Win: Stan Coakley (1-1) Loss: Rob Valentinetti (0-2)
Inning: 1 Oakland Stan Coakley pitching. Ray Hudson flies out to the center fielder. Kevin Battle flies out to the center fielder. John Rogers walks. Craig Smith singles past the second baseman. Lou McAleese singles to center field. John Rogers scores. Craig Smith advances to third on the hit. Shinji Ishida grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Texas Rob Valentinetti pitching. Pat Smith singles to center field. Chris Gomez singles to right field. Pat Smith advances to third on the hit. Les Davis strikes out. Dick Harrell walks. Len Perlozzo walks. Pat Smith scores. Grady Reynolds grounds out to the third baseman. Chris Gomez scores. Dick Harrell advances to third on the play. Len Perlozzo advances to second on the play. Joe Anderson strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Oakland Joe McGraw grounds out to the third baseman. Marcelino Grimes singles to right field. Rob Valentinetti lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Ray Hudson pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Texas Ken Owens walks. Stan Coakley lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Pat Smith strikes out. Chris Gomez pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Kevin Battle walks. John Rogers grounds out to the catcher. Kevin Battle advances to second on the play. Kevin Battle is out trying to steal third. Craig Smith singles to center field. Craig Smith steals second. Lou McAleese grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Texas Les Davis lines out to the pitcher. Dick Harrell grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Len Perlozzo grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Shinji Ishida strikes out. Joe McGraw strikes out. Marcelino Grimes grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Texas Grady Reynolds walks. Grady Reynolds steals second. Joe Anderson strikes out. Ken Owens flies out to the right fielder. Stan Coakley flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Rob Valentinetti grounds out to the third baseman. Ray Hudson walks. Kevin Battle singles to left field. Ray Hudson advances to third on the hit. Kevin Battle steals second. John Rogers singles to left field. Ray Hudson scores. Kevin Battle scores. Craig Smith grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Texas Pat Smith flies out to the center fielder. Chris Gomez doubles to center field. Les Davis hits a home run. Chris Gomez scores. Dick Harrell singles to center field. Len Perlozzo grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dick Harrell advances to second on the play. Grady Reynolds hits a home run. Dick Harrell scores. Jake Lamont comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Joe Anderson flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Lou McAleese grounds out to the shortstop. Shinji Ishida strikes out. Joe McGraw flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Texas Ken Owens flies out to the left fielder. Stan Coakley singles past the second baseman. Pat Smith doubles to left field. Stan Coakley uses his aggressiveness and scores. Chris Gomez singles to center field. Pat Smith scores. Gil Plaskett comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Les Davis grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Marcelino Grimes pops out to the second baseman. Gil Plaskett flies out to the center fielder. Ray Hudson flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Texas Dick Harrell strikes out. Len Perlozzo singles to right field. Grady Reynolds grounds out to the shortstop. Len Perlozzo advances to second on the play. Joe Anderson singles to center field. Len Perlozzo scores. Pete Smalley comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ken Owens flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Bill Terry is pinch hitting for Kevin Battle. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Bill Terry singles to left field. John Rogers doubles to right field. Craig Smith strikes out. Lou McAleese grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Terry scores. John Rogers advances to third on the play. Woody Zavaras is pinch hitting for Shinji Ishida. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Woody Zavaras grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Texas Stan Coakley strikes out. Pat Smith singles to center field. Chris Gomez walks. Mike farano is pinch hitting for Les Davis. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Mike farano flies out to the center fielder. Dick Harrell singles to right field. Pat Smith scores. Chris Gomez advances to third on the hit. Lee Welch comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Len Perlozzo strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Oakland Joe McGraw grounds out to the shortstop. Marcelino Grimes flies out to the right fielder. Dutch Wynn is pinch hitting for Lee Welch. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Dutch Wynn grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Oakland total runners left on base: 5 Texas total runners left on base: 7
Game Notes Lee Welch is injured and is expected to be out 17 days.
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: John Hetzel improves in velocity Larry Pratt did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Norm Mallicoat improves in power_vs_lefty John Hetzel did not respond to coaching in control George Rojek did not respond to coaching in CF
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Eric Kennedy improves in endurance Bert Walker did not respond to coaching in control Ken Granger did not respond to coaching in velocity Masao Johnson did not respond to coaching in control Mike Layton did not respond to coaching in 3B