Win: Chris P. Cridder (4-1) Loss: Lefty Steenstra (1-3)
Inning: 1 Texas Lefty Steenstra pitching. Harry Maisel grounds out to the pitcher. Rider Dye pops out to the second baseman. Aaron Solstice walks. Elemeno Pea flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Oakland Chris P. Cridder pitching. Shaun Walsh strikes out. Tom Woodling singles to right field. Julian Martin grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Texas Joe Damaska doubles to center field. Rob Trower grounds out to the shortstop. Sky Bishop walks. Buzz Hunt hits a home run. Joe Damaska scores. Sky Bishop scores. Chris P. Cridder strikes out. Harry Maisel flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Frank Grubb strikes out. Joe Hasson flies out to the left fielder. Eli Ferguson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Texas Rider Dye doubles to center field. Aaron Solstice grounds out to the shortstop. Elemeno Pea singles to center field. Rider Dye scores. Ruben Kirkpatrick comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Joe Damaska walks. Rob Trower walks. Sky Bishop walks. Elemeno Pea scores. Buzz Hunt flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Joe Damaska scores. Chris P. Cridder grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Sky Bishop is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Oakland Lennie Coble flies out to the left fielder. Mike Dessau strikes out. Ruben Kirkpatrick strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Texas Harry Maisel pops out to the first baseman. Rider Dye grounds out to the pitcher. Aaron Solstice pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Shaun Walsh singles to left field. Tom Woodling singles to center field. Julian Martin singles to center field. Shaun Walsh scores. Frank Grubb walks. Joe Hasson flies out to the left fielder. Eli Ferguson grounds out to the second baseman. Tom Woodling scores. Julian Martin advances to third on the play. Frank Grubb advances to second on the play. Lennie Coble strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Texas Elemeno Pea flies out to the center fielder. Joe Damaska grounds out to the pitcher. Rob Trower triples. Sky Bishop lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Mike Dessau grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ruben Kirkpatrick grounds out to the shortstop. Shaun Walsh walks. Tom Woodling flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Texas Buzz Hunt hits a home run. Loren Sudhoff comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Chris P. Cridder grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Harry Maisel flies out to the right fielder. Rider Dye hits a home run. Aaron Solstice doubles to center field. Elemeno Pea strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Julian Martin strikes out. Frank Grubb strikes out. Joe Hasson flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Texas Joe Damaska grounds out to the second baseman. Rob Trower pops out to the third baseman. Sky Bishop strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Eli Ferguson singles to right field. Lennie Coble singles to left field. Mike Dessau flies out to the center fielder. Gerry Foytack is pinch hitting for Loren Sudhoff. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Gerry Foytack strikes out. Shaun Walsh flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Texas Tip McCarthy pitching. Buzz Hunt strikes out. Ernest Wingo is pinch hitting for Chris P. Cridder. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Ernest Wingo grounds out to the second baseman. Harry Maisel singles to left field. Rider Dye strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Jeff Handley pitching. Tom Woodling singles to right field. Julian Martin grounds out to the second baseman. Tom Woodling advances to second on the play. Frank Grubb grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Hasson flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Texas Aaron Solstice flies out to the left fielder. Elemeno Pea flies out to the left fielder. Charles Reed is pinch hitting for Joe Damaska. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Charles Reed flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Eli Ferguson doubles to center field. Lennie Coble pops out to the shortstop. Mike Dessau doubles to left field. Eli Ferguson scores. Jim Woodson is pinch hitting for Tip McCarthy. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Jim Woodson pops out to the second baseman. Shaun Walsh singles to right field. Tom Woodling pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Texas total runners LOB: 6 Oakland total runners LOB: 8
Game Notes Loren Sudhoff is injured and is expected to be out 27 days.
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: A Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: March Garber did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Herschel Smith did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Don White improves in contact_vs_righty Harry Sierra did not respond to coaching in speed
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Donell Aguirre did not respond to coaching in arm Ducky Burtschy improves in arm Hank Bauer did not respond to coaching in control Nap Clyde did not respond to coaching in velocity Bill Metzler did not respond to coaching in 2B