Win: Leon Ortiz (4-4) Loss: Bill Ralston (1-5)
Save: Larry Stephenson (1)
Inning: 1 Detroit Bill Ralston pitching. Mike Brown walks. Angelo Scharein hits a home run. Mike Brown scores. Hugh Herbert grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Jose Ens grounds out to the shortstop. Al Beecher strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Oakland Leon Ortiz pitching. Otie Shepherd strikes out. Gil Basinski strikes out. Herm White grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Phil Drake strikes out. John Arnold grounds out to the third baseman. Fumio Kamai grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Bob Schall grounds out to the shortstop. Harry Martinez doubles to right field. Lee Finneran singles to right field. Lee Finneran steals second. Joe Reis singles to right field. Harry Martinez scores. Daryle Reeder grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Leon Ortiz singles to right field. Mike Brown pops out to the third baseman. Angelo Scharein singles to center field. Leon Ortiz advances to third on the hit. Hugh Herbert flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Leon Ortiz scores. Jose Ens grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Bill Ralston flies out to the center fielder. Otie Shepherd pops out to the third baseman. Gil Basinski lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Al Beecher strikes out. Phil Drake pops out to the third baseman. John Arnold hits a home run. Fumio Kamai flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Herm White singles to center field. Bob Schall singles to left field. Herm White advances to third on the hit. Harry Martinez grounds out to the shortstop. Herm White scores. Bob Schall advances to second on the play. Lee Finneran singles to right field. Joe Reis walks. Daryle Reeder singles to left field. Bob Schall scores. Lee Finneran scores. Bill Ralston lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Otie Shepherd strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Detroit Leon Ortiz grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mike Brown walks. Angelo Scharein strikes out. Hugh Herbert triples. Mike Brown scores. Jose Ens grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Gil Basinski flies out to the right fielder. Herm White grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Schall strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Al Beecher singles to center field. Phil Drake singles to center field. Al Beecher advances to third on the hit. John Arnold hits a home run. Al Beecher scores. Phil Drake scores. Jo-Jo Hall comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Fumio Kamai strikes out. Neal Bullock is pinch hitting for Leon Ortiz. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Neal Bullock doubles to right field. Mike Brown singles to left field. Neal Bullock is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Angelo Scharein flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Rivington Hetling pitching. Harry Martinez singles to center field. Lee Finneran grounds out to the catcher - great play by the catcher to prevent a single! Harry Martinez advances to second on the play. Joe Reis strikes out. Daryle Reeder hits a home run. Harry Martinez scores. Joe Ruebel comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jo-Jo Hall flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Hugh Herbert grounds out to the shortstop. Jose Ens strikes out. Al Beecher singles to right field. Phil Drake grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Otie Shepherd walks. Gil Basinski singles to right field. Herm White strikes out. Bob Schall grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Gil Basinski is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Harry Martinez grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Detroit John Arnold singles to right field. Fumio Kamai singles to left field. John Arnold advances to third on the hit. Jimmy Auker is pinch hitting for Joe Ruebel. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jimmy Auker flies out to the right fielder. Mike Brown singles to right field. John Arnold scores. Angelo Scharein grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Larry Stephenson pitching. Mark Urrea enters the game as a defensive replacement for Phil Drake at 2B. Lee Finneran grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Reis grounds out to the shortstop. Daryle Reeder grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Detroit Hugh Herbert grounds out to the pitcher. Jose Ens hits a home run. Dave Mendoza comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bobby Ribant is pinch hitting for Al Beecher. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Bobby Ribant singles to left field. Mark Urrea pops out to the third baseman. John Arnold strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Alan Durbin is pinch hitting for Dave Mendoza. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Alan Durbin walks. Otie Shepherd grounds out to the second baseman. Alan Durbin advances to second on the play. Gil Basinski singles to left field. Alan Durbin is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Herm White strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Detroit total runners LOB: 6 Oakland total runners LOB: 6
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Phil Tidrow did not respond to coaching in range Luther Bell did not respond to coaching in range John Mattis improves in contact_vs_righty Gus Chamberlain improves in speed Art Boone did not respond to coaching in velocity Mark Fox did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Dave Blackburn did not respond to coaching in speed Jerry Hatcher improves in velocity Harry Renteria did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Takashi Ricci did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Jack Jones did not respond to coaching in velocity Dave Blackburn did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Dave Blackburn did not respond to coaching in SS