Win: Bill Jeffries (8-13) Loss: Keto Davis (7-6)
Save: Frank Gedeon (30)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Bill Jeffries pitching. Yoshihiro Numata grounds out to the shortstop. Eddie Greenberg grounds out to the shortstop. Doc Sprite lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Texas Keto Davis pitching. Heathcliff Tracewski pops out to the second baseman. Gary Edwards reached on a fielding error by Keto Davis. Joe Stallcup lines out to the shortstop. Matt Koback strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Sammy Fitzgerald singles to right field. Tex Cruz strikes out. Bill Rader singles to center field. Sammy Fitzgerald advances to third on the hit. Bill Rader steals second. Frank Riesgo strikes out. Walt Gilbert flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Texas Akihiko Adachi walks. Akihiko Adachi is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Toby Starr flies out to the center fielder. Pete McCaskill grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Keto Davis strikes out. Yoshihiro Numata flies out to the center fielder. Eddie Greenberg singles past the shortstop. Doc Sprite singles to right field. Eddie Greenberg advances to third on the hit. Sammy Fitzgerald strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Texas Gary Fasano flies out to the center fielder. Bill Jeffries flies out to the left fielder. Heathcliff Tracewski grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Tex Cruz singles to center field. Bill Rader strikes out. Frank Riesgo singles to right field. Tex Cruz advances to third on the hit. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Tex Cruz scores. Walt Gilbert grounds out to the third baseman. Keto Davis strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Texas Gary Edwards walks. Joe Stallcup singles to center field. Gary Edwards advances to third on the hit. Matt Koback strikes out. Akihiko Adachi flies out to the center fielder. Toby Starr reached on a 2-base throwing error by Yoshihiro Numata. Gary Edwards scores. Pete McCaskill singles to right field. Joe Stallcup scores. Toby Starr scores. Gary Fasano singles to right field. Pete McCaskill advances to third on the hit. Bill Jeffries strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Minnesota Yoshihiro Numata walks. Eddie Greenberg hits a home run. Yoshihiro Numata scores. Doc Sprite flies out to the left fielder. Sammy Fitzgerald strikes out. Tex Cruz grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Texas Heathcliff Tracewski walks. Gary Edwards singles to right field. Heathcliff Tracewski advances to third on the hit. Gary Edwards steals second. Joe Stallcup pops out to the second baseman. Matt Koback walks. Akihiko Adachi grounds into a fielders choice to the pitcher. Heathcliff Tracewski is out at home. Toby Starr flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Minnesota Bill Rader grounds out to the third baseman. Frank Riesgo singles to right field. Walt Gilbert doubles to left field. Frank Riesgo is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Keto Davis strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Texas Pete McCaskill hits a home run. Gary Fasano singles to right field. Mickey Yount is pinch hitting for Bill Jeffries. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Mickey Yount walks. Heathcliff Tracewski grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Mickey Yount is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Gary Edwards reached on a 2-base fielding error by Frank Riesgo. Gary Fasano scores. Joe Stallcup singles to left field. Heathcliff Tracewski scores. Gary Edwards is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Dave Kenworthy comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Matt Koback reached on a 2-base throwing error by Yoshihiro Numata. Akihiko Adachi singles to center field. Joe Stallcup scores. Matt Koback scores. Toby Starr flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Tacks Forsythe pitching. Yoshihiro Numata pops out to the third baseman. Eddie Greenberg singles to left field. Doc Sprite grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Eddie Greenberg is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Sammy Fitzgerald reached on a 2-base throwing error by Pete McCaskill. Tex Cruz singles to left field. Doc Sprite scores. Sammy Fitzgerald scores. Bill Rader flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Texas Pete McCaskill strikes out. Gary Fasano strikes out. Erik Minor is pinch hitting for Tacks Forsythe. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Erik Minor strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Bobby Charleston pitching. Delino Pennock enters the game as a defensive replacement for Heathcliff Tracewski at 1B. Frank Riesgo walks. Willie McCabe is pinch hitting for Walt Gilbert. Willie McCabe walks. Damien Garcia is pinch hitting for Dave Kenworthy. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Damien Garcia grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Willie McCabe is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Yoshihiro Numata pops out to the first baseman. Eddie Greenberg strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Texas Skinny Zahniser pitching. Ed Kennedy enters the game as a defensive replacement for Willie McCabe at CF. Delino Pennock flies out to the center fielder. Gary Edwards walks. Joe Stallcup strikes out. Gary Edwards is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Frank Gedeon comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Doc Sprite pops out to the catcher. Sammy Fitzgerald flies out to the right fielder. Tex Cruz flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Minnesota total runners left on base: 9 Texas total runners left on base: 7
Game Notes Ed Kennedy is injured and is expected to be out 15 days.
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Mark Creel did not respond to coaching in endurance Bob Schmees did not respond to coaching in velocity Jake Johnson did not respond to coaching in control Tommy Allen improves in power_vs_lefty
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Bill Conway did not respond to coaching in control Duke Stanton improves in power_vs_lefty Felipe Swanson improves in control Jim Donahue did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty