Win: Art Giebell (1-0) Loss: Chet McClellan (0-1)
Save: Dick Donaldson (1)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Chet McClellan pitching. Oddibe Knoll flies out to the center fielder. Chuck Kaiser strikes out. Rick Fisher strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Texas Art Giebell pitching. Tiger Mizeu walks. Zeb Brody grounds into a force play to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Tiger Mizeu is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Benton Johnson flies out to the left fielder. Pop Eusebio strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Brad Didier flies out to the left fielder. Tim Tate flies out to the right fielder. Pete High strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Texas Wyatt Rains grounds out to the pitcher. Rocky Heat doubles to right field. Jake Bradford flies out to the center fielder. Mickey Maas singles to right field. Rocky Heat scores. Chet McClellan strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Butts Girardi strikes out. Clarence Hernandez walks. Art Giebell lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Oddibe Knoll singles to right field. Clarence Hernandez scores. Oddibe Knoll steals second. Chuck Kaiser flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Texas Tiger Mizeu grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Zeb Brody grounds out to the second baseman. Benton Johnson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Rick Fisher strikes out. Brad Didier grounds out to the third baseman. Tim Tate flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Texas Pop Eusebio strikes out. Wyatt Rains strikes out. Rocky Heat grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Pete High flies out to the center fielder. Butts Girardi flies out to the center fielder. Clarence Hernandez singles to right field. Art Giebell grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Clarence Hernandez is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Texas Jake Bradford reached on a 2-base throwing error by Rick Fisher. Mickey Maas pops out to the third baseman. Chet McClellan grounds out to the third baseman. Tiger Mizeu walks. Zeb Brody walks. Benton Johnson grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Minnesota Oddibe Knoll grounds out to the shortstop. Chuck Kaiser pops out to the second baseman. Rick Fisher flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Texas Pop Eusebio grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Wyatt Rains lines out to the shortstop. Rocky Heat flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Brad Didier grounds out to the pitcher. Tim Tate flies out to the left fielder. Pete High singles to right field. Butts Girardi singles to center field. Clarence Hernandez singles to left field. Pete High scores. Art Giebell singles past the shortstop. Butts Girardi scores. Oddibe Knoll flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Texas Jake Bradford flies out to the left fielder. Mickey Maas doubles to center field. Bob Cianfrocco is pinch hitting for Chet McClellan. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Bob Cianfrocco singles to center field. Mickey Maas scores. Tiger Mizeu grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Lee Kelly pitching. Chuck Kaiser walks. Rick Fisher flies out to the left fielder. Brad Didier walks. Tim Tate singles to center field. Chuck Kaiser scores. Pete High grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Tim Tate is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Butts Girardi grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Texas Zeb Brody grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Benton Johnson walks. Pop Eusebio grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Benton Johnson is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Wyatt Rains grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Clarence Hernandez grounds out to the shortstop. Greg Pepper is pinch hitting for Art Giebell. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Greg Pepper grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Oddibe Knoll grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Texas Dick Donaldson pitching. Rocky Heat hits a home run. Jake Bradford flies out to the center fielder. Mickey Maas lines out to the third baseman. Slater Blue is pinch hitting for Lee Kelly. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Slater Blue grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Minnesota total runners LOB: 6 Texas total runners LOB: 6
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Louis Goetz improves in control Jose Ford improves in range Louis Goetz did not respond to coaching in velocity Hank Penn improves in power_vs_righty
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Jim Mirabelli improves in contact_vs_lefty Artie Allen improves in range Emil Foley did not respond to coaching in velocity Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Flip Wilder did not respond to coaching in SS