Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Jeff Gross pitching. Nap Canseco strikes out. Gordy Jones grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). BillyJoeJimBob flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Oakland Dave Mendoza pitching. Luis Loftus singles to center field. Ken Davenport flies out to the left fielder. Luis Loftus is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Brady Kirkland flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Gabe Egan walks. BobbyBobJimBo flies out to the left fielder. Mark Lane singles to right field. Dale Murphy grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Mark Lane is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Yadier Molina pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Oakland Ben Spurgeon grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Efrain Kalahan singles past the third baseman. Sandy Getz singles past the first baseman. Efrain Kalahan advances to third on the hit. Sandy Getz is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Gene Ingersoll pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Dave Mendoza strikes out. Nap Canseco grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Gordy Jones singles to center field. BillyJoeJimBob grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Gordy Jones is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Billy Miller pops out to the third baseman. Jeff Gross flies out to the right fielder. Luis Loftus strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Gabe Egan singles to right field. BobbyBobJimBo bunts for a base hit. Mark Lane strikes out. Dale Murphy grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Gabe Egan advances to third on the play. BobbyBobJimBo advances to second on the play. Yadier Molina singles to right field. Gabe Egan scores. BobbyBobJimBo scores. Dave Mendoza grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Ken Davenport flies out to the center fielder. Brady Kirkland strikes out. Ben Spurgeon grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Nap Canseco strikes out. Gordy Jones pops out to the second baseman. BillyJoeJimBob grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Efrain Kalahan strikes out. Sandy Getz singles to right field. Gene Ingersoll strikes out. Sandy Getz steals second. Billy Miller flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Gabe Egan strikes out. BobbyBobJimBo hits a home run. Mark Lane flies out to the center fielder. Dale Murphy pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Pinky Javier is pinch hitting for Jeff Gross. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Pinky Javier singles to center field. Luis Loftus grounds out to the third baseman. Pinky Javier advances to second on the play. Ken Davenport grounds out to the third baseman. Brady Kirkland flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Pete Carden pitching. Yadier Molina strikes out. Dippo Hippo is pinch hitting for Dave Mendoza. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Dippo Hippo flies out to the right fielder. Nap Canseco pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Troy Candiotti pitching. Ben Spurgeon grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Efrain Kalahan grounds out to the shortstop. Sandy Getz pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Ed Cortazzo is pinch hitting for Gordy Jones. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Ed Cortazzo flies out to the right fielder. BillyJoeJimBob singles to right field. Gabe Egan doubles to center field. BillyJoeJimBob uses his aggressiveness and scores. BobbyBobJimBo flies out to the left fielder. Mark Lane singles to center field. Gabe Egan scores. Norm Smith comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dale Murphy flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Gene Ingersoll singles to center field. Smokin Doolin Dalton comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Gene Ingersoll steals second. Billy Miller strikes out. Bruce Walker is pinch hitting for Norm Smith. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Bruce Walker grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Gene Ingersoll advances to third on the play. Luis Loftus flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Gomer Oulliber pitching. Yadier Molina strikes out. Smokin Doolin Dalton grounds out to the third baseman. Nap Canseco singles to left field. Ed Cortazzo flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Ken Davenport strikes out. Mark Kekich is pinch hitting for Brady Kirkland. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Mark Kekich flies out to the left fielder. Buck Benedict is pinch hitting for Ben Spurgeon. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Buck Benedict pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 6 Oakland total runners LOB: 4
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Justin Kelly did not respond to coaching in speed Lou Fernandez did not respond to coaching in arm Everett Sierra improves in contact_vs_righty Norm Fahey did not respond to coaching in range Moose Haas did not respond to coaching in velocity John Swartz did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty HoBo Gomoz did not respond to coaching in 3B
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Johnny Hearn did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty John Kelly did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Earl Hosey did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Damian Marak improves in arm Harry Rudolph improves in power_vs_righty Erv Morgan did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Erv Morgan did not respond to coaching in 2B