Win: John Patek (4-4) Loss: Tucker McCloskey (2-4)
Inning: 1 Oakland Sean Vina pitching. Lew Limmer singles to left field. Andy Miller flies out to the right fielder. Elmer Campbell strikes out. Billy Pruett walks. Isao Fujii grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Texas Pop McCarty pitching. Johnny Markland grounds out to the shortstop. Bubba Thompson hits a home run. Yoenny Garcia walks. Fred Rekar flies out to the center fielder. Jose Cabell pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland George Ransom singles to right field. Tony Hrbek strikes out. Tom Gallia grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Texas John Boardman singles to center field. Nick Fitzmorris grounds into a 6-4-3 double play - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Bud Darr grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Pop McCarty flies out to the left fielder. Lew Limmer hits a home run. Andy Miller strikes out. Elmer Campbell singles to left field. Elmer Campbell steals second. Billy Pruett walks. Isao Fujii singles to left field. Elmer Campbell scores. George Ransom hits a home run. Billy Pruett scores. Isao Fujii scores. John Patek comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tony Hrbek singles to center field. Tom Gallia strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Texas John Patek strikes out. Johnny Markland hits a home run. Bubba Thompson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Yoenny Garcia singles to right field. Fred Rekar flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Pop McCarty pops out to the third baseman. Lew Limmer walks. Lew Limmer steals second. Andy Miller singles to right field. Lew Limmer scores. Elmer Campbell grounds into a force play to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Andy Miller is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Billy Pruett grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Texas Jose Cabell singles to left field. John Boardman grounds out to the pitcher. Jose Cabell advances to second on the play. Nick Fitzmorris walks. Bud Darr hits a home run. Jose Cabell scores. Nick Fitzmorris scores. Tucker McCloskey comes in from the bullpen to pitch. John Patek grounds out to the second baseman. Johnny Markland walks. Bubba Thompson doubles to left field. Yoenny Garcia singles past the shortstop. Johnny Markland scores. Bubba Thompson scores. Dick Holmes comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Fred Rekar strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Isao Fujii strikes out. George Ransom reached on a fielding error by Bubba Thompson. Tony Hrbek grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Texas Jose Cabell grounds out to the shortstop. John Boardman strikes out. Nick Fitzmorris strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Tom Gallia singles to left field. Dick Holmes lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Lew Limmer strikes out. Andy Miller walks. Elmer Campbell strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Texas Bud Darr singles to right field. John Patek fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. John Patek flies out to the left fielder. Johnny Markland triples. Bud Darr scores. Bubba Thompson singles to center field. Johnny Markland scores. Charlie Blanks comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Yoenny Garcia reached on a 2-base throwing error by George Ransom. Fred Rekar grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bubba Thompson scores. Yoenny Garcia advances to third on the play. Jose Cabell walks. Jose Cabell is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Billy Pruett grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Isao Fujii flies out to the left fielder. George Ransom grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Texas John Boardman strikes out. Nick Fitzmorris doubles to left field. Bud Darr strikes out. Ruben Walsh is pinch hitting for John Patek. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Ruben Walsh flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Jack Montgomery pitching. Tony Hrbek flies out to the right fielder. Tom Gallia flies out to the center fielder. Charlie Blanks singles to center field. Lew Limmer reached on a fielding error by Fred Rekar. Andy Miller pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Texas Johnny Markland grounds out to the second baseman. Bubba Thompson lines out to the first baseman. Yoenny Garcia walks. Fred Rekar singles to center field. Yoenny Garcia aggressively advances to third on the hit. Brian DeJean comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states RP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Jose Cabell singles to left field. Yoenny Garcia scores. John Boardman flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Oakland Elmer Campbell singles to center field. Billy Pruett grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Elmer Campbell is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Jose Phillips is pinch hitting for Isao Fujii. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jose Phillips grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Billy Pruett is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. George Ransom grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Jose Phillips is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Oakland total runners left on base: 9 Texas total runners left on base: 7
Batting:HR - Lew Limmer (20), George Ransom (5).GIDP - Tony Hrbek, Tom Gallia. Baserunning: SB - Lew Limmer (8), Elmer Campbell (10). Fielding: E - George Ransom.
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Joe Morris improves in arm Scottie McFadden improves in arm Chick Wooten improves in contact_vs_lefty Johnny Lanford did not respond to coaching in control Scott Perez did not respond to coaching in 3B
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Bill Cantrell did not respond to coaching in control Bob Gilbert improves in arm George Demery did not respond to coaching in control Dale Robles improves in contact_vs_lefty Medric Beniquez did not respond to coaching in 3B