Win: Lefty Fernandez (9-7) Loss: Smith Wilson (3-7)
Inning: 1 Texas Jim Gilles pitching. Bill Mercer singles to center field. Alex Kahle singles to center field. Bill Mercer advances to third on the hit. Joe Klumpp singles to left field. Bill Mercer scores. Johnny Meyer hits a home run. Alex Kahle scores. Joe Klumpp scores. Peter Forsch hits a home run. Shinya Abe singles past the second baseman. Dale Castleman reached on a 2-base fielding error by Gary Martin. Ding-Dong Bell pops out to the second baseman. Red McNeely strikes out. Bill Mercer strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Minnesota Red McNeely pitching. Bernardo Kalahan walks. Dick Bichette grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Bernardo Kalahan is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Joe Polcovich doubles to center field. Dick Bichette uses his aggressiveness and scores. Lee Harris strikes out. Joe Polcovich is out trying to steal third. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Texas Alex Kahle strikes out. Joe Klumpp doubles to right field. Johnny Meyer strikes out. Peter Forsch singles to center field. Joe Klumpp scores. William Thomson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Shinya Abe grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Peter Forsch is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Dave Lupien strikes out. Arthur Swindell grounds out to the third baseman. Gary Martin flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Texas Dale Castleman flies out to the right fielder. Ding-Dong Bell doubles to center field. Red McNeely grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Bill Mercer flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Mike Mulligan flies out to the right fielder. William Thomson flies out to the left fielder. Bernardo Kalahan strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Texas Alex Kahle grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Klumpp grounds out to the pitcher. Johnny Meyer grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Dick Bichette grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Joe Polcovich walks. Joe Polcovich steals second. Lee Harris grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Polcovich advances to third on the play. Dave Lupien singles to right field. Joe Polcovich scores. Dave Lupien steals second. Arthur Swindell singles in front of the right fielder. Dave Lupien scores. Gary Martin grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Arthur Swindell is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Texas Peter Forsch flies out to the center fielder. Shinya Abe strikes out. Dale Castleman singles to right field. Dale Castleman is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Mike Mulligan flies out to the center fielder. William Thomson strikes out. Bernardo Kalahan pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Texas Ding-Dong Bell walks. Red McNeely lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Bill Mercer flies out to the right fielder. Alex Kahle grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Dick Bichette walks. Joe Polcovich walks. Lee Harris strikes out. Dave Lupien strikes out. Arthur Swindell singles to right field. Dick Bichette scores. Joe Polcovich advances to third on the hit. M.K. Flood comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Gary Martin singles to left field. Joe Polcovich scores. Arthur Swindell advances to third on the hit. Mike Mulligan singles to center field. Arthur Swindell scores. Gary Martin advances to third on the hit. Charley Owen is pinch hitting for William Thomson. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Charley Owen pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Texas Frank Morse pitching. Joe Klumpp flies out to the center fielder. Johnny Meyer strikes out. Peter Forsch grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Bernardo Kalahan flies out to the center fielder. Dick Bichette grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Polcovich walks. Lee Harris strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Texas Shinya Abe flies out to the right fielder. Dale Castleman walks. Ding-Dong Bell strikes out. Camilo Saunders is pinch hitting for M.K. Flood. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Dale Castleman steals second. Camilo Saunders flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota David Watlington pitching. Dave Lupien strikes out. Arthur Swindell singles to center field. Gary Martin walks. Mike Mulligan grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Texas Bill Mercer flies out to the right fielder. Alex Kahle grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Klumpp strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Paul Boyles is pinch hitting for Frank Morse. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Paul Boyles strikes out. Bernardo Kalahan lines out to the third baseman. Dick Bichette pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Texas Lefty Fernandez pitching. Johnny Meyer grounds out to the pitcher. Peter Forsch grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Shinya Abe pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Minnesota Joe Polcovich flies out to the center fielder. Lee Harris grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dave Lupien strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 11 Texas Dale Castleman walks. Ding-Dong Bell grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Willie McGee is pinch hitting for David Watlington. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Willie McGee singles to center field. Bill Mercer singles to center field. Alex Kahle grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 11 Minnesota Smith Wilson pitching. Arthur Swindell strikes out. Gary Martin walks. Mike Mulligan singles to left field. Gary Martin advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the infield in. Lefty Fernandez grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Mulligan advances to second on the play. Bernardo Kalahan reached on a 2-base throwing error by Johnny Meyer. Gary Martin scores. Texas total runners left on base: 8 Minnesota total runners left on base: 5
Batting:2B - Joe Polcovich (25).GIDP - Mike Mulligan. Baserunning: SB - Joe Polcovich (26), Dave Lupien (17).CS - Joe Polcovich (18). Fielding: E - Gary Martin.
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Jeff Schupp did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Wib Kiley improves in range Enzo McDonald did not respond to coaching in velocity Jason Noble did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Jinx Falkenburg improves in power_vs_lefty Mike Escobar did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Scott Rondeau did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Mel Garcia did not respond to coaching in control Nixey Josephson did not respond to coaching in velocity Dan Beltran did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Mark Lumpe did not respond to coaching in speed Mel Garcia improves in control