Inning: 1 Texas Jimmy Brown pitching. Bill Mercer pops out to the first baseman. Dave Rico strikes out. Alex Kahle hits a home run. Shinya Abe grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Minnesota Jack Boone pitching. Bernardo Kalahan reached on a 2-base throwing error by Shinya Abe. Dave Lupien strikes out. Pat Whiten grounds out to the third baseman. Lee Harris pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Texas Shinji Kawanichi walks. Joe Klumpp grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Dale Castleman singles to center field. Kenji Moriya singles to center field. Dale Castleman aggressively advances to third on the hit. Jack Boone strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Minnesota Charley Owen flies out to the right fielder. Curt Brito flies out to the center fielder. Bob Glaus grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Texas Bill Mercer doubles to right field. Dave Rico singles to left field. Bill Mercer scores. Dave Rico steals second. Alex Kahle singles to right field. Shinya Abe hits a home run. Dave Rico scores. Alex Kahle scores. Shinji Kawanichi walks. Joe Klumpp hits a home run. Shinji Kawanichi scores. Lefty Fernandez comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dale Castleman singles to right field. Kenji Moriya singles to right field. Jack Boone lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Bill Mercer walks. Dave Rico doubles to left field. Dale Castleman scores. Kenji Moriya scores. Bill Mercer uses his aggressiveness and scores. Alex Kahle strikes out. Shinya Abe singles to center field. Dave Rico scores. Shinji Kawanichi grounds into a force play to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Shinya Abe is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Mike Mulligan flies out to the center fielder. Lefty Fernandez singles to left field. Bernardo Kalahan grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Lefty Fernandez is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Dave Lupien flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Texas Joe Klumpp grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Dale Castleman grounds out to the third baseman. Kenji Moriya walks. Jack Boone walks. Bill Mercer pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Minnesota Pat Whiten walks. Lee Harris grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Charley Owen grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Texas Dave Rico flies out to the left fielder. Alex Kahle strikes out. Shinya Abe strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Curt Brito strikes out. Bob Glaus grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Mulligan grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Texas Shinji Kawanichi singles to center field. Shinji Kawanichi is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Joe Klumpp triples. Dale Castleman strikes out. Kenji Moriya doubles to center field. Joe Klumpp scores. Brad DeSilva comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is pulled because he is getting hammered (Relief pitcher has given up 5 or more earned runs, he is tired, and the team is losing by more than 5 runs). Jack Boone pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Joe Polcovich is pinch hitting for Brad DeSilva. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Joe Polcovich pops out to the shortstop. Bernardo Kalahan grounds out to the pitcher. Dave Lupien singles to left field. Pat Whiten walks. Lee Harris singles to right field. Dave Lupien scores. Charley Owen grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Texas Frank Morse pitching. Bill Mercer grounds out to the shortstop. Dave Rico flies out to the center fielder. Alex Kahle grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Curt Brito doubles past the third baseman. Bob Glaus singles to center field. Curt Brito scores. Bob Glaus steals second. Mike Mulligan strikes out. Jeff May is pinch hitting for Frank Morse. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Jeff May flies out to the right fielder. Bernardo Kalahan singles to center field. Bob Glaus scores. Dave Lupien singles to left field. Bernardo Kalahan advances to third on the hit. Pat Whiten flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Texas Bronson Avrea pitching. Shinya Abe strikes out. Johnny Meyer is pinch hitting for Shinji Kawanichi. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Johnny Meyer pops out to the second baseman. Joe Klumpp grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Lee Harris singles to left field. Charley Owen grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Curt Brito grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Texas Dale Castleman walks. Ding-Dong Bell is pinch hitting for Kenji Moriya. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Ding-Dong Bell grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Dale Castleman is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Peter Forsch is pinch hitting for Jack Boone. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Peter Forsch grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Ding-Dong Bell is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Bill Mercer strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Clark Barr pitching. Bob Glaus pops out to the shortstop. Mike Mulligan strikes out. Gary Martin is pinch hitting for Bronson Avrea. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Gary Martin grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Texas total runners LOB: 7 Minnesota total runners LOB: 6
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Jason Noble did not respond to coaching in speed Terry Pirati did not respond to coaching in endurance Willie McGee did not respond to coaching in speed Terry Pirati did not respond to coaching in control Jason Noble did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Camilo Saunders did not respond to coaching in speed Jason Noble did not respond to coaching in 1B
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Dick Bichette improves in range Joe Colangelo did not respond to coaching in velocity Brad White did not respond to coaching in speed Brad White did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Stuffy Nicholson did not respond to coaching in speed William Thomson did not respond to coaching in control