Win: Makito Nishimura (12-5) Loss: Elton Tincup (4-3)
Save: Joe Graham (6)
Inning: 1 Oakland Elton Tincup pitching. Cidi Schlei singles to center field. Dooley McDonald grounds into a force play to the catcher - great play by the catcher to prevent a single! Cidi Schlei is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Dooley McDonald steals second. Jimmy Baker walks. Zeke Wright flies out to the left fielder. Marcell Reese singles to left field. Dooley McDonald scores. Jimmy Baker advances to third on the hit. David Gomez triples. Jimmy Baker scores. Marcell Reese scores. Chet Thornton grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Texas Makito Nishimura pitching. Ben Werhas grounds out to the third baseman. Fizz Feldman singles to center field. Bert Corbin grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Fizz Feldman advances to second on the play. Jose Sasaki walks. Tex Bejma strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Oakland Ernie Singleton flies out to the left fielder. Makito Nishimura grounds out to the third baseman. Cidi Schlei walks. Dooley McDonald singles to center field. Jimmy Baker grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Texas John Steinbach singles to right field. John Steinbach steals second. Rob Brock hits a home run. John Steinbach scores. Carl Dernier grounds out to the second baseman. Elton Tincup grounds out to the shortstop. Ben Werhas flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Zeke Wright doubles to right field. Marcell Reese pops out to the second baseman. David Gomez doubles to center field. Zeke Wright scores. Chet Thornton walks. Ernie Singleton strikes out. Makito Nishimura strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Texas Fizz Feldman grounds out to the pitcher. Bert Corbin grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jose Sasaki flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Cidi Schlei strikes out. Jerry Nichols 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. Dooley McDonald strikes out. Jimmy Baker strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Texas Tex Bejma doubles to center field. John Steinbach grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tex Bejma advances to third on the play. Rob Brock pops out to the first baseman. Carl Dernier flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Zeke Wright lines out to the second baseman. Marcell Reese singles to right field. David Gomez strikes out. Marcell Reese steals second. Chet Thornton strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Texas Jerry Nichols singles to center field. Ben Werhas strikes out. Fizz Feldman flies out to the center fielder. Bert Corbin flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Ernie Singleton singles to left field. Cal Eastwick 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. Makito Nishimura lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, throws to second for the force out, on to first but the throw to first for the double play is not in time. (SS covering 2nd). Cidi Schlei strikes out. Dooley McDonald singles to right field. Jimmy Baker grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Texas Jose Sasaki pops out to the second baseman. Tex Bejma strikes out. John Steinbach singles to right field. Rob Brock walks. Carl Dernier singles to right field. Cal Eastwick grounds into a fielders choice to the pitcher. John Steinbach is out at home. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Oakland Zeke Wright singles to right field. Marcell Reese flies out to the center fielder. David Gomez pops out to the second baseman. Zeke Wright steals second. Chet Thornton grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Texas Ben Werhas singles to left field. Ben Werhas steals second. Fizz Feldman flies out to the left fielder. Bert Corbin flies out to the center fielder. Bill Lintz 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. Jose Sasaki flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Ernie Singleton grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Hideki Kobayashi 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. Brian Priest is pinch hitting for Bill Lintz. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Brian Priest singles to right field. Cidi Schlei flies out to the left fielder. Dooley McDonald singles to center field. Brian Priest advances to third on the hit. Jimmy Baker singles to left field. Brian Priest scores. Dooley McDonald advances to third on the hit. Zeke Wright singles to right field. Dooley McDonald scores. Jimmy Baker advances to third on the hit. Phil Metkovich comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Marcell Reese grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Texas Jeff Meyers pitching. Tex Bejma singles to left field. John Steinbach singles to center field. Tex Bejma advances to third on the hit. Rob Brock strikes out. Carl Dernier grounds out to the shortstop. Tex Bejma scores. John Steinbach advances to second on the play. Ruben Merchant is pinch hitting for Phil Metkovich. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Ruben Merchant flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Lee Keyroof pitching. David Gomez grounds out to the second baseman. Chet Thornton grounds out to the shortstop. Ernie Singleton grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Texas Ben Werhas singles to center field. Fizz Feldman singles past the third baseman. Ben Werhas advances to third on the hit. Bert Corbin strikes out. Jose Sasaki lines out to the shortstop. Joe Graham 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. Tex Bejma walks. John Steinbach flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Oakland total runners LOB: 11 Texas total runners LOB: 12
Game Notes Jerry Nichols is injured and is expected to be out 25 days.
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Carlos Medina did not respond to coaching in velocity Mike Sivess did not respond to coaching in arm Julio Hickman did not respond to coaching in control Tom Daviault did not respond to coaching in velocity Jack Parrett did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Rick Hundley did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Mike Sivess improves in RF
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: George Ripley did not respond to coaching in control Larry Brown did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Curt Pechiney did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Larry Brown did not respond to coaching in speed Art Johnson improves in range Harley Miller improves in speed Damion Hayward did not respond to coaching in 1B