Win: Tom Sheets (17-5) Loss: Bill Hill (3-3)
Save: Manny Manura (2)
Inning: 1 Texas Bill Hill pitching. Tommy Williams walks. Hal Fuller walks. Hisashi Sakamoto grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Tommy Williams advances to third on the play. Joel Rogge grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Detroit Tom Sheets pitching. Mike McGillen doubles to right field. Gene Shirley grounds out to the shortstop. Chico Mahler flies out to the center fielder. Passed ball. Mike McGillen advances to third. Baby Green is hit by a pitch. Kim Camper strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Texas Alex Malinosky singles to right field. Chris White grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Alex Malinosky is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Jesse Shelby walks. Chris White steals third. Passed ball. Chris White scores. Jesse Shelby advances to second. Joe Lowdermilk grounds out to the second baseman. Jesse Shelby advances to third on the play. Tom Sheets strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Jeff Starrette singles to center field. John Quirk singles to right field. Yasuo Takiuchi singles to left field. Jeff Starrette scores. Bill Hill lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Mike McGillen singles past the second baseman. John Quirk scores. Yasuo Takiuchi scores. Gene Shirley grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mike McGillen advances to second on the play. Chico Mahler grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Texas Tommy Williams doubles to right field. Hal Fuller walks. Hisashi Sakamoto grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tommy Williams advances to third on the play. Hal Fuller advances to second on the play. Joel Rogge grounds out to the second baseman. Tommy Williams scores. Hal Fuller advances to third on the play. Alex Malinosky walks. Chris White singles to center field. Hal Fuller scores. Alex Malinosky advances to third on the hit. Jesse Shelby singles to center field. Alex Malinosky scores. Chris White advances to third on the hit. Joe Lowdermilk strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Detroit Baby Green grounds out to the shortstop. Kim Camper strikes out. Jeff Starrette grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Texas Tom Sheets grounds out to the third baseman. Tommy Williams singles to left field. Hal Fuller singles to left field. Tommy Williams advances to third on the hit. Hal Fuller is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Hisashi Sakamoto is hit by a pitch. Joel Rogge flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Detroit John Quirk flies out to the right fielder. Yasuo Takiuchi grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ed Ledbetter is pinch hitting for Bill Hill. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Ed Ledbetter strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Texas Masato Watanabe pitching. Alex Malinosky flies out to the center fielder. Chris White grounds out to the shortstop. Jesse Shelby walks. Joe Lowdermilk grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Mike McGillen grounds out to the second baseman. Gene Shirley singles to center field. Chico Mahler grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Texas Tom Sheets strikes out. Tommy Williams strikes out. Hal Fuller grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Baby Green strikes out. Kim Camper strikes out. Jeff Starrette flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Texas Hisashi Sakamoto flies out to the center fielder. Joel Rogge singles to left field. Alex Malinosky strikes out. Chris White doubles to right field. Joel Rogge uses his aggressiveness and scores. Jesse Shelby reached on a 2-base throwing error by Masato Watanabe. Chris White scores. Joe Lowdermilk singles to left field. Jesse Shelby is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit John Quirk singles to center field. Yasuo Takiuchi grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Oscar Ford is pinch hitting for Masato Watanabe. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Oscar Ford triples. Ira Sanchez 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. Mike McGillen grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Texas George Sherrill pitching. Ira Sanchez strikes out. Tommy Williams grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Hal Fuller flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Gene Shirley strikes out. Chico Mahler strikes out. Baby Green strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Texas Hisashi Sakamoto lines out to the third baseman. Joel Rogge singles to right field. Alex Malinosky grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Joel Rogge is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Alex Malinosky steals second. Chris White walks. Jesse Shelby flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Detroit Hi Adams comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Kim Camper singles to right field. Jeff Starrette strikes out. John Quirk strikes out. Yasuo Takiuchi hits a home run. Kim Camper scores. Manny Manura comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Floyd Hall is pinch hitting for George Sherrill. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Floyd Hall grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Texas total runners LOB: 10 Detroit total runners LOB: 4
Batting:2B - Tommy Williams (22), Chris White (22).GIDP - Hisashi Sakamoto.HBP - Hisashi Sakamoto (2). Baserunning: SB - Alex Malinosky (13), Chris White (17).CS - Hal Fuller (11). Fielding: PB - Jesse Shelby.
Batting:2B - Mike McGillen (25).3B - Oscar Ford (1).HR - Yasuo Takiuchi (4).GIDP - Chico Mahler, Yasuo Takiuchi.HBP - Baby Green (2). Fielding: E - Masato Watanabe.PB - Kim Camper.
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Walt Decker did not respond to coaching in control Bob Gladd did not respond to coaching in endurance Bob Marshall did not respond to coaching in endurance Radford Elderberry did not respond to coaching in control Motoo Wakisaka did not respond to coaching in LF
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Orville Lind did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Lep Pascual improves in contact_vs_righty Wes Lynch improves in power_vs_righty Jim Feller improves in contact_vs_righty Tommy Anderson did not respond to coaching in 1B