Win: Craig Alderson (1-0) Loss: Steve C. Barr (0-1)
Save: Kazuya Sasaki (1)
Inning: 1 Texas Paul Hudson pitching. Gene Clines grounds out to the second baseman. Takeshi Kamiguchi grounds out to the second baseman. George Miller pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Detroit Steve C. Barr pitching. Bombo Beckett walks. Bombo Beckett steals second. Raul Douglass grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bombo Beckett advances to third on the play. The defense is playing the infield in. Roger Peerson strikes out. Mike George singles to right field. Bombo Beckett scores. George Ostermueller strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Texas Jeff Burroughs singles to right field. Jeff Burroughs steals second. Jim Sundberg hits a home run. Jeff Burroughs scores. Mike Hargrove grounds out to the second baseman. Roy Howell hits a home run. Juan Beniquez flies out to the left fielder. Steve C. Barr walks. Gene Clines strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Bob Thomas singles past the second baseman. Ed Pazik walks. Ron Bartley walks. Paul Hudson doubles to center field. Bob Thomas scores. Ed Pazik scores. The defense is playing the infield in. Bombo Beckett singles to left field. Ron Bartley scores. Bombo Beckett steals second. Raul Douglass grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Paul Hudson scores. Bombo Beckett advances to third on the play. Roger Peerson flies out to the right fielder. Mike George flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Texas Takeshi Kamiguchi singles to center field. George Miller grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Takeshi Kamiguchi advances to second on the play. Jeff Burroughs pops out to the first baseman. Jim Sundberg singles to left field. Takeshi Kamiguchi scores. Craig Alderson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mike Hargrove grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Jim Sundberg is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit George Ostermueller strikes out. Bob Thomas doubles past the first baseman. Ed Pazik walks. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Ron Bartley flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Bob Thomas scores. Jake Savidge comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Craig Alderson flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Texas Roy Howell flies out to the center fielder. Juan Beniquez grounds out to the third baseman. Jake Savidge grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Bombo Beckett flies out to the left fielder. Raul Douglass strikes out. Roger Peerson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Texas Gene Clines strikes out. Takeshi Kamiguchi flies out to the center fielder. George Miller hits a home run. Frank Todd comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jeff Burroughs flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Mike George grounds out to the second baseman. George Ostermueller strikes out. Bob Thomas flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Texas Jim Sundberg strikes out. Mike Hargrove flies out to the right fielder. Roy Howell walks. Juan Beniquez flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Roger Butler is pinch hitting for Ed Pazik. Roger Butler grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Pickering is pinch hitting for Ron Bartley. Mike Pickering flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Frank Todd grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Texas Jack Giallombardo enters the game as a defensive replacement for Roger Butler at C. Joe Cohen enters the game as a defensive replacement for Mike Pickering at 2B. John Leonard enters the game as a defensive replacement for Bombo Beckett at SS. Ted Hetling enters the game as a defensive replacement for Mike George at CF. Camilo Linhart is pinch hitting for Jake Savidge. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Camilo Linhart doubles to right field. Gene Clines pops out to the second baseman. Takeshi Kamiguchi grounds out to the third baseman. George Miller flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit John Henry Johnson pitching. John Leonard walks. Raul Douglass singles to center field. Roger Peerson singles to center field. John Leonard scores. Raul Douglass advances to third on the hit. Nelson Briles comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Roger Peerson steals second. Ted Hetling pops out to the first baseman. George Ostermueller strikes out. Bob Thomas flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Texas Jeff Burroughs strikes out. Jim Sundberg flies out to the right fielder. Mike Hargrove strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Jack Giallombardo pops out to the catcher. Joe Cohen strikes out. Kurt Arlich is pinch hitting for Frank Todd. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Kurt Arlich strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Texas Kazuya Sasaki pitching. Roy Howell flies out to the center fielder. Juan Beniquez singles to right field. Toby Harrah is pinch hitting for Nelson Briles. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Toby Harrah flies out to the left fielder. Juan Beniquez is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Texas total runners left on base: 4 Detroit total runners left on base: 5
Game Notes Toby Harrah is injured and is expected to be out 22 days.
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Tony Fernandez did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Greg Pryor improves in speed Greg Pryor improves in power_vs_lefty Stan Kinney improves in velocity Russell Branyan did not respond to coaching in C
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Billy Hernandez improves in range Gene Stull improves in power_vs_lefty Sammy Pieretti did not respond to coaching in control Ernie Speaker did not respond to coaching in velocity George Blattner did not respond to coaching in 3B