Win: Eric Anderson (15-9) Loss: Brian Matos (3-16)
Inning: 1 Texas Brian Matos pitching. Shawn Rensa strikes out. Gino Hill strikes out. Bob Justice hits a home run. Bronson Thompson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Detroit Eric Anderson pitching. Luke Cias strikes out. Brian Hermansen strikes out. Les Daniels pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Texas Jug Peete strikes out. Mike Good strikes out. Dave Estes singles to left field. Bob Acosta reached on a fielding error by Brian Hermansen. Eric Anderson strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Detroit Matt Murtaugh flies out to the center fielder. Rick Shields grounds out to the shortstop. George Dalcanton flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Texas Shawn Rensa flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Gino Hill singles to center field. Bob Justice doubles to center field. Gino Hill uses his aggressiveness and scores. Bronson Thompson singles to right field. Bob Justice scores. Jug Peete pops out to the third baseman. Mike Good grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Larry Laskey grounds out to the third baseman. Bob Vaughn grounds out to the third baseman. Brian Matos grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Texas Dave Estes flies out to the right fielder. Bob Acosta strikes out. Eric Anderson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Luke Cias singles past the shortstop. Brian Hermansen grounds out to the shortstop. Luke Cias advances to second on the play. Les Daniels singles to right field. Luke Cias scores. Matt Murtaugh flies out to the right fielder. Les Daniels steals second. Rick Shields grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Texas Shawn Rensa singles past the shortstop. Gino Hill strikes out. Bob Justice strikes out. Bronson Thompson singles to center field. Shawn Rensa advances to third on the hit. Jug Peete doubles to left field. Shawn Rensa scores. Mike Good hits a home run. Bronson Thompson scores. Jug Peete scores. Jeff Higuera comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dave Estes flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit George Dalcanton flies out to the center fielder. Larry Laskey doubles to right field. Bob Vaughn strikes out. Jeff Higuera strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Texas Bob Acosta singles to center field. Bob Acosta steals second. Bob Acosta steals third. Eric Anderson grounds out to the catcher. Shawn Rensa walks. Gino Hill flies out to the right fielder. Bob Justice singles to left field. Bob Acosta scores. Shawn Rensa aggressively advances to third on the hit. Bronson Thompson doubles to center field. Shawn Rensa scores. Jug Peete singles to left field. Bob Justice scores. Bronson Thompson scores. Mike Good grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Jug Peete is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Luke Cias singles to right field. Brian Hermansen grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Les Daniels singles to right field. Matt Murtaugh lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Texas Dave Estes singles to center field. Bob Acosta singles to left field. Eric Anderson lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Shawn Rensa lines out to the shortstop. Gino Hill doubles to left field. Dave Estes scores. Bob Acosta scores. Bob Justice grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Rick Shields grounds out to the second baseman. George Dalcanton flies out to the left fielder. Larry Laskey flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Texas Bronson Thompson grounds out to the second baseman. Jug Peete strikes out. Mike Good grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Scott Walsh is pinch hitting for Bob Vaughn. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Scott Walsh grounds out to the shortstop. Reggie Sutton is pinch hitting for Jeff Higuera. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Reggie Sutton strikes out. Luke Cias singles to center field. Brian Hermansen strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Texas John Scott pitching. Dave Estes strikes out. Bob Acosta grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Justin Cadaret is pinch hitting for Eric Anderson. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Justin Cadaret flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Detroit Don Segura pitching. Les Daniels singles to right field. Matt Murtaugh reached on a 2-base throwing error by Shawn Rensa. Rick Shields singles to center field. Les Daniels scores. Matt Murtaugh scores. Hank Cole comes in from the bullpen to pitch. George Dalcanton grounds out to the shortstop. Rick Shields advances to second on the play. Larry Laskey grounds out to the third baseman. Scott Walsh grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Texas total runners LOB: 5 Detroit total runners LOB: 5
Batting:2B - Gino Hill (27), Bob Justice (19), Bronson Thompson (24), Jug Peete (17).HR - Bob Justice (24), Mike Good (18). Baserunning: SB - Bob Acosta 2 (12). Fielding: E - Shawn Rensa.
Game Notes John Scott is injured and is expected to be out 41 days.
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Paul Hall did not respond to coaching in control Jerry Sebra improves in power_vs_righty Art Land did not respond to coaching in control Mark Armstrong did not respond to coaching in control
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Charlie Alvarez improves in power_vs_lefty Charlie Alvarez did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Joe Mahaffey improves in power_vs_lefty Steve Speer improves in arm Charlie Alvarez did not respond to coaching in SS