Inning: 1 Oakland Billy Stobbs pitching. Sudden Sam LaRoche pops out to the shortstop. Tsuneyuki Sato grounds out to the second baseman. Marsh White flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Texas Marty Pena pitching. Pat Eibel grounds out to the third baseman. Luis House walks. Joe Minor hits a home run. Luis House scores. Andy Etchebarren grounds out to the third baseman. Lee Rodgers strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Terry Johnson strikes out. Tim Yonke walks. Joe Hoffman pops out to the shortstop. Tim Yonke steals second. Dwayne Murray strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Texas Tim Magrini grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Red Payne strikes out. James Shepardson singles to right field. Billy Stobbs grounds into a force play to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! James Shepardson is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Hal Plank grounds out to the second baseman. Marty Pena flies out to the right fielder. Sudden Sam LaRoche pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Texas Pat Eibel doubles to center field. Luis House strikes out. Joe Minor grounds out to the second baseman. Pat Eibel advances to third on the play. Andy Etchebarren flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Tsuneyuki Sato grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Marsh White grounds out to the shortstop. Terry Johnson singles to right field. Tim Yonke walks. Joe Hoffman singles to right field. Terry Johnson scores. Tim Yonke advances to third on the hit. Dwayne Murray walks. Hal Plank grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Texas Lee Rodgers reached on a fielding error by Marty Pena. Tim Magrini strikes out. Red Payne strikes out. James Shepardson singles to right field. Billy Stobbs strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Oakland Marty Pena strikes out. Sudden Sam LaRoche strikes out. Tsuneyuki Sato strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Texas Pat Eibel grounds out to the third baseman. Luis House grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Minor singles to left field. Andy Etchebarren pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Marsh White singles to right field. Terry Johnson flies out to the left fielder. Tim Yonke pops out to the third baseman. Joe Hoffman strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Texas Lee Rodgers lines out to the shortstop. Tim Magrini strikes out. Red Payne walks. James Shepardson walks. Billy Stobbs grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Red Payne is out at third base. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Oakland Dwayne Murray hits a home run. Hal Plank hits a home run. Marty Pena strikes out. Sudden Sam LaRoche flies out to the right fielder. Tsuneyuki Sato flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Texas Pat Eibel grounds out to the shortstop. Luis House singles past the first baseman. Joe Minor strikes out. Luis House steals second. Frank Flair 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. Andy Etchebarren grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Marsh White strikes out. Terry Johnson singles to center field. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Rene Emerson 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. Tim Yonke walks. Joe Hoffman singles to center field. Dwayne Murray walks. Terry Johnson scores. Hal Plank singles to right field. Tim Yonke scores. Joe Hoffman scores. Dwayne Murray advances to third on the hit. Tommy Schwartz comes in from the bullpen to pitch. John Souza is pinch hitting for Frank Flair. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. John Souza singles to left field. Dwayne Murray scores. Hal Plank advances to third on the hit. Sudden Sam LaRoche singles past the third baseman. Hal Plank scores. Dan Christenson is pinch hitting for Tsuneyuki Sato. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Dan Christenson grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Texas Root Beer Kearse pitching. Lee Rodgers grounds out to the third baseman. Tim Magrini singles to center field. Red Payne grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Tim Magrini is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Ed Otero is pinch hitting for James Shepardson. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Ed Otero flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Steve Detweiler is pinch hitting for Marsh White. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Steve Detweiler lines out to the third baseman. Terry Johnson flies out to the center fielder. Tim Yonke pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Texas Joe Lanfranconi is pinch hitting for Tommy Schwartz. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Joe Lanfranconi singles to right field. Pat Eibel strikes out. Luis House grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Joe Lanfranconi is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Joe Minor singles to right field. Andy Etchebarren strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Oakland total runners LOB: 6 Texas total runners LOB: 11
Game Notes Luis House is injured and is expected to be out 24 days.
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Bob Rawley improves in arm Mike Howe improves in range Mike Howe did not respond to coaching in speed Mike Howe did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Carr Thornton did not respond to coaching in 2B
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: D+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Kid Autry improves in contact_vs_lefty Brady Williams improves in power_vs_lefty Charley Wright improves in contact_vs_lefty Charley Wright improves in contact_vs_lefty