Win: Norman Barnes (6-8) Loss: Jay Halama (6-5)
Save: Julio Smith (3)
Inning: 1 Oakland Norman Barnes pitching. Bill Bustamante walks. Bill Bustamante steals second. Reggie Sutton throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Junior Diaz flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Bill Bustamante scores. Bobby Marvez singles to center field. Eddie Cangelosi grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Texas Jay Halama pitching. Tom Sanders singles to center field. Shawn Rensa pops out to the shortstop. Mike Good grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Tom Sanders is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Reggie Sutton strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Tom Quinces grounds out to the second baseman. Dave De Palma grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Evar Murello triples. JianCarlos Soto pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Texas Jug Peete grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dave Estes pops out to the third baseman. Gino Hill singles to left field. Bob Acosta strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Jay Halama flies out to the center fielder. Bill Bustamante strikes out. Junior Diaz grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Texas Norman Barnes strikes out. Tom Sanders grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Shawn Rensa singles to right field. Mike Good singles to right field. Shawn Rensa advances to third on the hit. Reggie Sutton grounds out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Oakland Bobby Marvez strikes out. Eddie Cangelosi strikes out. Tom Quinces flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Texas Jug Peete flies out to the left fielder. Dave Estes walks. Gino Hill grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Dave Estes is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Bob Acosta lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Dave De Palma pops out to the third baseman. Evar Murello pops out to the third baseman. JianCarlos Soto strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Texas Norman Barnes flies out to the left fielder. Tom Sanders grounds out to the second baseman. Shawn Rensa bunts for a base hit. Mike Good grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Jay Halama strikes out. Bill Bustamante flies out to the left fielder. Junior Diaz walks. Bobby Marvez flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Texas Reggie Sutton grounds out to the shortstop. Jug Peete strikes out. Dave Estes walks. Gino Hill pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Eddie Cangelosi strikes out. Tom Quinces flies out to the left fielder. Dave De Palma strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Texas Bob Acosta walks. Bob Acosta steals second. Norman Barnes fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Norman Barnes flies out to the left fielder. Tom Sanders walks. Shawn Rensa triples. Bob Acosta scores. Tom Sanders scores. Fernando Osuel comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Mike Good singles to left field. Shawn Rensa scores. Reggie Sutton is hit by a pitch. Jug Peete flies out to the left fielder. Dave Estes grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Oakland Evar Murello strikes out. Sean Perez is pinch hitting for JianCarlos Soto. Sean Perez grounds out to the second baseman. Mario Menendez is pinch hitting for Fernando Osuel. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Mario Menendez grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Texas Arturo Milanes pitching. Gino Hill grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Acosta walks. Bronson Thompson is pinch hitting for Norman Barnes. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Bronson Thompson walks. Tom Sanders singles to left field. Bob Acosta scores. Tyson Canales comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Shawn Rensa flies out to the right fielder. Mike Good flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Oakland Whitey Adams pitching. Jim Tomasic enters the game as a defensive replacement for Dave Estes at LF. Bill Bustamante flies out to the left fielder. Junior Diaz doubles to center field. Bobby Marvez strikes out. Eddie Cangelosi singles to left field. Junior Diaz scores. Julio Smith comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tom Quinces grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Eddie Cangelosi is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Oakland total runners left on base: 3 Texas total runners left on base: 11
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Jose Montes did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Radamel Beto improves in contact_vs_lefty Jim Lopez did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Radamel Beto improves in range Radamel Beto did not respond to coaching in 3B
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Pug Blue improves in control Bobby Scudder improves in power_vs_lefty Paul Rodriguez did not respond to coaching in control Pete McMahon did not respond to coaching in arm