseman. Babe Tsitouris doubles to center field. Mike Alyea walks. Lloyd Wingard strikes out. Ralph Jungels strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Minnesota Turk Cromartie comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Alan Johnson singles to right field. Alan Johnson steals second. Allen Nichols flies out to the left fielder. Bob Gumpert flies out to the center fielder. Art Henninger grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Texas Ron Trowbridge strikes out. Andy Quinn grounds out to the shortstop. Allan Campbell is pinch hitting for Turk Cromartie. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Allan Campbell strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Hiroshi Jobe pitching. Paul Beckmann is pinch hitting for Bill Lewis. Paul Beckmann grounds out to the shortstop. Jerry McGeary strikes out. 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 strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Texas Dennis Holborow pitching. Randy Thompson flies out to the right fielder. Mack McGrew strikes out. Babe Tsitouris flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Makoto Kaneyoshi singles to right field. Ed Spiezio doubles to center field. Makoto Kaneyoshi uses his aggressiveness and scores. Alan Johnson strikes out. Allen Nichols strikes out. Bob Gumpert strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Texas total runners LOB: 8 Minnesota total runners LOB: 11
Batting:2B - Ed Spiezio (33), Alan Johnson (24).3B - Charlie Picciuto (2).HR - Makoto Kaneyoshi (7).HBP - Bill Lewis (2). Baserunning: SB - Makoto Kaneyoshi (7), Alan Johnson (7). Fielding: E - Makoto Kaneyoshi.
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Dave Espinosa improves in control Chuck Etherton did not respond to coaching in control Armando Moore did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Ray Chavez did not respond to coaching in C
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Ralph Stewart improves in range Ben Smith did not respond to coaching in endurance Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Ed Greengrass improves in SS