Win: Buttercup Rodriguez (16-6) Loss: Jim Ingersoll (3-9)
Inning: 1 Texas Jim Ingersoll pitching. Mike Henley lines out to the second baseman. Jimmy Watson flies out to the left fielder. Mike Gibson reached on a 2-base throwing error by Paul Sharrott. Geoff Donovan singles to right field. Ramon James grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Minnesota Buttercup Rodriguez pitching. Bob Parsons grounds out to the second baseman. Frank Listach strikes out. Craig Rudi singles to right field. Paul Sharrott grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Texas Stan Baker strikes out. Jim Gharrity doubles to right field. Harvey Jones flies out to the center fielder. Buttercup Rodriguez grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Kevin Shetrone singles to left field. Rex Sims strikes out. Pete Cianfrocco flies out to the left fielder. Bobby Poffenberger walks. Jim Ingersoll grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Texas Mike Henley grounds out to the shortstop. Jimmy Watson singles past the shortstop. Mike Gibson pops out to the first baseman. Geoff Donovan grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Bob Parsons walks. Frank Listach singles to center field. Craig Rudi strikes out. Paul Sharrott strikes out. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Kevin Shetrone flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Texas Ramon James grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Stan Baker walks. Jim Gharrity pops out to the catcher. Harvey Jones singles to right field. Buttercup Rodriguez singles to right field. Stan Baker scores. Mike Henley grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Minnesota Rex Sims strikes out. Pete Cianfrocco strikes out. Bobby Poffenberger strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Texas Jimmy Watson singles to center field. Jimmy Watson steals second. Mike Gibson hits a home run. Jimmy Watson scores. Geoff Donovan grounds out to the third baseman. Ramon James grounds out to the second baseman. Stan Baker singles to center field. Stan Baker steals second. Jim Gharrity flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Jim Ingersoll grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Parsons singles to left field. Frank Listach flies out to the center fielder. Craig Rudi singles to center field. Bob Parsons advances to third on the hit. Paul Sharrott strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Texas Harvey Jones grounds out to the third baseman. Buttercup Rodriguez grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Henley singles to center field. Jimmy Watson hits an infield single to the shortstop. Mike Gibson strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Minnesota Kevin Shetrone flies out to the right fielder. Rex Sims grounds out to the pitcher. Pete Cianfrocco flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Texas Geoff Donovan walks. Ramon James triples. Geoff Donovan scores. Jim Lutz comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Stan Baker grounds out to the third baseman. Ramon James scores. Jim Gharrity doubles to right field. Harvey Jones walks. Paul Leslie is pinch hitting for Buttercup Rodriguez. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Paul Leslie strikes out. Mike Henley singles to center field. Jim Gharrity scores. Vance Hartgraves comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jimmy Watson flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Minnesota Pete Taylor pitching. Bruce Johnson is pinch hitting for Bobby Poffenberger. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Bruce Johnson flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Roy Smith is pinch hitting for Vance Hartgraves. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Roy Smith flies out to the center fielder. Bob Parsons grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Texas John Snyder pitching. Mike Gibson grounds out to the third baseman. Geoff Donovan hits a home run. Ramon James singles to center field. Stan Baker flies out to the center fielder. Jim Gharrity grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Ramon James is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Frank Listach flies out to the center fielder. Craig Rudi grounds out to the third baseman. Paul Sharrott singles to right field. Kevin Shetrone strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Texas Harvey Jones grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Lonnie Nichols is pinch hitting for Pete Taylor. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Lonnie Nichols walks. John Anderson is pinch hitting for Mike Henley. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. John Anderson strikes out. Fred Hastings is pinch hitting for Jimmy Watson. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Fred Hastings walks. Mike Gibson grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Minnesota Harry Bennett pitching. Rex Sims strikes out. Pete Cianfrocco strikes out. Bruce Johnson singles to left field. Joe Pickett is pinch hitting for John Snyder. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Joe Pickett flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Texas total runners LOB: 14 Minnesota total runners LOB: 9
Game Notes Jim Gharrity is injured and is expected to be out 16 days.
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: A+ RP Mentor Grade: A+ Batter Mentor Grade: A+ Improvements: Dwight Hansen did not respond to coaching in velocity Deacon Bailey improves in velocity Frank Sheets improves in control Floyd Pawelek did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Dwight Hansen did not respond to coaching in velocity Ed Martinez did not respond to coaching in control Camp Christiansen did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Del Morgan improves in contact_vs_lefty Ed Martinez did not respond to coaching in control Jeff Walker did not respond to coaching in range
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Erisbel Escalante did not respond to coaching in arm Frank Converse did not respond to coaching in endurance Shun Arisawa did not respond to coaching in control Lazaro Bague did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Dick Camilli did not respond to coaching in control Lazaro Bague did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Dave Morton improves in range Dick Camilli did not respond to coaching in control Pietro Pranzo did not respond to coaching in control Dad Morgan did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Babe Milosevich did not respond to coaching in 2B