Win: Michel Larduet (1-0) Loss: Steve Carney (0-1)
Save: Jack Barrett (3)
Inning: 1 Texas Steve Carney pitching. Aaron Reese flies out to the right fielder. Hank Waddey hits a home run. Ken Cimino walks. Eddie Pendleton singles to left field. Ken Cimino advances to third on the hit. Manny Shakur singles to left field. Ken Cimino scores. Eddie Pendleton advances to third on the hit. Manny Shakur steals second. Claral Rutner singles to center field. Eddie Pendleton scores. Manny Shakur scores. Markus Briggs comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Clarence Cora singles to left field. Jerry Kroll strikes out. Claral Rutner is out trying to steal third. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Oakland Michel Larduet pitching. John Marentette singles to right field. Armando Knauss grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Dick Eddy walks. Bruce Asadoor grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Dick Eddy is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Texas Michel Larduet flies out to the right fielder. Aaron Reese walks. Aaron Reese steals second. Hank Waddey strikes out. Ken Cimino flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Walter Parker walks. Enrique Reed hits a home run. Walter Parker scores. Rick Cooney flies out to the right fielder. Dave Mercedes singles to right field. Markus Briggs lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. John Marentette walks. Armando Knauss grounds into a force play to the second baseman. John Marentette is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Texas Eddie Pendleton hits a home run. A.J. Dell comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Manny Shakur flies out to the center fielder. Claral Rutner strikes out. Clarence Cora grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Dick Eddy flies out to the right fielder. Bruce Asadoor flies out to the left fielder. Walter Parker doubles to right field. Enrique Reed singles to left field. Walter Parker is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Texas Jerry Kroll strikes out. Michel Larduet grounds out to the third baseman. Aaron Reese walks. Hank Waddey hits a home run. Aaron Reese scores. Casper Langston comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ken Cimino grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Rick Cooney walks. Dave Mercedes strikes out. Rick Cooney steals second. Casper Langston strikes out. John Marentette strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Texas Eddie Pendleton walks. Manny Shakur flies out to the right fielder. Eddie Pendleton steals second. Claral Rutner strikes out. Clarence Cora flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Armando Knauss grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Dick Eddy grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Bruce Asadoor walks. Bruce Asadoor is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Texas Jerry Kroll flies out to the left fielder. Michel Larduet grounds out to the shortstop. Aaron Reese singles past the first baseman. Aaron Reese is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Walter Parker flies out to the left fielder. Enrique Reed singles to center field. Rick Cooney grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Enrique Reed is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Dave Mercedes grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Texas Hank Waddey grounds out to the shortstop. Ken Cimino walks. Eddie Pendleton strikes out. Ken Cimino steals second. Manny Shakur strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Al Jelincich is pinch hitting for Casper Langston. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Al Jelincich pops out to the second baseman. John Marentette grounds out to the third baseman. Armando Knauss grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Texas Mace Jackson pitching. Claral Rutner strikes out. Clarence Cora singles to left field. Clarence Cora is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Jerry Kroll doubles to center field. Michel Larduet grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Dick Eddy strikes out. Bruce Asadoor grounds out to the second baseman. Walter Parker grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Texas Jack Meloan is pinch hitting for Aaron Reese. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jack Meloan singles to center field. Hank Waddey flies out to the right fielder. Ken Cimino singles to left field. Eddie Pendleton grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Enrique Reed walks. Rick Cooney walks. Dave Mercedes grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Enrique Reed advances to third on the play. Mace Jackson singles to left field. Enrique Reed scores. Jeff Clark comes in from the bullpen to pitch. John Marentette walks. Jack Barrett comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Armando Knauss strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Texas total runners LOB: 6 Oakland total runners LOB: 8
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: George Oyler did not respond to coaching in control Jim Kline improves in speed Herman Hanning improves in range Herman Hanning improves in power_vs_lefty Ernie Ainsmith improves in speed Chad Hitt did not respond to coaching in control
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Tom Morandini improves in range Bill Moore did not respond to coaching in speed Mike Garcia improves in contact_vs_lefty Frank Medich did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Bob Thompson improves in power_vs_lefty Jim Kline did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty