Win: Adrian Lara (8-2) Loss: Matt Meeker (9-11)
Save: Pat Ricketts (19)
Inning: 1 Texas John Henderson pitching. Carl Ortiz doubles to left field. Olber Pacheco doubles to center field. Carl Ortiz scores. Joe Botz grounds out to the third baseman. Johnny Brant singles to right field. Hironori Matsushita pops out to the shortstop. Wagner Hollingsworth walks. Wes Kirsch flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 1 Minnesota Matt Meeker pitching. Dwight McNally strikes out. Hugh Iott walks. Gino Hill grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Texas Dave Estes grounds out to the third baseman. Matt Meeker grounds out to the third baseman. Carl Ortiz strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Marty Caulfield singles to right field. Shawn Rensa singles past the shortstop. Marty Caulfield advances to third on the hit. Ron Hartung singles to right field. Marty Caulfield scores. Shawn Rensa advances to third on the hit. Frank Nicholls grounds out to the third baseman. Shawn Rensa scores. Ron Hartung advances to second on the play. Eric Santana walks. 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 grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Texas Olber Pacheco strikes out. Joe Botz singles to right field. Johnny Brant strikes out. Hironori Matsushita flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Hugh Iott pops out to the shortstop. Gino Hill flies out to the right fielder. Marty Caulfield strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Texas Wagner Hollingsworth grounds out to the second baseman. Wes Kirsch strikes out. Dave Estes singles to center field. Matt Meeker strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Shawn Rensa grounds out to the catcher. Ron Hartung reached on a fielding error by Matt Meeker. Frank Nicholls strikes out. Eric Santana grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Texas Carl Ortiz singles to right field. Olber Pacheco lines out to the pitcher. Adrian Lara comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Carl Ortiz steals second. Joe Botz strikes out. Johnny Brant singles to center field. Carl Ortiz scores. Hironori Matsushita singles to center field. Johnny Brant advances to third on the hit. Wagner Hollingsworth grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Minnesota Con Wheeler is pinch hitting for Adrian Lara. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Con Wheeler walks. Dwight McNally singles to right field. Con Wheeler advances to third on the hit. Hugh Iott grounds out to the third baseman. Dwight McNally advances to second on the play. Gino Hill singles to center field. Con Wheeler scores. Dwight McNally scores. Marty Caulfield singles to right field. Gino Hill advances to third on the hit. Shawn Rensa grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Texas Gus Gates pitching. Wes Kirsch pops out to the second baseman. Dave Estes flies out to the center fielder. Matt Meeker grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Ron Hartung flies out to the right fielder. Frank Nicholls grounds out to the third baseman. Eric Santana singles to right field. Yasufumi Ochiai is pinch hitting for Gus Gates. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Yasufumi Ochiai walks. Dwight McNally singles to center field. Eric Santana scores. Yasufumi Ochiai advances to third on the hit. Whitey Adams comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Hugh Iott grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Texas Harry Robinson pitching. Carl Ortiz flies out to the left fielder. Olber Pacheco flies out to the center fielder. Joe Botz strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Gino Hill hits an infield single to the first baseman. Marty Caulfield pops out to the third baseman. Shawn Rensa flies out to the center fielder. Gino Hill steals second. Ron Hartung flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Texas Johnny Brant strikes out. Hironori Matsushita flies out to the center fielder. Wagner Hollingsworth flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Frank Nicholls flies out to the center fielder. Eric Santana pops out to the second baseman. John Kennedy is pinch hitting for Harry Robinson. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. John Kennedy strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Texas Pat Ricketts pitching. Wes Kirsch flies out to the right fielder. Mike Houck is pinch hitting for Dave Estes. Mike Houck flies out to the left fielder. Ed Inglett is pinch hitting for Whitey Adams. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Ed Inglett strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Texas total runners left on base: 7 Minnesota total runners left on base: 7
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Rob Mabry improves in velocity Rob Mabry did not respond to coaching in velocity Yasuharu Kita did not respond to coaching in control Allen Mellana did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Andy Wilkins did not respond to coaching in arm Pat Heving did not respond to coaching in velocity Mark Durnbaugh did not respond to coaching in control Swede Cheney did not respond to coaching in control