Win: Rod Parker (5-7) Loss: Kenta Sakurai (6-8)
Save: Joe Murphy (5)
Inning: 1 Detroit Artie Perry pitching. Luis Leiter reached on a 2-base fielding error by Danny Kroh. Howie Koppe grounds out to the shortstop. Buck Devine grounds out to the second baseman. Luis Leiter advances to third on the play. Al Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Texas Jim Delaney pitching. Luis Mendoza flies out to the left fielder. Howard Norman grounds out to the pitcher. Duke Silva singles past the shortstop. Duke Silva steals second. Burleigh Miller strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Lou Keeton strikes out. Johnny Giallombardo strikes out. Guy Haley singles to center field. Guy Haley steals second. Cliff Barr singles to left field. Guy Haley scores. Jim Delaney strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Texas Charlie Garcia pops out to the third baseman. Shuzo Sasaki singles to left field. Shuzo Sasaki is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Danny Kroh is hit by a pitch. Jeff Thomas strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Luis Leiter doubles past the first baseman. Howie Koppe flies out to the center fielder. Buck Devine grounds out to the second baseman. Luis Leiter advances to third on the play. Al Smith grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Texas Artie Perry strikes out. Luis Mendoza strikes out. Howard Norman doubles to left field. Duke Silva flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Lou Keeton hits a home run. Johnny Giallombardo strikes out. Guy Haley singles to right field. Cliff Barr flies out to the right fielder. Jim Delaney strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Texas Burleigh Miller flies out to the center fielder. Charlie Garcia grounds out to the third baseman. Shuzo Sasaki walks. Shuzo Sasaki steals second. Danny Kroh bunts for a base hit. Jeff Thomas singles to center field. Shuzo Sasaki scores. Danny Kroh advances to third on the hit. Artie Perry flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Detroit Luis Leiter grounds out to the pitcher. Howie Koppe flies out to the left fielder. Buck Devine walks. Al Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Texas Luis Mendoza flies out to the center fielder. Howard Norman pops out to the first baseman. Duke Silva flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Lou Keeton singles past the second baseman. Johnny Giallombardo strikes out. Guy Haley walks. Cliff Barr strikes out. Jim Delaney pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Texas Burleigh Miller singles to right field. Charlie Garcia grounds into a 1-6-3 double play. Shuzo Sasaki singles to left field. Danny Kroh singles to left field. Jeff Thomas singles to center field. Shuzo Sasaki scores. Danny Kroh advances to third on the hit. Paul Mmahat is pinch hitting for Artie Perry. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Paul Mmahat walks. Luis Mendoza flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Detroit Joe Tamargo pitching. Luis Leiter singles to left field. Howie Koppe walks. Buck Devine flies out to the center fielder. Al Smith strikes out. Lou Keeton flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Texas Howard Norman flies out to the center fielder. Duke Silva walks. Duke Silva is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Burleigh Miller grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Kenta Sakurai comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Johnny Giallombardo walks. Guy Haley flies out to the right fielder. Jay Adams is pinch hitting for Cliff Barr. Johnny Giallombardo steals second. Jay Adams strikes out. Hector McGovern is pinch hitting for Jim Delaney. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Hector McGovern strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Texas Rod Parker pitching. Sheldon Blackaby enters the game as a defensive replacement for Jay Adams at C. Charlie Garcia grounds out to the second baseman. Shuzo Sasaki grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Danny Kroh walks. Danny Kroh steals second. Jeff Thomas grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit Luis Leiter singles to center field. Lou Lohrke comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Howie Koppe strikes out. Buck Devine singles to left field. Luis Leiter advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the corners in. Al Smith singles past the third baseman. Luis Leiter scores. Buck Devine advances to third on the hit. Lou Keeton strikes out. Johnny Giallombardo singles to center field. Buck Devine scores. Shannon LaPointe comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Guy Haley flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Texas Joe Murphy comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Koki Mizusawa is pinch hitting for Shannon LaPointe. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Koki Mizusawa singles to right field. Luis Mendoza reached on a fielding error by Guy Haley. Howard Norman strikes out. Duke Silva grounds out to the shortstop. Koki Mizusawa advances to third on the play. Luis Mendoza advances to second on the play. Burleigh Miller singles to right field. Koki Mizusawa scores. Luis Mendoza is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Detroit total runners LOB: 12 Texas total runners LOB: 10
Batting:2B - Howard Norman (28).GIDP - Charlie Garcia.HBP - Danny Kroh (3). Baserunning: SB - Duke Silva (29), Shuzo Sasaki (23), Danny Kroh (33).CS - Duke Silva (16), Shuzo Sasaki (16). Fielding: E - Danny Kroh.
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Phenomenal Hairston did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Bud Watson improves in contact_vs_lefty Bob Stump improves in power_vs_righty Bobby Casanova did not respond to coaching in control Gabe Williams improves in contact_vs_lefty George Pedre did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Al Paris improves in speed Vic Staley improves in speed Dan Janvrin did not respond to coaching in velocity Kinya Inao did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Mark Koupal did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Scott Paquette did not respond to coaching in control