Win: Bill Zwilling (5-9) Loss: Steve Santangelo (7-14)
Inning: 1 Texas Bill Zwilling pitching. Lefty Bancroft grounds out to the shortstop. Ed Parsons lines out to the third baseman. Pickles Savage singles to left field. Craig Cipriani grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Pickles Savage is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Oakland Steve Santangelo pitching. Marty Redus walks. Marino Baker flies out to the right fielder. Eddie Walsh pops out to the second baseman. Frank Lenhardt grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Texas Steve Dettmer grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Frisk flies out to the right fielder. Smoky Brown pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Al Richardson grounds out to the third baseman. Roy White singles past the shortstop. Kazuaki Matsuyama grounds out to the third baseman. Roy White advances to second on the play. Roman Osik flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Texas John Choate singles to left field. Steve Santangelo lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Lefty Bancroft grounds out to the shortstop. Ed Parsons strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Bill Zwilling flies out to the center fielder. Marty Redus walks. Marty Redus steals second. Marino Baker walks. Eddie Walsh hits a home run. Marty Redus scores. Marino Baker scores. Frank Lenhardt singles to center field. Al Richardson singles to right field. Roy White hits a home run. Frank Lenhardt scores. Al Richardson scores. Dan Gordinier comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Kazuaki Matsuyama flies out to the right fielder. Roman Osik grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Texas Pickles Savage reached on a 2-base throwing error by Bill Zwilling. Craig Cipriani strikes out. Steve Dettmer strikes out. Mike Frisk flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Bill Zwilling grounds out to the second baseman. Marty Redus flies out to the center fielder. Marino Baker singles to left field. Eddie Walsh flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Texas Smoky Brown strikes out. John Choate lines out to the second baseman. Dan Gordinier strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Frank Lenhardt strikes out. Al Richardson flies out to the left fielder. Roy White grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Texas Lefty Bancroft pops out to the shortstop. Ed Parsons strikes out. Pickles Savage strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Augie Wotus comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Kazuaki Matsuyama strikes out. Roman Osik reached on a 2-base throwing error by Ed Parsons. Bill Zwilling strikes out. Marty Redus strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Texas Craig Cipriani grounds out to the shortstop. Steve Dettmer hits an infield single to the shortstop. Mike Frisk grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Marino Baker singles to left field. Eddie Walsh grounds out to the second baseman. Marino Baker advances to second on the play. Frank Lenhardt grounds out to the shortstop. Al Richardson walks. Roy White doubles to right field. Marino Baker scores. Marty Brower comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Kazuaki Matsuyama strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Texas Smoky Brown flies out to the right fielder. John Choate grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Marty Brower flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Roman Osik grounds out to the third baseman. Bobby Ford is pinch hitting for Bill Zwilling. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Bobby Ford hits a home run. Marty Redus flies out to the right fielder. Marino Baker grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Texas Arturo Ramirez pitching. Lefty Bancroft singles to left field. Ed Parsons pops out to the catcher. Pickles Savage flies out to the center fielder. Craig Cipriani singles to right field. Steve Dettmer flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Texas total runners left on base: 5 Oakland total runners left on base: 6
Game Notes Lefty Bancroft is injured and is expected to be out 28 days.
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Jeff Neun improves in power_vs_lefty Jeff Neun did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Ralph Beech did not respond to coaching in arm Joe Phillips improves in power_vs_lefty Jeff Neun did not respond to coaching in C
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Charlie Stallings did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Chris Wiseman did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty George Wade did not respond to coaching in control Guy Aldred improves in velocity Frank Allen did not respond to coaching in 1B