Win: M.K. Flood (7-1) Loss: Ken McGuire (5-5)
Save: Smith Wilson (21)
Inning: 1 Texas Ken McGuire pitching. Bill Mercer singles to left field. Alex Kahle grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Joe Klumpp walks. Joe Klumpp steals second. Johnny Meyer grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Oakland Red McNeely pitching. John Lyons flies out to the center fielder. Ted Davis walks. Charlie Duran grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Ted Davis is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Doug McMillan flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Texas Peter Forsch grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Carlos Klinger strikes out. Shinya Abe grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Tom Bader flies out to the center fielder. Mike Williams flies out to the center fielder. Wayne Handley strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Texas Kenji Moriya grounds out to the shortstop. Red McNeely strikes out. Bill Mercer singles to left field. Alex Kahle flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Ed Maggert grounds out to the shortstop. Ken McGuire strikes out. John Lyons walks. Ted Davis doubles to center field. John Lyons uses his aggressiveness and scores. Charlie Duran pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Texas Joe Klumpp singles to left field. Joe Klumpp steals second. Johnny Meyer flies out to the right fielder. Peter Forsch strikes out. Carlos Klinger walks. Shinya Abe strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Oakland Doug McMillan flies out to the right fielder. Tom Bader strikes out. Mike Williams walks. Wayne Handley singles to left field. Ed Maggert grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Texas Kenji Moriya grounds out to the third baseman. Red McNeely strikes out. Bill Mercer grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Ken McGuire strikes out. John Lyons singles to left field. Ted Davis grounds out to the third baseman. John Lyons advances to second on the play. Charlie Duran flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Texas Alex Kahle pops out to the second baseman. Joe Klumpp grounds out to the shortstop. Johnny Meyer singles to right field. Peter Forsch walks. Carlos Klinger flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Oakland Doug McMillan strikes out. Tom Bader flies out to the left fielder. Mike Williams flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Texas Shinya Abe hits a home run. Kenji Moriya strikes out. Dave Rico is pinch hitting for Red McNeely. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Dave Rico is hit by a pitch. Bill Mercer walks. Alex Kahle flies out to the center fielder. Joe Klumpp flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Oakland M.K. Flood pitching. Wayne Handley grounds out to the shortstop. Ed Maggert pops out to the first baseman. Ken McGuire grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Texas Johnny Meyer hits a home run. Peter Forsch hits a home run. Carlos Klinger singles to right field. Henry Jacobus comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Shinya Abe strikes out. Carlos Klinger is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Kenji Moriya singles to center field. Shinji Kawanichi is pinch hitting for M.K. Flood. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Shinji Kawanichi strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Larry Leopard pitching. John Lyons strikes out. Ted Davis singles to center field. Charlie Duran strikes out. Doug McMillan strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Texas Bill Mercer lines out to the shortstop. Alex Kahle grounds out to the pitcher. 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. Joe Klumpp singles to left field. Johnny Meyer grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Joe Klumpp is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Smith Wilson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Tom Bader grounds out to the pitcher. Mike Williams doubles to left field. Wayne Handley singles to center field. Mike Williams is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Ed Maggert lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Texas total runners LOB: 10 Oakland total runners LOB: 7
Batting:HR - Johnny Meyer (10), Peter Forsch (13), Shinya Abe (7).GIDP - Alex Kahle.HBP - Dave Rico (1). Baserunning: SB - Joe Klumpp 2 (12).CS - Carlos Klinger (9).
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: King DeLeon did not respond to coaching in control King DeLeon did not respond to coaching in control Bill Lewis improves in control Jason Noble did not respond to coaching in arm Willie McGee did not respond to coaching in arm Jason Noble did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Kuniyuki Inagaki improves in power_vs_righty Len Parson improves in power_vs_righty Rick Rigney did not respond to coaching in control Harry Murnane did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Herb LeMaster did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Leo Crawford did not respond to coaching in arm Ed Riviere did not respond to coaching in SS