Win: Lou Klimchock (1-0) Loss: Henry Jacobus (0-1)
Save: Larry Leopard (1)
Inning: 1 Texas Yordanis Molinet pitching. Shinya Abe strikes out. Dave Rico walks. Carlos Klinger walks. Shinji Kawanichi grounds out to the second baseman. Dave Rico advances to third on the play. Carlos Klinger advances to second on the play. Joe Klumpp grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Oakland Lou Klimchock pitching. John Lyons flies out to the center fielder. Andre Wehmeier hits an infield single to the second baseman. Andre Wehmeier is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Charlie Duran pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Texas Alex Kahle walks. Bill Mercer singles to right field. Jeff Schupp strikes out. Lou Klimchock lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Shinya Abe walks. Dave Rico strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Oakland Tom Bader pops out to the first baseman. Mike Williams singles to left field. Wayne Handley strikes out. Ed Maggert grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Mike Williams is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Texas Carlos Klinger triples. Shinji Kawanichi singles to center field. Carlos Klinger scores. Joe Klumpp singles to left field. Shinji Kawanichi advances to third on the hit. Alex Kahle grounds into a 4-6-3 double play - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Shinji Kawanichi scores. Bill Mercer singles to left field. Jeff Schupp singles to right field. Bill Mercer is thrown out trying to advance to third by the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Koichi Hasegawa singles to right field. Yordanis Molinet lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. John Lyons singles to left field. Koichi Hasegawa scores. Andre Wehmeier pops out to the first baseman. Charlie Duran flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Texas Lou Klimchock flies out to the left fielder. Shinya Abe grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dave Rico flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Tom Bader grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Williams singles to right field. Wayne Handley walks. Ed Maggert singles to right field. Mike Williams scores. Koichi Hasegawa grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Wayne Handley is out at third base. Yordanis Molinet flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Texas Carlos Klinger singles past the first baseman. Shinji Kawanichi grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Carlos Klinger is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Joe Klumpp grounds out to the catcher. Shinji Kawanichi advances to second on the play. Alex Kahle strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland John Lyons grounds out to the shortstop. Andre Wehmeier pops out to the second baseman. Charlie Duran doubles to right field. Tom Bader grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Texas Bill Mercer singles to right field. Jeff Schupp walks. Lou Klimchock lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, throws to second for the force out, on to first for the 1-6-4 double play (2B covering 1st). Shinya Abe flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Mike Williams pops out to the third baseman. Wayne Handley strikes out. Ed Maggert flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Texas Dave Rico grounds out to the second baseman. Carlos Klinger walks. Jacque Segui comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Carlos Klinger steals second. Shinji Kawanichi lines out to the pitcher. Joe Klumpp pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Koichi Hasegawa strikes out. Danny Gregg is pinch hitting for Jacque Segui. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Danny Gregg grounds out to the third baseman. John Lyons flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Texas Henry Jacobus pitching. Alex Kahle walks. Bill Mercer walks. Jeff Schupp strikes out. Dan Cadore is pinch hitting for Lou Klimchock. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Dan Cadore singles to center field. Alex Kahle scores. Bill Mercer advances to third on the hit. Shinya Abe grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Mercer scores. Dan Cadore advances to second on the play. Dave Rico flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Enzo McDonald pitching. Andre Wehmeier flies out to the left fielder. Charlie Duran flies out to the right fielder. Tom Bader strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Texas Norio Yokotani 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. Carlos Klinger flies out to the center fielder. Shinji Kawanichi strikes out. Joe Klumpp grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Larry Leopard comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Mike Williams grounds out to the pitcher. Wayne Handley strikes out. Ed Maggert grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Texas total runners LOB: 10 Oakland total runners LOB: 5
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: William Paterson did not respond to coaching in control Charlie Hest did not respond to coaching in control Mike Escobar improves in range Jason Noble did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Charlie Hest did not respond to coaching in velocity Minnie Moocher did not respond to coaching in velocity
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Rick Rigney did not respond to coaching in velocity Bill Pegues improves in range Bill Pickup improves in range Les Hutson did not respond to coaching in velocity Bill Pickup improves in arm Luis Young did not respond to coaching in speed