Win: Pedro Barcelan (11-3) Loss: Matt Meeker (4-14)
Save: Aramis Mack (38)
Inning: 1 Oakland Matt Meeker pitching. Sean Perez grounds out to the catcher. Hironori Matsushita doubles to left field. Bobby Marvez singles to right field. Tomas Riera strikes out. Carlos Guero grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Texas Pedro Barcelan pitching. Mike Houck walks. Mike Houck is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Mike Good strikes out. Dave Estes walks. Jim Tomasic grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Dave De Palma singles to left field. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Bill Bustamante singles to left field. Kelly Miller grounds out to the shortstop. Dave De Palma scores. Bill Bustamante advances to second on the play. Pedro Barcelan flies out to the center fielder. Sean Perez reached on a 2-base throwing error by Joe Botz. Bill Bustamante scores. Hironori Matsushita walks. Bobby Marvez singles to right field. Sean Perez scores. Tomas Riera grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Bobby Marvez is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Texas Bronson Thompson strikes out. Joe Botz grounds out to the shortstop. Oscar Geary singles to left field. Eddie Jaramillo pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Carlos Guero doubles to left field. Dave De Palma reached on a 2-base throwing error by Joe Botz. Carlos Guero scores. Bill Bustamante doubles to left field. Dave De Palma scores. Kelly Miller flies out to the right fielder. Pedro Barcelan flies out to the center fielder. Sean Perez pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Texas Matt Meeker grounds out to the third baseman. Mike Houck strikes out. Mike Good strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Hironori Matsushita walks. Bobby Marvez lines out to the shortstop. Tomas Riera flies out to the right fielder. Carlos Guero flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Texas Dave Estes singles to center field. Jim Tomasic strikes out. Bronson Thompson strikes out. Joe Botz doubles to left field. Dave Estes is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Dave De Palma strikes out. Bill Bustamante singles to left field. Kelly Miller reached on a fielding error by Joe Botz. Pedro Barcelan lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Sean Perez strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Texas Oscar Geary strikes out. Eddie Jaramillo grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Matt Meeker strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Hironori Matsushita singles to left field. Bobby Marvez grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Tomas Riera flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Texas Mike Houck grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Good pops out to the first baseman. Dave Estes singles to left field. Jim Tomasic grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Dave Estes is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Carlos Guero flies out to the left fielder. Dave De Palma triples. Bill Bustamante flies out to the center fielder. Kelly Miller flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Texas Bronson Thompson reached on a fielding error by Tomas Riera. Joe Botz walks. Oscar Geary doubles to right field. Bronson Thompson scores. Joe Botz scores. Eddie Jaramillo grounds out to the third baseman. Slim Clemons is pinch hitting for Matt Meeker. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Slim Clemons strikes out. Arturo Milanes comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Mike Houck singles to left field. Mike Good flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Oakland Whitey Adams pitching. Harper Herrera is pinch hitting for Arturo Milanes. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Harper Herrera grounds out to the second baseman. Sean Perez flies out to the center fielder. Hironori Matsushita strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Texas Aramis Mack pitching. Hal Wojna enters the game as a defensive replacement for Bobby Marvez at 3B. Dave Estes singles to center field. Jim Tomasic grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Bronson Thompson flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Hal Wojna singles to center field. Tomas Riera flies out to the center fielder. Carlos Guero strikes out. Dave De Palma doubles to right field. Hal Wojna uses his aggressiveness and scores. Doc Correia comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bill Bustamante singles to left field. Dave De Palma uses his aggressiveness and scores. Kelly Miller walks. Aramis Mack strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Texas Joe Botz strikes out. Oscar Geary strikes out. Eddie Jaramillo strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Oakland total runners LOB: 11 Texas total runners LOB: 6
Batting:2B - Hironori Matsushita (30), Carlos Guero (16), Dave De Palma (17), Bill Bustamante (14).3B - Dave De Palma (5).GIDP - Bobby Marvez. Fielding: E - Tomas Riera.
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Lefty Malinosky improves in range Joe Bathe improves in power_vs_lefty Eddie Cangelosi did not respond to coaching in range Buck Schreiber did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Tom Queen did not respond to coaching in 3B
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Paul Hall did not respond to coaching in velocity Frank Myers did not respond to coaching in control Hank Cole improves in control Yasuharu Kita did not respond to coaching in velocity