Inning: 1 Texas Rip Menze pitching. Zeb Brody strikes out. Benton Johnson singles to center field. Pop Eusebio grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Minnesota Nook Laloosh pitching. Mike Howell walks. Rick Fisher flies out to the right fielder. Brad Didier grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Mike Howell is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Tim Tate grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Brad Didier is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Texas Wyatt Rains singles to center field. Rocky Heat pops out to the shortstop. Jake Bradford walks. Mickey Maas flies out to the center fielder. Slater Blue strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Minnesota Pete High grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Butts Girardi flies out to the center fielder. Clarence Hernandez doubles to center field. Andy Leever flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Texas Nook Laloosh pops out to the first baseman. Zeb Brody strikes out. Benton Johnson singles to right field. Benton Johnson steals second. Pop Eusebio singles to left field. Benton Johnson uses his aggressiveness and scores. Wyatt Rains singles to right field. Pop Eusebio advances to third on the hit. Rocky Heat hits a home run. Pop Eusebio scores. Wyatt Rains scores. Jake Bradford pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Rip Menze walks. Mike Howell grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Rick Fisher strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Texas Mickey Maas doubles to center field. Slater Blue grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Nook Laloosh strikes out. Zeb Brody singles to right field. Mickey Maas scores. Benton Johnson pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Brad Didier singles to left field. Tim Tate singles to center field. Brad Didier advances to third on the hit. Pete High hits an infield single to the second baseman. Brad Didier scores. Butts Girardi singles to left field. Tim Tate scores. Pete High advances to third on the hit. Clarence Hernandez grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Pete High scores. Andy Leever walks. Rip Menze grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Texas Pop Eusebio flies out to the left fielder. Wyatt Rains strikes out. Rocky Heat flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Mike Howell strikes out. Rick Fisher grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Brad Didier grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Texas Jake Bradford singles to center field. Mickey Maas strikes out. Slater Blue hits a home run. Jake Bradford scores. Nook Laloosh pops out to the catcher. Al Walsh comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Zeb Brody reached on a fielding error by Andy Leever. Benton Johnson grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Zeb Brody is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Tim Tate doubles past the center fielder. Pete High pops out to the first baseman. Butts Girardi grounds out to the second baseman. Tim Tate advances to third on the play. Clarence Hernandez flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Texas Pop Eusebio flies out to the center fielder. Wyatt Rains hits an infield single to the pitcher. Rocky Heat strikes out. Jake Bradford flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Andy Leever strikes out. Tom Flannery is pinch hitting for Al Walsh. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Tom Flannery strikes out. Mike Howell walks. Rick Fisher walks. Brad Didier singles to center field. Mike Howell scores. Rick Fisher advances to third on the hit. Humbo Bragg comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tim Tate singles to center field. Rick Fisher scores. Brad Didier advances to third on the hit. Pete High pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Texas Dick Donaldson pitching. Mickey Maas pops out to the first baseman. Slater Blue hits an infield single to the shortstop. Pete Nichols is pinch hitting for Humbo Bragg. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Pete Nichols grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Lee Kelly pitching. Butts Girardi triples. Clarence Hernandez strikes out. Andy Leever flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Butts Girardi scores. Greg Pepper is pinch hitting for Dick Donaldson. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Greg Pepper flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Texas Izzy Lacy pitching. Zeb Brody singles to center field. Zeb Brody steals second. Benton Johnson grounds out to the shortstop. Pop Eusebio walks. Wyatt Rains strikes out. Rocky Heat pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Minnesota Johnny Brenz0 comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Mike Howell flies out to the center fielder. Rick Fisher strikes out. Brad Didier grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Texas total runners LOB: 7 Minnesota total runners LOB: 6
Batting:2B - Tim Tate (7), Clarence Hernandez (3).3B - Butts Girardi (1).SF - Andy Leever.GIDP - Mike Howell, Clarence Hernandez. Fielding: E - Andy Leever.
Game Notes Izzy Lacy is injured and is expected to be out 25 days.
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Jim Mirabelli improves in arm Jim Mirabelli did not respond to coaching in arm Jim Mirabelli improves in contact_vs_righty Yosuke Kakuzen did not respond to coaching in velocity Flip Wilder did not respond to coaching in SS
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Joe Lipski did not respond to coaching in control Hank Penn improves in power_vs_righty Frank Hinson did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty John Swindells improves in contact_vs_lefty Jose Ford did not respond to coaching in 2B