Win: Steve Cliburn (15-12) Loss: Jim Miller (6-6)
Save: Mike Minor (36)
Inning: 1 Oakland Steve Cliburn pitching. Steve Diggs singles to left field. Tod Olerud strikes out. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Steve Diggs steals third. Steve Kamieniecki strikes out. Dick Eddy singles in front of the center fielder. Steve Diggs scores. Dick Eddy steals second. Bruce Asadoor strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Texas Jim Miller pitching. Aaron Reese flies out to the center fielder. Pete Powell flies out to the right fielder. Ken Cimino flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Shinichi Yano flies out to the right fielder. Ed Stark hits a home run. Joe Killilay singles to left field. Jim Miller fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Jim Miller strikes out. Steve Diggs grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Joe Killilay is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Texas Harry Hibbs doubles past the first baseman. Hod Malay singles to center field. Harry Hibbs scores. Champ Nastu grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Keisuke Sato flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Tod Olerud singles to center field. Steve Kamieniecki strikes out. Tod Olerud steals second. Dick Eddy flies out to the right fielder. Bruce Asadoor grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Texas Gary Connelly grounds out to the second baseman. Steve Cliburn strikes out. Aaron Reese walks. Pete Powell doubles to center field. Aaron Reese uses his aggressiveness and scores. Ken Cimino strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Shinichi Yano singles to center field. Shinichi Yano gets picked off first. Ed Stark flies out to the center fielder. Joe Killilay flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Texas Harry Hibbs grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Hod Malay pops out to the second baseman. Champ Nastu strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Jim Miller flies out to the right fielder. Steve Diggs flies out to the left fielder. Tod Olerud grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Texas Keisuke Sato flies out to the center fielder. Gary Connelly grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Steve Cliburn walks. Aaron Reese flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Steve Kamieniecki grounds out to the second baseman. Dick Eddy grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bruce Asadoor is hit by a pitch. Shinichi Yano singles to center field. Bruce Asadoor advances to third on the hit. Ed Stark grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Texas Pete Powell strikes out. Ken Cimino singles to center field. Harry Hibbs doubles past the first baseman. Ken Cimino uses his aggressiveness and scores. Hod Malay flies out to the right fielder. Champ Nastu strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Randy Munoz is pinch hitting for Joe Killilay. Randy Munoz doubles to center field. Harry Zachary is pinch hitting for Jim Miller. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Harry Zachary lines out to the pitcher. Steve Diggs walks. Tod Olerud strikes out. Steve Kamieniecki grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Texas Gary Blank pitching. Eddie Fletcher enters the game as a defensive replacement for Randy Munoz at C. Keisuke Sato walks. Keisuke Sato steals second. Gary Connelly grounds out to the second baseman. Keisuke Sato advances to third on the play. Steve Cliburn strikes out. Aaron Reese flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Dick Eddy grounds out to the third baseman. Bruce Asadoor flies out to the right fielder. Shinichi Yano grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Texas Pete Powell singles to left field. Ken Cimino hits a home run. Pete Powell scores. Markus Briggs comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Harry Hibbs grounds out to the second baseman. Hod Malay grounds out to the third baseman. Champ Nastu pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Mike Minor comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Ed Stark singles to center field. Henry Marshall is pinch hitting for Eddie Fletcher. Henry Marshall strikes out. Buggy Pizzamiglio is pinch hitting for Markus Briggs. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Buggy Pizzamiglio grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ed Stark advances to second on the play. Steve Diggs strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Oakland total runners left on base: 8 Texas total runners left on base: 4
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Carter Tookle did not respond to coaching in speed Larry Holmes improves in arm Rick Cooney did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Rod Branch did not respond to coaching in control Rick Cooney improves in arm Larry Holmes improves in range
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Chris Baptist did not respond to coaching in arm Chris Baptist did not respond to coaching in speed Chris Baptist did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Cupid Leon did not respond to coaching in velocity Chris Baptist did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty John Betzel did not respond to coaching in velocity