Win: Terry Hatten (1-0) Loss: Chauncey Steirer (0-1)
Save: Uriah Forrest (4)
Inning: 1 Texas Ned House pitching. Fergie Wright grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Makio Nimura strikes out. Guy Galvez walks. Dan Kelly grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Detroit Mike Redfern pitching. Don Knowlson singles in front of the left fielder. Dave Nichting grounds into a 4-6-3 double play - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Takeshi Tajiri strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Texas Yoshimichi Sakai doubles to right field. Ed St.Vrain walks. Jim DeJean singles to left field. Gary Slater is hit by a pitch. Yoshimichi Sakai scores. Mike Redfern singles to right field. Ed St.Vrain scores. Jim DeJean scores. Gary Slater advances to third on the hit. Fergie Wright grounds out to the second baseman. Gary Slater scores. Mike Redfern advances to second on the play. Makio Nimura grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Redfern advances to third on the play. Guy Galvez grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Isidro Driessen flies out to the left fielder. Edward Biddle strikes out. Dale Petrick singles past the second baseman. Don Ballenger singles to center field. Dale Petrick advances to third on the hit. Terry McGee walks. Ned House strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 Texas Dan Kelly flies out to the center fielder. Yoshimichi Sakai singles to right field. Ed St.Vrain grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Don Knowlson hits a home run. Dave Nichting grounds out to the third baseman. Takeshi Tajiri strikes out. Isidro Driessen singles to left field. Isidro Driessen steals second. Edward Biddle flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Texas Jim DeJean singles to right field. Gary Slater singles to center field. Jim DeJean advances to third on the hit. Mike Redfern grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Jim DeJean scores. Fergie Wright grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Dale Petrick hits a home run. Don Ballenger grounds out to the pitcher. Terry McGee grounds out to the third baseman. Verne Walton is pinch hitting for Ned House. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Verne Walton singles to center field. Don Knowlson hits a home run. Verne Walton scores. Chauncey Steirer comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dave Nichting grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Texas Sang-Hoon Scarsella pitching. Makio Nimura singles to right field. Guy Galvez walks. Dan Kelly strikes out. Yoshimichi Sakai flies out to the right fielder. Ed St.Vrain walks. Jim DeJean strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 Detroit Takeshi Tajiri is hit by a pitch. Isidro Driessen strikes out. Edward Biddle flies out to the left fielder. Dale Petrick flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Texas Gary Slater walks. Chauncey Steirer lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Fergie Wright grounds out to the shortstop. Makio Nimura singles to right field. Gary Slater scores. Terry Hatten comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Guy Galvez strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Don Ballenger walks. Terry McGee strikes out. Terry Hatten lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Don Knowlson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Texas Dan Kelly pops out to the catcher. Yoshimichi Sakai grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ed St.Vrain flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Dave Nichting singles to right field. Takeshi Tajiri singles to left field. Isidro Driessen hits a home run. Dave Nichting scores. Takeshi Tajiri scores. Ed Fox comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Edward Biddle walks. Edward Biddle steals second. Dale Petrick strikes out. Don Ballenger grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Edward Biddle advances to third on the play. Terry McGee singles to left field. Edward Biddle scores. Kevin Espy is pinch hitting for Terry Hatten. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Kevin Espy strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Texas Joe Norris pitching. Jim DeJean walks. Gary Slater flies out to the center fielder. Al Womack is pinch hitting for Ed Fox. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Al Womack pops out to the first baseman. Fergie Wright strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Steve Krehmeyer pitching. Don Knowlson reached on a fielding error by Gary Slater. Kenen Hidalgo is pinch hitting for Dave Nichting. Kenen Hidalgo strikes out. Takeshi Tajiri grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Don Knowlson advances to second on the play. Isidro Driessen hits a home run. Don Knowlson scores. Edward Biddle flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Texas Rich Chris enters the game as a defensive replacement for Kenen Hidalgo at 2B. Makio Nimura grounds out to the shortstop. Guy Galvez grounds out to the shortstop. Dan Kelly singles to right field. Yoshimichi Sakai singles to right field. Dan Kelly advances to third on the hit. Uriah Forrest comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Ed St.Vrain singles to left field. Dan Kelly scores. Yoshimichi Sakai advances to third on the hit. Jim DeJean grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Texas total runners left on base: 9 Detroit total runners left on base: 7
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Paul Appleton did not respond to coaching in velocity Ben Posada did not respond to coaching in arm Paul Appleton did not respond to coaching in control Paul Appleton did not respond to coaching in velocity
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Mike Dessau improves in contact_vs_lefty Hal Masterson did not respond to coaching in control Gene Brucker did not respond to coaching in control Al Bohne did not respond to coaching in speed Dave Burgess did not respond to coaching in SS