Win: Sam Gamble (1-1) Loss: Steve Santangelo (0-4)
Inning: 1 Texas Sam Gamble pitching. Rube Loiselle walks. Rube Loiselle is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Pickles Savage strikes out. Lefty Bancroft strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Oakland Steve Santangelo pitching. Eddie Walsh walks. Isao Niihari strikes out. Bobby Ford singles to center field. John Acosta strikes out. Eddie Walsh steals third. Bobby Ford steals second. Tatsuo Wong singles to right field. Eddie Walsh scores. Bobby Ford scores. Ron Hanebrink pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Texas Dave McCall flies out to the right fielder. Steve Dettmer grounds out to the second baseman. John Giggie strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Mike Carter pops out to the second baseman. Jason Tyson hits an infield single to the pitcher. Jason Tyson steals second. Sam Gamble flies out to the right fielder. Eddie Walsh singles to left field. Jason Tyson scores. Isao Niihari walks. Bobby Ford strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Texas Frank Brown grounds out to the pitcher. Charlie Munoz strikes out. Steve Santangelo strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland John Acosta walks. Tatsuo Wong grounds out to the third baseman. John Acosta advances to second on the play. Ron Hanebrink grounds out to the pitcher. Mike Carter grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Texas Rube Loiselle doubles to left field. Pickles Savage walks. Lefty Bancroft grounds out to the shortstop. Rube Loiselle advances to third on the play. Pickles Savage advances to second on the play. Dave McCall flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Rube Loiselle scores. Steve Dettmer singles to center field. Pickles Savage scores. John Giggie flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Jason Tyson grounds out to the second baseman. Sam Gamble grounds out to the shortstop. Eddie Walsh grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Texas Frank Brown flies out to the left fielder. Charlie Munoz flies out to the right fielder. Steve Santangelo lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Isao Niihari reached on a fielding error by Charlie Munoz. Isao Niihari steals second. Bobby Ford grounds out to the shortstop. John Acosta triples. Isao Niihari scores. Tatsuo Wong walks. Tatsuo Wong is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Ron Hanebrink doubles to left field. John Acosta scores. Ron Hanebrink steals third. Mike Carter strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Texas Rube Loiselle singles to left field. Pickles Savage grounds into a 1-6-3 double play. Lefty Bancroft grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Jason Tyson strikes out. Sam Gamble flies out to the left fielder. Marty Brower comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Eddie Walsh grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Texas Dave McCall singles to right field. Dave McCall steals second. Steve Dettmer doubles to center field. Dave McCall scores. John Giggie flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Frank Brown grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Charlie Munoz singles to right field. Steve Dettmer scores. Dave Brett comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Marty Brower strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Isao Niihari singles to right field. Bobby Ford strikes out. Isao Niihari steals second. John Acosta grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Isao Niihari advances to third on the play. Tatsuo Wong singles past the shortstop. Isao Niihari scores. Bill Evans comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ron Hanebrink hits a home run. Tatsuo Wong scores. Mike Carter strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Texas Rube Loiselle flies out to the center fielder. Pickles Savage flies out to the right fielder. Lefty Bancroft strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Jason Tyson walks. Tricky Kalahan is pinch hitting for Dave Brett. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Tricky Kalahan singles to right field. Jason Tyson advances to third on the hit. Eddie Walsh grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jason Tyson scores. Tricky Kalahan advances to second on the play. Rick Langsford comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Isao Niihari strikes out. Frank Lenhardt is pinch hitting for Bobby Ford. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Frank Lenhardt pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Texas Floyd Hathaway pitching. Dave McCall walks. Steve Dettmer pops out to the shortstop. John Giggie grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Dave McCall is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Frank Brown singles to center field. John Giggie advances to third on the hit. Charlie Munoz walks. Chris Gomez is pinch hitting for Rick Langsford. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Chris Gomez strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Texas total runners left on base: 5 Oakland total runners left on base: 6
Batting:2B - Ron Hanebrink (6).3B - John Acosta (2).HR - Ron Hanebrink (1). Baserunning: SB - Eddie Walsh (2), Isao Niihari 2 (2), Bobby Ford (7), Ron Hanebrink (6), Jason Tyson (2).CS - Tatsuo Wong (2).
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Jeff Neun improves in contact_vs_righty Ed Cotter improves in contact_vs_lefty Craig Cipriani did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Craig Cipriani improves in arm
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Takao Yamazaki did not respond to coaching in control Ollie Meh did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Ollie Meh did not respond to coaching in range Rudy Tucker did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty