Win: Red Taylor (4-0) Loss: Brian House (0-1)
Save: Nick Lawrence (4)
Inning: 1 Detroit Red Taylor pitching. Ad Killins grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Orie Hunter strikes out. Ken Wyrostek grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Texas Cuddles Coleman pitching. Erik Newel grounds out to the pitcher. John Appier pops out to the second baseman. Ace Darien singles to center field. Walter Downing flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Jack Hadley grounds out to the second baseman. Al Hansen flies out to the center fielder. Josias Lugo grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Texas Walt Jones grounds out to the third baseman. Donnie Jelic flies out to the left fielder. Jim Marquez flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Lou McLean walks. Jorge Foster strikes out. Cuddles Coleman lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Ad Killins pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Texas Matt Graham grounds out to the shortstop. Red Taylor flies out to the right fielder. Erik Newel hits a home run. John Appier grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Orie Hunter strikes out. Ken Wyrostek grounds out to the second baseman. Jack Hadley flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Texas Ace Darien doubles to left field. Walter Downing flies out to the center fielder. Walt Jones singles to right field. Ace Darien scores. Donnie Jelic strikes out. Jim Marquez strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Al Hansen strikes out. Josias Lugo reached on a 2-base fielding error by Donnie Jelic. Lou McLean walks. Jorge Foster pops out to the second baseman. Cuddles Coleman strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Texas Matt Graham flies out to the right fielder. Red Taylor grounds out to the second baseman. Erik Newel grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Ad Killins grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Orie Hunter strikes out. Ken Wyrostek singles to left field. Jack Hadley walks. Al Hansen singles to center field. Josias Lugo strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Texas John Appier singles to left field. Ace Darien grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Walter Downing singles to center field. Walt Jones grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Bob Verhoeven is pinch hitting for Lou McLean. Bob Verhoeven singles past the second baseman. Jorge Foster pops out to the first baseman. Red Williams is pinch hitting for Cuddles Coleman. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Red Williams strikes out. Ad Killins hits a home run. Bob Verhoeven scores. Orie Hunter strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Texas Brian House pitching. Donnie Jelic grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Marquez grounds out to the second baseman. Matt Graham grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Ken Wyrostek grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Jack Hadley flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Al Hansen strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Texas Tarrik Quinn is pinch hitting for Red Taylor. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Tarrik Quinn singles to center field. Erik Newel flies out to the center fielder. John Appier grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Tarrik Quinn is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Ace Darien is hit by a pitch. Walter Downing doubles to center field. John Appier scores. Ace Darien uses his aggressiveness and scores. Dave Hernandez comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Walt Jones singles to right field. Walter Downing scores. Donnie Jelic singles to left field. Jim Marquez strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Detroit Nick Lawrence pitching. Josias Lugo flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Bob Verhoeven grounds out to the third baseman. Jorge Foster triples. Al Butler is pinch hitting for Dave Hernandez. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Al Butler grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Detroit total runners left on base: 7 Texas total runners left on base: 5
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Blicero Weissmann did not respond to coaching in control Wayne Sauveur did not respond to coaching in control Arthur Barnhouse improves in control Hensley Horne did not respond to coaching in velocity Leo Johnson did not respond to coaching in speed Hensley Horne did not respond to coaching in velocity
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Otto Heath improves in speed Jose Ortiz did not respond to coaching in control Eric Herrnstein did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Joe Wolfe improves in contact_vs_righty Joe Wolfe improves in power_vs_righty Lou Veryzer did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty John Kruk III did not respond to coaching in RF