Win: Jake Mueller (1-3) Loss: Jim Novotney (0-2)
Save: Dave Virdon (3)
Inning: 1 Texas Baltasar Gracian pitching. Randy Lopez singles to center field. Amos Veil pops out to the catcher. Randy Lopez steals second. Leroy Dumovich grounds out to the third baseman. Vern Kravitz walks. Bob Smalley grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Detroit Howard Dozier pitching. Steve Erautt triples. Jerry Anderson singles to left field. Steve Erautt scores. David Zimmer pops out to the second baseman. Ace Cedeno grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Texas Tim Beck grounds out to the shortstop. Mickey Throneberry reached on a 2-base throwing error by Steve Pierro. Guillermo Mitchell strikes out. Howard Dozier strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Steve Pierro flies out to the left fielder. Matt Wilson strikes out. George Parker flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Texas Randy Lopez grounds out to the shortstop. Amos Veil flies out to the right fielder. Leroy Dumovich flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Jack Phillips singles to center field. Baltasar Gracian lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Steve Erautt flies out to the center fielder. Jerry Anderson singles to left field. Jack Phillips scores. David Zimmer strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Texas Vern Kravitz flies out to the center fielder. Bob Smalley grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tim Beck strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Ace Cedeno singles to right field. Steve Pierro strikes out. Matt Wilson doubles past the left fielder. George Parker grounds out to the pitcher. Jack Phillips walks. Baltasar Gracian grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 Texas Mickey Throneberry flies out to the left fielder. Guillermo Mitchell walks. Howard Dozier lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Randy Lopez walks. Amos Veil grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Detroit Steve Erautt grounds out to the third baseman. Jerry Anderson grounds out to the shortstop. David Zimmer singles to left field. Ace Cedeno flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Texas Leroy Dumovich grounds out to the third baseman. Vern Kravitz walks. Bob Smalley lines out to the second baseman. Vern Kravitz gets picked off first. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Steve Pierro singles to right field. Matt Wilson grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Steve Pierro is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. George Parker grounds into a 1-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Texas Tim Beck pops out to the first baseman. Mickey Throneberry flies out to the center fielder. Guillermo Mitchell grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Jack Phillips grounds out to the shortstop. Baltasar Gracian grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Steve Erautt pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Texas Frank Blankenship is pinch hitting for Howard Dozier. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Frank Blankenship strikes out. Randy Lopez singles past the shortstop. Randy Lopez is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Amos Veil singles to center field. Amos Veil is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Jake Mueller pitching. Jerry Anderson strikes out. David Zimmer grounds out to the third baseman. Ace Cedeno flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Texas Ed Bagby enters the game as a defensive replacement for Ace Cedeno at 1B. Leroy Dumovich singles to left field. Vern Kravitz flies out to the right fielder. Bob Smalley hits a home run. Leroy Dumovich scores. Tim Beck walks. Hector Farnsworth comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Mickey Throneberry grounds out to the third baseman. Tim Beck advances to second on the play. Rudy Heist is pinch hitting for Guillermo Mitchell. Rudy Heist strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit Steve Pierro pops out to the second baseman. Matt Wilson strikes out. George Parker reached on a 2-base throwing error by Randy Lopez. Jack Phillips walks. Eddie Wilson is pinch hitting for Hector Farnsworth. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Eddie Wilson walks. Steve Erautt grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 10 Texas Jim Novotney pitching. Doug Schultz is pinch hitting for Jake Mueller. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Doug Schultz strikes out. Randy Lopez doubles to right field. Amos Veil walks. Ryan Cummings comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Leroy Dumovich doubles to right field. Randy Lopez scores. Amos Veil uses his aggressiveness and scores. Vern Kravitz singles to center field. Leroy Dumovich scores. Dave Gomez comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bob Smalley grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Vern Kravitz is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Tim Beck walks. Mickey Throneberry flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 10 Detroit Dave Virdon pitching. Jerry Anderson singles to right field. David Zimmer grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Ed Bagby lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Texas total runners LOB: 8 Detroit total runners LOB: 8
Batting:2B - Randy Lopez (14), Leroy Dumovich (5).HR - Bob Smalley (1). Baserunning: SB - Randy Lopez (8).CS - Randy Lopez (2), Amos Veil (4). Fielding: E - Randy Lopez.
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Ralph Brown improves in power_vs_righty Paul Janowicz improves in speed Ruben Massey improves in contact_vs_righty Paul Janowicz did not respond to coaching in range
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Red Groh did not respond to coaching in speed Jim Mitchell did not respond to coaching in velocity Scott Sloat improves in contact_vs_righty Dyar Stinnett did not respond to coaching in speed Grover Peltz improves in RF