Win: Sal Echevarria (1-0) Loss: Buck Rodriguez (5-6)
Save: Bob Burns (1)
Inning: 1 Oakland Chris P. Cridder pitching. Shaun Walsh pops out to the shortstop. Tom Woodling grounds out to the second baseman. Frank Grubb singles to right field. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Joe Hasson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Texas Dave Howell pitching. Harry Maisel grounds out to the second baseman. Rich Fischer singles to left field. John Duffy walks. Elemeno Pea grounds into a 1-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Eli Ferguson grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Woodson singles to left field. Henry Rich walks. Paul Ellis strikes out. Dave Howell grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Jim Woodson is out at third base. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Texas Joe Damaska grounds out to the pitcher. Rider Dye flies out to the left fielder. Sky Bishop doubles to center field. Buzz Hunt flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Shaun Walsh walks. Tom Woodling pops out to the third baseman. Frank Grubb walks. Joe Hasson walks. Eli Ferguson flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Shaun Walsh scores. Jim Woodson strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Texas Chris P. Cridder pops out to the catcher. Harry Maisel walks. Harry Maisel steals second. Rich Fischer grounds out to the shortstop. John Duffy walks. Elemeno Pea strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Oakland Henry Rich singles to center field. Paul Ellis walks. Passed ball. Henry Rich advances to third. Paul Ellis advances to second. Dave Howell strikes out. Shaun Walsh flies out to the right fielder. Tom Woodling grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Texas Joe Damaska doubles to right field. Rider Dye grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Damaska advances to third on the play. Sky Bishop doubles to left field. Joe Damaska scores. Buzz Hunt grounds out to the second baseman. Sky Bishop advances to third on the play. Chris P. Cridder doubles to left field. Sky Bishop scores. Harry Maisel flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Frank Grubb grounds out to the pitcher. Joe Hasson strikes out. Eli Ferguson singles to center field. Jim Woodson pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Texas Rich Fischer walks. John Duffy flies out to the center fielder. Elemeno Pea grounds out to the third baseman. Rich Fischer advances to second on the play. Joe Damaska flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Henry Rich flies out to the right fielder. Paul Ellis singles to left field. Dave Howell fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Dave Howell strikes out. Shaun Walsh grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Paul Ellis is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Texas Rider Dye singles past the second baseman. Sky Bishop lines out to the shortstop. Buzz Hunt grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Rider Dye is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Chris P. Cridder flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Tom Woodling pops out to the third baseman. Frank Grubb grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Joe Hasson doubles to center field. Eli Ferguson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Texas Harry Maisel walks. Rich Fischer hits a home run. Harry Maisel scores. Ryan Frobel comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. John Duffy strikes out. Elemeno Pea grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Damaska singles to center field. Rider Dye strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Steve Ramirez comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. George Helf is pinch hitting for Jim Woodson. George Helf walks. Joe Simpson is pinch hitting for Henry Rich. Joe Simpson flies out to the right fielder. Paul Ellis grounds into a force play to the third baseman. George Helf is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Jim Johnson is pinch hitting for Ryan Frobel. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Jim Johnson singles to center field. Shaun Walsh strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Texas Loren Sudhoff pitching. Maury Hartnett enters the game as a defensive replacement for George Helf at 2B. Sky Bishop walks. Buzz Hunt grounds out to the third baseman. Sky Bishop advances to second on the play. Aaron Solstice is pinch hitting for Steve Ramirez. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Aaron Solstice singles to right field. Sky Bishop scores. Harry Maisel singles to left field. Aaron Solstice advances to third on the hit. Rich Fischer grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Harry Maisel advances to second on the play. John Duffy grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Oakland Larry Stafford pitching. Tom Woodling singles to center field. Frank Grubb flies out to the center fielder. Joe Hasson singles to center field. Tom Woodling advances to third on the hit. Hadrian Blackwater comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Eli Ferguson walks. Maury Hartnett singles to center field. Tom Woodling scores. Joe Simpson pops out to the third baseman. Paul Ellis triples. Joe Hasson scores. Eli Ferguson scores. Maury Hartnett scores. Denis Koenig comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bill Wheeler is pinch hitting for Loren Sudhoff. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Bill Wheeler walks. Bill Wheeler is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Texas Sal Echevarria pitching. Elemeno Pea pops out to the first baseman. Joe Damaska grounds out to the shortstop. Rider Dye walks. Sky Bishop pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Oakland Shaun Walsh strikes out. Tom Woodling flies out to the right fielder. Frank Grubb pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Texas Buzz Hunt reached on a fielding error by Frank Grubb. Rob Trower is pinch hitting for Denis Koenig. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Rob Trower flies out to the right fielder. Harry Maisel flies out to the right fielder. Rich Fischer strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 11 Oakland Buck Rodriguez pitching. Joe Hasson singles to right field. Eli Ferguson singles to center field. Maury Hartnett grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Eli Ferguson is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. The defense is playing the infield in. Joe Simpson triples. Joe Hasson scores. Maury Hartnett scores. Paul Ellis lines out to the shortstop. Sal Echevarria flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 11 Texas Bob Burns comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. John Duffy grounds out to the third baseman. Elemeno Pea flies out to the center fielder. Joe Damaska flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Oakland total runners LOB: 14 Texas total runners LOB: 12
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Bill Metzler improves in range Bill Metzler did not respond to coaching in range Bill Metzler improves in power_vs_lefty Charlie Manlove did not respond to coaching in arm
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: A Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Fred Mickelson improves in power_vs_righty Herschel Smith improves in speed March Garber improves in power_vs_lefty Willie Field did not respond to coaching in speed