Win: Doc Correia (9-7) Loss: Swede Cheney (5-3)
Save: George Wera (16)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Doc Correia pitching. Dwight McNally grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Shawn Rensa grounds out to the third baseman. Gino Hill singles to center field. Marty Caulfield singles to right field. Gino Hill advances to third on the hit. Jim Taylor flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Texas Leo Goodwin pitching. Bronson Thompson singles past the second baseman. Carl Ortiz pops out to the first baseman. Wes Kirsch grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Hugh Iott hits a home run. Yasufumi Ochiai pops out to the shortstop. Con Wheeler walks. Leo Goodwin lays a bunt down the third base line. The third baseman fields the ball, throws to second for the force out, on to first for the 5-6-4 double play (2B covering 1st). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Texas Mike Houck singles to center field. Mike Houck steals second. Johnny Brant grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Mike Houck advances to third on the play. The defense is playing the infield in. Hironori Matsushita flies out to the center fielder. Dave Estes grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Dwight McNally grounds out to the third baseman. Shawn Rensa grounds out to the shortstop. Gino Hill grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Texas Wagner Hollingsworth singles to left field. Doc Correia lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Bronson Thompson strikes out. Carl Ortiz singles to left field. Wes Kirsch pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Minnesota Marty Caulfield flies out to the right fielder. Jim Taylor flies out to the right fielder. Hugh Iott singles to left field. Yasufumi Ochiai grounds into a force play to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Hugh Iott is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Texas Mike Houck walks. Johnny Brant pops out to the shortstop. Hironori Matsushita grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Con Wheeler flies out to the center fielder. Leo Goodwin grounds out to the shortstop. Dwight McNally flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Texas Dave Estes singles to right field. Wagner Hollingsworth flies out to the left fielder. Doc Correia lays down a bunt. The catcher fields the ball, throws to second for the force out, on to first but the throw to first for the double play is not in time. (SS covering 2nd). Bronson Thompson reached on a 2-base fielding error by Jim Taylor. Carl Ortiz strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Minnesota Shawn Rensa singles to center field. Gino Hill singles to center field. Marty Caulfield grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Shawn Rensa advances to third on the play. Jim Taylor strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Texas Wes Kirsch strikes out. Mike Houck strikes out. Johnny Brant walks. Hironori Matsushita singles to center field. Dave Estes singles to right field. Johnny Brant scores. Wagner Hollingsworth grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Minnesota Hugh Iott grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Yasufumi Ochiai singles to center field. Con Wheeler grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Yasufumi Ochiai is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Yamil Torriente is pinch hitting for Leo Goodwin. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Yamil Torriente flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Texas Swede Cheney pitching. Joe Botz is pinch hitting for Doc Correia. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Joe Botz triples. The defense is playing the infield in. Bronson Thompson singles to left field. Joe Botz scores. Carl Ortiz singles to right field. Wes Kirsch strikes out. Mike Houck singles to left field. Bronson Thompson uses his aggressiveness and scores. Carl Ortiz advances to third on the hit. Johnny Brant flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Carl Ortiz is thrown out at the plate. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Randy Bathe pitching. Dwight McNally grounds out to the shortstop. Shawn Rensa grounds out to the shortstop. Gino Hill grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Texas Hironori Matsushita singles to center field. Dave Estes flies out to the right fielder. Wagner Hollingsworth grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota George Wera comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Marty Caulfield strikes out. Jim Taylor strikes out. Hugh Iott singles to center field. Yasufumi Ochiai strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Minnesota total runners left on base: 6 Texas total runners left on base: 8
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Andy Wilkins did not respond to coaching in range Lew Searage improves in arm Mickey Retzer improves in range Jose Walker did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Yasuharu Kita did not respond to coaching in control Rick Aulds did not respond to coaching in velocity Rick Aulds did not respond to coaching in velocity Ray Hunter did not respond to coaching in velocity