Inning: 1 Texas John Scanlan pitching. Scott Bridges strikes out. Luis Coan grounds out to the shortstop. Walton Wayde grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Detroit Mark Ramsay pitching. Barry Boyle flies out to the center fielder. Michael Engelberg flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Bruce Terry singles to center field. Kelly Leak strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Texas Eiichi Okamoto walks. Dennis Doyle lines out to the first baseman. Koki Kono grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Eiichi Okamoto is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Ken Fuhrman grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Stan Young strikes out. Tom McLean flies out to the center fielder. Dave Bailey walks. Seven Costanza grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Texas Kyson Suh strikes out. Mark Ramsay flies out to the right fielder. Scott Bridges grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit John Scanlan grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Barry Boyle flies out to the right fielder. Michael Engelberg grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Texas Luis Coan walks. Luis Coan steals second. Walton Wayde flies out to the right fielder. Eiichi Okamoto singles to center field. Luis Coan scores. Dennis Doyle singles to center field. Koki Kono singles to left field. Eiichi Okamoto scores. Dennis Doyle advances to third on the hit. Ken Fuhrman pops out to the shortstop. Kyson Suh doubles to left field. Dennis Doyle scores. Koki Kono uses his aggressiveness and scores. Whitey Poole comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mark Ramsay singles to center field. Kyson Suh scores. Scott Bridges singles to left field. Mark Ramsay advances to third on the hit. Luis Coan pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Detroit Bruce Terry strikes out. Kelly Leak singles to left field. Stan Young grounds out to the pitcher. Kelly Leak advances to second on the play. Tom McLean strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Texas Walton Wayde flies out to the center fielder. Eiichi Okamoto singles to left field. Passed ball. Eiichi Okamoto advances to second. Dennis Doyle flies out to the center fielder. Koki Kono grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Dave Bailey hits a home run. Seven Costanza walks. Whitey Poole lays down a bunt. The catcher fields the ball, Seven Costanza forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Barry Boyle hits an infield single to the pitcher. Michael Engelberg singles to center field. Whitey Poole is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Barry Boyle advances to third on the play. Bruce Terry flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Texas Ken Fuhrman singles to center field. Jim Tovar comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Kyson Suh grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Ken Fuhrman advances to second on the play. Mark Ramsay flies out to the center fielder. Scott Bridges singles to left field. Luis Coan strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Detroit Kelly Leak flies out to the right fielder. Stan Young triples. Tom McLean grounds out to the third baseman. Stan Young scores. Dave Bailey grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Texas Walton Wayde triples. Eiichi Okamoto walks. Eiichi Okamoto steals second. Dennis Doyle pops out to the second baseman. Koki Kono walks. Leo Litt comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ken Fuhrman flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Walton Wayde scores. Jake Lonnett is pinch hitting for Kyson Suh. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jake Lonnett singles to center field. Eiichi Okamoto scores. Mark Ramsay pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Detroit Seven Costanza walks. George Prothro is pinch hitting for Leo Litt. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. George Prothro grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Seven Costanza is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Barry Boyle strikes out. George Prothro steals second. Michael Engelberg flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Texas Flea Hunt pitching. Scott Bridges flies out to the left fielder. Luis Coan triples. Walton Wayde walks. Eiichi Okamoto reached on a 2-base throwing error by Bruce Terry. Luis Coan scores. Dennis Doyle flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Walton Wayde scores. Koki Kono grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Ed Converse is pinch hitting for Bruce Terry. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Ed Converse walks. Kelly Leak doubles past the third baseman. Stan Young grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Ed Converse scores. Kelly Leak advances to third on the play. Tom McLean grounds out to the pitcher. Jim Barnes is pinch hitting for Dave Bailey. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jim Barnes triples. Kelly Leak scores. Seven Costanza walks. Cal Davis is pinch hitting for Flea Hunt. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Cal Davis grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Texas Earl Pate pitching. Ken Fuhrman strikes out. Jake Lonnett grounds out to the third baseman. Mark Ramsay strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Detroit Barry Boyle flies out to the right fielder. Michael Engelberg hits a home run. Ed Converse grounds out to the second baseman. Kelly Leak grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Texas total runners LOB: 9 Detroit total runners LOB: 8
Batting:2B - Kelly Leak (22).3B - Stan Young (2), Jim Barnes (4).HR - Michael Engelberg (18), Dave Bailey (8). Baserunning: SB - George Prothro (12). Fielding: E - Bruce Terry.PB - Michael Engelberg.
Game Notes Jim Tovar is injured and is expected to be out 47 days. Leo Litt is injured and is expected to be out 30 days.
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: D+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Jim Marquez improves in power_vs_lefty Toby Carter improves in contact_vs_righty Billy McGraw did not respond to coaching in control Deron Stockwell did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Billy McGraw improves in control Masao Fukuzawa did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Luis Charlton did not respond to coaching in 3B
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Elliott Niehoff did not respond to coaching in velocity Fred Willson did not respond to coaching in velocity Johnny Sullivan did not respond to coaching in velocity Steve Grant improves in power_vs_righty Steve Grant did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Elliott Niehoff did not respond to coaching in control