Batting: Texas, top of 1st. Pitching: Pat Rapp 2B Freddy Sanchez: Grounds out to the second baseman. CF Carl Everett: Base on balls. SS Alex Rodriguez: Grounded into double play, 5-4-3. Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors. Score: Detroit 0, Texas 0
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 1st. Pitching: Joaquin Benoit SS Shane Halter: Lines out to the second baseman. 2B Damion Easley: Flies out to short right field. LF Bobby Higginson: Grounds out to the shortstop. Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors. Score: Detroit 0, Texas 0
Batting: Texas, top of 2nd. Pitching: Pat Rapp 1B Rafael Palmeiro: Grounds out to the second baseman. RF Juan Gonzalez: Base on balls. LF Kevin Mench: Strikes out looking. DH Ruben Sierra: Strikes out swinging. Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors. Score: Detroit 0, Texas 0
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 2nd. Pitching: Joaquin Benoit 3B Dean Palmer: Grounds out to the shortstop. C Darrin Fletcher: SINGLES to right 1B Eric Munson: Grounded into double play, 5-4-3. Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors. Score: Detroit 0, Texas 0
Batting: Texas, top of 3rd. Pitching: Pat Rapp 3B Herbert Perry: SINGLES to center C Einar Diaz: Flies out to short right field. 2B Freddy Sanchez: SINGLES to the gap in left-center. Perry to second. CF Carl Everett: Reaches on INFIELD-HIT. Perry to third. Sanchez to second. SS Alex Rodriguez: Grounds into fielders choice to the shortstop, Everett out at 2nd base. Perry scores. Sanchez to third. 1B Rafael Palmeiro: Rodriguez steals second. Flies out to right field. Inning over... one run, 3 hits, no errors. Score: Texas 1, Detroit 0
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 3rd. Pitching: Joaquin Benoit CF Gene Kingsale: Grounds out to the second baseman. DH Craig Paquette: DOUBLES to the gap in left-center. RF George Lombard: Base on balls. SS Shane Halter: SINGLES to right Paquette to third. Lombard to second. Paquette tries to score... He scores without a throw. 2B Damion Easley: Flies out to short left-center. LF Bobby Higginson: Grounds out to the pitcher. Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors. Score: Detroit 1, Texas 1
Batting: Texas, top of 4th. Pitching: Pat Rapp RF Juan Gonzalez: Grounds out to the second baseman. LF Kevin Mench: Base on balls. DH Ruben Sierra: Flies out to deep center field. 3B Herbert Perry: Base on balls. Mench to second. C Einar Diaz: Flies out to the gap in right-center. Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors. Score: Detroit 1, Texas 1
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 4th. Pitching: Joaquin Benoit 3B Dean Palmer: Flies out to right-center. C Darrin Fletcher: Lines out to the first baseman. 1B Eric Munson: Flies out to deep left field. Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors. Score: Detroit 1, Texas 1
Batting: Texas, top of 5th. Pitching: Pat Rapp 2B Freddy Sanchez: SINGLES to short left-center. CF Carl Everett: SAC BUNT. Sanchez advances to second. SS Alex Rodriguez: Passed ball. Sanchez to third. Grounds out to the third baseman. 1B Rafael Palmeiro: Grounds out to the first baseman. Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors. Score: Detroit 1, Texas 1
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 5th. Pitching: Joaquin Benoit CF Gene Kingsale: Grounds out to the second baseman. DH Craig Paquette: Flies out to right-center. RF George Lombard: Lines out to the third baseman. Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors. Score: Detroit 1, Texas 1
Batting: Texas, top of 6th. Pitching: Pat Rapp RF Juan Gonzalez: DOUBLES to the gap in left-center. LF Kevin Mench: SINGLES to the gap in left-center. Gonzalez to third. DH Ruben Sierra: Flies out to right-center. Gonzalez tags up at third... He scores without a throw. 3B Herbert Perry: SINGLES to the gap in right-center. Mench to second. Mench tries to advance to third... He reaches third base safely without a throw. C Einar Diaz: Grounds into fielders choice to the second baseman, Perry out at 2nd base. Mench scores. 2B Freddy Sanchez: 2-RUN HOMERUN to deep left-center. (389 feet) CF Carl Everett: Grounds out to the first baseman. Inning over... 4 runs, 4 hits, no errors. Score: Texas 5, Detroit 1
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 6th. Pitching: Joaquin Benoit SS Shane Halter: Grounds out to the third baseman. 2B Damion Easley: Grounds out to the second baseman. LF Bobby Higginson: Base on balls. 3B Dean Palmer: Strikes out swinging. Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors. Score: Texas 5, Detroit 1
Batting: Texas, top of 7th. Pitching: Pat Rapp SS Alex Rodriguez: Base on balls. 1B Rafael Palmeiro: New pitcher: Danny Patterson. SINGLES to short right-center. Rodriguez to second. Rodriguez tries to advance to third... Lombard throws to third... SAFE at third base. RF Juan Gonzalez: Grounded into double play, 6-4-3. Rodriguez scores. LF Kevin Mench: Grounds out to the second baseman. Inning over... one run, one hit, no errors. Score: Texas 6, Detroit 1
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 7th. Pitching: Joaquin Benoit C Darrin Fletcher: SINGLES to center 1B Eric Munson: Flies out to left-center. CF Gene Kingsale: Base on balls. Fletcher to second. DH Craig Paquette: Strikes out swinging. RF George Lombard: Strikes out swinging. Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors. Score: Texas 6, Detroit 1
Batting: Texas, top of 8th. Pitching: Danny Patterson DH Ruben Sierra: SINGLES to right 3B Herbert Perry: Grounds into fielders choice to the first baseman, Sierra out at 2nd base. C Einar Diaz: Flies out to left-center. 2B Freddy Sanchez: Grounds out to the shortstop. Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors. Score: Texas 6, Detroit 1
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 8th. Pitching: Joaquin Benoit SS Shane Halter: SINGLES to left 2B Damion Easley: Flies out to deep left-center. LF Bobby Higginson: New pitcher: Todd Van poppel. Strikes out looking. 3B Dean Palmer: Base on balls. Halter to second. C Darrin Fletcher: Flies out to short center field. Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors. Score: Texas 6, Detroit 1
Batting: Texas, top of 9th. Pitching: Danny Patterson CF Carl Everett: SINGLES to short right field. SS Alex Rodriguez: Strikes out swinging. 1B Rafael Palmeiro: Grounds into fielders choice to the second baseman, Everett out at 2nd base. RF Juan Gonzalez: SINGLES to left Palmeiro to second. LF Kevin Mench: New pitcher: Oscar Henriquez. Base on balls. Palmeiro to third. Gonzalez to second. DH Ruben Sierra: Strikes out looking. Inning over... no runs, 2 hits, no errors. Score: Texas 6, Detroit 1
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 9th. Pitching: Todd Van poppel 1B Eric Munson: Strikes out swinging. CF Gene Kingsale: New pitcher: Aaron Fultz. SINGLES to right DH Craig Paquette: Flies out to deep left-center. RF George Lombard: Strikes out looking.
Game over. Score: Texas 6, Detroit 1