Win: George Priddy (3-2) Loss: Erubiel Serna (5-6)
Save: Nick Lawrence (16)
Inning: 1 Oakland Cricket Ledbetter pitching. Bob Minshall strikes out. Franklin Redmon grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Henke singles to center field. Dave Dexter flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Texas Garland Ozuna pitching. Toby Carter walks. Toby Carter is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Erik Newel grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Terry Ball singles to right field. Chuck Ardoin walks. Ace Darien singles to center field. Terry Ball scores. Chuck Ardoin is thrown out trying to advance to third by the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Harry Wendell grounds out to the pitcher. Ralph Terry pops out to the second baseman. Jim Beatty pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Texas Deron Stockwell pops out to the shortstop. Jake Lonnett strikes out. Bob Arndt singles to right field. Cricket Ledbetter grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Bumpus Gehring strikes out. Garland Ozuna strikes out. Bob Minshall flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Texas Toby Carter singles to right field. Erik Newel doubles to right field. Terry Ball grounds out to the shortstop. Toby Carter scores. Erik Newel advances to third on the play. Chuck Ardoin singles to center field. Erik Newel scores. Ace Darien grounds into a 6-4-3 double play - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Franklin Redmon grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Henke singles to center field. Bob Henke steals second. Dave Dexter reached on a fielding error by Ace Darien. Harry Wendell flies out to the right fielder. Ralph Terry walks. Jim Beatty flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Texas Deron Stockwell singles to center field. Jake Lonnett singles to left field. Deron Stockwell advances to third on the hit. Bob Arndt singles to center field. Deron Stockwell scores. Cricket Ledbetter lays down a bunt. The catcher fields the ball, throws to second for the force out, on to first for the 2-6-4 double play (2B covering 1st). Toby Carter singles past the second baseman. Jake Lonnett scores. Erik Newel flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Bumpus Gehring grounds out to the second baseman. Chris Johnson is pinch hitting for Garland Ozuna. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Chris Johnson singles to center field. Bob Minshall flies out to the center fielder. Chris Johnson steals second. Jake Lonnett throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Franklin Redmon flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Texas Dan Wickersham pitching. Terry Ball strikes out. Chuck Ardoin singles to left field. Ace Darien grounds into a 4-6-3 double play - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Bob Henke grounds out to the shortstop. Dave Dexter walks. Harry Wendell strikes out. Dave Dexter steals second. Ralph Terry singles in front of the left fielder. Dave Dexter scores. Jim Beatty pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Texas Deron Stockwell singles to center field. Jake Lonnett strikes out. Bob Arndt hits an infield single to the second baseman. Cricket Ledbetter fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Cricket Ledbetter grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Bumpus Gehring hits a home run. Woody Kirby is pinch hitting for Dan Wickersham. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Woody Kirby flies out to the left fielder. Bob Minshall singles to right field. George Priddy 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 1st. Franklin Redmon grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Bob Minshall is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Bob Henke singles to left field. Dave Dexter doubles to left field. Franklin Redmon scores. Bob Henke uses his aggressiveness and scores. Harry Wendell singles to right field. Dave Dexter scores. Ralph Terry strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Texas Erubiel Serna pitching. Toby Carter hits a home run. Erik Newel grounds out to the pitcher. Terry Ball singles to center field. Chuck Ardoin walks. Ace Darien strikes out. Deron Stockwell pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Oakland Jim Beatty grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bumpus Gehring strikes out. Jack Nutter is pinch hitting for Erubiel Serna. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jack Nutter singles to center field. Bob Minshall grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Jack Nutter is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Texas Duane Gillenwater pitching. Jim Marquez is pinch hitting for Jake Lonnett. Jim Marquez flies out to the right fielder. Bob Arndt singles to right field. Donnie Jelic is pinch hitting for George Priddy. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Donnie Jelic strikes out. Toby Carter strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Nick Lawrence pitching. Franklin Redmon singles to center field. Bob Henke flies out to the left fielder. Dave Dexter pops out to the first baseman. Harry Wendell grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Franklin Redmon is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Oakland total runners left on base: 9 Texas total runners left on base: 7
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Homer Ussat improves in contact_vs_righty Alex Alexander improves in power_vs_righty Frank Stewart did not respond to coaching in range Denney Perdue did not respond to coaching in speed Manuel Rockenfield did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Manuel Rockenfield improves in range Alex Alexander did not respond to coaching in 3B
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Matt Graham improves in range Gary Devereaux did not respond to coaching in range Eric Herrnstein improves in contact_vs_righty Matt Graham did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Graeme Wills did not respond to coaching in control Stuffy Nordhagen improves in control Matt Graham did not respond to coaching in 2B