Win: Bobby Charleston (1-2) Loss: Keto Davis (2-2)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Guy Niekro pitching. Damien Garcia grounds out to the pitcher. Yoshihiro Numata walks. Doc Sprite singles to center field. Yoshihiro Numata advances to third on the hit. Sammy Fitzgerald doubles to left field. Yoshihiro Numata scores. Doc Sprite uses his aggressiveness and scores. Frank Riesgo strikes out. Tex Cruz flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Texas Roger Johnston pitching. Jon Massa walks. Akihiko Adachi grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Gary Edwards is hit by a pitch. Joe Stallcup grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Kite Squires doubles to right field. Bill Rader grounds out to the shortstop. Roger Johnston singles to center field. Kite Squires scores. Damien Garcia grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Roger Johnston advances to second on the play. Yoshihiro Numata walks. Doc Sprite grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Texas Matt Koback strikes out. Delino Pennock pops out to the third baseman. Toby Starr walks. Alex Johnson lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Sammy Fitzgerald strikes out. Frank Riesgo flies out to the right fielder. Tex Cruz lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Texas Guy Niekro flies out to the right fielder. Jon Massa strikes out. Akihiko Adachi strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Kite Squires bunts for a base hit. Bill Rader grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Kite Squires advances to second on the play. Roger Johnston grounds out to the shortstop. Damien Garcia grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Texas Gary Edwards walks. Joe Stallcup grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Gary Edwards advances to second on the play. Gary Edwards steals third. Matt Koback grounds out to the second baseman. Gary Edwards scores. Delino Pennock flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Yoshihiro Numata grounds out to the shortstop. Doc Sprite doubles to center field. Sammy Fitzgerald lines out to the third baseman. Frank Riesgo lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Texas Toby Starr pops out to the catcher. Alex Johnson walks. Guy Niekro lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Jon Massa flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Tex Cruz singles to left field. Bill Atkinson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Kite Squires strikes out. Bill Rader grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Texas Akihiko Adachi singles to center field. Gary Edwards flies out to the left fielder. Joe Stallcup grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Akihiko Adachi is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Matt Koback grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Roger Johnston strikes out. Damien Garcia grounds out to the second baseman. Yoshihiro Numata grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Texas Delino Pennock singles past the shortstop. Toby Starr grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Alex Johnson grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Doc Sprite flies out to the right fielder. Willie McCabe is pinch hitting for Sammy Fitzgerald. Willie McCabe lines out to the shortstop. Frank Riesgo grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Texas Walt Gilbert enters the game as a defensive replacement for Willie McCabe at CF. Erik Minor is pinch hitting for Bill Atkinson. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Erik Minor walks. Erik Minor steals second. Jon Massa singles to left field. Erik Minor scores. Akihiko Adachi singles to center field. Passed ball. Jon Massa advances to third. Akihiko Adachi advances to second. Gary Edwards grounds out to the second baseman. Jon Massa scores. Akihiko Adachi advances to third on the play. Keto Davis comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Joe Stallcup strikes out. Matt Koback flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Bobby Charleston pitching. Tex Cruz flies out to the left fielder. Kite Squires flies out to the left fielder. Michael Jeltz is pinch hitting for Bill Rader. Michael Jeltz grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Texas Delino Pennock grounds out to the third baseman. Toby Starr singles to right field. Gary Fasano is pinch running for Toby Starr on 1st base. Alex Johnson grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Gary Fasano advances to second on the play. Lena Aguayo is pinch hitting for Bobby Charleston. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Lena Aguayo singles to center field. Gary Fasano scores. Minnesota total runners left on base: 5 Texas total runners left on base: 5
Game Notes Lena Aguayo is injured and is expected to be out 53 days.
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Hans Suppan improves in speed Jake Johnson did not respond to coaching in control Jim Chappelle improves in arm Mark Creel did not respond to coaching in control
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Fred Lewis did not respond to coaching in velocity Fred Lewis did not respond to coaching in control Irv Gonzalez did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Jim Donahue did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty