Win: John Cloninger (16-13) Loss: Rob Farrell (8-11)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Rob Farrell pitching. Bob Parsons walks. Jim Moore flies out to the left fielder. Bob Parsons steals second. Roy Smith walks. John Buckles flies out to the center fielder. Paul Sharrott strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Texas John Cloninger pitching. Fred Hastings grounds out to the second baseman. Geoff Donovan walks. Paul Leslie pops out to the third baseman. Lonnie Nichols singles to right field. Geoff Donovan advances to third on the hit. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Geoff Donovan scores. Jimmy Watson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Rex Sims flies out to the right fielder. Bruce Johnson lines out to the third baseman. Pete Cianfrocco walks. John Cloninger flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Texas Ron Fultz pops out to the third baseman. Jim Usher singles to right field. Mike Gibson strikes out. Rob Farrell grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Jim Usher is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Bob Parsons walks. Jim Moore doubles to right field. Bob Parsons uses his aggressiveness and scores. Roy Smith flies out to the right fielder. John Buckles singles in front of the right fielder. Jim Moore is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Paul Sharrott hits an infield single to the second baseman. Rex Sims singles to center field. John Buckles scores. Paul Sharrott advances to third on the hit. Bruce Johnson hits a home run. Paul Sharrott scores. Rex Sims scores. Pete Cianfrocco singles to left field. John Cloninger flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Texas Fred Hastings grounds out to the pitcher. Geoff Donovan strikes out. Paul Leslie strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Bob Parsons singles to center field. Jim Moore grounds out to the third baseman. Bob Parsons advances to second on the play. Roy Smith singles to center field. Bob Parsons scores. John Buckles grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Roy Smith is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Pete Taylor 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. Paul Sharrott flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Texas Lonnie Nichols grounds out to the shortstop. Jimmy Watson grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Ron Fultz walks. Jim Usher grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Rex Sims flies out to the right fielder. Bruce Johnson singles to right field. Pete Cianfrocco grounds into a force play to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Bruce Johnson is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. John Cloninger grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Pete Cianfrocco is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Texas Mike Gibson strikes out. Pete Taylor flies out to the left fielder. Fred Hastings singles to left field. Fred Hastings steals second. Geoff Donovan strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Bob Parsons singles to left field. Jim Moore strikes out. Roy Smith singles to center field. Bob Parsons advances to third on the hit. Roy Smith steals second. John Buckles singles to center field. Bob Parsons scores. Roy Smith scores. Paul Sharrott walks. Rex Sims grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Paul Sharrott is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Bruce Johnson grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Texas Paul Leslie grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Lonnie Nichols strikes out. Jimmy Watson walks. Ron Fultz strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Frank Listach is pinch hitting for Pete Cianfrocco. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Frank Listach grounds out to the third baseman. Harry Bennett comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. John Cloninger flies out to the center fielder. Bob Parsons flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Texas Jim Usher grounds out to the third baseman. Mike Gibson triples. Stan Baker is pinch hitting for Harry Bennett. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Stan Baker strikes out. Fred Hastings singles to left field. Mike Gibson scores. Geoff Donovan flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Al Cardenas pitching. Jim Moore grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Roy Smith pops out to the first baseman. John Buckles walks. John Buckles steals second. John Buckles steals third. Paul Sharrott flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Texas Paul Leslie strikes out. Lonnie Nichols triples. Jimmy Watson strikes out. Ron Fultz strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Rex Sims grounds out to the shortstop. Bruce Johnson walks. Frank Listach grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Bruce Johnson is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. John Cloninger grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Frank Listach is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Texas Jim Usher flies out to the right fielder. Mike Gibson hits a home run. Vance Hartgraves comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jim Gharrity is pinch hitting for Al Cardenas. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Jim Gharrity flies out to the right fielder. Fred Hastings doubles to center field. Geoff Donovan doubles to right field. Fred Hastings scores. Paul Leslie flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Minnesota total runners LOB: 10 Texas total runners LOB: 8
Game Notes Jim Gharrity is injured and is expected to be out 22 days.
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Tommy Walker did not respond to coaching in velocity Tommy Walker did not respond to coaching in velocity John Snyder did not respond to coaching in control Brent Marsh did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Jesus Dierker did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty French Cruller improves in power_vs_righty Dad Morgan did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Brent Marsh did not respond to coaching in arm French Cruller improves in contact_vs_righty Jesus Dierker did not respond to coaching in speed Dad Morgan improves in LF
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: A+ RP Mentor Grade: A+ Batter Mentor Grade: A+ Improvements: Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Floyd Pawelek improves in power_vs_righty Deacon Bailey did not respond to coaching in control Clyde Doherty improves in power_vs_lefty Fred Gil did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Gene Sewell did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Gene Sewell did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Frank Sheets did not respond to coaching in velocity Trey Leber did not respond to coaching in velocity Camp Christiansen improves in power_vs_righty