Win: Ed Robinson (1-0) Loss: Red Logan (0-1)
Save: Mike Witt (1)
Inning: 1 Texas Joaquin Arias pitching. Ivy Lamont pops out to the second baseman. Al Mullen flies out to the left fielder. Chico Lahoud walks. Bernie Aguirre flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Oakland Pinch Gross pitching. Dave Beecher flies out to the right fielder. Calvin Dill triples. Kevin Faeth grounds out to the shortstop. Calvin Dill scores. Ed Knepper singles to left field. Ed Bellarino walks. Naoyuki Takatsuki strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Texas Ryota Ohno strikes out. Alex Stone pops out to the second baseman. Snapper Hafey singles to left field. Tomokazu Wakatabe grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Ellis Barry grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Luis Orace hits a home run. Joaquin Arias singles to center field. Dave Beecher walks. Calvin Dill strikes out. Kevin Faeth flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Texas Pinch Gross pops out to the first baseman. Ivy Lamont pops out to the third baseman. Al Mullen is hit by a pitch. Chico Lahoud pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Ed Knepper strikes out. Ed Bellarino strikes out. Naoyuki Takatsuki strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Texas Bernie Aguirre grounds out to the third baseman. Ryota Ohno grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Alex Stone grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Ellis Barry flies out to the center fielder. Luis Orace singles to center field. Joaquin Arias lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Dave Beecher lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Texas Snapper Hafey grounds out to the pitcher. Tomokazu Wakatabe strikes out. Pinch Gross doubles to left field. Ivy Lamont pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Calvin Dill flies out to the right fielder. Kevin Faeth strikes out. Ed Knepper walks. Ed Bellarino pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Texas Al Mullen pops out to the second baseman. Chico Lahoud walks. Bernie Aguirre flies out to the center fielder. Chico Lahoud is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Naoyuki Takatsuki walks. Ellis Barry walks. Luis Orace strikes out. Joaquin Arias lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Dave Beecher grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Texas Ryota Ohno strikes out. Alex Stone grounds out to the shortstop. Snapper Hafey singles to center field. Tomokazu Wakatabe reached on a 2-base throwing error by Dave Beecher. Charlie Brown is pinch hitting for Pinch Gross. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Charlie Brown walks. Ivy Lamont grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Oakland Juan Moore pitching. Calvin Dill singles to left field. Calvin Dill steals second. Kevin Faeth grounds out to the second baseman. Calvin Dill advances to third on the play. Ed Knepper grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Calvin Dill scores. Ed Bellarino strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Texas Al Mullen singles to right field. Chico Lahoud grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Al Mullen is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Bernie Aguirre doubles past the third baseman. Chico Lahoud uses his aggressiveness and scores. Ryota Ohno triples. Bernie Aguirre scores. The defense is playing the infield in. Tom Black 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. Alex Stone strikes out. Snapper Hafey strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Ed Robinson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Naoyuki Takatsuki grounds out to the shortstop. Ellis Barry singles to center field. Luis Orace grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Texas Red Logan comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Tomokazu Wakatabe strikes out. Masaaki Yamada is pinch hitting for Ed Robinson. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Masaaki Yamada doubles to left field. Ivy Lamont singles to center field. Al Mullen walks. Chico Lahoud singles to right field. Masaaki Yamada scores. Bernie Aguirre walks. Ivy Lamont scores. Lute Weaver comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ryota Ohno flies out to the right fielder. Alex Stone walks. Al Mullen scores. Snapper Hafey strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Oakland Mike Witt pitching. Steven St. John is pinch hitting for Lute Weaver. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Steven St. John lines out to the second baseman. Dave Beecher singles to left field. Calvin Dill flies out to the center fielder. Dave Beecher is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Texas total runners LOB: 11 Oakland total runners LOB: 8
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: A+ Batter Mentor Grade: A+ Improvements: Bob Engle did not respond to coaching in speed John Seelbach did not respond to coaching in speed John Seelbach improves in contact_vs_righty Dick Boone improves in contact_vs_lefty
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C RP Mentor Grade: C Batter Mentor Grade: A+ Improvements: Allan Youngblood improves in contact_vs_righty Bill Taitt did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Roberto Thompson did not respond to coaching in range Bill Taitt did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Doug Bacsik did not respond to coaching in C