Win: Red Taylor (12-12) Loss: Abner Tidrow (10-11)
Save: Nick Lawrence (20)
Inning: 1 Texas Abner Tidrow pitching. Deron Stockwell strikes out. Bob Arndt strikes out. Chuck Ardoin singles to center field. Toby Carter strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Oakland Red Taylor pitching. Lynn Pennyfeather singles to center field. Franklin Redmon grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Bob Henke strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Texas Jim Marquez walks. Terry Ball grounds into a 4-6-3 double play - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Ace Darien grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Dave Dexter grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Harry Wendell walks. Ralph Terry flies out to the left fielder. Jim Beatty singles to center field. Harry Wendell is thrown out trying to advance to third by the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Texas Donnie Jelic reached on a 2-base throwing error by Franklin Redmon. Red Taylor lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Deron Stockwell strikes out. Bob Arndt flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Bumpus Gehring strikes out. Abner Tidrow grounds out to the third baseman. Lynn Pennyfeather singles to right field. Franklin Redmon flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Texas Chuck Ardoin flies out to the center fielder. Toby Carter singles to center field. Jim Marquez strikes out. Terry Ball grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Toby Carter is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Bob Henke strikes out. Dave Dexter strikes out. Harry Wendell walks. Ralph Terry grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Harry Wendell is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Texas Ace Darien grounds out to the shortstop. Donnie Jelic flies out to the center fielder. Red Taylor singles to left field. Deron Stockwell pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Jim Beatty grounds out to the shortstop. Bumpus Gehring grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Abner Tidrow singles to right field. Abner Tidrow is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Texas Bob Arndt singles in front of the center fielder. Chuck Ardoin flies out to the center fielder. Toby Carter strikes out. Jim Marquez grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Bob Arndt is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Lynn Pennyfeather flies out to the center fielder. Franklin Redmon flies out to the center fielder. Bob Henke singles to center field. Dave Dexter grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Texas Terry Ball strikes out. Ace Darien triples. Dave Gandolph 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. Donnie Jelic hits a home run. Ace Darien scores. Red Taylor strikes out. Deron Stockwell grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Harry Wendell strikes out. Ralph Terry reached on a 2-base fielding error by Chuck Ardoin. Jim Beatty grounds out to the second baseman. Ralph Terry advances to third on the play. Bumpus Gehring flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Texas Bob Arndt doubles to center field. Chuck Ardoin walks. Toby Carter strikes out. Erubiel Serna comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jim Marquez hits an infield single to the shortstop. Terry Ball singles to right field. Bob Arndt scores. Chuck Ardoin scores. Jim Marquez is thrown out trying to advance to third by the right fielder. Ace Darien grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Woody Kirby is pinch hitting for Erubiel Serna. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Woody Kirby singles to left field. Woody Kirby is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Lynn Pennyfeather flies out to the center fielder. Bob Minshall is pinch hitting for Franklin Redmon. Bob Minshall grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Texas Duane Gillenwater pitching. Tom Canale enters the game as a defensive replacement for Bob Minshall at 2B. Donnie Jelic pops out to the third baseman. Red Taylor grounds out to the shortstop. Steve Cissell is pinch hitting for Deron Stockwell. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Steve Cissell flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Bob Henke doubles to left field. Al Batiste 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. Dave Dexter pops out to the first baseman. Harry Wendell flies out to the right fielder. Ralph Terry doubles to right field. Bob Henke scores. Nick Lawrence comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Jim Beatty strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Texas total runners LOB: 6 Oakland total runners LOB: 6
Batting:2B - Bob Henke (15), Ralph Terry (27).GIDP - Franklin Redmon. Baserunning: CS - Abner Tidrow (2), Woody Kirby (3). Fielding: E - Franklin Redmon.
Game Notes Jim Beatty is injured and is expected to be out 9 days. Duane Gillenwater is injured and is expected to be out 17 days.
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Jay Jordan improves in contact_vs_lefty Terrence Minor did not respond to coaching in control Matt Graham did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Tory Brooks did not respond to coaching in control Cory Coffin did not respond to coaching in range Stanley Ritchie did not respond to coaching in control
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Homer Ussat improves in arm Mark Donovan did not respond to coaching in control Casey Hanford improves in control Scott Upchurch did not respond to coaching in speed Casey Hanford did not respond to coaching in control John Hofmann did not respond to coaching in velocity Alex Alexander did not respond to coaching in 3B