Inning: 1 Texas Jeff Whitney pitching. Ted Amelung strikes out. Joe Moore strikes out. Gene Baker singles past the second baseman. Lee Scharein doubles to center field. Gene Baker uses his aggressiveness and scores. Billy Linares grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Detroit Tom Sheerin pitching. Leon Kotke pops out to the shortstop. Jim White grounds out to the shortstop. Billy Wallace walks. Billy Wallace steals second. Mel Peacock grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Texas Walt Morman strikes out. Larry Garcia singles to center field. Tavo Drake strikes out. Tom Sheerin strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Curtis Byrd singles to center field. Greg Leonard flies out to the left fielder. Joe Musgraves singles in front of the center fielder. Mike Davenport doubles to right field. Curtis Byrd scores. Joe Musgraves uses his aggressiveness and scores. Jeff Whitney flies out to the right fielder. Leon Kotke reached on a fielding error by Joe Moore. Jim White pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Texas Ted Amelung hits a home run. Joe Moore grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Gene Baker grounds out to the second baseman. Lee Scharein doubles to center field. Passed ball. Lee Scharein advances to third. Billy Linares strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Billy Wallace grounds out to the shortstop. Mel Peacock walks. Mel Peacock is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Curtis Byrd grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Texas Walt Morman strikes out. Larry Garcia singles to center field. Tavo Drake grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Larry Garcia is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Tom Sheerin pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Greg Leonard strikes out. Joe Musgraves reached on a fielding error by Tavo Drake. Mike Davenport grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Joe Musgraves is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Jeff Whitney grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Texas Ted Amelung grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Joe Moore singles to left field. Joe Moore steals second. Gene Baker singles to center field. Joe Moore scores. Lee Scharein walks. Billy Linares grounds out to the shortstop. Gene Baker advances to third on the play. Lee Scharein advances to second on the play. Walt Morman doubles to left field. Gene Baker scores. Lee Scharein scores. Larry Garcia strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Leon Kotke doubles past the third baseman. Jim White flies out to the center fielder. Billy Wallace singles to center field. Leon Kotke scores. Hank Freehan comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Billy Wallace steals second. Mel Peacock grounds out to the shortstop. Curtis Byrd grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Texas Tavo Drake grounds out to the shortstop. Hank Freehan strikes out. Ted Amelung flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Greg Leonard grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Musgraves strikes out. Mike Davenport strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Texas Joe Moore flies out to the center fielder. Gene Baker strikes out. Lee Scharein walks. Billy Linares flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Bob Smith is pinch hitting for Jeff Whitney. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Bob Smith flies out to the left fielder. Leon Kotke singles to center field. Jim White flies out to the right fielder. Leon Kotke steals second. Billy Wallace hits a home run. Leon Kotke scores. Toby McCue comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mel Peacock flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Texas Yukihiro Ono pitching. Walt Morman grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Larry Garcia flies out to the right fielder. Tavo Drake strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Curtis Byrd strikes out. Greg Leonard walks. Joe Musgraves lines out to the shortstop. Mike Davenport grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Greg Leonard is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Texas Max Pettitte is pinch hitting for Toby McCue. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Max Pettitte singles to left field. Roberto Olmo is pinch running for Max Pettitte on 1st base. Ted Amelung flies out to the left fielder. Joe Moore grounds into a 4-6-3 double play - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Detroit Jon Barranca pitching. Smead Berroa is pinch hitting for Yukihiro Ono. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Smead Berroa flies out to the center fielder. Leon Kotke strikes out. Jim White triples. Billy Wallace strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Texas Harley Schaive pitching. Gene Baker flies out to the center fielder. Lee Scharein singles to center field. Billy Linares singles to right field. Lee Scharein aggressively advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the infield in. Walt Morman strikes out. Larry Garcia strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 10 Detroit Mel Peacock flies out to the center fielder. Curtis Byrd grounds out to the shortstop. Greg Leonard pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 11 Texas Tavo Drake singles in front of the center fielder. Luther Burtt is pinch hitting for Jon Barranca. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Luther Burtt singles to right field. Ted Amelung walks. The defense is playing the infield in. Joe Moore strikes out. The defense is playing the infield in. Gene Baker flies out to the right fielder. Lee Scharein walks. Tavo Drake scores. George Jones comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Billy Linares lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 11 Detroit Aramis Jurak pitching. Joe Musgraves singles past the shortstop. Mike Davenport grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Chris Paniagua is pinch hitting for George Jones. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Chris Paniagua singles to center field. Leon Kotke grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Texas total runners LOB: 11 Detroit total runners LOB: 8
Batting:2B - Lee Scharein 2 (3), Walt Morman (4).HR - Ted Amelung (2).GIDP - Joe Moore. Baserunning: SB - Joe Moore (3). Fielding: E - Joe Moore, Tavo Drake.
Batting:2B - Leon Kotke (9), Mike Davenport (4).3B - Jim White (3).HR - Billy Wallace (4).GIDP - Mike Davenport. Baserunning: SB - Leon Kotke (7), Billy Wallace 2 (8).CS - Mel Peacock (1). Fielding: PB - Curtis Byrd.
Game Notes Roberto Olmo is injured and is expected to be out 26 days.
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Scott Brown did not respond to coaching in control Scott Brown improves in control Danny Walker improves in power_vs_righty Binky Pfeffer did not respond to coaching in control
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Bob Muniz did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Bill Jackson improves in power_vs_righty Bill Knoop improves in power_vs_lefty Buster Lancaster did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty