Inning: 1 Oakland Jerry Sparks pitching. Rick O Shea hits an infield single to the pitcher. Rick O Shea is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Al Valdes grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mitch Bella singles to right field. Mitch Bella steals second. Felix Griggs walks. Jerry Blume flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Texas Bill Frazier pitching. Lefty Miksis walks. Lefty Miksis steals second. Al Holshouser strikes out. Mike Lown lines out to the second baseman. Dan Wagner walks. Rich Textor singles past the first baseman. Lefty Miksis scores. Bill Jordan strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Oakland George Schmidt flies out to the right fielder. Tim Dejan singles to center field. Tim Dejan steals second. Davon Workman singles to center field. Tim Dejan scores. Bill Frazier lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Rick O Shea grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Texas Jesse Johnson walks. J.R. Wells walks. Jerry Sparks fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Jerry Sparks triples. Jesse Johnson scores. J.R. Wells scores. Lefty Miksis flies out to the center fielder. Al Holshouser strikes out. Mike Lown strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Al Valdes walks. Mitch Bella grounds out to the shortstop. Al Valdes advances to second on the play. Felix Griggs walks. Jerry Blume hits an infield single to the second baseman. George Schmidt triples. Al Valdes scores. Felix Griggs scores. Jerry Blume scores. Tim Dejan grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). George Schmidt scores. Marsh Howell comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Davon Workman grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Texas Dan Wagner pops out to the shortstop. Rich Textor grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Jordan grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Bill Frazier flies out to the left fielder. Rick O Shea grounds out to the second baseman. Al Valdes strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Texas Jesse Johnson pops out to the catcher. J.R. Wells hits a home run. Marsh Howell grounds out to the shortstop. Lefty Miksis grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Mitch Bella flies out to the right fielder. Felix Griggs strikes out. Jerry Blume pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Texas Al Holshouser strikes out. Mike Lown reached on a fielding error by George Schmidt. Dan Wagner singles to center field. Rich Textor singles to left field. Mike Lown scores. Dan Wagner advances to third on the hit. Bill Jordan doubles to left field. Dan Wagner scores. Rich Textor uses his aggressiveness and scores. Jesse Johnson singles to center field. Bill Jordan scores. J.R. Wells flies out to the center fielder. Marsh Howell strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland George Schmidt walks. Tim Dejan flies out to the center fielder. Davon Workman walks. Buster Phillips is pinch hitting for Bill Frazier. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Buster Phillips grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Davon Workman is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Rick O Shea strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Texas Mike Quirico pitching. Lefty Miksis flies out to the right fielder. Al Holshouser singles to left field. Mike Lown strikes out. Al Holshouser steals second. Dan Wagner walks. Rich Textor grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Dan Wagner is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Oakland Al Valdes pops out to the shortstop. Mitch Bella grounds out to the third baseman. Felix Griggs grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Texas Augie McCarthy comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Bill Jordan singles to left field. Jesse Johnson reached on a fielding error by Mitch Bella. J.R. Wells singles past the first baseman. Bill Jordan scores. Heinie Garvin is pinch hitting for Marsh Howell. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Heinie Garvin singles to left field. Jesse Johnson scores. J.R. Wells advances to third on the hit. Lefty Miksis flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, J.R. Wells scores. Al Holshouser strikes out. Heinie Garvin is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Rico Thobe pitching. Jerry Blume strikes out. George Schmidt strikes out. Tim Dejan flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Texas Mike Lown singles to right field. Mike Lown steals second. Dan Wagner doubles to right field. Mike Lown scores. Rich Textor grounds out to the second baseman. Dan Wagner advances to third on the play. Bill Jordan hits an infield single to the first baseman. Dan Wagner scores. Jesse Johnson singles to center field. J.R. Wells strikes out. Winston Throgmorton is pinch hitting for Rico Thobe. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Winston Throgmorton walks. Lefty Miksis grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Oakland Jim Wright pitching. Davon Workman triples. Robert Heving is pinch hitting for Augie McCarthy. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Robert Heving strikes out. Rick O Shea flies out to the left fielder. Al Valdes singles to left field. Davon Workman scores. Mitch Bella pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Oakland total runners left on base: 6 Texas total runners left on base: 9
Batting:3B - George Schmidt (3), Davon Workman (1). Baserunning: SB - Mitch Bella (10), Tim Dejan (4).CS - Rick O Shea (7). Fielding: E - Mitch Bella, George Schmidt.
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Kerby McAndrew did not respond to coaching in control Kerby McAndrew improves in endurance Fizz Feldman improves in arm Sam Manilla did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Ed Clark did not respond to coaching in velocity Chet Thornton did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Woody Hilton improves in CF
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: John Steinbach did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Doug Connor did not respond to coaching in speed Rob Allen did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Kazuya Makino did not respond to coaching in speed Phil Metkovich did not respond to coaching in control Tim Meine did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty