Win: John Erdos (10-10) Loss: Bobby Casanova (3-5)
Save: Shannon LaPointe (6)
Inning: 1 Texas Grant Grimm pitching. Luis Mendoza walks. Tracy Chaplin strikes out. Duke Silva flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Burleigh Miller flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Detroit Bobby Phillips pitching. Sheldon Blackaby walks. Cliff Barr flies out to the left fielder. Bill Casey grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Sheldon Blackaby advances to second on the play. Howie Koppe walks. Joe Nicol pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Texas Charlie Garcia singles to center field. Shuzo Sasaki strikes out. Danny Kroh singles to left field. Jeff Thomas flies out to the center fielder. Bobby Phillips strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Detroit Jay Adams singles to right field. Hector McGovern strikes out. Pete McBean pops out to the second baseman. Grant Grimm flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Texas Luis Mendoza singles to left field. Luis Mendoza is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Tracy Chaplin walks. Duke Silva walks. Burleigh Miller grounds out to the pitcher. Tracy Chaplin advances to third on the play. Duke Silva advances to second on the play. Charlie Garcia flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Detroit Sheldon Blackaby walks. Cliff Barr singles to right field. Bill Casey grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Sheldon Blackaby advances to third on the play. Cliff Barr advances to second on the play. Howie Koppe flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Sheldon Blackaby is thrown out at the plate. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Texas Shuzo Sasaki strikes out. Danny Kroh grounds out to the second baseman. Jeff Thomas grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Joe Nicol grounds out to the shortstop. Jay Adams singles to center field. Hector McGovern flies out to the left fielder. Pete McBean singles to right field. Jay Adams advances to third on the hit. Grant Grimm grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Texas Bobby Phillips grounds out to the pitcher. Luis Mendoza walks. Tracy Chaplin strikes out. Duke Silva walks. Burleigh Miller grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Detroit Sheldon Blackaby flies out to the right fielder. Cliff Barr singles to center field. Bill Casey grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Cliff Barr is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Howie Koppe strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Texas Charlie Garcia walks. Shuzo Sasaki strikes out. Danny Kroh lines out to the third baseman. Charlie Garcia is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Joe Nicol walks. Joe Nicol steals second. Jay Adams flies out to the center fielder. Hector McGovern walks. Pete McBean grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Texas Jeff Thomas singles to left field. Bobby Phillips fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Bobby Phillips flies out to the center fielder. Luis Mendoza grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit John Howard is pinch hitting for Grant Grimm. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. John Howard grounds out to the pitcher. Sheldon Blackaby grounds out to the shortstop. Cliff Barr flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Texas Charlie Hemingway pitching. Tracy Chaplin flies out to the center fielder. Duke Silva grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Burleigh Miller grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit John Erdos 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. Bill Casey hits a home run. Howie Koppe flies out to the left fielder. Joe Nicol grounds out to the third baseman. Jay Adams flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Texas Bobby Casanova comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Charlie Garcia strikes out. Shuzo Sasaki walks. Danny Kroh singles past the third baseman. Jeff Thomas doubles past the right fielder. Shuzo Sasaki scores. Danny Kroh uses his aggressiveness and scores. Jeff Hunter comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Kuniaki Nakamura is pinch hitting for John Erdos. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 9 inning. Kuniaki Nakamura triples. Jeff Thomas scores. Luis Mendoza singles to right field. Kuniaki Nakamura scores. Joe Murphy comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tracy Chaplin strikes out. Duke Silva walks. Burleigh Miller pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Detroit Shannon LaPointe pitching. Hector McGovern strikes out. Pete McBean strikes out. Buck Devine is pinch hitting for Joe Murphy. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Buck Devine grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Texas total runners LOB: 9 Detroit total runners LOB: 8
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Vic Staley improves in power_vs_righty Kinya Inao did not respond to coaching in arm Koki Mizusawa did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Paul Mmahat improves in power_vs_righty Curt Thompson did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Pat Franklin did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Emmett Peden did not respond to coaching in speed Phenomenal Hairston improves in power_vs_lefty Phenomenal Hairston improves in power_vs_lefty Vic Bancroft did not respond to coaching in control Guy Haley improves in contact_vs_righty Phenomenal Hairston improves in arm