Win: Dan Lee (2-0) Loss: Clyde Thomas (1-4)
Save: Lee Welch (13)
Inning: 1 Oakland Clyde Thomas pitching. Ray Hudson flies out to the right fielder. Kevin Battle hits an infield single to the pitcher. Matt Chapman singles to right field. Craig Smith strikes out. Lou McAleese grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Texas Mark Lundgren pitching. Pat Smith singles to right field. Chris Gomez singles to center field. Pat Smith advances to third on the hit. Les Davis flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Pat Smith scores. Dick Harrell strikes out. Chris Gomez is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Ed Jorgensen flies out to the center fielder. Onan Snopek flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Andres Bague flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Texas Grady Reynolds flies out to the left fielder. Ken Owens singles to center field. Ken Owens steals second. Ken Dale flies out to the right fielder. Ollie Patten flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Mark Lundgren singles to right field. Ray Hudson flies out to the center fielder. Kevin Battle strikes out. Matt Chapman singles to left field. Mark Lundgren advances to third on the hit. Craig Smith flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Texas Clyde Thomas grounds out to the second baseman. Pat Smith strikes out. Chris Gomez reached on a fielding error by Ed Jorgensen. Les Davis strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Lou McAleese grounds out to the pitcher. Ed Jorgensen flies out to the left fielder. Onan Snopek grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Texas Dick Harrell grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Grady Reynolds singles to left field. Ken Owens reached on a fielding error by Ray Hudson. Ken Dale walks. Ollie Patten pops out to the third baseman. Clyde Thomas grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 Oakland Andres Bague strikes out. Mark Lundgren flies out to the left fielder. Ray Hudson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Texas Pat Smith strikes out. Chris Gomez doubles to right field. Les Davis strikes out. Dick Harrell walks. Grady Reynolds singles to left field. Chris Gomez scores. Dick Harrell advances to third on the hit. Ken Owens grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Oakland Kevin Battle flies out to the center fielder. Matt Chapman flies out to the center fielder. Craig Smith flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Texas Ken Dale strikes out. Ollie Patten singles to right field. Clyde Thomas fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Clyde Thomas grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Lou McAleese strikes out. Ed Jorgensen flies out to the right fielder. Onan Snopek reached on a fielding error by Ken Dale. Andres Bague singles to left field. Onan Snopek advances to third on the hit. Woody Zavaras is pinch hitting for Mark Lundgren. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Andres Bague steals second. Woody Zavaras singles to left field. Onan Snopek scores. Andres Bague scores. Ray Hudson pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Texas Dan Lee pitching. Pat Smith strikes out. Chris Gomez strikes out. Les Davis flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Kevin Battle doubles to center field. John Papi 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. Matt Chapman flies out to the left fielder. Craig Smith singles to left field. Kevin Battle scores. Lou McAleese flies out to the center fielder. Ed Jorgensen singles to right field. Onan Snopek strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Texas Dick Harrell flies out to the center fielder. Grady Reynolds singles past the third baseman. Ken Owens singles to left field. Grady Reynolds advances to third on the hit. Ken Dale strikes out. Ollie Patten grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Oakland Andres Bague grounds out to the second baseman. Fred Murray is pinch hitting for Dan Lee. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Fred Murray grounds out to the shortstop. Ray Hudson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Texas Lee Welch pitching. Mike farano is pinch hitting for John Papi. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Mike farano flies out to the center fielder. Pat Smith strikes out. Chris Gomez grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Oakland total runners LOB: 7 Texas total runners LOB: 9
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: D+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Roy Williams did not respond to coaching in endurance Larry Pratt did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Rob Valentinetti did not respond to coaching in velocity Shinji Ishida did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Bert Walker did not respond to coaching in control Ken Granger improves in velocity Quinn Hickey did not respond to coaching in speed Ralph Woods did not respond to coaching in control Mike Layton did not respond to coaching in 3B