Win: George Priddy (4-0) Loss: Guy Reach (2-10)
Save: Nick Lawrence (18)
Inning: 1 Texas Guy Reach pitching. Erik Newel grounds out to the second baseman. Walter Downing grounds out to the shortstop. Ace Darien singles to right field. Chuck Ardoin pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Oakland Tory Brooks pitching. Denney Perdue lines out to the third baseman. Juan Lopez walks. Matt Cook strikes out. Woody Kirby grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Juan Lopez is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Texas Matt Graham strikes out. Alvin Breazeale flies out to the center fielder. Tony Scott flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Frank Stewart grounds out to the shortstop. Bumpus Gehring grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Henke strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Texas Jim Marquez grounds out to the shortstop. Tory Brooks grounds out to the second baseman. Erik Newel triples. Walter Downing strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Bob Minshall strikes out. Guy Reach flies out to the right fielder. Denney Perdue strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Texas Ace Darien strikes out. Chuck Ardoin grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Matt Graham strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Juan Lopez singles to center field. Matt Cook walks. Woody Kirby flies out to the left fielder. Juan Lopez is out trying to steal third. Frank Stewart flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Texas Alvin Breazeale strikes out. Tony Scott pops out to the second baseman. Jim Marquez grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Bumpus Gehring singles to center field. Bob Henke flies out to the right fielder. Bob Minshall strikes out. Guy Reach grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Texas Tory Brooks pops out to the first baseman. Erik Newel grounds out to the second baseman. Walter Downing pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Denney Perdue grounds out to the second baseman. Juan Lopez flies out to the center fielder. Matt Cook pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Texas Ace Darien doubles to right field. Chuck Ardoin grounds out to the third baseman. Matt Graham strikes out. Alvin Breazeale strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Woody Kirby singles to center field. Frank Stewart grounds into a 6-4-3 double play - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Bumpus Gehring flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Texas Tony Scott strikes out. Jim Marquez flies out to the right fielder. Jokichi Moriguchi is pinch hitting for Tory Brooks. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Jokichi Moriguchi singles to left field. Erik Newel grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Jokichi Moriguchi is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland George Priddy pitching. Bob Henke walks. Bob Minshall grounds out to the pitcher. Bob Henke advances to second on the play. Guy Reach singles to center field. Bob Henke is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Denney Perdue singles to left field. Juan Lopez flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Texas Walter Downing singles past the shortstop. Walter Downing steals second. Bill Sisler 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. Ace Darien singles to right field. Walter Downing scores. Ace Darien is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Chuck Ardoin strikes out. Matt Graham flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Nick Lawrence comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Matt Cook strikes out. Woody Kirby walks. Frank Stewart strikes out. Bill Autry is pinch hitting for Bumpus Gehring. Bill Autry walks. Bob Henke flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Texas total runners LOB: 4 Oakland total runners LOB: 7
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Dave May did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty LaReace Tibault did not respond to coaching in control Jose Ortiz improves in control Bill Smith improves in power_vs_lefty Jose Ortiz did not respond to coaching in control Bill Smith improves in power_vs_righty Lucas Damon did not respond to coaching in 3B
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Trevor Harman did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Joe Lewis did not respond to coaching in control Casey Hanford improves in velocity Mike Parris did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Roy Lerchen did not respond to coaching in control Roy Torres improves in speed Dan Sears did not respond to coaching in C