Inning: 1 Oakland Rafer Nicholas pitching. Dan Dyck flies out to the right fielder. John Brito singles to right field. Steve Secory grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Texas Pat Heath pitching. Jayson Miller triples. Walton Wayde lines out to the third baseman. Eiichi Okamoto pops out to the third baseman. Dennis Doyle strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Buck Fisher strikes out. Doc Boone flies out to the center fielder. Ralph Miller grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Texas Terry Ball strikes out. Rusney Pupo reached on a fielding error by Doc Boone. Derek Theiss walks. Jake Lonnett singles to left field. Rusney Pupo scores. Derek Theiss advances to third on the hit. Rafer Nicholas pops out to the shortstop. Jayson Miller lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Oakland Bob Minshall walks. Tom Canale flies out to the right fielder. Pat Heath lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Dan Dyck grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Texas Walton Wayde singles to left field. Eiichi Okamoto grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Walton Wayde advances to second on the play. Dennis Doyle doubles past the center fielder. Walton Wayde scores. Terry Ball grounds out to the shortstop. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Rusney Pupo doubles past the center fielder. Dennis Doyle scores. Derek Theiss flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland John Brito lines out to the second baseman. Steve Secory walks. Buck Fisher singles to left field. Steve Secory aggressively advances to third on the hit. Doc Boone strikes out. Ralph Miller grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Texas Jake Lonnett singles to left field. Rafer Nicholas fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Rafer Nicholas grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Jayson Miller flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Bob Minshall strikes out. Tom Canale flies out to the center fielder. Pat Heath flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Texas Walton Wayde walks. Eiichi Okamoto pops out to the shortstop. Dennis Doyle hits an infield single to the third baseman. Terry Ball hits a home run. Walton Wayde scores. Dennis Doyle scores. Harvey Janzen comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Rusney Pupo singles to center field. Derek Theiss grounds out to the third baseman. Rusney Pupo advances to second on the play. Jake Lonnett flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Dan Dyck grounds out to the third baseman. John Brito flies out to the left fielder. Steve Secory grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Texas Rafer Nicholas flies out to the left fielder. Jayson Miller grounds out to the second baseman. Walton Wayde grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Buck Fisher flies out to the right fielder. Doc Boone flies out to the left fielder. Ralph Miller grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Texas Eiichi Okamoto singles to right field. Eiichi Okamoto steals second. Dennis Doyle hits a home run. Eiichi Okamoto scores. Luis Charlton is pinch hitting for Terry Ball. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Luis Charlton doubles to left field. Rusney Pupo strikes out. Derek Theiss flies out to the right fielder. Jake Lonnett doubles past the center fielder. Luis Charlton scores. Rafer Nicholas strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Bob Minshall lines out to the first baseman. Tom Canale flies out to the center fielder. Dan Davis is pinch hitting for Harvey Janzen. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Dan Davis singles to right field. Juan Clark is pinch hitting for Dan Dyck. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Juan Clark grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Dan Davis is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Texas Johnny Guillen pitching. John Powers is pinch hitting for Jayson Miller. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. John Powers grounds out to the shortstop. Walton Wayde strikes out. Eiichi Okamoto grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland John Brito strikes out. Steve Secory grounds out to the second baseman. Buck Fisher walks. Doc Boone doubles to center field. Ralph Miller grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Oakland total runners left on base: 6 Texas total runners left on base: 6
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Bumpus Gehring did not respond to coaching in arm Greg Crowe improves in arm Bumpus Gehring did not respond to coaching in range Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Harry Wendell improves in power_vs_lefty Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance.
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Brent Rogers improves in endurance Tony Scott improves in arm Herb Masters did not respond to coaching in speed Masao Fukuzawa did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Chuck Ardoin improves in power_vs_righty Art Nevers did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Art Nevers did not respond to coaching in 1B