Win: Keith Heitmuller (2-4) Loss: Frank Gedeon (0-1)
Inning: 1 Texas Roger Johnston pitching. Jon Massa walks. Akihiko Adachi pops out to the second baseman. Matt Koback pops out to the catcher. Delino Pennock singles past the first baseman. Toby Starr flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Minnesota Scat Bucha pitching. Doc Sprite strikes out. Yoshihiro Numata strikes out. Kite Squires singles to center field. Sammy Fitzgerald flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Texas Alex Johnson strikes out. Gary Fasano strikes out. Mickey Yount strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Willie McCabe grounds out to the pitcher. Ed Kennedy flies out to the center fielder. Frank Riesgo flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Texas Scat Bucha singles to left field. Jon Massa singles to right field. Akihiko Adachi pops out to the third baseman. Matt Koback pops out to the shortstop. Delino Pennock grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Jon Massa is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Minnesota Bill Rader pops out to the second baseman. Roger Johnston singles to right field. Doc Sprite strikes out. Yoshihiro Numata grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Texas Toby Starr strikes out. Alex Johnson strikes out. Gary Fasano grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Kite Squires strikes out. Sammy Fitzgerald grounds out to the second baseman. Willie McCabe walks. Ed Kennedy grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Willie McCabe is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Texas Mickey Yount singles to center field. Mickey Yount steals second. Scat Bucha 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 strikes out. Akihiko Adachi strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Frank Riesgo grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Rader flies out to the center fielder. Roger Johnston grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Texas Matt Koback flies out to the right fielder. Delino Pennock hits a home run. Toby Starr lines out to the third baseman. Alex Johnson flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Doc Sprite strikes out. Yoshihiro Numata pops out to the first baseman. Kite Squires grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Texas Gary Fasano singles to right field. Gary Fasano is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Mickey Yount grounds out to the pitcher. Scat Bucha flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Sammy Fitzgerald walks. Willie McCabe strikes out. Ed Kennedy grounds out to the shortstop. Sammy Fitzgerald advances to second on the play. Frank Riesgo doubles to left field. Sammy Fitzgerald scores. 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. Bill Rader singles to right field. Frank Riesgo is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Texas Jon Massa grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Akihiko Adachi strikes out. Matt Koback singles to right field. Joe Phillips comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Delino Pennock pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Walt Gilbert is pinch hitting for Joe Phillips. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Walt Gilbert flies out to the right fielder. Doc Sprite singles to right field. Doc Sprite is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Yoshihiro Numata reached on a 2-base fielding error by Alex Johnson. Kite Squires walks. Sammy Fitzgerald grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Kite Squires is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Texas Skinny Zahniser pitching. Toby Starr flies out to the center fielder. Alex Johnson grounds out to the pitcher. Gary Fasano singles to center field. Mickey Yount grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Willie McCabe flies out to the right fielder. Eddie Greenberg is pinch hitting for Ed Kennedy. Eddie Greenberg strikes out. Frank Riesgo walks. Warren Booles is pinch running for Frank Riesgo on 1st base. Bill Rader walks. Michael Jeltz is pinch hitting for Skinny Zahniser. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Michael Jeltz strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 10 Texas Keith Heitmuller pitching. 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 doubles past the first baseman. Jon Massa singles to left field. Erik Minor scores. Jon Massa steals second. Akihiko Adachi walks. Matt Koback flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Delino Pennock grounds into a force play to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Jon Massa is out at third base. Toby Starr grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 10 Minnesota Frank Gedeon pitching. Doc Sprite flies out to the right fielder. Yoshihiro Numata walks. Kite Squires hits an infield single to the second baseman. Sammy Fitzgerald walks. Willie McCabe grounds out to the shortstop. Yoshihiro Numata scores. Kite Squires advances to third on the play. Sammy Fitzgerald advances to second on the play. Eddie Greenberg pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 11 Texas Alex Johnson walks. Gary Fasano strikes out. Passed ball. Alex Johnson advances to second. Mickey Yount singles to right field. Alex Johnson scores. Frank Gedeon lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, Mickey Yount forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Jon Massa strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 11 Minnesota Warren Booles walks. Bill Rader strikes out. Crazy Rau is pinch hitting for Keith Heitmuller. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Crazy Rau hits a home run. Warren Booles scores. Texas total runners left on base: 10 Minnesota total runners left on base: 10
Batting:2B - Erik Minor (3).HR - Delino Pennock (2). Baserunning: SB - Jon Massa (6), Mickey Yount (4).CS - Gary Fasano (1). Fielding: E - Alex Johnson.
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Jim Donahue improves in power_vs_lefty Frank Brower improves in range Paul Kubiak improves in contact_vs_righty John Hill improves in range
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Hans Suppan improves in contact_vs_lefty George Smith improves in range John Schmidt did not respond to coaching in control Rich Youngblood did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty