Win: Pat Cermak (7-10) Loss: Pablo Olivares (3-6)
Save: Bert Mullin (2)
Inning: 1 Texas James Howard pitching. Johnny Pignatano grounds out to the second baseman. Shigeji Mori grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Colby Odom grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Minnesota Mitsunori Arakawa pitching. Niko Landreaux flies out to the right fielder. Maddy Castino strikes out. Joe Battey strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Texas Rick Malis flies out to the right fielder. Bud Glenn flies out to the right fielder. Andy Coleman grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Pedro Cruz flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Ethan Braun hits a home run. Nick Gaetti pops out to the shortstop. Rich Sixsmith strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Texas Wally Renna strikes out. Mickey Neher flies out to the left fielder. Mitsunori Arakawa singles to left field. Johnny Pignatano walks. Shigeji Mori flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Minnesota Rey Quintana grounds out to the third baseman. James Howard strikes out. Niko Landreaux is hit by a pitch. Maddy Castino strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Texas Colby Odom triples. Rick Malis strikes out. Bud Glenn singles to left field. Colby Odom scores. Andy Coleman hits an infield single to the pitcher. Wally Renna strikes out. Mickey Neher grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Andy Coleman is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Minnesota Joe Battey singles to center field. Pedro Cruz walks. Ethan Braun flies out to the left fielder. Nick Gaetti pops out to the shortstop. Rich Sixsmith walks. Rey Quintana singles to right field. Joe Battey scores. Pedro Cruz scores. James Howard grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Rey Quintana is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Texas Mitsunori Arakawa singles to center field. Johnny Pignatano flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Shigeji Mori flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Colby Odom walks. Rick Malis flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Minnesota Niko Landreaux grounds out to the second baseman. Maddy Castino grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Battey flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Texas Bud Glenn strikes out. Andy Coleman singles to left field. Wally Renna singles to center field. Mickey Neher flies out to the left fielder. Mitsunori Arakawa strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Minnesota Pedro Cruz singles to right field. Ethan Braun singles to center field. Pedro Cruz advances to third on the hit. Pat Cermak comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Nick Gaetti strikes out. Rich Sixsmith strikes out. Rey Quintana strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Texas Johnny Pignatano grounds out to the shortstop. Shigeji Mori walks. Colby Odom flies out to the center fielder. Rick Malis flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Gary Winters is pinch hitting for James Howard. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Gary Winters flies out to the center fielder. Niko Landreaux grounds out to the shortstop. Maddy Castino reached on a 2-base throwing error by Colby Odom. Joe Battey walks. Pedro Cruz flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Texas Al Marquard pitching. Bud Glenn walks. Andy Coleman grounds into a 4-6-3 double play - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Pablo White is pinch hitting for Wally Renna. Pablo White flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Ricky Leip enters the game as a defensive replacement for Pablo White at C. Ethan Braun strikes out. Nick Gaetti strikes out. Rich Sixsmith strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Texas Ezra Carew enters the game as a defensive replacement for Rey Quintana at 2B. Pablo Olivares comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Mickey Neher walks. Archie Fletcher is pinch hitting for Pat Cermak. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Archie Fletcher singles to left field. Johnny Pignatano doubles to center field. Mickey Neher scores. Archie Fletcher uses his aggressiveness and scores. Ron Reardon comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Shigeji Mori walks. Colby Odom strikes out. Rick Malis singles to center field. Johnny Pignatano scores. Shigeji Mori advances to third on the hit. Rick Malis steals second. Bud Glenn strikes out. Andy Coleman flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Minnesota Bert Mullin pitching. Lou Vail enters the game as a defensive replacement for Bud Glenn at 1B. Bubba Thompson is pinch hitting for Ezra Carew. Bubba Thompson grounds out to the catcher. Cedric Chalmers is pinch hitting for Ron Reardon. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Cedric Chalmers strikes out. Niko Landreaux flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Texas total runners LOB: 11 Minnesota total runners LOB: 7
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Dave Skrmetta did not respond to coaching in speed Rocky Cole did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Garland Fregosi did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Vern Crawford did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Dave Skrmetta did not respond to coaching in 3B
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Mack Lawton improves in power_vs_lefty Silver Magnante improves in control Joe Smith did not respond to coaching in control Harry Rush did not respond to coaching in speed William Lucier did not respond to coaching in 3B