Win: Bobby Dario (13-7) Loss: Eric Anderson (14-12)
Save: Arturo Milanes (4)
Inning: 1 Oakland Eric Anderson pitching. Jimmy Bucha grounds out to the second baseman. Junior Diaz strikes out. Mario Menendez grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Texas Bobby Dario pitching. Tom Sanders grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bronson Thompson walks. Gerry Crouch grounds out to the pitcher. Bronson Thompson advances to second on the play. Mike Good flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Eddie Cangelosi strikes out. Evar Murello hits a home run. Sean Perez flies out to the left fielder. Dave De Palma lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Texas Bob Justice strikes out. Justin Cadaret strikes out. Gino Hill singles to center field. Bob Acosta flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Tomas Riera singles past the second baseman. Tomas Riera is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Bobby Dario grounds out to the third baseman. Jimmy Bucha walks. Junior Diaz grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Texas Eric Anderson grounds out to the shortstop. Tom Sanders grounds out to the second baseman. Bronson Thompson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Mario Menendez flies out to the left fielder. Eddie Cangelosi walks. Evar Murello grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Eddie Cangelosi advances to second on the play. Sean Perez grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Texas Gerry Crouch lines out to the pitcher. Mike Good strikes out. Bob Justice strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Dave De Palma flies out to the right fielder. Tomas Riera strikes out. Bobby Dario strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Texas Justin Cadaret singles to center field. Gino Hill grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Bob Acosta singles to center field. Eric Anderson flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Jimmy Bucha singles to right field. Junior Diaz strikes out. Mario Menendez grounds out to the third baseman. Jimmy Bucha advances to second on the play. Eddie Cangelosi singles to center field. Jimmy Bucha scores. Evar Murello reached on a fielding error by Mike Good. Eddie Cangelosi is out trying to steal third. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Texas Tom Sanders flies out to the left fielder. Bronson Thompson flies out to the right fielder. Gerry Crouch flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Sean Perez walks. Dave De Palma flies out to the left fielder. Tomas Riera singles to left field. Sean Perez advances to third on the hit. Bobby Dario flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Sean Perez scores. Jimmy Bucha singles to center field. Tomas Riera advances to third on the hit. Junior Diaz strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Texas Mike Good strikes out. Bob Justice reached on a 2-base throwing error by Sean Perez. Justin Cadaret grounds out to the pitcher. Gino Hill walks. Bob Acosta strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Oakland Mario Menendez flies out to the right fielder. Eddie Cangelosi strikes out. Evar Murello doubles past the center fielder. George Wera comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Sean Perez reached on a fielding error by Gino Hill. Dave De Palma grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Texas George Wera strikes out. Tom Sanders grounds out to the pitcher. Bronson Thompson flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Tomas Riera strikes out. Bobo Barreto is pinch hitting for Bobby Dario. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Bobo Barreto flies out to the right fielder. Jimmy Bucha flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Texas Tyson Canales pitching. Gerry Crouch singles to left field. Mike Good singles to center field. Bob Justice strikes out. Justin Cadaret singles to left field. Gerry Crouch scores. Mike Good advances to third on the hit. Arturo Milanes comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Gino Hill flies out to the center fielder. Bob Acosta flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Oakland total runners LOB: 7 Texas total runners LOB: 7
Game Notes Tomas Riera is injured and is expected to be out 11 days.
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: A- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Rube Chris did not respond to coaching in velocity Jim Lopez improves in contact_vs_righty Radamel Beto improves in contact_vs_lefty Rick Aulds improves in endurance Jim Lopez did not respond to coaching in 2B
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Tom Stowe did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Deacon Townsend did not respond to coaching in velocity Jerry Sebra improves in contact_vs_lefty Paul Hall did not respond to coaching in velocity