Win: David Watlington (1-0) Loss: Norio Yokotani (0-1)
Inning: 1 Oakland David Watlington pitching. John Lyons walks. Andre Wehmeier flies out to the center fielder. John Lyons is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Charlie Duran grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Texas Norio Yokotani pitching. Alex Kahle walks. Joe Klumpp flies out to the center fielder. Alex Kahle steals second. Johnny Meyer pops out to the third baseman. Peter Forsch walks. Carlos Klinger strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Oakland Doug McMillan lines out to the shortstop. Tom Bader strikes out. Danny Gregg walks. Wayne Handley singles to right field. Ed Maggert walks. Norio Yokotani grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Texas Shinya Abe hits a home run. Kenji Moriya grounds out to the third baseman. Camilo Saunders singles to left field. David Watlington lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Alex Kahle doubles to right field. Camilo Saunders scores. Joe Klumpp singles in front of the left fielder. Alex Kahle scores. Joe Klumpp steals second. Johnny Meyer walks. Peter Forsch lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Oakland John Lyons strikes out. Andre Wehmeier flies out to the right fielder. Charlie Duran walks. Doug McMillan grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Texas Carlos Klinger singles to center field. Shinya Abe flies out to the left fielder. Kenji Moriya flies out to the left fielder. Camilo Saunders singles to right field. David Watlington grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Oakland Tom Bader reached on a 2-base throwing error by Alex Kahle. Danny Gregg strikes out. Wayne Handley singles past the shortstop. Ed Maggert grounds out to the shortstop. Tom Bader scores. Wayne Handley advances to second on the play. Norio Yokotani grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Texas Alex Kahle doubles to center field. Joe Klumpp strikes out. Johnny Meyer strikes out. Peter Forsch hits a home run. Alex Kahle scores. Carlos Klinger doubles to left field. Shinya Abe walks. Jacque Segui comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Kenji Moriya singles to right field. Carlos Klinger scores. Camilo Saunders lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Oakland John Lyons grounds out to the pitcher. Andre Wehmeier pops out to the third baseman. Charlie Duran strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Texas David Watlington strikes out. Alex Kahle grounds out to the pitcher. Joe Klumpp grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Doug McMillan flies out to the right fielder. Tom Bader singles to left field. Danny Gregg singles past the second baseman. Clark Barr 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. Wayne Handley strikes out. Ed Maggert strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Texas Johnny Meyer strikes out. Peter Forsch singles to right field. Carlos Klinger grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Peter Forsch is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Shinya Abe grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Jim Johnson is pinch hitting for Jacque Segui. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jim Johnson grounds out to the pitcher. John Lyons singles to left field. Andre Wehmeier lines out to the second baseman. Charlie Duran singles to right field. John Lyons advances to third on the hit. Charlie Duran is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Texas Johnny Fisher pitching. Kenji Moriya strikes out. Camilo Saunders walks. Shinji Kawanichi is pinch hitting for Clark Barr. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Camilo Saunders steals second. Shinji Kawanichi pops out to the second baseman. Alex Kahle hits a home run. Camilo Saunders scores. Joe Klumpp singles to right field. Johnny Meyer singles to center field. Joe Klumpp advances to third on the hit. Masaya Sugiyama comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Peter Forsch strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Oakland Larry Leopard pitching. Chris Seilheimer is pinch hitting for Doug McMillan. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Chris Seilheimer strikes out. Ted Davis is pinch hitting for Tom Bader. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Ted Davis strikes out. Danny Gregg grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Texas Carlos Klinger doubles to center field. Tom Miller is pinch hitting for Shinya Abe. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Tom Miller grounds out to the shortstop. Ding-Dong Bell is pinch hitting for Kenji Moriya. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Ding-Dong Bell strikes out. Camilo Saunders singles to right field. Carlos Klinger scores. Dave Rico is pinch hitting for Larry Leopard. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Dave Rico strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland William Paterson pitching. Wayne Handley walks. Ed Maggert grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Wayne Handley is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Leo Cermak is pinch hitting for Masaya Sugiyama. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Leo Cermak singles past the second baseman. John Lyons strikes out. Andre Wehmeier walks. Charlie Duran bunts for a base hit. Ed Maggert scores. Chris Seilheimer walks. Leo Cermak scores. Ted Davis grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Oakland total runners left on base: 11 Texas total runners left on base: 12
Batting:2B - Alex Kahle 2 (4), Carlos Klinger 2 (4).HR - Alex Kahle (2), Peter Forsch (6), Shinya Abe (2). Baserunning: SB - Alex Kahle (1), Joe Klumpp (3), Camilo Saunders (2). Fielding: E - Alex Kahle.
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Herb LeMaster did not respond to coaching in speed Herb LeMaster did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Leo Crawford did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Les Hutson did not respond to coaching in endurance Bill Pegues did not respond to coaching in speed Luis Young did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Ed Riviere did not respond to coaching in SS
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Roy Patterson did not respond to coaching in control Mike Escobar did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Roy Patterson did not respond to coaching in velocity Orville Wright did not respond to coaching in arm Wib Kiley improves in power_vs_lefty Minnie Moocher did not respond to coaching in velocity Jinx Falkenburg did not respond to coaching in SS