Minnesota was unable to recover after Texas went ahead in the bottom of the 2nd inning when they scored 3 runs on 3 hits. That was all Mike Mason(6-5) needed. Texas rapped out 12 hits for the night.
Bert Blyleven(7-3) was the loser. He was unable to control the Texas offense and allowed 10 hits and 2 walks in 4 innings.
