Win: Jim Morales Loss: Willie Cormier
Save: George Emmerich
Inning: 1 Oakland Willie Cormier pitching. Bill McCarthy flies out to the center fielder. Bing Doyle pops out to the second baseman. Ted Harrell singles to right field. Ted Harrell is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Detroit Jim Morales pitching. Red Connelly flies out to the left fielder. Mack Nicholson grounds out to the third baseman. Dave Crouch strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Steve Oldis strikes out. Steve Shumpert grounds out to the third baseman. Lyman Brantley grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Allen Offerman strikes out. Chris Erickson flies out to the center fielder. Tom Hughes flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Shigetoshi Nakada grounds out to the third baseman. Pete Pickett walks. Jim Morales lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Bill McCarthy grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Jeff Lonborg singles to center field. Jeff Lonborg is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Alexei Vazquez strikes out. Willie Cormier pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Bing Doyle lines out to the shortstop. Ted Harrell strikes out. Steve Oldis grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Red Connelly pops out to the second baseman. Mack Nicholson lines out to the shortstop. Dave Crouch flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Steve Shumpert singles to center field. Steve Shumpert steals second. Lyman Brantley flies out to the right fielder. Shigetoshi Nakada strikes out. Pete Pickett singles to left field. Steve Shumpert scores. Pete Pickett steals second. Jim Morales singles to left field. Jim Morales steals second. Bill McCarthy walks. Bing Doyle singles to center field. Pete Pickett scores. Jim Morales uses his aggressiveness and scores. Bill McCarthy is out trying to steal third. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Allen Offerman strikes out. Chris Erickson flies out to the left fielder. Tom Hughes pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Ted Harrell doubles to left field. Steve Oldis walks. Steve Shumpert walks. Lyman Brantley grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Ted Harrell scores. Steve Oldis advances to third on the play. Shigetoshi Nakada reached on a fielding error by Alexei Vazquez. Steve Oldis scores. Joe Jacobs comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Pete Pickett flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Jeff Lonborg strikes out. Alexei Vazquez walks. Joe Jacobs lays a bunt down the third base line. The pitcher fields the ball, throws to second for the force out, on to first but the throw to first for the double play is not in time. (SS covering 2nd). Red Connelly walks. Mack Nicholson strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Oakland Jim Morales singles to left field. Jim Morales is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Bill McCarthy singles to left field. Bing Doyle strikes out. Bill McCarthy steals second. Ted Harrell lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Dave Crouch pops out to the second baseman. Allen Offerman walks. Chris Erickson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Allen Offerman advances to second on the play. Tom Hughes strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Steve Oldis doubles to center field. Howie Olin is pinch hitting for Steve Shumpert. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Howie Olin singles to center field. Steve Oldis scores. Edgar Amor comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Howie Olin steals second. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Lyman Brantley grounds out to the pitcher. Shigetoshi Nakada flies out to the right fielder. Pete Pickett singles to right field. Howie Olin scores. Pete Pickett steals second. Jim Morales flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Jeff Lonborg walks. Buck Purtell is pinch hitting for Alexei Vazquez. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Buck Purtell strikes out. Duane Lance is pinch hitting for Edgar Amor. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Duane Lance grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Jeff Lonborg is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Red Connelly singles to center field. Sam Feinberg is pinch hitting for Mack Nicholson. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Sam Feinberg triples. Duane Lance scores. Red Connelly scores. Dave Crouch walks. Allen Offerman grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Oakland Dean Marr pitching. Bill McCarthy doubles to left field. Bing Doyle flies out to the center fielder. Ted Harrell walks. Steve Oldis pops out to the third baseman. Howie Olin grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Detroit Shane Hernandez is pinch hitting for Chris Erickson. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Shane Hernandez strikes out. Tom Hughes singles to center field. Jeff Lonborg flies out to the center fielder. Buck Purtell hits a home run. Tom Hughes scores. Dell Aaron comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Jeff Sheets is pinch hitting for Dean Marr. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Jeff Sheets singles to right field. George Emmerich comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Red Connelly singles past the second baseman. Sam Feinberg grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Oakland total runners LOB: 7 Detroit total runners LOB: 7