Win: Dick Sawatski (1-4) Loss: Nelson Briles (2-5)
Inning: 1 Oakland Norm Maisel pitching. Michael Stewart flies out to the left fielder. Joel Heinkel doubles past the first baseman. Fusoya Hiramasu strikes out. Alex Palica strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Texas Dick Sawatski pitching. Takeshi Kamiguchi strikes out. Richie Zisk triples. Mack Hartgraves singles to left field. Richie Zisk scores. Paul Matias flies out to the left fielder. Dennis Callaway strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Keith Marsh hits a home run. Nick Johnston strikes out. Geraldo Sorrento strikes out. Alex Severson grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Texas George Miller flies out to the center fielder. Jim Conroy grounds out to the shortstop. Jeff Newman singles to center field. Norm Maisel flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Dick Sawatski grounds out to the third baseman. Michael Stewart walks. Joel Heinkel pops out to the first baseman. Fusoya Hiramasu hits a home run. Michael Stewart scores. Alex Palica hits a home run. Keith Marsh singles to right field. Keith Marsh steals second. Nick Johnston pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Texas Takeshi Kamiguchi strikes out. Richie Zisk singles to right field. Richie Zisk steals second. Mack Hartgraves strikes out. Paul Matias strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Geraldo Sorrento grounds out to the third baseman. Alex Severson flies out to the center fielder. Dick Sawatski lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Texas Dennis Callaway grounds out to the pitcher. George Miller walks. Jim Conroy strikes out. Jeff Newman walks. Norm Maisel flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Oakland Michael Stewart pops out to the third baseman. Joel Heinkel walks. Fusoya Hiramasu singles to right field. Alex Palica grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Joel Heinkel advances to third on the play. Fusoya Hiramasu advances to second on the play. Keith Marsh strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Texas Takeshi Kamiguchi flies out to the center fielder. Richie Zisk grounds out to the second baseman. Mack Hartgraves grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Nick Johnston grounds out to the third baseman. Geraldo Sorrento strikes out. Alex Severson doubles to left field. Dick Sawatski grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Texas Paul Matias singles to left field. Paul Matias steals second. Dennis Callaway strikes out. George Miller flies out to the right fielder. Jim Conroy grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Moose Hidalgo comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Michael Stewart walks. Joel Heinkel grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Michael Stewart is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Joel Heinkel steals second. Fusoya Hiramasu flies out to the center fielder. Alex Palica grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Texas Jeff Newman strikes out. Turk Timberlake is pinch hitting for Moose Hidalgo. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Turk Timberlake singles to right field. Takeshi Kamiguchi grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Turk Timberlake is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Takeshi Kamiguchi is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Pat Jones pitching. Keith Marsh grounds out to the shortstop. Nick Johnston flies out to the left fielder. Geraldo Sorrento strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Texas Richie Zisk flies out to the right fielder. Mack Hartgraves singles to center field. Paul Matias doubles to center field. Mack Hartgraves uses his aggressiveness and scores. Mike Romo comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Dennis Callaway pops out to the second baseman. George Miller flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Alex Severson hits a home run. Paul Distaso is pinch hitting for Mike Romo. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Paul Distaso grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Michael Stewart singles to right field. Tris Ausanio 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. Joel Heinkel singles to left field. Michael Stewart advances to third on the hit. Joel Heinkel steals second. Fusoya Hiramasu strikes out. Alex Palica hits an infield single to the pitcher. Michael Stewart scores. Bob Miller comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Alex Palica steals second. Keith Marsh strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Texas Isidro Barron pitching. Ramon Helfrich is pinch hitting for Jim Conroy. Ramon Helfrich grounds out to the second baseman. Jeff Newman flies out to the center fielder. Fumio Matsuda is pinch hitting for Bob Miller. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Fumio Matsuda strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Oakland total runners LOB: 8 Texas total runners LOB: 7
Batting:2B - Joel Heinkel (11), Alex Severson (5).HR - Fusoya Hiramasu (1), Alex Palica (7), Keith Marsh (5), Alex Severson (4). Baserunning: SB - Joel Heinkel 2 (7), Alex Palica (3), Keith Marsh (8).
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Ben Henderson improves in contact_vs_lefty Ben Harris did not respond to coaching in arm Ben Harris improves in range Ben Harris did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty John Sisk did not respond to coaching in C
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Eddie Luderus did not respond to coaching in velocity Tom Phillips did not respond to coaching in velocity Ramon Menhart did not respond to coaching in control Cesar Shields did not respond to coaching in speed Cesar Shields did not respond to coaching in SS