Win: Bob Rooker (13-6) Loss: Makito Nishimura (16-8)
Save: Mike Tolan (35)
Inning: 1 Oakland Bob Rooker pitching. Rick O Shea singles to left field. Chet Thornton grounds out to the third baseman. Rick O Shea advances to second on the play. Woody Hilton hits a home run. Rick O Shea scores. Al Valdes strikes out. Zeke Wright strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Texas Makito Nishimura pitching. Lefty Miksis singles to center field. Rob Allen singles past the second baseman. George Jefferies singles to left field. Lefty Miksis is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Rob Allen advances to third on the play. Doug Connor hits a home run. Rob Allen scores. George Jefferies scores. John Steinbach pops out to the second baseman. Dan Wagner strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Ernie Singleton flies out to the left fielder. Fizz Feldman strikes out. Mike Lowenstein strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Texas Johnny Gerner grounds out to the pitcher. Pete Coffman grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Rooker strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Makito Nishimura strikes out. Rick O Shea is hit by a pitch. Chet Thornton grounds out to the third baseman. Rick O Shea advances to second on the play. Woody Hilton strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Texas Lefty Miksis doubles to left field. Rob Allen flies out to the center fielder. George Jefferies grounds out to the second baseman. Lefty Miksis advances to third on the play. Doug Connor flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Al Valdes grounds out to the shortstop. Zeke Wright pops out to the shortstop. Ernie Singleton flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Texas John Steinbach flies out to the left fielder. Dan Wagner strikes out. Johnny Gerner flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Fizz Feldman strikes out. Mike Lowenstein grounds out to the shortstop. Makito Nishimura strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Texas Pete Coffman flies out to the left fielder. Bob Rooker strikes out. Lefty Miksis flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Rick O Shea grounds out to the second baseman. Chet Thornton strikes out. Woody Hilton grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Texas Rob Allen grounds out to the second baseman. George Jefferies flies out to the left fielder. Doug Connor strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Al Valdes flies out to the left fielder. Zeke Wright grounds out to the second baseman. Ernie Singleton lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Texas John Steinbach walks. Dan Wagner pops out to the second baseman. Johnny Gerner strikes out. Pete Coffman grounds into a force play to the shortstop. John Steinbach is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Icehouse Wilkie comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Fizz Feldman pops out to the shortstop. Mike Lowenstein singles to center field. Robert Heving is pinch hitting for Makito Nishimura. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Mike Lowenstein steals second. Robert Heving walks. Rick O Shea grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Robert Heving is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Chet Thornton flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Texas Joe Graham pitching. Ray Glaze is pinch hitting for Icehouse Wilkie. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Ray Glaze walks. Lefty Miksis strikes out. Rob Allen grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ray Glaze advances to second on the play. George Jefferies strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Mike Tolan pitching. Woody Hilton flies out to the center fielder. Al Valdes flies out to the left fielder. Zeke Wright strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Oakland total runners left on base: 3 Texas total runners left on base: 3
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Brian Priest did not respond to coaching in range Scott Moore did not respond to coaching in velocity Jack Page did not respond to coaching in control Scott Moore did not respond to coaching in control Jack Page did not respond to coaching in velocity Ubaldo Morales improves in speed Cidi Schlei improves in CF
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Ruben Merchant improves in power_vs_lefty Ruben Merchant improves in speed George Flanagan did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Vic Rojas did not respond to coaching in speed Ben Werhas did not respond to coaching in speed George Flanagan did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty