Win: Tetsuya Nonaka (8-9) Loss: Jerry Burton (5-8)
Save: Tim McCarver (21)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Jerry Burton pitching. Bob Pruett singles to right field. Bob Pruett steals second. Kenji Imazeki grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bob Pruett advances to third on the play. Jose Hohnhorst walks. Marcelino Eason strikes out. Monty Lindeman grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Oakland Tetsuya Nonaka pitching. Otie Shepherd reached on a 2-base fielding error by Marcelino Eason. Mike Stein flies out to the right fielder. Herm White singles to right field. Otie Shepherd scores. Bob Schall grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Joe Williams grounds out to the shortstop. Lou Gick doubles to center field. Gary Piechota walks. Tetsuya Nonaka lays a bunt down the third base line. He is safe at first. Runners advance. Bob Pruett strikes out. Kenji Imazeki grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Oakland Harry Martinez walks. Harry Martinez steals second. Lee Finneran walks. Joe Reis strikes out. Harry Martinez steals third. Lee Finneran is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Daryle Reeder grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Jose Hohnhorst strikes out. Marcelino Eason walks. Monty Lindeman strikes out. Joe Williams walks. Lou Gick strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Oakland Jerry Burton grounds out to the second baseman. Otie Shepherd grounds out to the third baseman. Mike Stein pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Gary Piechota grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tetsuya Nonaka strikes out. Bob Pruett strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Herm White singles past the third baseman. Herm White steals second. Bob Schall strikes out. Harry Martinez singles to center field. Lee Finneran grounds out to the second baseman. Herm White scores. Harry Martinez advances to second on the play. Joe Reis flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Kenji Imazeki singles to right field. Kenji Imazeki steals second. Jose Hohnhorst singles to left field. Kenji Imazeki scores. Marcelino Eason singles to right field. Monty Lindeman walks. Joe Williams grounds out to the second baseman. Jose Hohnhorst scores. Marcelino Eason advances to third on the play. Monty Lindeman advances to second on the play. Lou Gick grounds out to the shortstop. Marcelino Eason scores. Monty Lindeman advances to third on the play. Gary Piechota singles to right field. Monty Lindeman scores. Clarence Gross comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tetsuya Nonaka walks. Bob Pruett flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Oakland Daryle Reeder flies out to the left fielder. Clarence Gross walks. Otie Shepherd reached on a 2-base throwing error by Jose Hohnhorst. Mike Stein strikes out. Herm White grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Kenji Imazeki walks. Jose Hohnhorst grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Kenji Imazeki is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Marcelino Eason strikes out. Jose Hohnhorst is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Bob Schall strikes out. Harry Martinez pops out to the first baseman. Lee Finneran strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Monty Lindeman pops out to the shortstop. Dave Mendoza comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Joe Williams bunts for a base hit. Lou Gick singles past the third baseman. Joe Williams advances to third on the hit. Bill Hedlund is pinch hitting for Gary Piechota. Bill Hedlund strikes out. Tetsuya Nonaka flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Oakland Joe Reis strikes out. Daryle Reeder grounds out to the pitcher. Alan Durbin is pinch hitting for Dave Mendoza. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Alan Durbin grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay David Wertz pitching. Bob Pruett flies out to the right fielder. Kenji Imazeki strikes out. Jose Hohnhorst grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Otie Shepherd hits a home run. Derek Harvey is pinch hitting for Mike Stein. Derek Harvey flies out to the center fielder. Herm White walks. Bob Schall strikes out. Harry Martinez strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Marcelino Eason doubles past the first baseman. Monty Lindeman strikes out. Joe Williams flies out to the right fielder. Passed ball. Marcelino Eason advances to third. Lou Gick strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Tim McCarver comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Lee Finneran walks. Joe Reis flies out to the center fielder. Daryle Reeder grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 12 Oakland total runners LOB: 5
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Tom Butler did not respond to coaching in control Quilvio Zitzmann improves in arm Quilvio Zitzmann did not respond to coaching in range George Rogers did not respond to coaching in speed Richie Stallings did not respond to coaching in velocity Tink Morehead did not respond to coaching in control Truck Perezchica did not respond to coaching in 3B
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Eric Stephenson improves in contact_vs_lefty Harry Caldwell did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Jerry Hatcher did not respond to coaching in velocity Earl Sweeney did not respond to coaching in control Dave Blackburn improves in contact_vs_lefty Ted Peltz did not respond to coaching in speed Dave Blackburn did not respond to coaching in SS