Inning: 1 Oakland Hank Key pitching. John Lyons hits a home run. Wayne Handley grounds out to the third baseman. Ed Maggert strikes out. Charlie Duran grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Texas Ryan Fridley pitching. Bill Mercer doubles to left field. Dave Rico walks. Shinya Abe singles to center field. Bill Mercer scores. Carlos Klinger singles to center field. Dave Rico scores. Kenji Moriya singles to left field. Shinya Abe scores. Carlos Klinger advances to third on the hit. Dale Castleman strikes out. Camilo Saunders reached on a 2-base throwing error by Ryan Fridley. Carlos Klinger scores. Tom Miller walks. Hank Key singles to center field. Kenji Moriya scores. Camilo Saunders scores. Bill Mercer singles to left field. Tom Miller scores. Hank Key advances to third on the hit. Dave Rico singles to left field. Hank Key scores. Bill Mercer advances to third on the hit. Ken McGuire comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dave Rico steals second. Shinya Abe grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Mercer scores. Dave Rico advances to third on the play. Carlos Klinger strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Mike Williams strikes out. Doug McMillan flies out to the left fielder. Leo Cermak pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Texas Kenji Moriya singles to right field. Dale Castleman singles to center field. Camilo Saunders singles to center field. Kenji Moriya scores. Dale Castleman advances to third on the hit. Camilo Saunders steals second. Tom Miller strikes out. Hank Key grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dale Castleman scores. Camilo Saunders advances to third on the play. Bill Mercer doubles to right field. Camilo Saunders scores. Dave Rico walks. Jacque Segui comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Shinya Abe doubles to right field. Bill Mercer scores. Dave Rico uses his aggressiveness and scores. Carlos Klinger flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Chris Seilheimer grounds out to the shortstop. Jacque Segui strikes out. John Lyons grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Texas Kenji Moriya singles to left field. Dale Castleman flies out to the right fielder. Kenji Moriya steals second. Camilo Saunders grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Tom Miller singles to center field. Hank Key strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Oakland Wayne Handley grounds out to the second baseman. Ed Maggert doubles to left field. Charlie Duran singles past the shortstop. Ed Maggert scores. Mike Williams grounds out to the shortstop. Charlie Duran advances to second on the play. Doug McMillan strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Texas Bill Mercer reached on a 2-base fielding error by John Lyons. Dave Rico doubles past the left fielder. Bill Mercer scores. Shinya Abe flies out to the center fielder. Carlos Klinger strikes out. Kenji Moriya grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Leo Cermak grounds out to the second baseman. Chris Seilheimer grounds out to the third baseman. Jacque Segui pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Texas Dale Castleman grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Camilo Saunders singles to center field. Tom Miller strikes out. Hank Key strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland John Lyons pops out to the second baseman. Wayne Handley flies out to the right fielder. Ed Maggert pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Texas Bill Mercer flies out to the right fielder. Dave Rico grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Will Kramer comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Shinya Abe walks. Shinya Abe steals second. Carlos Klinger pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Charlie Duran flies out to the left fielder. Mike Williams strikes out. Doug McMillan bunts for a base hit. Doug McMillan is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Texas Kenji Moriya walks. Dale Castleman singles to right field. Kenji Moriya aggressively advances to third on the hit. Camilo Saunders walks. Tom Miller flies out to the center fielder. Hank Key flies out to the right fielder. Bill Mercer strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Oakland Leo Cermak flies out to the center fielder. Chris Seilheimer flies out to the center fielder. Andre Wehmeier is pinch hitting for Will Kramer. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Andre Wehmeier grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Texas Johnny Fisher pitching. Peter Forsch is pinch hitting for Dave Rico. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Peter Forsch flies out to the right fielder. Shinya Abe grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Johnny Meyer is pinch hitting for Carlos Klinger. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Johnny Meyer pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland John Lyons lines out to the third baseman. Wayne Handley flies out to the center fielder. Ed Maggert reached on a 2-base throwing error by Tom Miller. Jim Johnson is pinch hitting for Charlie Duran. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jim Johnson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Oakland total runners left on base: 2 Texas total runners left on base: 10
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Kuniyuki Inagaki did not respond to coaching in speed Les Hutson did not respond to coaching in control Herb LeMaster did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Luis Young did not respond to coaching in arm Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Kuniyuki Inagaki did not respond to coaching in range Ed Riviere did not respond to coaching in SS
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: King DeLeon did not respond to coaching in velocity Mike Escobar did not respond to coaching in arm Jeff Schupp did not respond to coaching in range Wib Kiley did not respond to coaching in arm Bill Lewis did not respond to coaching in velocity Mike Escobar improves in contact_vs_lefty