Win: Frank Lee Scarlett (4-7) Loss: George Riconda (0-7)
Inning: 1 Detroit George Riconda pitching. Oscar Lavista grounds out to the shortstop. Hirofumi Yoshimura grounds out to the shortstop. Euripedes Imenedes singles to center field. Bud Inski flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Texas Frank Lee Scarlett pitching. Charlie Grace singles to left field. Passed ball. Charlie Grace advances to second. Mark Murray flies out to the center fielder. Charlie Cox walks. Bill Klepfer flies out to the left fielder. Bob Blomdahl hits an infield single to the third baseman. Frank Fisher grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Detroit A. Hugh Nokitov grounds out to the third baseman. Tristan Schaut pops out to the second baseman. Dennis Folkers reached on a fielding error by Mark Murray. Lance Groat strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Texas Chet Petry pops out to the shortstop. Steve Harder doubles to right field. George Riconda pops out to the third baseman. Charlie Grace lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Frank Lee Scarlett grounds out to the shortstop. Oscar Lavista flies out to the center fielder. Hirofumi Yoshimura singles to right field. Euripedes Imenedes hits a home run. Hirofumi Yoshimura scores. Bud Inski doubles past the center fielder. A. Hugh Nokitov singles to left field. Tristan Schaut strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Texas Mark Murray hits an infield single to the pitcher. Mark Murray steals second. Charlie Cox flies out to the center fielder. Bill Klepfer strikes out. Bob Blomdahl flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Dennis Folkers grounds out to the shortstop. Lance Groat flies out to the right fielder. Frank Lee Scarlett grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Texas Frank Fisher strikes out. Chet Petry pops out to the second baseman. Steve Harder flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Oscar Lavista grounds out to the second baseman. Hirofumi Yoshimura grounds out to the second baseman. Euripedes Imenedes strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Texas George Riconda grounds out to the second baseman. Charlie Grace hits a home run. Mark Murray grounds out to the third baseman. Charlie Cox strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Bud Inski flies out to the right fielder. A. Hugh Nokitov triples. Tristan Schaut pops out to the third baseman. Dennis Folkers strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Texas Bill Klepfer walks. Bob Blomdahl strikes out. Frank Fisher flies out to the left fielder. Chet Petry singles to left field. Bill Klepfer advances to third on the hit. Steve Harder grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Detroit Al Ligori is pinch hitting for Lance Groat. Al Ligori singles to right field. Frank Lee Scarlett fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Frank Lee Scarlett strikes out. Oscar Lavista singles to center field. Al Ligori advances to third on the hit. Hirofumi Yoshimura walks. Euripedes Imenedes hits a home run. Al Ligori scores. Oscar Lavista scores. Hirofumi Yoshimura scores. Bud Inski doubles to center field. A. Hugh Nokitov pops out to the first baseman. Tristan Schaut grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Texas J.C. Rogodzinski enters the game as a defensive replacement for Dennis Folkers at SS. George Riconda strikes out. Charlie Grace walks. Mark Murray grounds into a 5-4-3 double play - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit J.C. Rogodzinski doubles to right field. Al Ligori walks. Frank Lee Scarlett fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Frank Lee Scarlett grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! J.C. Rogodzinski advances to third on the play. Al Ligori advances to second on the play. Oscar Lavista flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, J.C. Rogodzinski scores. Hirofumi Yoshimura singles to center field. Al Ligori scores. Cliff Lange comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is pulled because he is getting hammered (Starting pitcher has given up 8 or more earned runs, he is tired, and the team is losing by more than 5 runs). Euripedes Imenedes walks. Bud Inski flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Texas Charlie Cox flies out to the right fielder. Bill Klepfer grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Blomdahl grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Detroit A. Hugh Nokitov pops out to the shortstop. Tristan Schaut strikes out. J.C. Rogodzinski flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Texas Frank Fisher doubles to right field. Chet Petry flies out to the right fielder. Steve Harder doubles to right field. Frank Fisher scores. Bob Mann is pinch hitting for Cliff Lange. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Bob Mann grounds out to the second baseman. Steve Harder advances to third on the play. Charlie Grace grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Detroit total runners LOB: 8 Texas total runners LOB: 8
Batting:2B - Frank Fisher (14), Steve Harder 2 (9).HR - Charlie Grace (8).GIDP - Mark Murray. Baserunning: SB - Mark Murray (21). Fielding: E - Mark Murray.
Game Notes A. Hugh Nokitov is injured and is expected to be out 8 days.
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: A+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: A+ Improvements: Ian Bobby McGee did not respond to coaching in range Dave Reckoning improves in range Mike Triplett improves in arm Kevin Cook improves in arm Ian Bobby McGee did not respond to coaching in 3B
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C Improvements: Denny Giel improves in range Dave Vatcher improves in control Denny Giel did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Jerry Freeman improves in arm Doug Piatt did not respond to coaching in 1B