Win: Ray Fraser (15-8) Loss: Dave L. Lemanczyk (8-15)
Save: Rob Bohn (20)
Inning: 1 Detroit Roger Paschal pitching. Ellis Valentine flies out to the right fielder. Salvi Vina strikes out. Lou Tepedino grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Texas Ray Fraser pitching. Bobby Strahler lines out to the shortstop. Gordon Causey lines out to the second baseman. Al Simmons pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Bobby Higginson strikes out. Riley Greene singles to right field. Todd Helton flies out to the right fielder. Riley Greene steals second. Gabe Kapler reached on a fielding error by Gordon Causey. Mike Easler singles to center field. Riley Greene scores. Ray Fraser grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Mike Easler is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Texas George Kauffman singles to center field. George Kauffman steals second. Jose LeFlore flies out to the right fielder. Al Brady strikes out. Walter Gallivan flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Ellis Valentine lines out to the shortstop. Salvi Vina strikes out. Lou Tepedino grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Texas Ben Stine strikes out. Roger Paschal grounds out to the shortstop. Bobby Strahler flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Bobby Higginson singles to left field. Riley Greene strikes out. Todd Helton strikes out. Gabe Kapler grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Texas Gordon Causey triples. Al Simmons pops out to the second baseman. George Kauffman flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Gordon Causey scores. Jose LeFlore strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Mike Easler grounds out to the pitcher. Ray Fraser singles to left field. Ellis Valentine hits a home run. Ray Fraser scores. Salvi Vina pops out to the second baseman. Lou Tepedino flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Texas Al Brady grounds out to the shortstop. Walter Gallivan singles to right field. Ben Stine pops out to the third baseman. Roger Paschal strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Bobby Higginson singles to center field. Riley Greene grounds out to the second baseman. Bobby Higginson advances to second on the play. Todd Helton flies out to the center fielder. Gabe Kapler grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Texas Bobby Strahler strikes out. Gordon Causey strikes out. Al Simmons walks. Passed ball. Al Simmons advances to second. George Kauffman strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Nelson Simmons is pinch hitting for Mike Easler. Nelson Simmons grounds out to the shortstop. Ray Fraser grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Ellis Valentine singles to right field. Salvi Vina singles to center field. Ellis Valentine advances to third on the hit. Oris Kinney 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. Lou Tepedino walks. Bobby Higginson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Texas Jose LeFlore singles to right field. Al Brady lines out to the first baseman. Walter Gallivan strikes out. Ben Stine strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Riley Greene hits a home run. Larry Wasdin comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Todd Helton singles to center field. Gabe Kapler flies out to the center fielder. Todd Helton steals second. Nelson Simmons hits an infield single to the pitcher. Jake Phillips comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ray Fraser pops out to the third baseman. Ellis Valentine strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Texas Bobby Price enters the game as a defensive replacement for Gabe Kapler at LF. Lee Malloy is pinch hitting for Jake Phillips. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Lee Malloy grounds out to the third baseman. Bobby Strahler singles to left field. Gordon Causey pops out to the first baseman. Al Simmons grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit Fumio Ogawa pitching. Salvi Vina grounds out to the shortstop. Lou Tepedino lines out to the second baseman. Bobby Higginson lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Texas Rob Bohn comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. George Kauffman grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Jose LeFlore walks. Al Brady strikes out. Walter Gallivan grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Jose LeFlore is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Detroit total runners LOB: 9 Texas total runners LOB: 6
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Fred Moss did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Matt Holliday improves in speed Ray Washburn did not respond to coaching in velocity Ray Washburn improves in endurance 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 contact_vs_righty Harry Pike improves in arm Larry Purtell improves in power_vs_lefty Harry Pike did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Ike Robertson did not respond to coaching in CF