Inning: 1 Detroit Buck Flavin pitching. Ellis Valentine singles to left field. Salvi Vina flies out to the center fielder. Mike Piazza singles to center field. Ellis Valentine advances to third on the hit. Lou Tepedino pops out to the shortstop. Mike Piazza steals second. Bobby Higginson strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Texas Roy Oswalt pitching. George Kauffman grounds out to the third baseman. Ben Stine doubles to right field. Cal Rosenthal grounds out to the shortstop. Howie Dickey grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Riley Greene strikes out. Todd Helton grounds out to the shortstop. Tony Tarasco flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Texas Glen Dean singles to center field. Al Brady flies out to the center fielder. Walter Gallivan singles to center field. Glen Dean aggressively advances to third on the hit. Lee Malloy strikes out. Buck Flavin singles to left field. Glen Dean scores. Walter Gallivan advances to third on the hit. George Kauffman singles to left field. Walter Gallivan scores. Buck Flavin advances to third on the hit. Ben Stine strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Detroit Roy Oswalt strikes out. Ellis Valentine strikes out. Salvi Vina grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Texas Cal Rosenthal flies out to the center fielder. Howie Dickey flies out to the right fielder. Glen Dean doubles to center field. Al Brady flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Mike Piazza strikes out. Lou Tepedino singles to right field. Bobby Higginson grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Texas Walter Gallivan grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Lee Malloy grounds out to the second baseman. Buck Flavin grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Riley Greene lines out to the second baseman. Todd Helton strikes out. Tony Tarasco grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Texas George Kauffman singles to center field. Ben Stine grounds out to the second baseman. George Kauffman advances to second on the play. Cal Rosenthal flies out to the left fielder. Howie Dickey singles to left field. George Kauffman scores. Glen Dean reached on a 2-base throwing error by Lou Tepedino. Al Brady reached on a 2-base throwing error by Lou Tepedino. Howie Dickey scores. Glen Dean scores. Walter Gallivan grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Roy Oswalt grounds out to the shortstop. Ellis Valentine flies out to the center fielder. Salvi Vina strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Texas Lee Malloy grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Buck Flavin grounds out to the pitcher. George Kauffman pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Mike Piazza walks. Mike Piazza steals second. Lou Tepedino flies out to the center fielder. Bobby Higginson triples. Mike Piazza scores. Riley Greene pops out to the shortstop. Todd Helton singles to center field. Bobby Higginson scores. Tony Tarasco singles to right field. Todd Helton advances to third on the hit. Dean Palmer is pinch hitting for Roy Oswalt. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Dean Palmer grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Texas Rob Bohn pitching. Ben Stine grounds out to the second baseman. Cal Rosenthal doubles to center field. Howie Dickey grounds out to the third baseman. Glen Dean walks. Passed ball. Cal Rosenthal advances to third. Glen Dean advances to second. Al Brady singles to left field. Cal Rosenthal scores. Glen Dean scores. Tim Hudson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pinky Terrell is pinch hitting for Walter Gallivan. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Pinky Terrell flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Ellis Valentine singles to center field. Ellis Valentine is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Salvi Vina flies out to the center fielder. Mike Piazza grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Texas Lee Malloy grounds out to the shortstop. Buck Flavin grounds out to the third baseman. George Kauffman doubles to center field. Ben Stine grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit Gabe Kapler is pinch hitting for Lou Tepedino. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Gabe Kapler hits a home run. Bobby Higginson flies out to the left fielder. Riley Greene singles to center field. Todd Helton grounds into a force play to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Riley Greene is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Tony Tarasco hits a home run. Todd Helton scores. Fumio Ogawa comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Bobby Price is pinch hitting for Tim Hudson. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Bobby Price singles to center field. Ellis Valentine pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Detroit total runners left on base: 5 Texas total runners left on base: 7
Batting:3B - Bobby Higginson (2).HR - Gabe Kapler (6), Tony Tarasco (9).GIDP - Bobby Higginson. Baserunning: SB - Mike Piazza 2 (15).CS - Ellis Valentine (5). Fielding: E - Lou Tepedino 2.PB - Mike Piazza.
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Rod Carew improves in range Bruce Tipton improves in contact_vs_righty George Foster did not respond to coaching in speed Fred Moss did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Josh Hamilton did not respond to coaching in SS
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Edwin Priest improves in speed Fred Hoffman did not respond to coaching in range Fred Hoffman improves in power_vs_lefty Kiyomi Mayama improves in control Miguel Crouch did not respond to coaching in 3B