Win: John Henderson (7-6) Loss: Matt Meeker (9-8)
Save: Pat Ricketts (15)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Matt Meeker pitching. Dwight McNally singles past the second baseman. Shawn Rensa singles to center field. Dwight McNally advances to third on the hit. Gino Hill grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dwight McNally scores. Shawn Rensa advances to second on the play. Marty Caulfield singles to center field. Shawn Rensa scores. Ron Hartung strikes out. Hugh Iott grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Texas John Henderson pitching. Bronson Thompson singles to center field. Ed Inglett grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Bronson Thompson advances to second on the play. Hironori Matsushita flies out to the left fielder. Wes Kirsch doubles to left field. Bronson Thompson scores. Dave Estes grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Yasufumi Ochiai grounds out to the third baseman. Con Wheeler strikes out. John Henderson singles to center field. Dwight McNally strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Texas Carl Ortiz grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Botz flies out to the center fielder. Slim Clemons flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Shawn Rensa grounds out to the second baseman. Gino Hill strikes out. Marty Caulfield grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Texas Matt Meeker grounds out to the shortstop. Bronson Thompson flies out to the center fielder. Ed Inglett doubles to right field. Hironori Matsushita strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Ron Hartung grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Hugh Iott singles to left field. Yasufumi Ochiai flies out to the center fielder. Hugh Iott steals second. Con Wheeler singles to left field. Hugh Iott scores. John Henderson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Texas Wes Kirsch grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Dave Estes grounds out to the second baseman. Carl Ortiz pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Dwight McNally hits a home run. Shawn Rensa grounds out to the second baseman. Gino Hill strikes out. Marty Caulfield grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Texas Joe Botz hits a home run. Slim Clemons walks. Matt Meeker fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Matt Meeker strikes out. Bronson Thompson grounds into a 4-6-3 double play - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Ron Hartung singles to right field. Hugh Iott strikes out. Yasufumi Ochiai strikes out. Con Wheeler singles to center field. Ron Hartung advances to third on the hit. Juan Karmen is pinch hitting for John Henderson. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Juan Karmen flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Texas Doug Karlon pitching. Ed Inglett pops out to the second baseman. Hironori Matsushita pops out to the catcher. Wes Kirsch walks. Dave Estes flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Dwight McNally grounds out to the second baseman. Shawn Rensa singles to right field. Gino Hill grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Shawn Rensa is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Marty Caulfield singles to center field. Gino Hill advances to third on the hit. Ron Hartung singles to left field. Gino Hill scores. Marty Caulfield advances to third on the hit. Whitey Adams comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Hugh Iott strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Texas Carl Ortiz grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Botz grounds out to the shortstop. Slim Clemons grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Yasufumi Ochiai doubles to center field. Con Wheeler grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Yasufumi Ochiai advances to third on the play. Yamil Torriente is pinch hitting for Doug Karlon. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Yamil Torriente grounds out to the shortstop. Yasufumi Ochiai scores. Herb Henderson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dwight McNally singles to center field. Shawn Rensa walks. Gino Hill grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Texas Gus Gates pitching. Herb Henderson singles to right field. Bronson Thompson grounds into a force play to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Herb Henderson is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Ed Inglett pops out to the catcher. Hironori Matsushita grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Bronson Thompson is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Marty Caulfield walks. Ron Hartung pops out to the shortstop. Hugh Iott walks. Ray McGuire comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Yasufumi Ochiai flies out to the center fielder. Con Wheeler singles to right field. Marty Caulfield scores. Hugh Iott advances to third on the hit. Jim Taylor is pinch hitting for Gus Gates. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Jim Taylor strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Texas Ed Quinn pitching. Wes Kirsch strikes out. Dave Estes walks. Carl Ortiz singles to center field. Joe Botz singles to center field. Pat Ricketts comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Slim Clemons strikes out. Mike Houck is pinch hitting for Ray McGuire. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Mike Houck flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Minnesota total runners LOB: 11 Texas total runners LOB: 7
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Tim Besana did not respond to coaching in control John Siebern improves in contact_vs_righty John Siebern improves in contact_vs_righty Pat Heving did not respond to coaching in control
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Oscar Darwin did not respond to coaching in speed Allen Mellana did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Ray Hunter did not respond to coaching in velocity Red Heathcott improves in velocity