Win: Don Mallette (5-1) Loss: Ray Clanton (6-9)
Save: Rico Thobe (21)
Inning: 1 Texas Ray Clanton pitching. Lefty Miksis strikes out. Al Holshouser strikes out. George Jefferies flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Detroit Don Mallette pitching. Donnie Mungo singles to right field. Frank Rich Jr grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Doyle Howard flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Texas Mike Lown singles to right field. Dan Wagner flies out to the right fielder. Mike Lown is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Buddy Hackett flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Shag Lyons hits a home run. Sam Shofner strikes out. Rick Davis singles to right field. George Cain singles to right field. Tatsuhiro Tomishima strikes out. Ray Clanton grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Texas Bill Jordan walks. J.R. Wells strikes out. Bill Jordan steals second. Don Mallette grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Jordan advances to third on the play. Lefty Miksis singles to left field. Bill Jordan scores. Al Holshouser grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Donnie Mungo singles to center field. Frank Rich Jr grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Donnie Mungo is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Doyle Howard walks. Shag Lyons grounds out to the second baseman. Frank Rich Jr advances to third on the play. Doyle Howard advances to second on the play. Sam Shofner strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Texas George Jefferies grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Lown grounds out to the shortstop. Dan Wagner singles to center field. Buddy Hackett doubles to center field. Dan Wagner is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Rick Davis doubles to right field. George Cain strikes out. Tatsuhiro Tomishima walks. Ray Clanton lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Donnie Mungo strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Texas Bill Jordan pops out to the shortstop. J.R. Wells flies out to the right fielder. Don Mallette strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Frank Rich Jr grounds out to the shortstop. Doyle Howard grounds out to the pitcher. Shag Lyons doubles to left field. Sam Shofner pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Texas Lefty Miksis singles to left field. Al Holshouser grounds out to the pitcher. Lefty Miksis advances to second on the play. George Jefferies strikes out. Mike Lown singles to right field. Lefty Miksis scores. Dan Wagner flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Rick Davis grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! George Cain walks. Tatsuhiro Tomishima grounds into a force play to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! George Cain is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Ed Daly is pinch hitting for Ray Clanton. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Ed Daly grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Texas Jim Schauer pitching. Buddy Hackett flies out to the center fielder. Bill Jordan flies out to the left fielder. J.R. Wells grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Icehouse Wilkie 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. Donnie Mungo strikes out. Frank Rich Jr singles to left field. Doyle Howard strikes out. Shag Lyons strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Texas Floyd Flora is pinch hitting for Icehouse Wilkie. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Floyd Flora grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Lefty Miksis doubles to center field. Al Holshouser grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Lefty Miksis advances to third on the play. George Jefferies singles to right field. Lefty Miksis scores. Mike Lown walks. Dan Wagner strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Detroit Marty Shumpert pitching. Sam Shofner doubles past the third baseman. Rick Davis flies out to the right fielder. George Cain strikes out. Tatsuhiro Tomishima grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Texas Buddy Hackett flies out to the center fielder. Bill Jordan singles to center field. Ron Rhyne comes in from the bullpen to pitch. J.R. Wells strikes out. Heinie Garvin is pinch hitting for Marty Shumpert. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Heinie Garvin singles to right field. Bill Jordan advances to third on the hit. Lefty Miksis flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Detroit Rico Thobe pitching. Bert Rabe is pinch hitting for Ron Rhyne. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Bert Rabe strikes out. Donnie Mungo singles in front of the left fielder. Frank Rich Jr walks. Doyle Howard flies out to the left fielder. Shag Lyons singles to right field. Sam Shofner strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Texas total runners LOB: 7 Detroit total runners LOB: 13
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Billy Lovitto did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Bobby Jordan did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Rob Allen did not respond to coaching in arm Frank Strauss did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Johnny Gerner did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty John Steinbach did not respond to coaching in speed Rob Allen did not respond to coaching in 3B
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Pete Rodriguez did not respond to coaching in velocity Gene Duser improves in contact_vs_lefty Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Pete Rodriguez did not respond to coaching in control