Inning: 1 Texas Garland Ozuna pitching. Erik Newel walks. John Appier flies out to the center fielder. Ace Darien grounds out to the shortstop. Erik Newel advances to second on the play. Matt Graham strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Oakland Tory Brooks pitching. Mike Parris strikes out. Juan Lopez flies out to the center fielder. Alex Alexander singles to left field. Matt Cook strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Texas Walter Downing flies out to the left fielder. Walt Jones pops out to the second baseman. Bob Baker flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Frank Stewart singles to right field. Trevor Harman hits a home run. Frank Stewart scores. Bob Henke strikes out. Dave Dexter strikes out. Garland Ozuna grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Texas Chuck Ardoin strikes out. Tory Brooks strikes out. Erik Newel strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Mike Parris walks. Mike Parris steals second. Juan Lopez singles to right field. Mike Parris scores. Alex Alexander singles to center field. Juan Lopez advances to third on the hit. Matt Cook singles to center field. Juan Lopez scores. Frank Stewart walks. Trevor Harman singles to left field. Alex Alexander scores. Matt Cook scores. Frank Stewart advances to third on the hit. Bob Henke flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Frank Stewart scores. Dave Dexter pops out to the first baseman. Garland Ozuna grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Trevor Harman is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Texas John Appier pops out to the shortstop. Ace Darien doubles to right field. Matt Graham strikes out. Walter Downing grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Mike Parris walks. Juan Lopez grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Alex Alexander strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Texas Walt Jones reached on a fielding error by Juan Lopez. Bob Baker walks. Chuck Ardoin walks. Tory Brooks grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Walt Jones scores. Bob Baker advances to third on the play. Erik Newel strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Matt Cook flies out to the center fielder. Frank Stewart pops out to the shortstop. Trevor Harman singles to right field. Bob Henke reached on a fielding error by Tory Brooks. Dave Dexter lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Texas John Appier grounds out to the third baseman. Ace Darien strikes out. Matt Graham strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Garland Ozuna grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Parris strikes out. Juan Lopez strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Texas Walter Downing lines out to the shortstop. Walt Jones singles to left field. Bob Baker flies out to the right fielder. Chuck Ardoin triples. Walt Jones scores. Alvin Breazeale is pinch hitting for Tory Brooks. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Alvin Breazeale grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland George Priddy pitching. Alex Alexander singles to center field. Matt Cook grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Alex Alexander is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Frank Stewart singles to center field. Matt Cook is thrown out trying to advance to third by the center fielder. Trevor Harman triples. Frank Stewart scores. Bob Henke grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Texas Erik Newel grounds out to the second baseman. John Appier pops out to the shortstop. Cory Coffin is pinch hitting for Ace Darien. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Cory Coffin bunts for a base hit. Matt Graham singles to center field. Cory Coffin advances to third on the hit. Walter Downing grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Oakland Harry Wendell is pinch hitting for Dave Dexter. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Harry Wendell walks. Garland Ozuna lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Mike Parris strikes out. Juan Lopez singles to left field. Harry Wendell scores. Alex Alexander singles to center field. Matt Cook singles to left field. Juan Lopez is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Texas Walt Jones walks. Bob Baker hits a home run. Walt Jones scores. Chuck Ardoin flies out to the right fielder. Jim Marquez is pinch hitting for George Priddy. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Jim Marquez walks. Erik Newel grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Texas total runners left on base: 6 Oakland total runners left on base: 6
Game Notes Mike Parris is injured and is expected to be out 18 days.
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Stanley Ritchie did not respond to coaching in velocity John Kruk III improves in contact_vs_righty Paulo VanExel improves in contact_vs_righty Henry Dagres did not respond to coaching in arm Eric Herrnstein did not respond to coaching in speed Eric Herrnstein did not respond to coaching in range Eric Herrnstein did not respond to coaching in RF
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Bill McConnell did not respond to coaching in velocity Bob Jordan improves in arm Tommy Bowlin improves in velocity Homer Sanchez improves in contact_vs_lefty Steve Giannelli improves in arm Dan Sears did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Al Ash did not respond to coaching in C