Win: Tommy Roettger (6-5) Loss: Billy Stobbs (6-9)
Inning: 1 Oakland Billy Stobbs pitching. Joe Hoffman singles to right field. Boom Boom Washington doubles to right field. Joe Hoffman uses his aggressiveness and scores. Marsh White triples. Boom Boom Washington scores. Terry Johnson grounds out to the second baseman. Marsh White scores. Dwayne Murray flies out to the center fielder. Sudden Sam LaRoche grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Texas Tommy Roettger pitching. Joe Minor flies out to the right fielder. Tim Magrini pops out to the second baseman. Luis House strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Tim Yonke strikes out. Hal Plank grounds out to the shortstop. Tommy Roettger walks. Joe Hoffman grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Texas Leon Leonard strikes out. Charley Wright singles to right field. Pat Eibel singles to left field. Joe Barbee strikes out. Mickey Bartirome pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Oakland Boom Boom Washington strikes out. Marsh White grounds out to the second baseman. Terry Johnson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Texas Billy Stobbs strikes out. Joe Minor singles to left field. Tim Magrini grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Joe Minor is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Luis House grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Dwayne Murray reached on a fielding error by Tim Magrini. Sudden Sam LaRoche grounds out to the third baseman. Dwayne Murray advances to second on the play. Tim Yonke singles to right field. Dwayne Murray scores. Hal Plank walks. Tommy Roettger fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Tommy Roettger is hit by a pitch. Joe Hoffman singles to right field. Tim Yonke scores. Hal Plank scores. Tommy Roettger advances to third on the hit. Boom Boom Washington grounds out to the second baseman. Tommy Roettger scores. Joe Hoffman advances to second on the play. Marsh White hits a home run. Joe Hoffman scores. Terry Johnson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Texas Leon Leonard grounds out to the second baseman. Charley Wright flies out to the right fielder. Pat Eibel bunts for a base hit. Joe Barbee strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Dwayne Murray doubles to center field. Sudden Sam LaRoche pops out to the shortstop. Tim Yonke strikes out. Hal Plank hits a home run. Dwayne Murray scores. Tommy Roettger doubles past the third baseman. Joe Hoffman strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Texas Mickey Bartirome singles to left field. Billy Stobbs lays down a bunt. The catcher fields the ball, Mickey Bartirome forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Joe Minor grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Boom Boom Washington doubles to left field. Marsh White singles to center field. Boom Boom Washington scores. Terry Johnson grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Dwayne Murray singles to center field. Dot Wylie comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is pulled because he is getting hammered (Starting pitcher has given up 8 or more earned runs, he is tired, and the team is losing by more than 5 runs). Sudden Sam LaRoche flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Texas Tim Magrini flies out to the left fielder. Luis House strikes out. Leon Leonard grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Tim Yonke flies out to the right fielder. Hal Plank strikes out. Tommy Roettger grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Texas Charley Wright grounds out to the second baseman. Rafael Pless is pinch hitting for Pat Eibel. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Rafael Pless strikes out. Joe Barbee flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Joe Hoffman walks. Boom Boom Washington hits a home run. Joe Hoffman scores. Marsh White grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Rocky Jonnard is pinch hitting for Terry Johnson. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Rocky Jonnard strikes out. Dwayne Murray flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Texas Ed Otero is pinch hitting for Mickey Bartirome. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Ed Otero reached on a 2-base fielding error by Marsh White. Red Payne is pinch hitting for Dot Wylie. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Red Payne strikes out. Joe Minor flies out to the right fielder. Tim Magrini grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Jim Young pitching. Sudden Sam LaRoche pops out to the first baseman. Tim Yonke grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Hal Plank grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Texas Luis House walks. Leon Leonard pops out to the shortstop. Charley Wright grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Oakland total runners LOB: 3 Texas total runners LOB: 5
Batting:2B - Boom Boom Washington 2 (24), Dwayne Murray (14), Tommy Roettger (2).3B - Marsh White (3).HR - Boom Boom Washington (13), Marsh White (16), Hal Plank (6).GIDP - Terry Johnson.HBP - Tommy Roettger (1). Fielding: E - Marsh White.
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Chuck Matthewson improves in range Jack Sutherland did not respond to coaching in arm Sam Feller did not respond to coaching in velocity Jack Sutherland did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Mike Howe did not respond to coaching in SS
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Ellis Goletz improves in contact_vs_lefty Jim Baird did not respond to coaching in speed Chuck Chiles improves in contact_vs_righty Jerry Price improves in contact_vs_lefty