Win: Doug Naylor (3-4) Loss: Al Chagnon (1-5)
Save: Pablo Olivares (11)
Inning: 1 Texas Doug Naylor pitching. Johnny Pignatano singles to left field. Shigeji Mori grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Johnny Pignatano is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Colby Odom lines out to the shortstop. Rick Malis pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Minnesota Al Chagnon pitching. Niko Landreaux singles past the second baseman. Maddy Castino pops out to the catcher. Joe Battey walks. Pedro Cruz strikes out. Knox McCarthy singles to center field. Niko Landreaux scores. Joe Battey advances to third on the hit. Rich Sixsmith triples. Joe Battey scores. Knox McCarthy scores. Casey Cuddyer strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Texas Bud Glenn flies out to the right fielder. Andy Coleman grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! John Gilkey grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Nick Gaetti doubles to right field. Doug Naylor fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Doug Naylor strikes out. Niko Landreaux singles to center field. Nick Gaetti scores. Maddy Castino doubles to left field. Joe Battey flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Niko Landreaux scores. Eddie Ortenzio comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pedro Cruz pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Texas Wally Renna strikes out. Eddie Ortenzio strikes out. Johnny Pignatano strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Knox McCarthy hits a home run. Rich Sixsmith strikes out. Casey Cuddyer walks. Nick Gaetti lines out to the third baseman. Julio Reynolds comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Doug Naylor grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Texas Shigeji Mori grounds out to the pitcher. Colby Odom walks. Rick Malis singles to right field. Bud Glenn grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Colby Odom advances to third on the play. Rick Malis advances to second on the play. Andy Coleman walks. John Gilkey hits a home run. Colby Odom scores. Rick Malis scores. Andy Coleman scores. Wally Renna walks. Julio Reynolds grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Wally Renna is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Niko Landreaux strikes out. Maddy Castino doubles to right field. Joe Battey flies out to the left fielder. Pedro Cruz singles to center field. Maddy Castino scores. Bernie Smith comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pedro Cruz is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Texas Johnny Pignatano strikes out. Shigeji Mori strikes out. Colby Odom strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Knox McCarthy singles to center field. Rich Sixsmith singles to left field. Casey Cuddyer grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Rich Sixsmith is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Nick Gaetti strikes out. Doug Naylor walks. Niko Landreaux grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Texas Rick Malis flies out to the center fielder. Bud Glenn flies out to the center fielder. Andy Coleman grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Maddy Castino singles to left field. Joe Battey flies out to the center fielder. Pedro Cruz hits a home run. Maddy Castino scores. Billy Harper comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Knox McCarthy is hit by a pitch. Rich Sixsmith walks. Casey Cuddyer grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Texas John Gilkey walks. Wally Renna singles to left field. John Gilkey advances to third on the hit. Ken Jordan is pinch hitting for Billy Harper. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Ken Jordan grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! John Gilkey scores. Wally Renna advances to second on the play. Ron Reardon comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Johnny Pignatano flies out to the left fielder. Shigeji Mori flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Wally Lund pitching. Nick Gaetti strikes out. Bubba Thompson is pinch hitting for Ron Reardon. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Bubba Thompson hits a home run. Niko Landreaux grounds out to the shortstop. Maddy Castino flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Texas Kevin Dreifort pitching. Colby Odom grounds out to the pitcher. Rick Malis doubles to right field. Bud Glenn grounds out to the second baseman. Rick Malis advances to third on the play. Andy Coleman hits a home run. Rick Malis scores. Al Marquard comes in from the bullpen to pitch. John Gilkey singles to center field. Wally Renna flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Paul Ciardi comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Joe Battey grounds out to the shortstop. Pedro Cruz singles to left field. Knox McCarthy grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Pedro Cruz is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Rich Sixsmith strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Texas Ethan Braun enters the game as a defensive replacement for Knox McCarthy at LF. Pablo Olivares comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Mickey Neher is pinch hitting for Paul Ciardi. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Mickey Neher grounds out to the shortstop. Johnny Pignatano singles to right field. Shigeji Mori doubles to center field. Johnny Pignatano is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Colby Odom flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Texas total runners left on base: 5 Minnesota total runners left on base: 8
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Ron McClure improves in power_vs_righty Ron Tubbs improves in speed Dave Skrmetta improves in range Ron Tubbs improves in arm Dave Skrmetta did not respond to coaching in 3B
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Manny Sanchez improves in power_vs_righty John Castleton did not respond to coaching in control Mack Lawton improves in speed Skip Gajkowski did not respond to coaching in arm Mack Lawton did not respond to coaching in 2B