Win: Eric Anderson (7-14) Loss: Vic Ramirez (12-4)
Save: Herb Henderson (2)
Inning: 1 Oakland Eric Anderson pitching. Junior Diaz grounds out to the third baseman. Harper Herrera strikes out. Mario Menendez grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Texas Vic Ramirez pitching. Wes Kirsch walks. Mike Good singles to left field. Wes Kirsch advances to third on the hit. Oscar Geary strikes out. Jim Tomasic singles to center field. Wes Kirsch scores. Bronson Thompson singles past the shortstop. Mike Good scores. Jim Tomasic advances to third on the hit. Bob Acosta singles to right field. Jim Tomasic scores. Dhamel Lily comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Alejandro Gavilan grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bronson Thompson advances to third on the play. Bob Acosta advances to second on the play. Yujiro Iwata grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Oakland Bill Bustamante pops out to the catcher. Bobby Marvez walks. Alien Laurel walks. Gary Stroner flies out to the right fielder. Dave De Palma strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Texas Eric Anderson flies out to the right fielder. Wes Kirsch singles to left field. Mike Good strikes out. Oscar Geary strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Dhamel Lily flies out to the center fielder. Junior Diaz singles to center field. Harper Herrera flies out to the center fielder. Mario Menendez flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Texas Jim Tomasic walks. Bronson Thompson reached on a fielding error by Bill Bustamante. Bob Acosta grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Jim Tomasic advances to third on the play. Alejandro Gavilan grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Bill Bustamante flies out to the right fielder. Bobby Marvez walks. Alien Laurel lines out to the third baseman. Gary Stroner hits a home run. Bobby Marvez scores. Dave De Palma flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Texas Yujiro Iwata strikes out. Eric Anderson grounds out to the shortstop. Wes Kirsch doubles to left field. Mike Good flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Dhamel Lily strikes out. Junior Diaz strikes out. Harper Herrera pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Texas Oscar Geary grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Tomasic strikes out. Bronson Thompson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Mario Menendez grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Bustamante strikes out. Bobby Marvez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Texas Bob Acosta grounds out to the shortstop. Alejandro Gavilan strikes out. Yujiro Iwata grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Alien Laurel singles to left field. Gary Stroner grounds out to the shortstop. Alien Laurel advances to second on the play. Dave De Palma grounds out to the pitcher. Julio Smith 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 2nd. Hironori Matsushita is pinch hitting for Dhamel Lily. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Hironori Matsushita strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Texas Arturo Milanes pitching. Julio Smith grounds out to the third baseman. Wes Kirsch grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Good strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Junior Diaz strikes out. Harper Herrera flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Mario Menendez grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Texas Oscar Geary reached on a fielding error by Bill Bustamante. Jim Tomasic flies out to the left fielder. Bronson Thompson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Oscar Geary advances to second on the play. Bob Acosta flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Bill Bustamante grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bobby Marvez doubles to center field. Herb Henderson 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. Alien Laurel flies out to the left fielder. Gary Stroner grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Oakland total runners left on base: 5 Texas total runners left on base: 6
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Buck Schreiber improves in contact_vs_righty Eddie Cangelosi did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Evar Murello improves in contact_vs_lefty Joe Kralick did not respond to coaching in endurance Tom Queen did not respond to coaching in 3B
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Derrick Horan did not respond to coaching in control Derrick Horan did not respond to coaching in control Derrick Horan did not respond to coaching in velocity Pete McMahon improves in power_vs_lefty