Win: Eddie Valiant (1-0) Loss: Jay Garcia (2-2)
Save: Yoshiro Sekine (4)
Inning: 1 Oakland Jarvis Henry pitching. Art Vandelay grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Richie Harrow strikes out. Roy Goode pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Texas Moe Szyslak pitching. Bill Lafleur walks. Charlie Lollar strikes out. George Uhlaender flies out to the right fielder. Bernie Gerhardt singles to center field. Bill Spencer singles to center field. Bill Lafleur scores. Frank Lowrance grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Oakland Ricky LaFleur doubles to center field. Carmen Berzatto pops out to the third baseman. Murray Bauman flies out to the left fielder. Klaus Hargreaves flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Texas Tony Lewis grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Dolly Valdivielso grounds out to the second baseman. Jarvis Henry strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Kei Kinimaka grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Moe Szyslak grounds out to the shortstop. Art Vandelay strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Texas Bill Lafleur grounds out to the second baseman. Charlie Lollar flies out to the center fielder. George Uhlaender walks. Bernie Gerhardt doubles past the center fielder. Bill Spencer grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Oakland Richie Harrow singles to center field. Richie Harrow is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Roy Goode singles past the second baseman. Ricky LaFleur strikes out. Carmen Berzatto singles to left field. Roy Goode aggressively advances to third on the hit. Carmen Berzatto is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Texas Frank Lowrance flies out to the left fielder. Tony Lewis flies out to the center fielder. Dolly Valdivielso strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Murray Bauman hits a home run. Klaus Hargreaves grounds out to the third baseman. Kei Kinimaka strikes out. Moe Szyslak singles to left field. Art Vandelay flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Texas Jarvis Henry strikes out. Bill Lafleur grounds out to the second baseman. Charlie Lollar flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Richie Harrow grounds out to the second baseman. Roy Goode pops out to the first baseman. Ricky LaFleur grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Texas George Uhlaender singles to center field. Bernie Gerhardt walks. Bill Spencer flies out to the left fielder. Frank Lowrance singles to left field. George Uhlaender scores. Bernie Gerhardt advances to third on the hit. Tony Lewis walks. Dolly Valdivielso grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Oakland Carmen Berzatto walks. Carmen Berzatto steals second. Murray Bauman singles to right field. The defense is playing the corners in. Klaus Hargreaves walks. The defense is playing the corners in. Kei Kinimaka grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Carmen Berzatto scores. Murray Bauman advances to third on the play. Tyler Smith is pinch hitting for Moe Szyslak. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Tyler Smith flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Texas Eddie Valiant pitching. Stan Carney is pinch hitting for Jarvis Henry. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Stan Carney grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Lafleur strikes out. Charlie Lollar strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Jay Garcia pitching. Art Vandelay singles to center field. Richie Harrow walks. Roy Goode flies out to the left fielder. Ricky LaFleur grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Richie Harrow is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Carmen Berzatto singles to left field. Art Vandelay scores. Ricky LaFleur advances to third on the hit. Carmen Berzatto steals second. Murray Bauman grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Texas George Uhlaender flies out to the center fielder. Bernie Gerhardt flies out to the right fielder. Bill Spencer strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Klaus Hargreaves strikes out. Kei Kinimaka strikes out. Duvier Garcia is pinch hitting for Eddie Valiant. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Duvier Garcia singles to center field. Duff Bowers comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Art Vandelay grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Duvier Garcia is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Texas Yoshiro Sekine pitching. Frank Lowrance grounds out to the pitcher. Tony Lewis flies out to the center fielder. Dolly Valdivielso flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Oakland total runners LOB: 7 Texas total runners LOB: 6
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Skip Karp improves in velocity Bob Sacamano did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty George Buffinton did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Skip Karp did not respond to coaching in velocity Bob Sacamano did not respond to coaching in SS
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Mark Destrade improves in arm Lance Scarbury did not respond to coaching in control Rollie Frierson improves in control Andrew Ruffin did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Palmer Peters did not respond to coaching in SS