Win: Dan Harrington (8-13) Loss: Earl Wallen (7-13)
Save: Terry Leach (8)
Inning: 1 Detroit Earl Wallen pitching. Alex Cora grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dan Nelson singles to center field. Jerry Burgmeier grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Dan Nelson is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Tim Corcoran grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Texas Dan Harrington pitching. Whitey Lansing pops out to the catcher. Butch Casey grounds out to the shortstop. Danny Alcantara flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Bob Macleod flies out to the left fielder. Ollie Bader walks. Joe McCabe grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Texas Jesus Harris flies out to the right fielder. Fred Unglaub singles to center field. Fred Unglaub steals second. Peter Pena flies out to the right fielder. Hank Harikkala walks. Roy Schiappacasse grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Detroit Andy Colton singles to center field. Dan Harrington lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Alex Cora grounds out to the second baseman. Andy Colton advances to third on the play. Dan Nelson walks. Jerry Burgmeier strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Texas Earl Wallen walks. Whitey Lansing pops out to the first baseman. Butch Casey walks. Danny Alcantara strikes out. Jesus Harris hits a home run. Earl Wallen scores. Butch Casey scores. Fred Unglaub grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Tim Corcoran grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bob Macleod pops out to the shortstop. Ollie Bader strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Texas Peter Pena singles to left field. Hank Harikkala grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Roy Schiappacasse grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Joe McCabe strikes out. Andy Colton reached on a fielding error by Butch Casey. Dan Harrington lays down a bunt. The catcher fields the ball, throws to second for the force out, on to first for the 2-6-4 double play (2B covering 1st). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Texas Earl Wallen grounds out to the shortstop. Whitey Lansing flies out to the center fielder. Butch Casey walks. Danny Alcantara grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Alex Cora hits a home run. Dan Nelson strikes out. Jerry Burgmeier grounds out to the second baseman. Tim Corcoran doubles to center field. Bob Macleod singles to left field. Tim Corcoran scores. Ollie Bader singles to left field. Bob Macleod advances to third on the hit. Joe McCabe grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Texas Jesus Harris pops out to the third baseman. Fred Unglaub doubles to right field. Peter Pena is hit by a pitch. Hank Harikkala flies out to the right fielder. Roy Schiappacasse grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Detroit Andy Colton is hit by a pitch. Jo-Jo Holland is pinch hitting for Dan Harrington. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Jo-Jo Holland doubles to left field. Andy Colton uses his aggressiveness and scores. Alex Cora walks. Bill Johnstone 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. Dan Nelson singles to left field. Jo-Jo Holland scores. Alex Cora advances to third on the hit. Jerry Burgmeier grounds out to the catcher. Dan Nelson advances to second on the play. Tim Corcoran flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Alex Cora is thrown out at the plate. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Texas Dale Williams pitching. Harry Rice is pinch hitting for Bill Johnstone. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Harry Rice grounds out to the second baseman. Whitey Lansing pops out to the second baseman. Butch Casey strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Keiichi Aiko pitching. Bob Macleod strikes out. Ollie Bader singles to left field. Joe McCabe flies out to the center fielder. Ollie Bader steals second. Andy Colton flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Texas Danny Alcantara walks. Jesus Harris pops out to the first baseman. Danny Alcantara steals second. Fred Unglaub strikes out. Peter Pena reached on a fielding error by Jerry Burgmeier. Peter Pena steals second. Hank Harikkala flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Detroit Curt Feinberg is pinch hitting for Dale Williams. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Curt Feinberg grounds out to the shortstop. Alex Cora triples. Dan Nelson strikes out. Jerry Burgmeier flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Texas Terry Leach pitching. Roy Schiappacasse strikes out. Darnell Carter is pinch hitting for Keiichi Aiko. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Darnell Carter singles to right field. Darnell Carter is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Whitey Lansing singles to center field. Whitey Lansing is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Detroit total runners LOB: 8 Texas total runners LOB: 7
Batting:2B - Tim Corcoran (20), Jo-Jo Holland (24).3B - Alex Cora (3).HR - Alex Cora (10).GIDP - Joe McCabe, Dan Harrington.HBP - Andy Colton (3). Baserunning: SB - Ollie Bader (7). Fielding: E - Jerry Burgmeier.
Batting:2B - Fred Unglaub (25).HR - Jesus Harris (21).GIDP - Hank Harikkala.HBP - Peter Pena (2). Baserunning: SB - Danny Alcantara (22), Fred Unglaub (15), Peter Pena (14).CS - Whitey Lansing (11), Darnell Carter (4). Fielding: E - Butch Casey.
Game Notes Hank Harikkala is injured and is expected to be out 30 days.
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Bob McNamara improves in range Bob McNamara improves in power_vs_righty George Crespo improves in speed Charlie Schacht improves in power_vs_lefty Chris LePine did not respond to coaching in CF
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Rod Dyer improves in arm Enrique Snodgrass did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Sam Capel improves in power_vs_righty Joe Jaster improves in arm Enrique Snodgrass did not respond to coaching in 3B