Win: Greg McNally (17-7) Loss: Emerson Taylor (2-2)
Save: Walt Hendrick (30)
Inning: 1 Texas Greg McNally pitching. Johnny Markland grounds out to the shortstop. Bubba Thompson walks. Yoenny Garcia hits a home run. Bubba Thompson scores. Jose Cabell walks. Joe Loftus flies out to the center fielder. Vern Schourek reached on a 2-base fielding error by Ches Davey. Bud Darr singles to center field. Jose Cabell scores. Harvey Clement grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Detroit Bob Dickerson pitching. Jack Nelson flies out to the left fielder. Mark Kraus strikes out. Jim Gideon walks. Eddie Sipin doubles to left field. Jim Gideon uses his aggressiveness and scores. Ches Davey strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Texas Bob Dickerson flies out to the center fielder. Johnny Markland reached on a fielding error by Jack Nelson. Bubba Thompson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Johnny Markland advances to second on the play. Yoenny Garcia flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Craig Ley singles past the shortstop. Mike Will singles to right field. Del Bishop strikes out. The catcher fields the ball and Craig Ley is thrown out at third. Mike Will advances to second on the play. Mike Will advances to second on the play. Jack Nelson flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Texas Jose Cabell reached on a 2-base throwing error by Jim Gideon. Joe Loftus grounds out to the shortstop. Vern Schourek walks. Bud Darr strikes out. Harvey Clement grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Detroit Mark Kraus flies out to the center fielder. Jim Gideon grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Eddie Sipin strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Texas Bob Dickerson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Johnny Markland strikes out. Bubba Thompson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Ches Davey grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Craig Ley singles to right field. Mike Will hits a home run. Craig Ley scores. Del Bishop flies out to the right fielder. Greg McNally grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Texas Yoenny Garcia strikes out. Jose Cabell singles to center field. Jose Cabell steals second. Joe Loftus walks. Vern Schourek grounds out to the shortstop. Jose Cabell advances to third on the play. Joe Loftus advances to second on the play. Bud Darr strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Detroit Jack Nelson singles to left field. Mark Kraus walks. Jim Gideon singles past the second baseman. Jack Nelson is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Mark Kraus advances to third on the play. Eddie Sipin grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Mark Kraus scores. Jim Gideon advances to second on the play. Ed Smith comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ches Davey flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Texas Harvey Clement grounds out to the catcher. Ed Smith pops out to the shortstop. Johnny Markland grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Craig Ley grounds out to the third baseman. Mike Will strikes out. Del Bishop grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Texas Bubba Thompson singles to center field. Yoenny Garcia singles to center field. Bubba Thompson advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the corners in. Jose Cabell grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Bubba Thompson scores. Joe Loftus hits an infield single to the second baseman. Vern Schourek grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Greg McNally grounds out to the shortstop. Jack Nelson doubles to left field. Mark Kraus grounds out to the second baseman. Jack Nelson advances to third on the play. Jim Gideon grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Texas Bud Darr flies out to the center fielder. Harvey Clement walks. Juan Orwoll is pinch hitting for Ed Smith. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Juan Orwoll grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Harvey Clement is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Juan Orwoll steals second. Johnny Markland strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Emerson Taylor pitching. Eddie Sipin singles to center field. Ches Davey strikes out. Craig Ley grounds out to the second baseman. Eddie Sipin advances to second on the play. Mike Will singles to left field. Eddie Sipin scores. Del Bishop strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Texas Walt Hendrick comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Bubba Thompson flies out to the left fielder. Yoenny Garcia pops out to the shortstop. Jose Cabell flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Texas total runners left on base: 9 Detroit total runners left on base: 6
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Nick Fitzmorris improves in contact_vs_lefty Kirby Viau did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Kirby Viau did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Nellie Veras improves in contact_vs_righty
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Matt Fahey improves in range Shingo Nakanishi improves in contact_vs_righty Lee Aguayo improves in range Doug Nagelson did not respond to coaching in speed Lee Aguayo improves in 3B