Win: Jason Isringhausen (2-6) Loss: Takao Yamazaki (3-8)
Inning: 1 Texas Takao Yamazaki pitching. Lefty Bancroft walks. Steve Dettmer strikes out. Pickles Savage walks. Quinn Hickey strikes out. Rube Loiselle pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Oakland Jason Isringhausen pitching. John Acosta walks. John Acosta steals second. Charlie Stallings strikes out. Eddie Walsh strikes out. Isao Niihari flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Texas Dave McCall reached on a 2-base throwing error by Bobby Ford. Frank Brown grounds out to the third baseman. John Giggie hits a home run. Dave McCall scores. Jason Isringhausen singles to left field. Lefty Bancroft singles to center field. Steve Dettmer singles to center field. Pickles Savage grounds into a fielders choice to the pitcher. Jason Isringhausen is out at home. Quinn Hickey flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Oakland Bobby Ford flies out to the right fielder. Roy White grounds out to the third baseman. Sugar Ray Reynolds walks. Joe McClain walks. Takao Yamazaki flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Texas Rube Loiselle strikes out. Dave McCall walks. Dave McCall is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Frank Brown singles to center field. John Giggie pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland John Acosta lines out to the shortstop. Charlie Stallings grounds out to the shortstop. Eddie Walsh grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Texas Jason Isringhausen strikes out. Lefty Bancroft strikes out. Steve Dettmer grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Isao Niihari walks. Isao Niihari steals second. Bobby Ford grounds out to the third baseman. Roy White singles to right field. Isao Niihari scores. Sugar Ray Reynolds walks. Joe McClain singles to right field. Roy White scores. Sugar Ray Reynolds aggressively advances to third on the hit. Takao Yamazaki grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Texas Pickles Savage singles to right field. Quinn Hickey grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Pickles Savage advances to second on the play. Rube Loiselle doubles to center field. Pickles Savage scores. Dave McCall walks. Frank Brown doubles to right field. Rube Loiselle scores. Dave McCall uses his aggressiveness and scores. Alexander Gomez comes in from the bullpen to pitch. John Giggie reached on a 2-base throwing error by Isao Niihari. Frank Brown scores. Jason Isringhausen grounds out to the third baseman. Lefty Bancroft strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland John Acosta doubles to left field. Charlie Stallings grounds out to the shortstop. Eddie Walsh grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! John Acosta advances to third on the play. Isao Niihari flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Texas Steve Dettmer strikes out. Pickles Savage strikes out. Quinn Hickey flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Bobby Ford flies out to the right fielder. Roy White grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Sugar Ray Reynolds is hit by a pitch. Sugar Ray Reynolds steals second. Joe McClain flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Texas Rube Loiselle walks. Dave McCall flies out to the right fielder. Frank Brown singles to right field. Rube Loiselle advances to third on the hit. John Giggie doubles to right field. Rube Loiselle scores. Frank Brown uses his aggressiveness and scores. Randy Baker comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jason Isringhausen grounds out to the second baseman. John Giggie advances to third on the play. Lefty Bancroft grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Randy Baker grounds out to the pitcher. John Acosta lines out to the shortstop. Charlie Stallings grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Texas Steve Dettmer grounds out to the shortstop. Pickles Savage singles to right field. Quinn Hickey grounds out to the second baseman. Pickles Savage advances to second on the play. Rube Loiselle hits a home run. Pickles Savage scores. Glenn rhee comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dave McCall singles to right field. Frank Brown walks. John Giggie flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Oakland Eddie Walsh flies out to the center fielder. Isao Niihari strikes out. Bobby Ford flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Texas Jason Isringhausen grounds out to the shortstop. Lefty Bancroft flies out to the left fielder. Steve Dettmer pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Roy White flies out to the right fielder. Sugar Ray Reynolds flies out to the left fielder. Joe McClain flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Texas total runners LOB: 10 Oakland total runners LOB: 6
Game Notes John Giggie is injured and is expected to be out 13 days.
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Smoky Brown improves in power_vs_righty Smoky Brown improves in contact_vs_righty Bruce Brewington improves in velocity Ralph Beech improves in contact_vs_lefty
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Bill Zwilling did not respond to coaching in control Eddie McKee did not respond to coaching in velocity Tony Klawitter did not respond to coaching in velocity Walter Dineen did not respond to coaching in control Gerry Templeton did not respond to coaching in 2B