Win: Jose Morandini (3-0) Loss: Jose McWilliams (4-4)
Save: Jay Garcia (34)
Inning: 1 Oakland Rennie Zimmerman pitching. Mike Tsitouris strikes out. Jasper Winslow singles to right field. Bob Sacamano singles to left field. Julian Pankratz singles to center field. Jasper Winslow scores. Kei Kinimaka strikes out. Hobbes Watterson doubles to center field. Bob Sacamano scores. Julian Pankratz uses his aggressiveness and scores. Jake Jarmel singles to right field. Hobbes Watterson scores. Mike Wolff comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Rube Kravitz flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Texas Stu Pickles pitching. Bob Locke strikes out. Tony Lewis strikes out. George Uhlaender grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Stu Pickles strikes out. Mike Tsitouris flies out to the left fielder. Jasper Winslow strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Texas Bill Lafleur singles to left field. Klaus Hargreaves flies out to the center fielder. Stan Carney singles to center field. Bill Lafleur advances to third on the hit. Frank Lowrance grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Bob Sacamano strikes out. Julian Pankratz strikes out. Kei Kinimaka pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Texas Lance Bross grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Wolff pops out to the third baseman. Bob Locke walks. Tony Lewis singles to center field. Bob Locke advances to third on the hit. George Uhlaender strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Oakland Hobbes Watterson singles to left field. Jake Jarmel walks. Rube Kravitz walks. Stu Pickles strikes out. Mike Tsitouris strikes out. Jasper Winslow strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Texas Bill Lafleur pops out to the second baseman. Klaus Hargreaves walks. Stan Carney singles to right field. Frank Lowrance strikes out. Lance Bross singles to right field. Klaus Hargreaves scores. Stan Carney advances to third on the hit. Mike Wolff singles to center field. Stan Carney scores. Lance Bross advances to third on the hit. Bob Locke hits a home run. Lance Bross scores. Mike Wolff scores. Tony Lewis singles to right field. Jose McWilliams comes in from the bullpen to pitch. George Uhlaender grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Tony Lewis is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Bob Sacamano is hit by a pitch. Julian Pankratz singles to left field. Jose Morandini comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Kei Kinimaka grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Bob Sacamano advances to third on the play. Julian Pankratz advances to second on the play. Hobbes Watterson grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Sacamano scores. Julian Pankratz advances to third on the play. Jake Jarmel grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Texas Bill Lafleur walks. Bill Lafleur steals second. Klaus Hargreaves strikes out. Stan Carney singles to center field. Bill Lafleur scores. Frank Lowrance doubles to center field. Stan Carney is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Frank Tunnell comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Lance Bross strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Rube Kravitz walks. Rube Kravitz is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Frank Tunnell strikes out. Mike Tsitouris strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Texas Bill Stottlemeyer is pinch hitting for Jose Morandini. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Bill Stottlemeyer flies out to the left fielder. Bob Locke strikes out. Tony Lewis grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Sam Wilber pitching. Jasper Winslow pops out to the shortstop. Bob Sacamano lines out to the second baseman. Julian Pankratz flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Texas George Uhlaender singles to center field. Bill Lafleur singles to left field. George Uhlaender advances to third on the hit. Klaus Hargreaves strikes out. Stan Carney strikes out. Frank Lowrance strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Oakland Kei Kinimaka flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Hobbes Watterson grounds out to the shortstop. Jake Jarmel grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Texas Lance Bross walks. Irish Keeley is pinch hitting for Sam Wilber. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Irish Keeley grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Lance Bross advances to second on the play. Bob Locke strikes out. Tony Lewis grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Jay Garcia pitching. Kojiro Takagi is pinch hitting for Rube Kravitz. Kojiro Takagi strikes out. George Buffinton is pinch hitting for Frank Tunnell. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. George Buffinton pops out to the second baseman. Mike Tsitouris grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Oakland total runners left on base: 5 Texas total runners left on base: 8
Game Notes Mike Wolff is injured and is expected to be out 17 days.
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Frank Hall improves in arm Jim Brady improves in contact_vs_righty Mike Stieb did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Mike Stieb improves in contact_vs_lefty Pete Glover did not respond to coaching in 3B
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Elmer Deininger improves in velocity Arlo Klobedanz did not respond to coaching in velocity Dave Sorrells improves in velocity Eric Baldwin did not respond to coaching in velocity Nate Piniella did not respond to coaching in C