Win: Jack Boone (6-5) Loss: Jack Baines (5-3)
Save: Larry Leopard (2)
Inning: 1 Oakland Jack Boone pitching. John Lyons doubles to center field. Wayne Handley grounds out to the third baseman. Ed Maggert triples. John Lyons scores. Charlie Duran grounds out to the shortstop. Ed Maggert scores. Mike Williams flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Texas Jack Baines pitching. Bill Mercer singles to center field. Alex Kahle pops out to the shortstop. Joe Klumpp flies out to the left fielder. Johnny Meyer grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Doug McMillan grounds out to the shortstop. Leo Cermak walks. Chris Seilheimer flies out to the left fielder. Jack Baines flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Texas Peter Forsch singles to center field. Peter Forsch steals second. Carlos Klinger singles to left field. Peter Forsch is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Shinya Abe flies out to the center fielder. Kenji Moriya flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland John Lyons flies out to the center fielder. Wayne Handley hits an infield single to the pitcher. Ed Maggert strikes out. Charlie Duran walks. Mike Williams flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Texas Jack Boone walks. Bill Mercer pops out to the shortstop. Alex Kahle doubles to right field. Joe Klumpp singles to right field. Jack Boone scores. Alex Kahle scores. Johnny Meyer singles to left field. Joe Klumpp advances to third on the hit. Peter Forsch singles to center field. Joe Klumpp scores. Carlos Klinger strikes out. Shinya Abe walks. Kenji Moriya grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Oakland Doug McMillan singles to left field. Doug McMillan is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Leo Cermak grounds out to the second baseman. Chris Seilheimer strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Texas Jack Boone strikes out. Bill Mercer grounds out to the shortstop. Alex Kahle grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Jack Baines walks. John Lyons singles to right field. Wayne Handley grounds out to the second baseman. Jack Baines advances to third on the play. John Lyons advances to second on the play. Ed Maggert strikes out. Charlie Duran triples. Jack Baines scores. John Lyons scores. Mike Williams strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Texas Joe Klumpp triples. Johnny Meyer grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Joe Klumpp scores. Peter Forsch grounds out to the catcher. Carlos Klinger grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Doug McMillan grounds out to the second baseman. Leo Cermak strikes out. Chris Seilheimer grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Texas Shinya Abe flies out to the right fielder. Kenji Moriya singles to left field. Jack Boone lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, Kenji Moriya forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Bill Mercer hits a home run. Jack Boone scores. Jacque Segui comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Alex Kahle grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Andre Wehmeier is pinch hitting for Jacque Segui. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Andre Wehmeier reached on a 2-base throwing error by Jack Boone. John Lyons strikes out. Wayne Handley singles to right field. Ed Maggert flies out to the right fielder. Charlie Duran strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Texas Ken McGuire pitching. Joe Klumpp grounds out to the third baseman. Johnny Meyer grounds out to the second baseman. Peter Forsch flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Mike Williams strikes out. Doug McMillan flies out to the center fielder. Leo Cermak flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Texas Carlos Klinger strikes out. Shinya Abe grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Kenji Moriya strikes out. 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. Chris Seilheimer walks. Jim Johnson is pinch hitting for Ken McGuire. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Jim Johnson flies out to the left fielder. John Lyons strikes out. Chris Seilheimer steals second. Wayne Handley grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Oakland total runners left on base: 7 Texas total runners left on base: 5
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Rick Rigney did not respond to coaching in velocity Marty Sankey did not respond to coaching in arm Luis Ryan did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Greg Moraga did not respond to coaching in range Luis Young did not respond to coaching in arm Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Ed Riviere did not respond to coaching in SS
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Minnie Moocher did not respond to coaching in control Terry Pirati did not respond to coaching in velocity Wib Kiley did not respond to coaching in speed William Paterson did not respond to coaching in control Tommy Patrick did not respond to coaching in control Jeff Schupp did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty