Win: Pat Bolger (1-1) Loss: Joe Smith (0-1)
Save: Ron Ruffing (2)
Inning: 1 Texas Joe Smith pitching. Hal Baker singles to center field. Pidge Garcia grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Craig George strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Minnesota Pat Bolger pitching. Carl Bartley pops out to the third baseman. Ernesto Lalana flies out to the left fielder. Bob Westfield flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Texas Kiko Burnitz singles to right field. Bill Hicks grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Bob Anderson hits a home run. Rob Young hits an infield single to the pitcher. Art Simpson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Steve Kampouris grounds out to the second baseman. Jose Adams grounds out to the second baseman. Rick Ratliff grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Texas Pat Bolger grounds out to the third baseman. Hal Baker strikes out. Pidge Garcia singles to center field. Craig George walks. Kiko Burnitz flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Minnesota Paul Bench grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Franco strikes out. Joe Smith singles to center field. Carl Bartley pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Texas Bill Hicks strikes out. Bob Anderson strikes out. Rob Young pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Ernesto Lalana singles to left field. Bob Westfield singles to center field. Ernesto Lalana advances to third on the hit. Steve Kampouris pops out to the second baseman. Jose Adams flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Ernesto Lalana scores. Bob Westfield steals second. Rick Ratliff singles to left field. Bob Westfield scores. Rick Ratliff steals second. Paul Bench flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Texas Art Simpson flies out to the right fielder. Pat Bolger grounds out to the third baseman. Hal Baker strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Bob Franco lines out to the pitcher. Joe Smith grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Carl Bartley singles to right field. Ernesto Lalana pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Texas Pidge Garcia singles to right field. Craig George flies out to the right fielder. Kiko Burnitz grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Pidge Garcia is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Bill Hicks grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Kiko Burnitz is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Bob Westfield grounds out to the shortstop. Steve Kampouris strikes out. Jose Adams strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Texas Bob Anderson singles past the shortstop. Rob Young reached on a fielding error by Rick Ratliff. Art Simpson grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Anderson advances to third on the play. Rob Young advances to second on the play. Hilly Johnson is pinch hitting for Pat Bolger. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Hilly Johnson doubles to right field. Bob Anderson scores. Rob Young scores. Hal Baker strikes out. Pidge Garcia hits a home run. Hilly Johnson scores. Craig George strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Claude Burnett pitching. Rick Ratliff grounds out to the second baseman. Paul Bench grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Franco doubles to right field. Marcos Noriega is pinch hitting for Joe Smith. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Marcos Noriega grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Texas George Linebrink pitching. Kiko Burnitz hits a home run. Bill Hicks flies out to the left fielder. Bob Anderson singles past the second baseman. Rob Young flies out to the center fielder. Art Simpson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Carl Bartley strikes out. Ernesto Lalana walks. Bob Westfield flies out to the center fielder. Steve Kampouris grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Ernesto Lalana is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Texas Ryosuke Kawaguchi comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jim Durham is pinch hitting for Claude Burnett. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jim Durham strikes out. Hal Baker strikes out. Pidge Garcia doubles to center field. Craig George grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Jim Newman pitching. Jose Adams singles to right field. Rick Ratliff singles to right field. Jose Adams advances to third on the hit. Ron Ruffing comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Paul Bench pops out to the third baseman. Bob Franco strikes out. Clint Mizell is pinch hitting for Ryosuke Kawaguchi. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Clint Mizell flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Texas total runners LOB: 6 Minnesota total runners LOB: 7
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Hank Nixon did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Freddie Montgomery did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Bill Barbee did not respond to coaching in velocity Don Barnowski improves in power_vs_lefty
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Jim Siebert did not respond to coaching in range George Garagiola improves in power_vs_righty Colin Hockette improves in velocity Andres Delacruz did not respond to coaching in speed Rob Tamargo improves in SS