Win: John Heredia (6-16) Loss: Taka Minatogawa (7-13)
Inning: 1 Texas Taka Minatogawa pitching. Rob Young singles to center field. Hilly Johnson grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Rob Young is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Craig George doubles to center field. Hilly Johnson uses his aggressiveness and scores. Kiko Burnitz strikes out. Bill Hicks strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Minnesota John Heredia pitching. Carl Bartley grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Frank Washburn singles to center field. Steve Kampouris strikes out. Bob Westfield strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Texas Mickey Allietta grounds out to the shortstop. Jerry Otis grounds out to the second baseman. Greg Cottrell lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Marcos Noriega strikes out. Rey Tejera flies out to the right fielder. Clint Mizell singles to center field. Ed Demeter strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Texas John Heredia grounds out to the third baseman. Rob Young grounds out to the second baseman. Hilly Johnson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Taka Minatogawa flies out to the left fielder. Carl Bartley flies out to the center fielder. Frank Washburn flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Texas Craig George strikes out. Kiko Burnitz strikes out. Bill Hicks grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Steve Kampouris grounds out to the pitcher. Bob Westfield pops out to the first baseman. Marcos Noriega singles to center field. Rey Tejera singles to right field. Marcos Noriega advances to third on the hit. Clint Mizell flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Texas Mickey Allietta grounds out to the shortstop. Jerry Otis reached on a 2-base throwing error by Frank Washburn. Greg Cottrell strikes out. John Heredia strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Ed Demeter flies out to the center fielder. Taka Minatogawa grounds out to the second baseman. Carl Bartley flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Texas Rob Young flies out to the right fielder. Hilly Johnson strikes out. Craig George flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Frank Washburn doubles to center field. Steve Kampouris pops out to the first baseman. Bob Westfield grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Frank Washburn advances to third on the play. Marcos Noriega pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Texas Kiko Burnitz grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Hicks walks. Bill Hicks steals second. Mickey Allietta grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Hicks advances to third on the play. Jerry Otis grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Rey Tejera strikes out. Clint Mizell grounds out to the third baseman. Ed Demeter walks. Rick Ratliff is pinch hitting for Taka Minatogawa. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Rick Ratliff grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Texas Jim Koenig pitching. Greg Cottrell walks. John Heredia lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Rob Young grounds out to the second baseman. Greg Cottrell advances to third on the play. Hilly Johnson flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Carl Bartley walks. Frank Washburn flies out to the right fielder. Steve Kampouris grounds into a 4-6-3 double play - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Texas Craig George grounds out to the shortstop. Kiko Burnitz strikes out. Bill Hicks flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Bob Westfield singles to center field. Marcos Noriega strikes out. Rey Tejera flies out to the right fielder. Clint Mizell pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Texas total runners LOB: 4 Minnesota total runners LOB: 7
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Freddie Montgomery improves in range Tim Smith did not respond to coaching in control Connie Mahoney did not respond to coaching in control Tim Smith improves in control Freddie Montgomery did not respond to coaching in CF
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Ryosuke Kawaguchi did not respond to coaching in velocity Dusty White did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Dusty White did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Colin Hockette did not respond to coaching in velocity Babe Kurosaki did not respond to coaching in 3B