Win: Joe Green (1-0) Loss: Kerry Barnes (3-4)
Save: Pete McCabe (4)
Inning: 1 Texas Joe Green pitching. Jayson Miller walks. Scott Bridges flies out to the right fielder. Ferg Ross doubles to left field. Jayson Miller uses his aggressiveness and scores. Tsugio Suzuki strikes out. Walton Wayde grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Oakland Kerry Barnes pitching. Ralph Miller walks. Dan Dyck singles to center field. Ralph Miller advances to third on the hit. Doc Boone walks. Clem Lobert flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Ralph Miller scores. Steve Secory hits a home run. Dan Dyck scores. Doc Boone scores. Marty Vollmer grounds out to the shortstop. Willie Pena pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Texas Eiichi Okamoto singles to left field. Dennis Doyle singles to center field. Eiichi Okamoto advances to third on the hit. Kyson Suh strikes out. Kerry Barnes grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Ross Hart grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Green flies out to the right fielder. Ralph Miller flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Texas Jayson Miller singles to center field. Scott Bridges walks. Ferg Ross lines out to the pitcher. Tsugio Suzuki flies out to the left fielder. Walton Wayde walks. Eiichi Okamoto reached on a 2-base fielding error by Willie Pena. Jayson Miller scores. Scott Bridges scores. Dennis Doyle grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Oakland Dan Dyck singles to right field. Doc Boone flies out to the center fielder. Dan Dyck steals second. Clem Lobert hits a home run. Dan Dyck scores. Jamal Duncan comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Steve Secory lines out to the shortstop. Marty Vollmer grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Texas Kyson Suh strikes out. Jamal Duncan singles to right field. Jayson Miller singles to right field. Scott Bridges grounds into a force play to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Jayson Miller is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Ferg Ross walks. Tsugio Suzuki flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Oakland Willie Pena grounds out to the third baseman. Ross Hart flies out to the right fielder. Joe Green flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Texas Walton Wayde flies out to the left fielder. Eiichi Okamoto reached on a 2-base fielding error by Willie Pena. Dennis Doyle grounds out to the shortstop. Kyson Suh grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Ralph Miller grounds out to the third baseman. Dan Dyck grounds out to the third baseman. Doc Boone pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Texas Jamal Duncan flies out to the right fielder. Jayson Miller singles to left field. Jayson Miller steals second. Johnny Guillen 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. Scott Bridges strikes out. Ferg Ross flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Clem Lobert flies out to the right fielder. Steve Secory singles to right field. Marty Vollmer strikes out. Willie Pena flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Texas Tsugio Suzuki lines out to the second baseman. Walton Wayde strikes out. Eiichi Okamoto hits a home run. Jim Koufax comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dennis Doyle singles to right field. Luis Coan is pinch hitting for Kyson Suh. Dennis Doyle steals second. Luis Coan walks. Gus Pavelchick is pinch hitting for Jamal Duncan. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Gus Pavelchick strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Oakland Joe Beauchamp pitching. Jak Europe enters the game as a defensive replacement for Luis Coan at C. Ross Hart pops out to the second baseman. Toots Sepkowski is pinch hitting for Jim Koufax. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Toots Sepkowski grounds out to the second baseman. Ralph Miller flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Texas Pete McCabe pitching. Jayson Miller grounds out to the shortstop. Scott Bridges flies out to the left fielder. Ferg Ross grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Dan Dyck singles to center field. Doc Boone strikes out. Clem Lobert flies out to the right fielder. Steve Secory grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Texas Tsugio Suzuki strikes out. Walton Wayde hits a home run. Eiichi Okamoto strikes out. Dennis Doyle strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Texas total runners left on base: 11 Oakland total runners left on base: 2
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Saxon Curtis did not respond to coaching in velocity Marsh Canizaro did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Adam Neeman did not respond to coaching in control Chuck Ardoin did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Jake Lonnett improves in range Jeff Rineer did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Tommy Nahorodny did not respond to coaching in velocity Steve Hinch did not respond to coaching in control Woody Kirby did not respond to coaching in speed Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Woody Kirby improves in arm Jim Beatty did not respond to coaching in speed Mickey Short did not respond to coaching in CF