Win: John Henderson (5-5) Loss: Doc Correia (7-6)
Save: Pat Ricketts (11)
Inning: 1 Texas John Henderson pitching. Carl Ortiz walks. Carl Ortiz is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Olber Pacheco walks. Joe Botz flies out to the right fielder. Wagner Hollingsworth flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Minnesota Doc Correia pitching. Dwight McNally strikes out. Hugh Iott grounds out to the shortstop. Gino Hill grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Texas Hironori Matsushita singles to center field. Wes Kirsch walks. Slim Clemons flies out to the center fielder. Dave Estes strikes out. Doc Correia flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Minnesota Shawn Rensa flies out to the right fielder. Yasufumi Ochiai walks. Frank Nicholls flies out to the left fielder. Eric Santana singles to right field. Yasufumi Ochiai advances to third on the hit. John Kennedy singles to left field. Yasufumi Ochiai scores. John Henderson flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Texas Carl Ortiz lines out to the shortstop. Olber Pacheco singles to right field. Joe Botz strikes out. Wagner Hollingsworth walks. Hironori Matsushita grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Minnesota Dwight McNally flies out to the left fielder. Hugh Iott pops out to the first baseman. Gino Hill grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Texas Wes Kirsch flies out to the center fielder. Slim Clemons strikes out. Dave Estes flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Shawn Rensa bunts for a base hit. Yasufumi Ochiai walks. Frank Nicholls singles to right field. Shawn Rensa scores. Yasufumi Ochiai advances to third on the hit. Eric Santana doubles past the third baseman. Yasufumi Ochiai scores. Frank Nicholls uses his aggressiveness and scores. Herb Henderson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. John Kennedy doubles to right field. Eric Santana scores. John Henderson lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Dwight McNally singles to center field. John Kennedy scores. Whitey Adams comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Hugh Iott singles to center field. Dwight McNally advances to third on the hit. Gino Hill grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Hugh Iott advances to second on the play. Shawn Rensa grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Texas Whitey Adams strikes out. Carl Ortiz strikes out. Olber Pacheco flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Yasufumi Ochiai strikes out. Frank Nicholls pops out to the second baseman. Eric Santana flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Texas Joe Botz grounds out to the shortstop. Wagner Hollingsworth pops out to the second baseman. Hironori Matsushita singles to center field. Wes Kirsch walks. Slim Clemons walks. Dave Estes walks. Hironori Matsushita scores. Whitey Adams walks. Wes Kirsch scores. Carl Ortiz singles to center field. Slim Clemons scores. Dave Estes scores. Adrian Lara comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Olber Pacheco strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Minnesota John Kennedy singles past the shortstop. Ron Hartung is pinch hitting for Adrian Lara. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Ron Hartung strikes out. Dwight McNally singles to center field. Hugh Iott grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). John Kennedy advances to third on the play. Dwight McNally advances to second on the play. Gino Hill grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Texas Harry Robinson pitching. Joe Botz lines out to the third baseman. Wagner Hollingsworth grounds out to the shortstop. Hironori Matsushita pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Shawn Rensa grounds out to the shortstop. Yasufumi Ochiai grounds out to the second baseman. Frank Nicholls strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Texas Wes Kirsch strikes out. Slim Clemons singles to center field. Mike Houck is pinch hitting for Dave Estes. Mike Houck singles to left field. Ed Inglett is pinch hitting for Whitey Adams. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Ed Inglett grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota George Wera pitching. Kevin Walters enters the game as a defensive replacement for Mike Houck at C. Eric Santana grounds out to the third baseman. John Kennedy grounds out to the catcher. Juan Karmen is pinch hitting for Harry Robinson. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Juan Karmen grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Texas Pat Ricketts pitching. Carl Ortiz singles to left field. Olber Pacheco grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Joe Botz strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Texas total runners left on base: 8 Minnesota total runners left on base: 6
Game Notes Kevin Walters is injured and is expected to be out 22 days.
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Jim Tomasic did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Rob Mabry did not respond to coaching in control Rick Aulds did not respond to coaching in control Les Flick did not respond to coaching in velocity
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Jim Taylor did not respond to coaching in speed Swede Cheney did not respond to coaching in velocity Mark Durnbaugh did not respond to coaching in velocity Jim Taylor did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty