Win: Nick Monahan (13-6) Loss: Marty Patterson (15-5)
Inning: 1 Detroit Marty Patterson pitching. Verne Walton singles to right field. Don Knowlson singles to center field. Rich Chris hits a home run. Verne Walton scores. Don Knowlson scores. Tracy Bemis strikes out. Kevin Espy singles to left field. Edward Biddle strikes out. Don Ballenger flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Texas Nick Monahan pitching. Fergie Wright flies out to the center fielder. Makio Nimura grounds out to the third baseman. Guy Galvez singles to center field. Kirby Montgomery flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Takeshi Tajiri singles to left field. Nick Monahan lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Verne Walton singles to center field. Don Knowlson walks. Rich Chris grounds out to the third baseman. Takeshi Tajiri scores. Verne Walton advances to third on the play. Don Knowlson advances to second on the play. Tracy Bemis grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Texas Yoshimichi Sakai grounds out to the third baseman. Ed St.Vrain doubles to left field. Jim DeJean doubles to left field. Ed St.Vrain scores. Gary Slater hits a home run. Jim DeJean scores. Marty Patterson pops out to the shortstop. Fergie Wright grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Kevin Espy pops out to the shortstop. Edward Biddle strikes out. Don Ballenger grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Texas Makio Nimura singles to right field. Guy Galvez singles to center field. Kirby Montgomery flies out to the center fielder. Yoshimichi Sakai strikes out. Ed St.Vrain walks. Jim DeJean pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Detroit Takeshi Tajiri lines out to the third baseman. Nick Monahan pops out to the third baseman. Verne Walton flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Texas Gary Slater strikes out. Marty Patterson strikes out. Fergie Wright grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Don Knowlson singles to left field. Rich Chris flies out to the right fielder. Tracy Bemis walks. Kevin Espy hits a home run. Don Knowlson scores. Tracy Bemis scores. Chauncey Steirer comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Edward Biddle singles to right field. Don Ballenger strikes out. Takeshi Tajiri pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Texas Makio Nimura grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Guy Galvez doubles to right field. Kirby Montgomery grounds out to the third baseman. Yoshimichi Sakai pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Nick Monahan strikes out. Verne Walton strikes out. Don Knowlson singles to left field. Rich Chris strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Texas Ed St.Vrain singles to center field. Jim DeJean singles past the third baseman. Gary Slater strikes out. Chauncey Steirer fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Chauncey Steirer strikes out. Fergie Wright pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Detroit Tracy Bemis grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Kevin Espy flies out to the right fielder. Edward Biddle lines out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Texas Makio Nimura doubles to right field. Guy Galvez strikes out. Kirby Montgomery grounds out to the second baseman. Makio Nimura advances to third on the play. Terry Hatten comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Yoshimichi Sakai grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Don Ballenger pops out to the second baseman. Takeshi Tajiri reached on a 2-base throwing error by Guy Galvez. Isidro Driessen is pinch hitting for Terry Hatten. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Isidro Driessen grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Verne Walton grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Texas Eddie Walker pitching. Ed St.Vrain flies out to the center fielder. Jim DeJean flies out to the center fielder. Gary Slater flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Detroit Don Knowlson pops out to the first baseman. Rich Chris grounds out to the third baseman. Tracy Bemis strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Texas Al Womack is pinch hitting for Chauncey Steirer. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Al Womack singles to right field. Fergie Wright flies out to the left fielder. Makio Nimura strikes out. Guy Galvez grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Detroit total runners LOB: 6 Texas total runners LOB: 9
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Mike Dessau improves in range Jack Holman improves in power_vs_lefty Jim McQuillen did not respond to coaching in control Hal Benjamin improves in control Jack Holman did not respond to coaching in 3B
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Rafael Fisher did not respond to coaching in velocity Mel Harville improves in contact_vs_lefty Ken Davis did not respond to coaching in speed John Hennessey did not respond to coaching in control