Win: Hugh Diddit (1-0) Loss: Ken McGuire (0-1)
Save: Larry Leopard (2)
Inning: 1 Texas Ken McGuire pitching. Shinya Abe strikes out. Dave Rico grounds out to the catcher. Carlos Klinger flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Oakland Hugh Diddit pitching. John Lyons strikes out. Wayne Handley grounds out to the second baseman. Andre Wehmeier strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Texas Shinji Kawanichi flies out to the right fielder. Joe Klumpp singles to center field. Alex Kahle grounds out to the catcher. Joe Klumpp advances to second on the play. Bill Mercer strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Ed Maggert doubles to left field. Mike Williams grounds out to the second baseman. Ed Maggert advances to third on the play. Ted Davis grounds out to the shortstop. Ed Maggert scores. Charlie Duran singles to left field. Charlie Duran steals second. Koichi Hasegawa pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Texas Jeff Schupp pops out to the first baseman. Hugh Diddit flies out to the left fielder. Shinya Abe reached on a 2-base throwing error by John Lyons. Dave Rico grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Ken McGuire flies out to the left fielder. John Lyons walks. Wayne Handley singles to center field. John Lyons advances to third on the hit. Andre Wehmeier flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, John Lyons scores. Ed Maggert walks. Mike Williams flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Texas Carlos Klinger grounds out to the second baseman. Shinji Kawanichi pops out to the third baseman. Joe Klumpp strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Ted Davis strikes out. Charlie Duran strikes out. Koichi Hasegawa pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Texas Alex Kahle singles to left field. Bill Mercer grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Alex Kahle advances to second on the play. Jeff Schupp grounds out to the shortstop. Hugh Diddit strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Ken McGuire strikes out. John Lyons grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Wayne Handley grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Texas Shinya Abe singles to center field. Dave Rico grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Shinya Abe advances to second on the play. Carlos Klinger grounds out to the shortstop. Shinji Kawanichi doubles to left field. Shinya Abe scores. Joe Klumpp singles to left field. Shinji Kawanichi scores. Alex Kahle grounds out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Andre Wehmeier singles to center field. Andre Wehmeier steals second. Ed Maggert strikes out. Mike Williams singles to left field. Andre Wehmeier is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Ted Davis strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Texas Bill Mercer grounds out to the third baseman. Jeff Schupp grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Hugh Diddit flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Charlie Duran flies out to the right fielder. Koichi Hasegawa grounds out to the second baseman. Ken McGuire grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Texas Shinya Abe flies out to the center fielder. Dave Rico hits a home run. Carlos Klinger grounds out to the second baseman. Shinji Kawanichi singles to center field. Joe Klumpp walks. Alex Kahle flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Oakland Enzo McDonald comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. John Lyons flies out to the center fielder. Wayne Handley flies out to the left fielder. Andre Wehmeier flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Texas Bill Mercer singles to left field. Bill Mercer is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Jeff Schupp walks. Camilo Saunders is pinch hitting for Enzo McDonald. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Camilo Saunders triples. Jeff Schupp scores. Jacque Segui comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Shinya Abe pops out to the first baseman. Dave Rico walks. Carlos Klinger strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Oakland Larry Leopard pitching. Ed Maggert grounds out to the pitcher. Mike Williams strikes out. Ted Davis walks. Charlie Duran grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Texas total runners LOB: 8 Oakland total runners LOB: 5
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Brett Monteleone did not respond to coaching in endurance Terry Pirati did not respond to coaching in control Roy Patterson did not respond to coaching in control Charlie Hest did not respond to coaching in velocity Terry Pirati 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: Bill Pegues improves in speed Len Parson did not respond to coaching in range Bill Pickup did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Tom Monzant did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Marty Sankey improves in contact_vs_lefty Les Hutson did not respond to coaching in velocity