Win: Dave Rhiel (5-4) Loss: Kelly Smith (3-6)
Save: Ken Mabry (23)
Inning: 1 Detroit Doug Spoljaric pitching. Don Martin strikes out. Bill Lajoie grounds out to the third baseman. Jack Mercedes singles to center field. Jack Mercedes gets picked off first. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Texas Dick Hall pitching. She Lagger strikes out. Ron Pena pops out to the third baseman. Rick Lefebvre singles to left field. Chuck Penn walks. John Fuller strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Detroit Jerry Boyle grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Bert Lintz strikes out. Daryl Riebe strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Texas Frank Kirby strikes out. Jose Vazquez strikes out. Dick Nolan flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Lyle McCurdy flies out to the right fielder. George Brashear walks. Dick Hall lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Don Martin grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Texas Doug Spoljaric singles to left field. She Lagger singles to center field. Doug Spoljaric advances to third on the hit. She Lagger steals second. Ron Pena grounds out to the shortstop. Doug Spoljaric scores. She Lagger advances to third on the play. Rick Lefebvre hits an infield single to the shortstop. She Lagger scores. Chuck Penn singles to left field. John Fuller flies out to the center fielder. Frank Kirby singles to right field. Rick Lefebvre scores. Chuck Penn aggressively advances to third on the hit. Frank Kirby is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Bill Lajoie grounds out to the second baseman. Jack Mercedes pops out to the shortstop. Jerry Boyle pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Texas Jose Vazquez strikes out. Dick Nolan strikes out. Doug Spoljaric singles to right field. She Lagger grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Doug Spoljaric is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Bert Lintz grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Daryl Riebe strikes out. Lyle McCurdy flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Texas Ron Pena grounds out to the shortstop. Rick Lefebvre flies out to the left fielder. Chuck Penn doubles to center field. Farmer Spanky 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. John Fuller strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit George Brashear strikes out. Moe Davies is pinch hitting for Farmer Spanky. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Moe Davies singles past the second baseman. Don Martin singles to left field. Bill Lajoie pops out to the shortstop. Jack Mercedes hits an infield single to the pitcher. Jerry Boyle pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Texas Ed Behrman pitching. Frank Kirby grounds out to the third baseman. Jose Vazquez grounds out to the third baseman. Dick Nolan singles to center field. Doug Spoljaric walks. She Lagger strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Detroit Bert Lintz grounds out to the second baseman. Daryl Riebe grounds out to the third baseman. Lyle McCurdy strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Texas Ron Pena strikes out. Basil Rathbone comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Rick Lefebvre strikes out. Chuck Penn strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Morgan Schmulbach enters the game as a defensive replacement for Frank Kirby at RF. George Brashear hits a home run. Jamie Gibbons is pinch hitting for Basil Rathbone. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Jamie Gibbons singles to right field. Kelly Smith 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 1st. Don Martin strikes out. Bill Lajoie walks. Jack Mercedes singles to left field. Jerry Boyle grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Texas Dave Rhiel pitching. John Fuller grounds out to the third baseman. Morgan Schmulbach grounds out to the shortstop. Jose Vazquez grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Detroit Bert Lintz singles to left field. Daryl Riebe singles to center field. Lyle McCurdy singles to right field. Peanuts Faries comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. George Brashear strikes out. Joey Beamon is pinch hitting for Dave Rhiel. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Joey Beamon walks. Bert Lintz scores. Don Martin singles to left field. Daryl Riebe scores. Bill Lajoie walks. Lyle McCurdy scores. Jack Mercedes reached on a 2-base fielding error by Rick Lefebvre. Joey Beamon scores. Don Martin scores. Jerry Boyle strikes out. Bert Lintz flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Texas Ken Mabry pitching. Jack Klaus enters the game as a defensive replacement for George Brashear at CF. Dick Nolan grounds out to the shortstop. Larry Sommers is pinch hitting for Peanuts Faries. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Larry Sommers flies out to the center fielder. She Lagger flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Detroit total runners LOB: 8 Texas total runners LOB: 7
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Todd Mueller did not respond to coaching in speed Elam Berblinger did not respond to coaching in velocity Tom Stouch did not respond to coaching in velocity Todd Mueller did not respond to coaching in arm
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Ossie Sanchez did not respond to coaching in speed Jerry McNamara did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Joe Cookson did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Sam Stuart improves in control