Win: Glauber Santoya (3-4) Loss: Ray Cage (5-8)
Save: George Boescher (45)
Inning: 1 Oakland Whitey Person pitching. Roy Leary grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tony Angelini grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Leandro Nunez flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Detroit Spencer James pitching. Ely Drinkwitz pops out to the third baseman. Pete Pettit walks. Don Torrey flies out to the center fielder. John Coppola flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Dwayne Shields grounds out to the second baseman. Tim Fodge walks. Quinton Masterson strikes out. Felix Griggs walks. Ryan Sakata walks. Spencer James flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Detroit Frank Rich Jr strikes out. Lena Bogener grounds out to the second baseman. Simm Bah grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Roy Leary hits a home run. Tony Angelini grounds out to the shortstop. Leandro Nunez walks. Dwayne Shields walks. Tim Fodge grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Leandro Nunez advances to third on the play. Dwayne Shields advances to second on the play. Quinton Masterson is hit by a pitch. Felix Griggs grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 Detroit Bert Miller grounds out to the third baseman. Whitey Person strikes out. Ely Drinkwitz walks. Pete Pettit flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Ryan Sakata grounds out to the third baseman. Spencer James flies out to the left fielder. Roy Leary grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Don Torrey grounds out to the third baseman. John Coppola flies out to the left fielder. Frank Rich Jr walks. Lena Bogener grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Tony Angelini strikes out. Leandro Nunez singles to left field. Dwayne Shields grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Leandro Nunez advances to second on the play. Tim Fodge grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Simm Bah strikes out. Bert Miller hits a home run. Whitey Person grounds out to the third baseman. Ely Drinkwitz strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Quinton Masterson singles to center field. Felix Griggs grounds out to the third baseman. Quinton Masterson advances to second on the play. Ryan Sakata singles to left field. Quinton Masterson scores. Typhoon Charlie comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Spencer James lays a bunt down the third base line. He is safe at first. Runners advance. Roy Leary grounds out to the second baseman. Ryan Sakata advances to third on the play. Spencer James advances to second on the play. Tony Angelini walks. Leandro Nunez flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Detroit Pete Pettit flies out to the left fielder. Don Torrey flies out to the center fielder. John Coppola grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Dwayne Shields grounds out to the second baseman. Tim Fodge singles to center field. Quinton Masterson walks. Bill Hunter comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Felix Griggs grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Frank Rich Jr strikes out. Tom Grace is pinch hitting for Lena Bogener. Tom Grace doubles to center field. Carl The Great is pinch hitting for Simm Bah. Carl The Great singles to left field. Tom Grace scores. Bert Miller flies out to the center fielder. Francisco Cervelli is pinch hitting for Bill Hunter. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Francisco Cervelli flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Glauber Santoya pitching. Nick Trygg enters the game as a defensive replacement for Tom Grace at 1B. Khady Lacke enters the game as a defensive replacement for Carl The Great at CF. Ryan Sakata strikes out. Bobby Warner is pinch hitting for Spencer James. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Bobby Warner flies out to the left fielder. Roy Leary singles past the second baseman. Tony Angelini pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Ray Cage pitching. Ely Drinkwitz singles to left field. Pete Pettit flies out to the left fielder. Don Torrey singles to right field. Ely Drinkwitz advances to third on the hit. John Coppola flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Ely Drinkwitz scores. Frank Rich Jr singles to left field. Nick Trygg singles to left field. Don Torrey scores. Khady Lacke pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Oakland George Boescher comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Leandro Nunez pops out to the first baseman. Dwayne Shields grounds out to the shortstop. Tim Fodge grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Oakland total runners left on base: 12 Detroit total runners left on base: 6
Game Notes Whitey Person is injured and is expected to be out 30 days.
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Rico Wakamatsu did not respond to coaching in velocity Johnson Fryman did not respond to coaching in velocity Tom Fagan did not respond to coaching in velocity Paul Willard improves in velocity Paul Willard did not respond to coaching in endurance Tim Dejan improves in contact_vs_lefty Horatio Cardona improves in RF
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Too few eligible players, Missed Improvement Chance. Ineligible players: Wahsh Pik. Jose Coogan did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Ed Daly improves in power_vs_righty Too few eligible players, Missed Improvement Chance. Ineligible players: Wahsh Pik. John Montefusco did not respond to coaching in velocity George Cain did not respond to coaching in speed