Win: John Cloninger (5-2) Loss: Christopher Tait (3-3)
Save: Steve Hendley (7)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Christopher Tait pitching. Bruce McCauley reached on a 2-base fielding error by Jim Gharrity. Joe Yingling flies out to the center fielder. Bobby Poffenberger singles to left field. Bruce McCauley scores. Alan Campbell singles to right field. Bobby Poffenberger advances to third on the hit. Brooks Denny pops out to the second baseman. Pat Osborn walks. Julio Frazier doubles to right field. Bobby Poffenberger scores. Alan Campbell scores. Pat Osborn is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Texas John Cloninger pitching. Fred Hastings grounds out to the second baseman. Pete Hobbs pops out to the first baseman. Ramon James singles to right field. Mike Henley grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Bruce Johnson lines out to the second baseman. John Cloninger strikes out. Bruce McCauley lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Texas Paul Leslie singles to right field. Lonnie Nichols singles to center field. Harvey Jones grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Paul Leslie advances to third on the play. Jim Gharrity grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Joe Yingling strikes out. Bobby Poffenberger grounds out to the third baseman. Alan Campbell walks. Brooks Denny flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Texas Christopher Tait grounds out to the second baseman. Fred Hastings walks. Pete Hobbs strikes out. Ramon James grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Fred Hastings is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Pat Osborn grounds out to the third baseman. Julio Frazier reached on a 2-base throwing error by Fred Hastings. Bruce Johnson triples. Julio Frazier scores. John Cloninger grounds out to the third baseman. Bruce McCauley singles to right field. Bruce Johnson scores. Joe Yingling strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Texas Mike Henley grounds out to the second baseman. Paul Leslie flies out to the center fielder. Lonnie Nichols walks. Harvey Jones grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Lonnie Nichols is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Bobby Poffenberger singles to right field. Alan Campbell pops out to the third baseman. Brooks Denny strikes out. Pat Osborn grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Texas Jim Gharrity grounds out to the third baseman. Christopher Tait flies out to the center fielder. Fred Hastings lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Julio Frazier grounds out to the third baseman. Bruce Johnson strikes out. John Cloninger strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Texas Pete Hobbs lines out to the second baseman. Ramon James flies out to the center fielder. Mike Henley strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Bruce McCauley strikes out. Joe Yingling singles to left field. Bobby Poffenberger is hit by a pitch. Alan Campbell strikes out. Brooks Denny doubles to center field. Joe Yingling scores. Bobby Poffenberger uses his aggressiveness and scores. Al McClain is pinch hitting for Pat Osborn. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Al McClain strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Texas Paul Leslie walks. Lonnie Nichols strikes out. Harvey Jones grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Julio Frazier strikes out. Bruce Johnson grounds out to the third baseman. John Cloninger flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Texas Jim Gharrity pops out to the catcher. Mike Gibson is pinch hitting for Christopher Tait. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Mike Gibson singles to center field. Stan Baker is pinch hitting for Fred Hastings. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Stan Baker grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Mike Gibson advances to second on the play. Pete Hobbs doubles to center field. Mike Gibson scores. Ramon James singles to center field. Pete Hobbs scores. Mike Henley singles to left field. Ramon James advances to third on the hit. Paul Leslie singles to right field. Ramon James scores. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Lonnie Nichols hits a home run. Mike Henley scores. Paul Leslie scores. Kiki Baldwin comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Harvey Jones grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Bill Chesnes pitching. Bruce McCauley singles to left field. Joe Yingling strikes out. Bobby Poffenberger singles to center field. Bruce McCauley advances to third on the hit. Alan Campbell grounds out to the second baseman. Bruce McCauley scores. Bobby Poffenberger advances to second on the play. Brooks Denny flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Texas Steve Hendley comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Jim Gharrity grounds out to the third baseman. John Anderson is pinch hitting for Bill Chesnes. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. John Anderson grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Stan Baker strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Minnesota total runners LOB: 6 Texas total runners LOB: 4
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: A+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: A+ Improvements: Isao Nioka improves in speed Tracy Gold did not respond to coaching in control Tommy Walker did not respond to coaching in control Pietro Pranzo did not respond to coaching in velocity Wedo Adkins did not respond to coaching in control Eddie Warstler did not respond to coaching in velocity John Schueler did not respond to coaching in range Pinky Mundinger did not respond to coaching in range Jeff Walker improves in contact_vs_lefty Mike Upshaw did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Bob Parsons did not respond to coaching in 2B
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: A+ RP Mentor Grade: A+ Batter Mentor Grade: A+ Improvements: Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Deacon Bailey did not respond to coaching in velocity Dwight Hansen did not respond to coaching in endurance Jim Sugden did not respond to coaching in control Frank Brumley improves in contact_vs_righty Randy Molina did not respond to coaching in velocity Earle McCormick improves in range Carl Corcoran did not respond to coaching in velocity Ed Powell did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Homer Mancuso improves in range