Win: Denny McLain Jr. (12-6) Loss: Craig Minetto (9-8)
Inning: 1 Detroit Craig Minetto pitching. Jeff Healy flies out to the center fielder. Jigger Statz flies out to the right fielder. Prince Fielder grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Texas Denny McLain Jr. pitching. Steve Cartwright singles to left field. Steve Cartwright is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Ken McCardell singles past the shortstop. Trevor Alyward flies out to the left fielder. Cliff Welteroth grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Billy Queen strikes out. Magglio Ordonez singles to center field. Vladimir Guerrrero singles to right field. Magglio Ordonez aggressively advances to third on the hit. Klondike Douglass singles to left field. Magglio Ordonez scores. Halo Rozema grounds out to the pitcher. Vladimir Guerrrero advances to third on the play. Klondike Douglass advances to second on the play. Denny McLain Jr. grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Texas Keith Cox grounds out to the shortstop. Eli Gettman flies out to the left fielder. Jeff Stone grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Jeff Healy flies out to the right fielder. Jigger Statz strikes out. Prince Fielder grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Texas Tod Gilbert singles to left field. Craig Minetto fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Craig Minetto grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Steve Cartwright flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Billy Queen singles to right field. Magglio Ordonez strikes out. Vladimir Guerrrero flies out to the right fielder. Klondike Douglass strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Texas Ken McCardell pops out to the first baseman. Trevor Alyward strikes out. Cliff Welteroth flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Halo Rozema grounds out to the second baseman. Denny McLain Jr. grounds out to the shortstop. Jeff Healy hits an infield single to the pitcher. Jigger Statz lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Texas Keith Cox strikes out. Eli Gettman strikes out. Jeff Stone strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Prince Fielder singles to right field. Billy Queen strikes out. Magglio Ordonez flies out to the left fielder. Vladimir Guerrrero walks. Klondike Douglass doubles to center field. Prince Fielder scores. Halo Rozema singles to left field. Vladimir Guerrrero scores. Klondike Douglass scores. Denny McLain Jr. strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Texas Tod Gilbert singles to right field. Dick Scott is pinch hitting for Craig Minetto. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Dick Scott hits a home run. Tod Gilbert scores. Steve Cartwright grounds out to the shortstop. Ken McCardell flies out to the left fielder. Trevor Alyward grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Devon McKee pitching. Jeff Healy flies out to the left fielder. Jigger Statz grounds out to the second baseman. Prince Fielder singles to left field. Billy Queen doubles to right field. Prince Fielder scores. Magglio Ordonez hits a home run. Billy Queen scores. Chris Lee comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Vladimir Guerrrero grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Texas Cliff Welteroth singles to center field. Keith Cox flies out to the center fielder. Eli Gettman flies out to the right fielder. Cliff Welteroth steals second. Jeff Stone grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Klondike Douglass flies out to the left fielder. Halo Rozema walks. Denny McLain Jr. lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Wayne Comer is pinch hitting for Jeff Healy. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Wayne Comer singles to right field. Halo Rozema scores. Buddy Nuxhall comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Chase Utley is pinch hitting for Jigger Statz. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Wayne Comer steals second. Chase Utley grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Texas Tod Gilbert singles in front of the center fielder. Kazuyuki Shida is pinch hitting for Buddy Nuxhall. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Kazuyuki Shida singles to right field. Gary Carter is pinch hitting for Steve Cartwright. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Gary Carter grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Tod Gilbert advances to third on the play. Ken McCardell hits a home run. Tod Gilbert scores. Trevor Alyward walks. Cliff Welteroth strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit Bill Rader pitching. Prince Fielder grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Billy Queen flies out to the left fielder. Magglio Ordonez strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Texas Keith Cox flies out to the center fielder. Eli Gettman walks. Jeff Stone grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Eli Gettman is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Tod Gilbert grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Jeff Stone is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Detroit total runners LOB: 6 Texas total runners LOB: 4
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Luis Leal did not respond to coaching in control Tom Seaver did not respond to coaching in velocity Tony Tarasco did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Andrew Miller improves in control Hank Aaron did not respond to coaching in C
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Charlie Knight improves in arm Sherman Powell improves in velocity Charlie Knight did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Warren Robles did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Al Becker did not respond to coaching in 1B