Inning: 1 Detroit Dick Miles pitching. Earl Shinall pops out to the second baseman. Doyle Howard grounds out to the shortstop. Shag Lyons walks. Sam Shofner flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Texas Ted Eisenstat pitching. Fizz Feldman doubles to right field. Carl Dernier pops out to the shortstop. John Steinbach flies out to the right fielder. Dan Wagner grounds out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Matt Harper strikes out. Marty Mahoney singles to center field. Walter Medeiros singles to left field. Alex Miller singles to left field. Marty Mahoney scores. Ted Eisenstat lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Earl Shinall grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Texas Rob Allen bunts for a base hit. Pete Coffman strikes out. Billy Lovitto walks. Johnny Gerner flies out to the center fielder. Dick Miles flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Detroit Doyle Howard strikes out. Shag Lyons strikes out. Sam Shofner flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Texas Fizz Feldman lines out to the first baseman. Carl Dernier grounds out to the third baseman. John Steinbach doubles to left field. Dan Wagner flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Matt Harper grounds out to the pitcher. Marty Mahoney flies out to the left fielder. Walter Medeiros pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Texas Rob Allen doubles to left field. Pete Coffman strikes out. Billy Lovitto walks. Johnny Gerner grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Rob Allen advances to third on the play. Billy Lovitto advances to second on the play. Dick Miles strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Detroit Alex Miller singles to right field. Ted Eisenstat lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Earl Shinall grounds out to the shortstop. Doyle Howard lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Texas Fizz Feldman singles to right field. Carl Dernier grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Fizz Feldman is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. John Steinbach flies out to the center fielder. Dan Wagner doubles to right field. Carl Dernier uses his aggressiveness and scores. Rob Allen grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Shag Lyons strikes out. Sam Shofner grounds out to the third baseman. Matt Harper strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Texas Pete Coffman singles to center field. Billy Lovitto flies out to the right fielder. Johnny Gerner hits a home run. Pete Coffman scores. Dick Miles grounds out to the third baseman. Fizz Feldman pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Marty Mahoney singles to center field. Walter Medeiros grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Alex Miller pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Texas Hal Miller comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Carl Dernier walks. Carl Dernier steals second. John Steinbach grounds out to the shortstop. Dan Wagner singles to left field. Carl Dernier uses his aggressiveness and scores. Rob Allen grounds out to the third baseman. Dan Wagner advances to second on the play. Pete Coffman flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Birdie Cree enters the game as a defensive replacement for Rob Allen at CF. Masahiro Hino 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 is pinch hitting for Hal Miller. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Donnie Mungo strikes out. Earl Shinall grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Doyle Howard grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Texas Bill Hunter pitching. Billy Lovitto doubles to center field. Johnny Gerner grounds out to the shortstop. Vic Rojas is pinch hitting for Masahiro Hino. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Vic Rojas doubles to right field. Billy Lovitto scores. Fizz Feldman walks. Luis Umbach comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Carl Dernier strikes out. John Steinbach singles to center field. Vic Rojas scores. Fizz Feldman advances to third on the hit. Dan Wagner grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Detroit Phil Metkovich pitching. Shag Lyons singles to center field. Sam Shofner grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Matt Harper flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Detroit total runners left on base: 4 Texas total runners left on base: 10
Batting:2B - Fizz Feldman (23), John Steinbach (25), Dan Wagner (13), Rob Allen (24), Billy Lovitto (4), Vic Rojas (10).HR - Johnny Gerner (4). Baserunning: SB - Carl Dernier (6).
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: George Pujols did not respond to coaching in control Al Geary did not respond to coaching in control George Pujols improves in control Jay DeMontreville did not respond to coaching in control Stan Hall did not respond to coaching in control Bill Richardson improves in speed
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Lee Keyroof did not respond to coaching in velocity Larry Brown did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Ruben Merchant did not respond to coaching in speed Doyle Stanton did not respond to coaching in endurance George Flanagan did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Doyle Stanton did not respond to coaching in endurance