Win: John Henry Johnson (1-1) Loss: Ray Machado (0-2)
Save: Nelson Briles (1)
Inning: 1 Texas Ray Machado pitching. Johnny Tucker singles to left field. Camilo Linhart singles past the third baseman. George Miller triples. Johnny Tucker scores. Camilo Linhart scores. Jim Sundberg strikes out. Jeff Burroughs flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, George Miller scores. Takeshi Kamiguchi pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Oakland John Henry Johnson pitching. Joel Heinkel singles to center field. Ben Harris strikes out. Tom Ward grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Texas Dave Moates flies out to the right fielder. Tom Grieve strikes out. John Henry Johnson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Ryan Metkovich doubles to left field. Fusoya Hiramasu walks. Alex Severson hits a home run. Ryan Metkovich scores. Fusoya Hiramasu scores. Nick Johnston strikes out. Cat Dancing flies out to the center fielder. Ray Machado flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Texas Johnny Tucker pops out to the second baseman. Camilo Linhart strikes out. George Miller pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Joel Heinkel singles to center field. Joel Heinkel steals second. Ben Harris grounds out to the third baseman. Tom Ward strikes out. Ryan Metkovich pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Texas Jim Sundberg pops out to the first baseman. Jeff Burroughs grounds out to the pitcher. Takeshi Kamiguchi strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Fusoya Hiramasu flies out to the right fielder. Alex Severson flies out to the center fielder. Nick Johnston strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Texas Dave Moates reached on a 2-base throwing error by Alex Severson. Tom Grieve pops out to the shortstop. John Henry Johnson flies out to the left fielder. Johnny Tucker walks. Camilo Linhart grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Oakland Cat Dancing lines out to the second baseman. Ray Machado strikes out. Joel Heinkel flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Texas George Miller strikes out. Jim Sundberg grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Jeff Burroughs hits a home run. Takeshi Kamiguchi grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Ben Harris grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tom Ward singles past the shortstop. Ryan Metkovich singles to right field. Fusoya Hiramasu flies out to the left fielder. Alex Severson grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Ryan Metkovich is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Texas Shinji Ishii comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dave Moates grounds out to the second baseman. Tom Grieve grounds out to the third baseman. John Henry Johnson grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Nick Johnston strikes out. Cat Dancing flies out to the right fielder. Ernie Beazley is pinch hitting for Shinji Ishii. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Ernie Beazley walks. Ernie Beazley is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Texas Rudy Castro pitching. Johnny Tucker strikes out. Camilo Linhart flies out to the right fielder. George Miller singles to left field. Jim Sundberg grounds into a force play to the shortstop. George Miller is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Joel Heinkel pops out to the first baseman. Ben Harris strikes out. Tom Ward singles to right field. Ryan Metkovich walks. C.C. Sabathia 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. Fusoya Hiramasu flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Texas Jeff Burroughs flies out to the right fielder. Takeshi Kamiguchi strikes out. Dave Moates reached on a 2-base fielding error by Cat Dancing. Tom Grieve grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Mike Bacsik comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Alex Severson strikes out. Nick Johnston singles to right field. Nick Johnston is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Cat Dancing walks. Jake Savidge comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Trevor Belmont is pinch hitting for Rudy Castro. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Trevor Belmont singles to right field. Cat Dancing advances to third on the hit. Joel Heinkel walks. Nelson Briles comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ben Harris strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Texas total runners LOB: 4 Oakland total runners LOB: 8
Batting:2B - Ryan Metkovich (1).HR - Alex Severson (3).GIDP - Tom Ward. Baserunning: SB - Joel Heinkel (10).CS - Nick Johnston (3), Ernie Beazley (1). Fielding: E - Alex Severson, Cat Dancing.
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Carey Laker improves in control Greg Pryor improves in contact_vs_righty Tim Antonelli improves in speed Carey Laker did not respond to coaching in control Hi Long did not respond to coaching in C
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Freddie Heimueller improves in speed Rube George improves in arm Joe Mabry improves in control Joe Mabry did not respond to coaching in velocity