Win: Julio Nichols (1-0) Loss: George Hilly (0-2)
Save: Cliff Gilham (4)
Inning: 1 Minnesota George Hilly pitching. Keith Goldy grounds out to the shortstop. Kenta Shinohara strikes out. Johnny Schmidt strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Texas Julio Nichols pitching. Jim Coveleski reached on a fielding error by Eric Nicholson. Al Barcelo pops out to the second baseman. Jim Coveleski is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Fred Greene grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota George King walks. Eric Nicholson flies out to the center fielder. John Ganley walks. Frank Fabrique singles to center field. George King scores. John Ganley advances to third on the hit. Frank Fabrique steals second. Mike Izquierdo strikes out. Julio Nichols grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Texas Masato Sugimoto walks. Tito Wilson grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Masato Sugimoto is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. George Bell grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Tito Wilson is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Coaker Duffalo walks. Gary Garrison singles to left field. George Bell scores. Coaker Duffalo advances to third on the hit. George Hilly singles to right field. Coaker Duffalo scores. Jim Coveleski grounds into a force play to the shortstop. George Hilly is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Minnesota Keith Goldy walks. Kenta Shinohara singles to left field. Keith Goldy advances to third on the hit. Kenta Shinohara steals second. Johnny Schmidt strikes out. George King flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Keith Goldy scores. Eric Nicholson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Texas Al Barcelo reached on a 2-base fielding error by Keith Goldy. Fred Greene grounds out to the shortstop. Masato Sugimoto grounds out to the second baseman. Al Barcelo advances to third on the play. Tito Wilson singles to center field. Al Barcelo scores. George Bell grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota John Ganley grounds out to the pitcher. Frank Fabrique singles to right field. Mike Izquierdo flies out to the left fielder. Julio Nichols strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Texas Coaker Duffalo walks. Gary Garrison lines out to the third baseman. George Hilly lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Jim Coveleski strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Keith Goldy walks. Kenta Shinohara grounds out to the third baseman. Keith Goldy advances to second on the play. Johnny Schmidt grounds out to the third baseman. George King singles to left field. Keith Goldy scores. Eric Nicholson singles to center field. George King advances to third on the hit. John Ganley walks. Frank Fabrique grounds into a fielders choice to the pitcher. George King is out at home. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 Texas Al Barcelo strikes out. Fred Greene grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Masato Sugimoto doubles to left field. Tito Wilson lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Mike Izquierdo grounds out to the shortstop. Julio Nichols grounds out to the pitcher. Keith Goldy triples. Kenta Shinohara hits an infield single to the second baseman. Keith Goldy scores. Johnny Schmidt grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Texas George Bell singles to left field. Coaker Duffalo singles to center field. Gary Garrison reached on a fielding error by George King. George Hilly strikes out. Jim Coveleski flies out to the center fielder. Al Barcelo singles to center field. George Bell scores. Coaker Duffalo scores. Fred Greene flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Minnesota George King hits an infield single to the first baseman. Eric Nicholson singles to right field. John Ganley pops out to the shortstop. Bill Flohr comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Frank Fabrique grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Eric Nicholson is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Mike Izquierdo singles to center field. George King scores. Frank Fabrique advances to third on the hit. Julio Nichols singles to right field. Frank Fabrique scores. Keith Goldy strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Texas Masato Sugimoto grounds out to the second baseman. Tito Wilson walks. George Bell grounds into a 6-4-3 double play - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Kenta Shinohara walks. Kenta Shinohara steals second. Johnny Schmidt flies out to the left fielder. George King grounds out to the second baseman. Kenta Shinohara advances to third on the play. Eric Nicholson flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Texas Coaker Duffalo singles to right field. Ken Pearce comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Gary Garrison strikes out. Mike Mejia is pinch hitting for Bill Flohr. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Mike Mejia flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Jim Coveleski strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Al Moynahan pitching. John Ganley singles to center field. Frank Fabrique grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! John Ganley advances to second on the play. Mike Izquierdo walks. Dean Rhodes is pinch hitting for Ken Pearce. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Dean Rhodes lines out to the third baseman. Keith Goldy singles to left field. John Ganley scores. Wesley Lacy comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Kenta Shinohara pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Texas Cliff Gilham pitching. Al Barcelo strikes out. Fred Greene strikes out. Masato Sugimoto hits an infield single to the catcher. Tito Wilson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Minnesota total runners LOB: 13 Texas total runners LOB: 9
Batting:3B - Keith Goldy (1).SF - George King. Baserunning: SB - Kenta Shinohara 2 (4), Frank Fabrique (2). Fielding: E - Keith Goldy, George King, Eric Nicholson.