Win: Mike Tremark (11-7) Loss: Randy Edwards (0-3)
Save: Ed Carter (16)
Inning: 1 Texas Randy Edwards pitching. Tyreese Turner grounds out to the second baseman. Jeff Newman grounds out to the third baseman. George Miller flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Oakland Mike Tremark pitching. Michael Stewart grounds out to the shortstop. Joel Heinkel grounds out to the third baseman. Keith Marsh walks. Lou David singles to right field. Geraldo Sorrento walks. Len Peploski pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Texas Mack Hartgraves walks. Hector Barnes singles to center field. Mack Hartgraves aggressively advances to third on the hit. Don Stevens flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Mack Hartgraves is thrown out at the plate. Ramon Helfrich strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Hiromoto Ishiguro reached on a 2-base throwing error by Jeff Newman. Alex Severson strikes out. Randy Edwards grounds out to the pitcher. Michael Stewart strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Texas Carlton Whitfield singles past the shortstop. Mike Tremark lays down a bunt. The catcher fields the ball, throws to second for the force out, on to first for the 2-6-4 double play (2B covering 1st). Tyreese Turner singles past the second baseman. Jeff Newman walks. George Miller flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Oakland Joel Heinkel strikes out. Keith Marsh grounds out to the pitcher. Lou David grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Texas Mack Hartgraves flies out to the center fielder. Hector Barnes singles to center field. Don Stevens walks. Ramon Helfrich grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Geraldo Sorrento singles to center field. Geraldo Sorrento steals second. Len Peploski grounds out to the second baseman. Geraldo Sorrento advances to third on the play. The defense is playing the infield in. Hiromoto Ishiguro strikes out. Alex Severson grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Texas Carlton Whitfield grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Tremark grounds out to the second baseman. Tyreese Turner grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Randy Edwards grounds out to the third baseman. Michael Stewart flies out to the right fielder. Joel Heinkel singles to center field. Keith Marsh grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Joel Heinkel is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Texas Jeff Newman pops out to the third baseman. George Miller walks. George Miller steals second. Mack Hartgraves doubles to center field. George Miller scores. Hector Barnes grounds out to the second baseman. Mack Hartgraves advances to third on the play. Don Stevens flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Lou David flies out to the left fielder. Geraldo Sorrento grounds out to the second baseman. Len Peploski flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Texas Irv Polcovich is pinch hitting for Ramon Helfrich. Irv Polcovich flies out to the right fielder. Carlton Whitfield strikes out. Mike Tremark pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Turk Timberlake enters the game as a defensive replacement for Irv Polcovich at LF. Hiromoto Ishiguro flies out to the left fielder. Alex Severson grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Damon Marquez is pinch hitting for Randy Edwards. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Damon Marquez singles to right field. Michael Stewart walks. Buddy Porter 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 1st. Joel Heinkel walks. Keith Marsh strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Texas John Drucke pitching. Tyreese Turner singles to center field. Jeff Newman strikes out. George Miller walks. Mack Hartgraves walks. Hector Barnes strikes out. Don Stevens singles to right field. Tyreese Turner scores. George Miller scores. Alden Bol comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Turk Timberlake strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Oakland Lou David reached on a 2-base fielding error by Tyreese Turner. Geraldo Sorrento walks. Len Peploski walks. Hiromoto Ishiguro grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Lou David scores. Geraldo Sorrento advances to third on the play. Alex Severson walks. Ed Carter comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ernie Beazley is pinch hitting for Alden Bol. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Ernie Beazley pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Texas Jun Wakisaka pitching. Carlton Whitfield singles to center field. Ed Carter lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Tyreese Turner singles to left field. Carlton Whitfield scores. Jeff Newman lines out to the third baseman. George Miller singles to center field. Tyreese Turner advances to third on the hit. George Miller steals second. Mack Hartgraves singles to right field. Tyreese Turner scores. George Miller scores. Mike Romo comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Hector Barnes grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Mack Hartgraves is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Michael Stewart flies out to the left fielder. Joel Heinkel singles to left field. Go Uehara is pinch hitting for Keith Marsh. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Go Uehara flies out to the center fielder. Lou David pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Texas total runners LOB: 8 Oakland total runners LOB: 12
Batting:2B - Mack Hartgraves (25).GIDP - Ramon Helfrich, Mike Tremark. Baserunning: SB - George Miller 2 (28). Fielding: E - Tyreese Turner, Jeff Newman.
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Billy Gallagher did not respond to coaching in control Bill Wagner improves in arm Paul Matias improves in contact_vs_righty Cesar Shields improves in contact_vs_lefty Cesar Shields did not respond to coaching in SS
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Ben Harris did not respond to coaching in speed Ben Harris improves in contact_vs_lefty Les Baldwin did not respond to coaching in velocity Brian Coluccio did not respond to coaching in velocity John Sisk did not respond to coaching in C