Win: Scott Kitson (9-2) Loss: Dennis Bradley (5-14)
Save: Del DeShields (8)
Inning: 1 Oakland Dennis Bradley pitching. Gene Reed flies out to the center fielder. Cam Eden strikes out. Hal Crosby grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Texas Harvey Thomas pitching. Brook Matuszek grounds out to the third baseman. Mike Fishel walks. Kevin Walters doubles to center field. Mike Fishel uses his aggressiveness and scores. Henry Herrera doubles to center field. Kevin Walters scores. Walt Cone singles to left field. Henry Herrera scores. Scott Kitson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Walt Cone steals second. Phil Hankins grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Walt Cone advances to third on the play. Bert Flores singles to right field. Walt Cone scores. Larry Kurtz pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Joe Roche triples. Sadao Ukai grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Roche scores. Frank Jordan singles to left field. Frank Jordan steals second. Gabi Diez strikes out. Kelly Miller strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Texas Dennis Bradley singles to left field. Brook Matuszek grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Dennis Bradley is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Mike Fishel singles to center field. Kevin Walters pops out to the first baseman. Henry Herrera grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Oakland Scott Kitson singles to right field. Gene Reed grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Scott Kitson is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Cam Eden walks. Hal Crosby singles to center field. Gene Reed is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Cam Eden advances to third on the play. Joe Roche doubles to left field. Cam Eden scores. Hal Crosby uses his aggressiveness and scores. Sadao Ukai strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Texas Walt Cone flies out to the center fielder. Phil Hankins grounds out to the second baseman. Bert Flores flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Frank Jordan walks. Frank Jordan steals second. Gabi Diez strikes out. Kelly Miller strikes out. Scott Kitson walks. Gene Reed doubles to right field. Frank Jordan scores. Scott Kitson uses his aggressiveness and scores. Cam Eden flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Texas Larry Kurtz grounds out to the shortstop. Tom Bridges is pinch hitting for Dennis Bradley. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Tom Bridges strikes out. Brook Matuszek flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Ray Kingery pitching. Hal Crosby grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Roche flies out to the center fielder. Sadao Ukai flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Texas Mike Fishel walks. Kevin Walters strikes out. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Henry Herrera grounds out to the third baseman. Walt Cone strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Frank Jordan singles to right field. Gabi Diez flies out to the center fielder. Kelly Miller triples. Frank Jordan scores. Kazuhiko Kohno comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Scott Kitson strikes out. Gene Reed grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Texas Phil Hankins strikes out. Bert Flores strikes out. Larry Kurtz grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Cam Eden grounds out to the shortstop. Hal Crosby walks. Hal Crosby steals second. Joe Roche grounds out to the pitcher. Sadao Ukai grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Texas Hector Morgan is pinch hitting for Kazuhiko Kohno. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Hector Morgan grounds out to the third baseman. Brook Matuszek singles to center field. Mike Fishel singles to right field. Brook Matuszek advances to third on the hit. Kevin Walters strikes out. Mike Fishel steals second. Henry Herrera lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Oakland Don Madrid pitching. Frank Jordan singles to center field. Gabi Diez strikes out. Jeff Faul is pinch hitting for Kelly Miller. Jeff Faul pops out to the third baseman. Toshitake Nagatoshi is pinch hitting for Scott Kitson. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Toshitake Nagatoshi singles to center field. Gene Reed grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Texas Lary Flack pitching. Rafa Santiago enters the game as a defensive replacement for Jeff Faul at C. Walt Cone grounds out to the second baseman. Phil Hankins flies out to the right fielder. Bert Flores singles to center field. Bert Flores steals second. Larry Kurtz flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Cam Eden walks. Hal Crosby strikes out. Joe Roche grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Cam Eden is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Sadao Ukai walks. Joquel Alfonso comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states RP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Frank Jordan flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Texas Del DeShields comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Curt Fahr is pinch hitting for Joquel Alfonso. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Curt Fahr flies out to the center fielder. Brook Matuszek flies out to the right fielder. Mike Fishel strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Oakland total runners LOB: 9 Texas total runners LOB: 7
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Eddie Foreman improves in power_vs_righty Juan Karmen improves in range Ronaldo Jeva did not respond to coaching in range Dave Wakefield did not respond to coaching in control Heinz Harper did not respond to coaching in SS
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Herb Henderson improves in control Matt Meeker did not respond to coaching in velocity Randy Bathe improves in velocity Rich Ramsey did not respond to coaching in control Johnny Brant did not respond to coaching in 3B