Win: Marty Brower (9-5) Loss: Randy Baker (8-15)
Save: Ralph Woods (22)
Inning: 1 Texas Randy Baker pitching. Steve Dettmer singles to right field. Steve Dettmer gets picked off first. Pickles Savage flies out to the left fielder. Mike Frisk flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Oakland Charlie Delsing pitching. Chris Wiseman flies out to the center fielder. John Acosta strikes out. Ron Hanebrink singles to right field. Bobby Ford grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Ron Hanebrink is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Texas Quinn Hickey flies out to the left fielder. Frank Brown grounds out to the catcher - great play by the catcher to prevent a single! Bip Tracy grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Isao Niihari grounds out to the second baseman. Marty Redus grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jason Tyson grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Texas Ed Parsons flies out to the right fielder. Jeffrey Norwood grounds out to the second baseman. Charlie Delsing grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Joe McClain singles to center field. Joe McClain steals second. Randy Baker lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball and Joe McClain is thrown out at third. Randy Baker steals second. Frank Brown throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Chris Wiseman grounds out to the third baseman. Randy Baker scores. John Acosta strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Texas Steve Dettmer singles to center field. Pickles Savage grounds out to the third baseman. Steve Dettmer advances to second on the play. Mike Frisk grounds out to the shortstop. Quinn Hickey grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Ron Hanebrink singles to left field. Bobby Ford flies out to the right fielder. Ron Hanebrink is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Isao Niihari pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Texas Frank Brown strikes out. Bip Tracy doubles to center field. Ed Parsons flies out to the left fielder. Jeffrey Norwood singles to left field. Bip Tracy scores. Charlie Delsing strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Marty Redus flies out to the right fielder. Jason Tyson singles to center field. Joe McClain walks. Randy Baker lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Chris Wiseman flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Texas Steve Dettmer strikes out. Pickles Savage grounds out to the pitcher. Mike Frisk reached on a 2-base fielding error by John Acosta. Quinn Hickey grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland John Acosta grounds out to the second baseman. Ron Hanebrink flies out to the right fielder. Bobby Ford flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Texas Frank Brown singles to right field. Bip Tracy strikes out. Ed Parsons grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Isao Niihari singles to center field. Isao Niihari steals second. Marty Redus grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Isao Niihari advances to third on the play. Jason Tyson grounds out to the third baseman. Marty Brower 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. Joe McClain pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Texas Jeffrey Norwood doubles to left field. John Giggie is pinch hitting for Marty Brower. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. John Giggie walks. Steve Dettmer strikes out. Pickles Savage singles to left field. Jeffrey Norwood scores. John Giggie advances to third on the hit. Mike Frisk flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, John Giggie scores. Quinn Hickey hits a home run. Pickles Savage scores. Floyd Hathaway comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Frank Brown lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Bill Evans pitching. Rusty Kennedy is pinch hitting for Floyd Hathaway. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Rusty Kennedy strikes out. Chris Wiseman grounds out to the third baseman. John Acosta grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Texas Ad Crawford pitching. Bip Tracy strikes out. Ed Parsons walks. Jeffrey Norwood walks. Charlie Munoz is pinch hitting for Bill Evans. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Charlie Munoz walks. Steve Dettmer pops out to the second baseman. Pickles Savage grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Oakland Rick Langsford pitching. Ron Hanebrink strikes out. Bobby Ford hits a home run. Isao Niihari reached on a fielding error by Quinn Hickey. Ralph Woods comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Marty Redus flies out to the right fielder. Jason Tyson grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Isao Niihari is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Texas total runners LOB: 6 Oakland total runners LOB: 5
Batting:HR - Bobby Ford (11). Baserunning: SB - Isao Niihari (15), Joe McClain (3), Randy Baker (3).CS - Ron Hanebrink (11). Fielding: E - John Acosta.
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Bruce Brewington did not respond to coaching in velocity Jesse Crawford did not respond to coaching in control Craig Cipriani did not respond to coaching in speed Wally Swartzbaugh improves in arm
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Tatsuo Wong did not respond to coaching in arm John Anderson did not respond to coaching in velocity Jonah Maynard improves in control Roy White improves in speed