Win: Guy Niekro (8-14) Loss: John Piatt (9-14)
Save: Frank Gedeon (25)
Inning: 1 Texas John Piatt pitching. Jon Massa flies out to the left fielder. Akihiko Adachi pops out to the second baseman. Gary Edwards flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Detroit Guy Niekro pitching. Richie Marquis doubles to left field. Martin Piktuzis flies out to the right fielder. Jose Eayrs walks. Jack Munoz flies out to the left fielder. Mike Swindell grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Texas Joe Stallcup flies out to the left fielder. Matt Koback hits a home run. Delino Pennock grounds out to the shortstop. Toby Starr walks. Brent Heist lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Jerry Bues grounds out to the third baseman. Don Easterly grounds out to the second baseman. Franco Harris grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Texas Guy Niekro grounds out to the second baseman. Jon Massa grounds out to the shortstop. Akihiko Adachi doubles to left field. Gary Edwards singles to left field. Akihiko Adachi scores. Joe Stallcup grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit John Piatt strikes out. Richie Marquis grounds out to the second baseman. Martin Piktuzis lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Texas Matt Koback hits a home run. Delino Pennock hits a home run. Toby Starr flies out to the right fielder. Brent Heist lines out to the second baseman. Guy Niekro grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Jose Eayrs doubles to center field. Jack Munoz grounds out to the second baseman. Jose Eayrs advances to third on the play. Mike Swindell singles to right field. Jose Eayrs scores. Jerry Bues grounds out to the third baseman. Mike Swindell advances to second on the play. Don Easterly flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Texas Jon Massa pops out to the second baseman. Akihiko Adachi grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Gary Edwards lines out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Franco Harris walks. John Piatt lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Richie Marquis flies out to the center fielder. Martin Piktuzis strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Texas Joe Stallcup grounds out to the pitcher. Matt Koback grounds out to the second baseman. Delino Pennock grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Jose Eayrs flies out to the left fielder. Jack Munoz flies out to the center fielder. Mike Swindell strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Texas Gary Leeper comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Toby Starr doubles to left field. Brent Heist doubles to left field. Toby Starr scores. Guy Niekro lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Jon Massa flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Brent Heist scores. George Lutenberg comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Akihiko Adachi grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Jerry Bues walks. Don Easterly walks. Bill Atkinson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Franco Harris grounds out to the pitcher. Jerry Bues advances to third on the play. Don Easterly advances to second on the play. Ike Wilber is pinch hitting for George Lutenberg. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Ike Wilber reached on a fielding error by Jon Massa. Jerry Bues scores. Richie Marquis walks. Martin Piktuzis strikes out. Jose Eayrs walks. Don Easterly scores. Jack Munoz singles to center field. Ike Wilber scores. Mike Swindell strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Texas Paul Ruberto pitching. Gary Edwards flies out to the center fielder. Joe Stallcup grounds out to the shortstop. Matt Koback strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Jerry Bues walks. Don Easterly grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Franco Harris flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Texas Delino Pennock grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Toby Starr hits an infield single to the first baseman. Brent Heist strikes out. Erik Minor is pinch hitting for Bill Atkinson. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Erik Minor bunts for a base hit. Jon Massa flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Detroit Frank Gedeon pitching. Brett Wilhelm is pinch hitting for Paul Ruberto. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Brett Wilhelm doubles to center field. Richie Marquis flies out to the center fielder. Martin Piktuzis strikes out. Jose Eayrs strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Texas total runners LOB: 4 Detroit total runners LOB: 8
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Jim Donahue did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Bill Lawson did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Irv Gonzalez did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Paul Kubiak improves in power_vs_righty
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Joe Okrie improves in contact_vs_lefty Paul Bradley did not respond to coaching in endurance Mike Becquer improves in power_vs_righty Bill Schepner did not respond to coaching in endurance