Win: Stan Rooney (2-0) Loss: Mace Jackson (0-2)
Save: Jack Barrett (1)
Inning: 1 Texas Rod Branch pitching. Aaron Reese grounds out to the shortstop. Dutch Armas grounds out to the second baseman. Hank Waddey hits a home run. Ken Cimino flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Oakland Cupid Leon pitching. John Marentette strikes out. Armando Knauss grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dick Eddy grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Texas Hod Malay grounds out to the shortstop. Eddie Pendleton grounds out to the pitcher. Claral Rutner singles to left field. Bob Wise walks. Cupid Leon grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Bob Wise is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Oakland Bruce Asadoor grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Walter Parker walks. Enrique Reed strikes out. Rick Cooney grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Walter Parker is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Texas Aaron Reese grounds out to the shortstop. Dutch Armas strikes out. Hank Waddey strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Angel Powell singles in front of the right fielder. Rod Branch lays down a bunt. He is safe at first. Runners advance. John Marentette walks. Armando Knauss reached on a fielding error by Eddie Pendleton. Angel Powell scores. Dick Eddy grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Rod Branch scores. John Marentette advances to third on the play. Bruce Asadoor flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Texas Ken Cimino flies out to the left fielder. Hod Malay strikes out. Eddie Pendleton singles past the second baseman. Claral Rutner grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Walter Parker strikes out. Enrique Reed grounds out to the shortstop. Rick Cooney flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Texas Bob Wise grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Cupid Leon grounds out to the pitcher. Aaron Reese walks. Dutch Armas grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Angel Powell singles to right field. Angel Powell is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Rod Branch singles to right field. John Marentette grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Rod Branch is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Armando Knauss flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Texas Hank Waddey pops out to the third baseman. Ken Cimino singles to center field. Ken Cimino is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Hod Malay singles to right field. Eddie Pendleton walks. Claral Rutner grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Eddie Pendleton is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Oakland Dick Eddy strikes out. Bruce Asadoor singles past the second baseman. Walter Parker grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Bruce Asadoor is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Walter Parker is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Texas Bob Wise reached on a fielding error by Walter Parker. Manny Shakur is pinch hitting for Cupid Leon. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Manny Shakur walks. Aaron Reese pops out to the second baseman. Dutch Armas grounds into a 4-6-3 double play - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Jeff Clark pitching. Enrique Reed grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Rick Cooney grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Angel Powell walks. Rod Branch flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Texas Hank Waddey singles to right field. Mace Jackson 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 1st. Ken Cimino singles to left field. Hank Waddey advances to third on the hit. Hod Malay grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Hank Waddey scores. Eddie Pendleton strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland John Marentette lines out to the first baseman. Armando Knauss strikes out. Dick Eddy grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Texas Claral Rutner grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bob Wise flies out to the center fielder. Harry Rosen is pinch hitting for Jeff Clark. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Harry Rosen grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Stan Rooney pitching. Bruce Asadoor strikes out. Walter Parker strikes out. Enrique Reed triples. Rick Cooney grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Texas Aaron Reese singles to left field. Dutch Armas doubles to center field. Aaron Reese uses his aggressiveness and scores. Ed Hagen comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Hank Waddey flies out to the right fielder. Ken Cimino flies out to the center fielder. Hod Malay triples. Dutch Armas scores. Eddie Pendleton strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Oakland Jack Barrett comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Angel Powell walks. Al Jelincich is pinch hitting for Ed Hagen. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Al Jelincich pops out to the third baseman. John Marentette strikes out. Armando Knauss pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Texas total runners LOB: 8 Oakland total runners LOB: 6
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: A- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: George Oyler improves in endurance John Fowler did not respond to coaching in speed Herman Hanning improves in contact_vs_lefty Jim Kline did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Ron Herbel did not respond to coaching in velocity Jim Kline did not respond to coaching in speed
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Jarrod Smith did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Tsuyoshi Ri did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Giichiro Iwasaki did not respond to coaching in control Tom Cardona did not respond to coaching in range Don Gill improves in range Hiroki Miki did not respond to coaching in velocity