Inning: 1 Texas Rudy Blauser pitching. Fred Bildilli strikes out. Kirby Montgomery strikes out. Joe Marquard grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Detroit Sam Righetti pitching. Haroll Fordham flies out to the center fielder. Verne Walton flies out to the left fielder. Takeshi Tajiri pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Texas Guy Galvez strikes out. Jay Baylor walks. Mickey Callaway walks. Bob Haines grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Cal Kvasnak flies out to the left fielder. Terry McGee strikes out. Frank Difani singles to center field. Frank Difani steals second. Ed Whitman grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Texas Moe Hunter walks. Sam Righetti fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Sam Righetti grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Moe Hunter is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Fred Bildilli flies out to the center fielder. Kirby Montgomery grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Don Ballenger grounds out to the third baseman. Rudy Blauser grounds out to the third baseman. Haroll Fordham grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Texas Joe Marquard walks. Guy Galvez walks. Jay Baylor singles to center field. Joe Marquard scores. Mickey Callaway grounds out to the shortstop. Guy Galvez advances to third on the play. Jay Baylor advances to second on the play. Bob Haines grounds out to the catcher. Moe Hunter flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Detroit Verne Walton strikes out. Takeshi Tajiri grounds out to the second baseman. Cal Kvasnak singles to left field. Terry McGee strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Texas Sam Righetti strikes out. Fred Bildilli flies out to the left fielder. Kirby Montgomery grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Frank Difani grounds out to the shortstop. Ed Whitman singles to center field. Don Ballenger hits a home run. Ed Whitman scores. Rudy Blauser grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Haroll Fordham strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Texas Joe Marquard strikes out. Guy Galvez singles to center field. Jay Baylor strikes out. Mickey Callaway grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Verne Walton walks. Verne Walton is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Takeshi Tajiri grounds out to the third baseman. Cal Kvasnak grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Texas Bob Haines walks. Moe Hunter grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Fergie Wright is pinch hitting for Sam Righetti. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Fergie Wright flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Billy Carl pitching. Terry McGee strikes out. Frank Difani walks. Frank Difani steals second. Ed Whitman pops out to the first baseman. Don Ballenger flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Texas Fred Bildilli grounds out to the shortstop. Kirby Montgomery singles to center field. Kirby Montgomery steals second. Gus Harrah 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. Joe Marquard hits an infield single to the second baseman. Guy Galvez doubles past the third baseman. Kirby Montgomery scores. Joe Marquard uses his aggressiveness and scores. Jay Baylor walks. Mickey Callaway singles to left field. Guy Galvez scores. Jay Baylor advances to third on the hit. Caesar Rodney comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bob Haines flies out to the right fielder. Moe Hunter grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Detroit Tracy Bemis is pinch hitting for Caesar Rodney. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Tracy Bemis reached on a 2-base fielding error by Joe Marquard. Haroll Fordham singles past the second baseman. Tracy Bemis scores. Haroll Fordham is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Verne Walton walks. Takeshi Tajiri grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Verne Walton is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Takeshi Tajiri steals second. Cal Kvasnak flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Texas Eddie Walker pitching. Hy Murray is pinch hitting for Billy Carl. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Hy Murray singles to left field. Fred Bildilli walks. Kirby Montgomery strikes out. Joe Marquard singles to center field. Hy Murray scores. Fred Bildilli advances to third on the hit. Guy Galvez walks. Jay Baylor singles to right field. Fred Bildilli scores. Benji Briggs comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mickey Callaway grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Marquard scores. Guy Galvez advances to third on the play. Jay Baylor advances to second on the play. Bob Haines grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Detroit Chris Taylor pitching. Terry McGee grounds out to the third baseman. Frank Difani flies out to the right fielder. Ed Whitman flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Texas total runners LOB: 9 Detroit total runners LOB: 4
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Jose Loucks did not respond to coaching in speed Lou Rhiel did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Ozzie Cooney improves in arm Isao Yamada did not respond to coaching in arm
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Al Mathews improves in arm Don Dexter did not respond to coaching in velocity Kevin Blankenship did not respond to coaching in velocity Dennis Riggs did not respond to coaching in velocity Ken Minnick did not respond to coaching in SS