Win: Shannon LaPointe (5-4) Loss: Bobby Casanova (3-6)
Save: Jeff Pladson (6)
Inning: 1 Texas Jason Dexter pitching. Luis Mendoza pops out to the third baseman. Howard Norman grounds out to the second baseman. Duke Silva strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Detroit Artie Perry pitching. Rich Weaver singles in front of the center fielder. Don Lee is hit by a pitch. Sheldon Blackaby flies out to the left fielder. Al Smith doubles to left field. Rich Weaver scores. Don Lee uses his aggressiveness and scores. Joe Nicol grounds out to the third baseman. Jay Adams grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Texas John Clarke grounds out to the shortstop. Charlie Garcia strikes out. Jack Lowry grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Hector McGovern flies out to the right fielder. Pete McBean grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Jason Dexter singles to center field. Rich Weaver grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Texas Danny Kroh walks. Jeff Thomas walks. The catcher fields the ball and Danny Kroh is thrown out at third. Jeff Thomas advances to second on the play. Jeff Thomas advances to second on the play. Luis Mendoza flies out to the left fielder. Howard Norman grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Artie Perry is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Detroit Don Lee strikes out. Sheldon Blackaby grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Al Smith doubles to left field. Joe Nicol flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Texas Duke Silva singles to left field. John Clarke walks. Charlie Garcia flies out to the center fielder. Jack Lowry strikes out. Danny Kroh grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Detroit Jay Adams reached on a fielding error by Howard Norman. Hector McGovern strikes out. Pete McBean flies out to the right fielder. Jason Dexter strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Texas Jeff Thomas walks. Artie Perry lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Luis Mendoza singles to left field. Jeff Thomas scores. Luis Mendoza steals second. Howard Norman grounds out to the second baseman. Luis Mendoza advances to third on the play. Duke Silva walks. John Clarke singles to right field. Luis Mendoza scores. Duke Silva advances to third on the hit. Charlie Garcia flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Detroit Rich Weaver strikes out. Don Lee singles to left field. Sheldon Blackaby grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Texas Jack Lowry hits a home run. Danny Kroh strikes out. Jeff Thomas grounds out to the pitcher. Artie Perry strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Al Smith singles to left field. Joe Nicol grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Jay Adams singles to left field. Jay Adams steals second. Hector McGovern triples. Jay Adams scores. Pete McBean strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Texas Luis Mendoza grounds out to the second baseman. Howard Norman walks. Duke Silva walks. Jeff Hunter 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 Clarke hits a home run. Howard Norman scores. Duke Silva scores. Charlie Hemingway comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Charlie Garcia grounds out to the third baseman. Jack Lowry grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Charlie Hemingway strikes out. Rich Weaver doubles to right field. Don Lee flies out to the right fielder. Sheldon Blackaby pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Texas Danny Kroh grounds out to the shortstop. Jeff Thomas strikes out. Kuniaki Nakamura is pinch hitting for Artie Perry. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Kuniaki Nakamura singles to center field. Luis Mendoza flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit John Erdos pitching. Tracy Chaplin enters the game as a defensive replacement for Howard Norman at 1B. Al Smith pops out to the third baseman. Joe Nicol walks. Jay Adams strikes out. Hector McGovern singles to center field. Joe Nicol advances to third on the hit. Pete McBean lines out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Texas Tracy Chaplin grounds out to the shortstop. Duke Silva strikes out. John Clarke walks. Charlie Garcia singles past the shortstop. John Clarke is thrown out trying to advance to third by the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit Buck Devine is pinch hitting for Charlie Hemingway. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Buck Devine walks. Rich Weaver singles to left field. Buck Devine advances to third on the hit. Don Lee singles to left field. Buck Devine scores. Rich Weaver advances to third on the hit. Shannon LaPointe comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Sheldon Blackaby singles to center field. Rich Weaver scores. Don Lee advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the corners in. Al Smith grounds out to the pitcher. Sheldon Blackaby advances to second on the play. The defense is playing the infield in. Joe Nicol strikes out. Jay Adams singles to left field. Don Lee scores. Hector McGovern grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 10 Texas Bobby Casanova pitching. Jack Lowry hits a home run. Joe Murphy comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Danny Kroh flies out to the right fielder. Jeff Thomas grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Fred Macias is pinch hitting for Shannon LaPointe. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Fred Macias strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Detroit Jeff Pladson pitching. Pete McBean grounds out to the third baseman. Lou Keeton is pinch hitting for Joe Murphy. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Lou Keeton walks. Lou Keeton steals second. Rich Weaver hits an infield single to the second baseman. The defense is playing the corners in. Don Lee walks. Sheldon Blackaby strikes out. Al Smith pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Texas total runners LOB: 8 Detroit total runners LOB: 13
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Koki Mizusawa did not respond to coaching in arm Kinya Inao did not respond to coaching in speed Yoshiaki Hidaka did not respond to coaching in range Mark Koupal improves in power_vs_righty Roy Blair improves in power_vs_righty Vic Staley improves in arm
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Bob Stump improves in contact_vs_righty Dick Archer did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Tim Huntzinger did not respond to coaching in arm Dick Archer did not respond to coaching in speed George Pedre did not respond to coaching in range Zeke Scheffler improves in arm