Inning: 1 Oakland Kerry Barnes pitching. Ralph Miller strikes out. Dan Dyck walks. Clem Lobert walks. John Brito grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Clem Lobert is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Doc Boone grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Texas Don Albury pitching. John Powers pops out to the second baseman. Terry Ball grounds out to the third baseman. Eiichi Okamoto singles to right field. Luis Charlton walks. Jeff Rineer hits a home run. Eiichi Okamoto scores. Luis Charlton scores. Rusney Pupo strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Tom Canale flies out to the center fielder. Mickey Short flies out to the right fielder. Brent Robinson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Texas Derek Theiss pops out to the third baseman. Jake Lonnett singles to left field. Kerry Barnes lays down a bunt. The catcher fields the ball, Jake Lonnett forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). John Powers grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Kerry Barnes is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Don Albury singles to center field. Don Albury steals second. Ralph Miller triples. Don Albury scores. Dan Dyck flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Ralph Miller scores. Clem Lobert walks. John Brito singles to left field. Clem Lobert advances to third on the hit. Doc Boone singles to center field. Clem Lobert scores. John Brito advances to third on the hit. Tom Canale walks. Mickey Short triples. John Brito scores. Doc Boone scores. Tom Canale scores. Steve Versailles comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Brent Robinson singles to left field. Mickey Short scores. Don Albury lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Ralph Miller strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Texas Terry Ball walks. Eiichi Okamoto strikes out. Terry Ball steals second. Luis Charlton walks. Jeff Rineer grounds out to the third baseman. Terry Ball advances to third on the play. Luis Charlton advances to second on the play. Rusney Pupo singles to center field. Terry Ball scores. Luis Charlton scores. Derek Theiss singles to left field. Rusney Pupo advances to third on the hit. Jake Lonnett grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Oakland Dan Dyck grounds out to the shortstop. Clem Lobert grounds out to the pitcher. John Brito hits a home run. Doc Boone triples. Tom Canale grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Texas Steve Versailles grounds out to the shortstop. John Powers grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Green comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Terry Ball singles to right field. Eiichi Okamoto grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Mickey Short walks. Brent Robinson pops out to the first baseman. Mickey Short steals second. Joe Green strikes out. Ralph Miller walks. Dan Dyck flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Texas Luis Charlton strikes out. Jeff Rineer strikes out. Rusney Pupo grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Clem Lobert grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). John Brito hits an infield single to the pitcher. John Brito is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Doc Boone flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Texas Derek Theiss flies out to the right fielder. Jake Lonnett flies out to the right fielder. Steve Versailles reached on a fielding error by Tom Canale. John Powers lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Tom Canale flies out to the right fielder. Mickey Short walks. Jun Ogawa comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Brent Robinson strikes out. Buck Fisher is pinch hitting for Joe Green. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Buck Fisher strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Texas Erubiel Serna pitching. Terry Ball doubles to right field. Eiichi Okamoto flies out to the center fielder. Luis Charlton strikes out. Jeff Rineer grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Ralph Miller singles to right field. Dan Dyck walks. Clem Lobert singles to right field. Ralph Miller scores. Dan Dyck advances to third on the hit. John Brito singles to right field. Dan Dyck scores. Yoshi Ohno comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Doc Boone grounds out to the shortstop. Clem Lobert advances to third on the play. John Brito advances to second on the play. Tom Canale grounds out to the pitcher. Mickey Short pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Texas Rusney Pupo grounds out to the shortstop. Derek Theiss walks. Jake Lonnett singles past the shortstop. Derek Theiss advances to third on the hit. Jay Jones is pinch hitting for Yoshi Ohno. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jake Lonnett steals second. Jay Jones strikes out. John Powers flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Oakland Pete McCabe pitching. Bob Minshall is pinch hitting for Brent Robinson. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Bob Minshall strikes out. George Barnes is pinch hitting for Erubiel Serna. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. George Barnes flies out to the center fielder. Ralph Miller singles to right field. Ralph Miller steals second. Jake Lonnett throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Dan Dyck strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Texas Cy Kirkpatrick pitching. Terry Ball grounds out to the pitcher. Bob Elliott is pinch hitting for Eiichi Okamoto. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Bob Elliott grounds out to the third baseman. Luis Charlton hits a home run. Jeff Rineer strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Oakland total runners LOB: 10 Texas total runners LOB: 8
Batting:3B - Ralph Miller (4), Doc Boone (7), Mickey Short (2).HR - John Brito (10).SF - Dan Dyck. Baserunning: SB - Ralph Miller (10), Mickey Short (8), Don Albury (2).CS - John Brito (7). Fielding: E - Tom Canale.
Game Notes Eiichi Okamoto is injured and is expected to be out 36 days.
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Dave Dexter did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty D.T. Thomas did not respond to coaching in arm Bumpus Gehring did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Bill Versalles improves in power_vs_righty Steve Hinch did not respond to coaching in velocity Dan Wickersham improves in velocity Lynn Pennyfeather did not respond to coaching in 3B
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Art Sodowsky improves in arm Red Taylor improves in velocity Bill Gerhardt did not respond to coaching in endurance Art Nevers did not respond to coaching in range Art Nevers did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Chuck Ardoin improves in range Jim Frazier did not respond to coaching in 1B