Win: Grover Barnes (16-8) Loss: Eric Anderson (0-3)
Save: Pat Ricketts (20)
Inning: 1 Texas Grover Barnes pitching. Bronson Thompson flies out to the left fielder. Dario Roberts strikes out. Wes Kirsch strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Minnesota Eric Anderson pitching. Dwight McNally triples. Shawn Rensa lines out to the second baseman. Gino Hill grounds out to the second baseman. Dwight McNally scores. Marty Caulfield flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Texas Slim Clemons grounds out to the third baseman. Hironori Matsushita walks. Johnny Brant strikes out. Dave Estes grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Jim Taylor singles to right field. Hugh Iott singles to center field. Jim Taylor advances to third on the hit. Yasufumi Ochiai strikes out. Con Wheeler pops out to the shortstop. Grover Barnes strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Texas Yujiro Iwata flies out to the left fielder. Eric Anderson flies out to the right fielder. Bronson Thompson lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Dwight McNally singles to center field. Shawn Rensa strikes out. Gino Hill lines out to the first baseman. Marty Caulfield grounds out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Texas Dario Roberts singles to center field. Wes Kirsch pops out to the third baseman. Slim Clemons flies out to the right fielder. Hironori Matsushita grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Jim Taylor singles to right field. Hugh Iott singles to center field. Yasufumi Ochiai strikes out. Con Wheeler flies out to the center fielder. Grover Barnes flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Texas Johnny Brant flies out to the left fielder. Dave Estes flies out to the left fielder. Yujiro Iwata strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Dwight McNally singles to center field. Shawn Rensa grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Gino Hill flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Texas Eric Anderson strikes out. Bronson Thompson singles to left field. Dario Roberts flies out to the center fielder. Wes Kirsch strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Marty Caulfield lines out to the pitcher. Jim Taylor grounds out to the third baseman. Hugh Iott walks. Yasufumi Ochiai hits an infield single to the third baseman. Con Wheeler lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Texas Slim Clemons grounds out to the pitcher. Hironori Matsushita grounds out to the second baseman. Johnny Brant grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota John Kennedy is pinch hitting for Grover Barnes. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. John Kennedy grounds out to the shortstop. Dwight McNally flies out to the center fielder. Shawn Rensa walks. Gino Hill strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Texas Pat Ricketts pitching. Dave Estes grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Houck is pinch hitting for Yujiro Iwata. Mike Houck grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Joe Botz is pinch hitting for Eric Anderson. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Joe Botz strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Doc Correia pitching. Luis Bettencourt enters the game as a defensive replacement for Mike Houck at 1B. Marty Caulfield strikes out. Jim Taylor walks. Hugh Iott strikes out. Jim Taylor steals second. Yasufumi Ochiai hits a home run. Jim Taylor scores. Whitey Adams comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Con Wheeler flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Texas Eric Santana enters the game as a defensive replacement for Jim Taylor at LF. Bronson Thompson singles to left field. Dario Roberts strikes out. Wes Kirsch strikes out. Slim Clemons grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Texas total runners left on base: 4 Minnesota total runners left on base: 8
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Deacon Townsend did not respond to coaching in endurance Rick Aulds did not respond to coaching in velocity Deacon Townsend improves in control Yasuharu Kita did not respond to coaching in velocity Mike Good improves in 1B
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Ed Shields did not respond to coaching in control Josh Lynn did not respond to coaching in control Eddie Gerber improves in range Al Smith did not respond to coaching in velocity