Inning: 1 Detroit Hal Redfield pitching. Jimmy Suzuki strikes out. Pat Coleman pops out to the shortstop. Earl Harper grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Texas Hardin Dede pitching. Danny McGraw reached on a fielding error by Jimmy Davis. Charlie Navarro singles to right field. Jackie Kanehl lines out to the second baseman. Dwayne Long grounds out to the shortstop. Danny McGraw advances to third on the play. Charlie Navarro advances to second on the play. Carlos Varona walks. Kazutomo Nagaike strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Detroit Gorman Barna strikes out. Jimmy Davis strikes out. Dave Fitzgerald grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Texas Turner Jackson pops out to the catcher. Joe Loewer strikes out. Hal Redfield strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Bill Burbrink walks. Ramon Pelouze singles to left field. Bill Burbrink advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the corners in. Hardin Dede grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Ramon Pelouze advances to second on the play. Jimmy Suzuki grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Burbrink scores. Ramon Pelouze advances to third on the play. Pat Coleman strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Texas Danny McGraw singles to right field. Charlie Navarro grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Jackie Kanehl walks. Jackie Kanehl steals second. Dwayne Long grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Earl Harper grounds out to the shortstop. Gorman Barna grounds out to the second baseman. Jimmy Davis flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Texas Carlos Varona strikes out. Kazutomo Nagaike grounds out to the second baseman. Turner Jackson walks. Turner Jackson is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Dave Fitzgerald grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Bill Burbrink lines out to the shortstop. Ramon Pelouze flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Texas Joe Loewer grounds out to the third baseman. Hal Redfield pops out to the first baseman. Danny McGraw singles to center field. Charlie Navarro flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Hardin Dede grounds out to the shortstop. Jimmy Suzuki grounds out to the third baseman. Pat Coleman strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Texas Jackie Kanehl grounds out to the second baseman. Dwayne Long pops out to the second baseman. Carlos Varona grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Earl Harper singles to center field. Gorman Barna lines out to the pitcher. Jimmy Davis strikes out. Dave Fitzgerald grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Texas Kazutomo Nagaike walks. Turner Jackson grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Joe Loewer flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Bill Burbrink strikes out. Ramon Pelouze singles to center field. Hardin Dede lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Jimmy Suzuki grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Texas Ben Dashiell is pinch hitting for Hal Redfield. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Ben Dashiell grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Danny McGraw strikes out. Charlie Navarro flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Detroit Yutaka Minami pitching. Pat Coleman singles to left field. Earl Harper pops out to the shortstop. Gorman Barna singles to right field. Pat Coleman advances to third on the hit. Jimmy Davis strikes out. Harry Jablonski is pinch hitting for Dave Fitzgerald. Harry Jablonski lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Texas Jackie Kanehl pops out to the third baseman. Dwayne Long strikes out. Carlos Varona hits a home run. Kazutomo Nagaike singles in front of the left fielder. Kazutomo Nagaike steals second. Joe Murphy comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Turner Jackson hits a home run. Kazutomo Nagaike scores. Detroit total runners left on base: 5 Texas total runners left on base: 5
Game Notes Dave Fitzgerald is injured and is expected to be out 8 days.
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: D- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Tadashi Horii improves in power_vs_lefty Johnny Hunter did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Don Christiansen did not respond to coaching in arm Tadashi Horii improves in range Jim Burnitz did not respond to coaching in speed Sam Bolton did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Len Tobin improves in power_vs_lefty Jeff Thomas improves in contact_vs_lefty Jeff Pladson did not respond to coaching in velocity John Clarke improves in arm Jeff Thomas improves in speed Lou Lohrke did not respond to coaching in control