Win: Bill Evans (2-2) Loss: Arturo Ramirez (0-1)
Save: Ralph Woods (6)
Inning: 1 Texas Ellis Lucas pitching. Pickles Savage flies out to the right fielder. Steve Dettmer grounds out to the shortstop. John Giggie grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Oakland Charlie Delsing pitching. Eddie Walsh strikes out. Joe McClain singles to center field. Bobby Ford strikes out. John Acosta lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Texas Frank Brown singles to center field. Frank Brown steals second. Joe McClain throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Marv Canavan singles to center field. Frank Brown scores. Roy Kibble grounds into a 1-6-3 double play. Charlie Munoz flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Orlando Rodgers grounds out to the second baseman. Ron Hanebrink grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Carter pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Texas Jeffrey Norwood grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Charlie Delsing grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Pickles Savage singles to right field. Pickles Savage gets picked off first. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Isao Niihari lines out to the second baseman. Ellis Lucas grounds out to the pitcher. Eddie Walsh doubles past the first baseman. Joe McClain strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Texas Steve Dettmer singles to center field. John Giggie singles to center field. Steve Dettmer advances to third on the hit. Frank Brown singles to left field. Steve Dettmer scores. John Giggie advances to third on the hit. Marv Canavan flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, John Giggie scores. Roy Kibble strikes out. Charlie Munoz grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Frank Brown is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Bobby Ford strikes out. John Acosta singles to right field. John Acosta steals second. Orlando Rodgers hits a home run. John Acosta scores. Ron Hanebrink singles to center field. Ron Hanebrink steals second. Mike Carter singles to left field. Ron Hanebrink scores. Isao Niihari grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Carter advances to second on the play. Ellis Lucas grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Texas Jeffrey Norwood flies out to the center fielder. Charlie Delsing strikes out. Pickles Savage flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Eddie Walsh strikes out. Joe McClain pops out to the shortstop. Bobby Ford grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Texas Steve Dettmer strikes out. John Giggie strikes out. Frank Brown strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland John Acosta walks. Orlando Rodgers grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Ron Hanebrink grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Texas Marv Canavan strikes out. Roy Kibble strikes out. Charlie Munoz walks. Jeffrey Norwood singles to right field. Arturo Ramirez 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 1st. Chris Gomez is pinch hitting for Charlie Delsing. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Chris Gomez walks. Pickles Savage singles to center field. Charlie Munoz scores. Jeffrey Norwood scores. Chris Gomez advances to third on the hit. Steve Dettmer hits an infield single to the second baseman. Chris Gomez scores. John Giggie flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Oakland Marty Brower pitching. Mike Carter walks. Isao Niihari doubles to left field. Mike Carter scores. Arturo Ramirez lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Eddie Walsh triples. Isao Niihari scores. Bill Evans comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Joe McClain grounds out to the third baseman. Eddie Walsh scores. Bobby Ford walks. John Acosta singles to right field. Orlando Rodgers strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Texas Frank Brown singles to center field. Marv Canavan walks. Dave Brett comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Roy Kibble flies out to the center fielder. Charlie Munoz strikes out. Jeffrey Norwood singles to left field. Frank Brown scores. Marv Canavan advances to third on the hit. Bip Tracy is pinch hitting for Bill Evans. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Bip Tracy hits an infield single to the pitcher. Marv Canavan scores. Pickles Savage grounds into a force play to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Bip Tracy is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Oakland Augie Wotus pitching. Ron Hanebrink grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Carter strikes out. Isao Niihari strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Texas Steve Dettmer grounds out to the shortstop. John Giggie grounds out to the shortstop. Frank Brown grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Ralph Woods comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Tricky Kalahan is pinch hitting for Dave Brett. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Tricky Kalahan grounds out to the second baseman. Eddie Walsh hits a home run. Joe McClain reached on a 2-base throwing error by Charlie Munoz. Bobby Ford strikes out. John Acosta grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Texas total runners LOB: 5 Oakland total runners LOB: 6
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Smoky Brown did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Joe Phillips improves in arm Ed Cotter improves in range Fletcher Jones improves in contact_vs_lefty
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Roy White did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty John Anderson improves in velocity Eddie McKee did not respond to coaching in velocity John Anderson did not respond to coaching in control