Win: Mike Wojna (2-2) Loss: Pat Heath (7-6)
Save: Joe Beauchamp (5)
Inning: 1 Oakland Mike Wojna pitching. George Barnes grounds out to the third baseman. Dan Dyck walks. Doc Boone strikes out. Clem Lobert singles to center field. Dan Dyck advances to third on the hit. Steve Secory pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Texas Pat Heath pitching. Jayson Miller hits a home run. Scott Bridges grounds out to the pitcher. Ferg Ross grounds out to the second baseman. Eiichi Okamoto lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Marty Vollmer strikes out. Willie Pena pops out to the second baseman. Ross Hart flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Texas John Humphreys grounds out to the second baseman. Gus Pavelchick grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dennis Doyle grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Pat Heath singles to left field. George Barnes pops out to the first baseman. Dan Dyck grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Pat Heath is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Doc Boone grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Dan Dyck is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Texas Kyson Suh grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Wojna strikes out. Jayson Miller flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Clem Lobert grounds out to the pitcher. Steve Secory singles to center field. Marty Vollmer grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Steve Secory is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Marty Vollmer is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Texas Scott Bridges reached on a 2-base throwing error by Ross Hart. Ferg Ross walks. Eiichi Okamoto strikes out. John Humphreys lines out to the first baseman. Gus Pavelchick singles to right field. Scott Bridges scores. Dennis Doyle walks. Kyson Suh singles to center field. Ferg Ross scores. Gus Pavelchick scores. Dennis Doyle advances to third on the hit. Mike Wojna strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Oakland Willie Pena grounds out to the third baseman. Ross Hart walks. Pat Heath lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. George Barnes singles to right field. Ross Hart scores. Dan Dyck grounds into a force play to the shortstop. George Barnes is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Texas Jayson Miller grounds out to the pitcher. Scott Bridges pops out to the first baseman. Ferg Ross doubles to left field. Eiichi Okamoto doubles to right field. Ferg Ross scores. John Humphreys grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Doc Boone flies out to the right fielder. Clem Lobert singles to center field. Steve Secory walks. Marty Vollmer pops out to the first baseman. Willie Pena flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Texas Gus Pavelchick lines out to the first baseman. Dennis Doyle pops out to the second baseman. Kyson Suh lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Ross Hart strikes out. Pat Heath grounds out to the shortstop. George Barnes walks. Dan Dyck strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Texas Mike Wojna grounds out to the pitcher. Jayson Miller flies out to the center fielder. Pat Briggs is pinch hitting for Scott Bridges. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Pat Briggs grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Walton Wayde enters the game as a defensive replacement for Dennis Doyle at CF. Jake Lonnett enters the game as a defensive replacement for Kyson Suh at C. Doc Boone pops out to the shortstop. Clem Lobert grounds out to the second baseman. Steve Secory grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Texas Ferg Ross flies out to the right fielder. Eiichi Okamoto walks. John Humphreys doubles to right field. Candy Fried 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. Terry Ball is pinch hitting for Gus Pavelchick. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Terry Ball flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Eiichi Okamoto scores. Walton Wayde grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Marty Vollmer singles to left field. Willie Pena singles to right field. Toots Sepkowski is pinch hitting for Ross Hart. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Toots Sepkowski grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Willie Pena is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Dan Davis is pinch hitting for Candy Fried. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Dan Davis strikes out. George Barnes hits a home run. Marty Vollmer scores. Toots Sepkowski scores. Joe Beauchamp comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Dan Dyck strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Oakland total runners left on base: 7 Texas total runners left on base: 4
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: John Brito improves in speed Woody Kirby improves in arm Tommy Nahorodny did not respond to coaching in velocity Abner Tidrow did not respond to coaching in velocity John Brito improves in speed Mickey Short improves in contact_vs_lefty Jim Beatty did not respond to coaching in SS
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Sam Ritchie improves in contact_vs_lefty George Perkins improves in range Sam Ritchie improves in arm Chuck Ardoin improves in range Sam Ritchie did not respond to coaching in speed John Powers did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Luis Charlton did not respond to coaching in 1B