Win: Dave Glass (2-2) Loss: Hal Benton (8-4)
Save: Rich Hurst (12)
Inning: 1 Texas Dave Glass pitching. Tom Cather flies out to the left fielder. Blondy Spongberg singles to right field. Wilbur Ruffin pops out to the shortstop. Scott Santo grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Oakland Chris Tingley pitching. Charlie Barton walks. Lee Swacina grounds out to the third baseman. Charlie Barton advances to second on the play. Jose McCabe singles to center field. Charlie Barton scores. Manuel Saverine singles to right field. Milt Shires grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Texas Tom Meloan grounds out to the shortstop. Elvis Larkin lines out to the third baseman. Everett Hudson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Spider Easler strikes out. Tom Oliver grounds out to the third baseman. Billy Misse singles to center field. Dave Glass grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Billy Misse is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Texas Dave Beltre lines out to the first baseman. Chris Tingley singles to left field. Tom Cather grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Charlie Barton strikes out. Lee Swacina walks. Jose McCabe strikes out. Manuel Saverine singles to right field. Lee Swacina advances to third on the hit. Milt Shires singles to left field. Lee Swacina scores. Manuel Saverine aggressively advances to third on the hit. Spider Easler strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Texas Blondy Spongberg grounds out to the third baseman. Wilbur Ruffin strikes out. Scott Santo grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Tom Oliver strikes out. Billy Misse strikes out. Dave Glass grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Texas Tom Meloan singles to center field. Elvis Larkin hits a home run. Tom Meloan scores. Everett Hudson flies out to the center fielder. Dave Beltre strikes out. Bill Simpson is pinch hitting for Chris Tingley. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Bill Simpson walks. Tom Cather strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Hal Benton pitching. Charlie Barton hits an infield single to the pitcher. Lee Swacina flies out to the right fielder. Charlie Barton steals second. Jose McCabe singles to center field. Charlie Barton scores. Manuel Saverine reached on a 2-base fielding error by Everett Hudson. Milt Shires strikes out. Spider Easler lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Texas Blondy Spongberg strikes out. Wilbur Ruffin walks. Scott Santo grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Tom Oliver strikes out. Billy Misse singles to right field. Tim Sanders comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jimmy Prim is pinch hitting for Dave Glass. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Jimmy Prim flies out to the left fielder. Charlie Barton grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Texas Herb McKain pitching. Tom Meloan strikes out. Elvis Larkin flies out to the left fielder. Everett Hudson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Lee Swacina triples. Jose McCabe strikes out. Manuel Saverine hits a home run. Lee Swacina scores. Akira Ishido comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Milt Shires grounds out to the third baseman. Spider Easler doubles to center field. Tom Oliver grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Texas Don Silverio enters the game as a defensive replacement for Jose McCabe at LF. Dave Beltre flies out to the right fielder. Chappy DeVormer is pinch hitting for Akira Ishido. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Chappy DeVormer walks. Tom Cather singles to center field. Chappy DeVormer advances to third on the hit. Blondy Spongberg grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tom Cather advances to second on the play. Wilbur Ruffin grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Oakland Steve Magrann pitching. Billy Misse flies out to the center fielder. Yoshitaka Nakada is pinch hitting for Herb McKain. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Yoshitaka Nakada flies out to the right fielder. Charlie Barton hits a home run. Lee Swacina doubles to left field. Don Silverio strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Texas Gomer Pope pitching. Scott Santo flies out to the center fielder. Tom Meloan singles to center field. Barney Gallagher is pinch hitting for Elvis Larkin. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Barney Gallagher strikes out. Everett Hudson singles to center field. Tom Meloan advances to third on the hit. Rich Hurst comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Dave Beltre grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Texas total runners left on base: 6 Oakland total runners left on base: 9
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Fabian Caldwell improves in power_vs_lefty Tom Canavan did not respond to coaching in control Lev High did not respond to coaching in velocity A.J. Reiser improves in contact_vs_lefty Bruce Raffensberger did not respond to coaching in C
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Curt Barranca improves in arm Wes Nixon did not respond to coaching in endurance Dennis Regan improves in contact_vs_righty Gus Wise did not respond to coaching in velocity