Win: Chico Brown (1-0) Loss: Gil Plaskett (0-1)
Save: Chuck Hartranft (2)
Inning: 1 Oakland Chico Brown pitching. Ray Hudson walks. Kevin Battle hits a home run. Ray Hudson scores. John Rogers singles to left field. Craig Smith hits a home run. John Rogers scores. Lou McAleese grounds out to the second baseman. Shinji Ishida grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Andres Bague strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Texas Bob Grabowski pitching. Pat Smith grounds out to the pitcher. Chris Gomez strikes out. Les Davis strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Marcelino Grimes grounds out to the third baseman. Bob Grabowski reached on a 2-base throwing error by Len Perlozzo. Ray Hudson strikes out. Kevin Battle grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Texas Dick Harrell walks. Len Perlozzo flies out to the left fielder. Grady Reynolds walks. Joe Anderson walks. Ken Owens singles to center field. Dick Harrell scores. Grady Reynolds scores. Joe Anderson advances to third on the hit. Chico Brown walks. Pat Smith walks. Joe Anderson scores. Chris Gomez grounds into a fielders choice to the pitcher. Ken Owens is out at home. Les Davis grounds into a fielders choice to the third baseman. Chico Brown is out at home. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 Oakland John Rogers walks. Craig Smith grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). John Rogers advances to second on the play. Lou McAleese pops out to the shortstop. Shinji Ishida grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Texas Dick Harrell strikes out. Len Perlozzo walks. Grady Reynolds doubles to center field. Len Perlozzo uses his aggressiveness and scores. Joe Anderson walks. Ken Owens flies out to the center fielder. Chico Brown pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Oakland Andres Bague singles to left field. Andres Bague is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Marcelino Grimes singles to left field. Woody Zavaras is pinch hitting for Bob Grabowski. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Marcelino Grimes is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Woody Zavaras pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Texas Gil Plaskett pitching. Pat Smith pops out to the first baseman. Chris Gomez grounds out to the third baseman. Les Davis grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Ray Hudson singles to right field. Kevin Battle flies out to the right fielder. John Rogers walks. Craig Smith grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ray Hudson advances to third on the play. John Rogers advances to second on the play. Lou McAleese flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Texas Dick Harrell singles to center field. Len Perlozzo singles to left field. Dick Harrell advances to third on the hit. Grady Reynolds grounds out to the shortstop. Dick Harrell scores. Len Perlozzo advances to second on the play. Pete Smalley comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Joe Anderson walks. Ken Owens flies out to the right fielder. Chico Brown flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Oakland Shinji Ishida flies out to the right fielder. Andres Bague strikes out. Marcelino Grimes flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Texas Pat Smith walks. Pat Smith is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Chris Gomez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Les Davis singles to center field. Dick Harrell strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland John Papi comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pete Smalley grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ray Hudson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Kevin Battle strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Texas Len Perlozzo pops out to the second baseman. Grady Reynolds strikes out. Joe Anderson hits a home run. Lee Welch comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ken Owens strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland John Rogers walks. Craig Smith strikes out. Lou McAleese flies out to the left fielder. Shinji Ishida walks. Andres Bague walks. Marcelino Grimes flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Texas Ollie Patten is pinch hitting for John Papi. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Ollie Patten flies out to the left fielder. Pat Smith singles to center field. Chris Gomez walks. Les Davis flies out to the right fielder. Dick Harrell grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Oakland Chuck Hartranft pitching. Dutch Wynn is pinch hitting for Lee Welch. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Dutch Wynn strikes out. Ray Hudson flies out to the right fielder. Kevin Battle walks. John Rogers flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Oakland total runners left on base: 8 Texas total runners left on base: 10
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Onan Snopek did not respond to coaching in range Mark Lundgren did not respond to coaching in velocity George Rojek improves in power_vs_righty Johnny Hockenbery improves in contact_vs_lefty George Rojek did not respond to coaching in CF
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Jason Isringhausen improves in velocity Ralph Woods did not respond to coaching in velocity Eric Kennedy did not respond to coaching in velocity Jeffrey Norwood improves in power_vs_lefty Quinn Hickey did not respond to coaching in SS