Win: George Pujols (3-0) Loss: Hideki Kobayashi (1-3)
Save: Ed Clark (1)
Inning: 1 Detroit Masahiro Hino pitching. Matt Harper lines out to the second baseman. Sam Shofner strikes out. Vance Egan pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Texas Ted Eisenstat pitching. Greg Wieghaus strikes out. Frank Strauss singles to center field. Frank Strauss steals second. Bert Corbin singles to right field. Frank Strauss scores. John Kingsale flies out to the right fielder. Bert Corbin steals second. John Steinbach reached on a fielding error by Marty Javier. Larry Brown grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Detroit Shayne Herman strikes out. Marty Javier strikes out. Bill Richardson doubles to left field. Walter Medeiros singles to left field. Bill Richardson scores. Walter Medeiros is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Texas Tim Meine grounds out to the shortstop. Vic Rojas singles to center field. Masahiro Hino fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Masahiro Hino flies out to the right fielder. Greg Wieghaus flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Angel Whitaker flies out to the center fielder. Ted Eisenstat lines out to the shortstop. Matt Harper singles to left field. Sam Shofner hits a home run. Matt Harper scores. Vance Egan flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Texas Frank Strauss grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Bert Corbin reached on a fielding error by Shayne Herman. John Kingsale strikes out. John Steinbach grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Shayne Herman flies out to the left fielder. Marty Javier strikes out. Bill Richardson singles to left field. Walter Medeiros flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Texas Larry Brown flies out to the center fielder. Tim Meine grounds out to the second baseman. Vic Rojas flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Angel Whitaker grounds out to the shortstop. Ted Eisenstat singles to left field. Matt Harper grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Texas Masahiro Hino grounds out to the pitcher. Greg Wieghaus grounds out to the shortstop. Frank Strauss doubles past the right fielder. Bert Corbin grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Sam Shofner grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Vance Egan strikes out. Icehouse Wilkie 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. Shayne Herman pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Texas John Kingsale doubles to center field. John Steinbach flies out to the center fielder. Larry Brown strikes out. Tim Meine flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Marty Javier grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Richardson strikes out. Walter Medeiros doubles to right field. Angel Whitaker grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Texas Bill Baker comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Vic Rojas flies out to the right fielder. Ben Werhas is pinch hitting for Icehouse Wilkie. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Ben Werhas doubles to center field. Greg Wieghaus grounds out to the shortstop. Frank Strauss strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Phil Metkovich pitching. Bill Baker grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Matt Harper singles to right field. Matt Harper steals second. Sam Shofner flies out to the right fielder. Vance Egan grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Texas Bert Corbin grounds out to the second baseman. John Kingsale strikes out. John Steinbach strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Detroit Shayne Herman grounds out to the pitcher. Marty Javier pops out to the third baseman. Bill Richardson hits a home run. Walter Medeiros grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Texas Rick Porzio comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Larry Brown singles to right field. Larry Brown steals second. Tim Meine grounds out to the shortstop. Vic Rojas hits a home run. Larry Brown scores. Ruben Merchant is pinch hitting for Phil Metkovich. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Ruben Merchant hits a home run. George Pujols comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Greg Wieghaus grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Frank Strauss grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Detroit Hideki Kobayashi pitching. Angel Whitaker walks. George Pujols fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. George Pujols grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Angel Whitaker is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Matt Harper walks. Sam Shofner singles to center field. George Pujols scores. Matt Harper advances to third on the hit. Vance Egan grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Texas Ed Clark comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Bert Corbin strikes out. John Kingsale flies out to the center fielder. John Steinbach triples. Larry Brown strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Detroit total runners LOB: 4 Texas total runners LOB: 8
Batting:2B - Bill Richardson (2), Walter Medeiros (2).HR - Sam Shofner (4), Bill Richardson (3).GIDP - Matt Harper, Vance Egan. Baserunning: SB - Matt Harper (8).CS - Walter Medeiros (1). Fielding: E - Shayne Herman, Marty Javier.
Batting:2B - Frank Strauss (6), John Kingsale (2), Ben Werhas (1).3B - John Steinbach (3).HR - Vic Rojas (2), Ruben Merchant (1). Baserunning: SB - Frank Strauss (5), Bert Corbin (4), Larry Brown (5).
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Stan Hall did not respond to coaching in control Billy Dedrick did not respond to coaching in control Scott Hill did not respond to coaching in endurance Scott Hill did not respond to coaching in velocity Larry Harris did not respond to coaching in range Dink Palmeiro improves in velocity Blackie Manush did not respond to coaching in SS
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Ray Glavenich improves in power_vs_lefty Skeeter Fuller did not respond to coaching in control Slim Latimer improves in arm Bob Ritz improves in control George Veigel improves in power_vs_righty Kettle Penner improves in contact_vs_righty