Win: Roy Williams (2-0) Loss: Orth Drake (0-1)
Save: Jake Lamont (3)
Inning: 1 Oakland Cliff Browning pitching. Ray Hudson grounds out to the second baseman. Takashi Kawasaki grounds out to the shortstop. Moose May grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Gil Plaskett pitching. Tom Henrich singles to left field. Jim Smith pops out to the second baseman. Nobuhiro Matsushima singles to left field. Tom Henrich advances to third on the hit. Adrian Caceres grounds out to the pitcher. Nobuhiro Matsushima advances to second on the play. Butch Schofield grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Oakland Duke Jacome singles to right field. Duke Jacome steals second. Craig Smith strikes out. Lee Orndorff grounds out to the shortstop. Andres Bague grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Lyn Leard walks. Charlie Clyburn pops out to the shortstop. Kevin Grimes doubles to center field. Lyn Leard uses his aggressiveness and scores. Cliff Browning strikes out. Tom Henrich grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Marcelino Grimes grounds out to the second baseman. Gil Plaskett strikes out. Ray Hudson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Jim Smith singles to right field. Nobuhiro Matsushima doubles to left field. Jim Smith uses his aggressiveness and scores. Adrian Caceres grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Butch Schofield strikes out. Lyn Leard flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Takashi Kawasaki walks. Moose May walks. Duke Jacome grounds out to the second baseman. Takashi Kawasaki advances to third on the play. Moose May advances to second on the play. Craig Smith singles to right field. Takashi Kawasaki scores. Moose May scores. Lee Orndorff pops out to the second baseman. Andres Bague lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Charlie Clyburn singles to left field. Kevin Grimes walks. Cliff Browning lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Tom Henrich grounds out to the second baseman. Charlie Clyburn scores. Kevin Grimes advances to third on the play. Jim Smith flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Marcelino Grimes walks. Gil Plaskett lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Ray Hudson strikes out. Takashi Kawasaki grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Nobuhiro Matsushima grounds out to the third baseman. Adrian Caceres lines out to the shortstop. Butch Schofield flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Moose May pops out to the third baseman. Duke Jacome walks. Duke Jacome gets picked off first. Craig Smith grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Lyn Leard walks. Charlie Clyburn grounds out to the second baseman. Lyn Leard advances to second on the play. Kevin Grimes hits a home run. Lyn Leard scores. Bob Grabowski comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Cliff Browning singles to right field. Tom Henrich grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Cliff Browning is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Tom Henrich is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Pedro Boerner enters the game as a defensive replacement for Jim Smith at CF. Lee Orndorff is hit by a pitch. Andres Bague walks. Marcelino Grimes flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Dutch Wynn is pinch hitting for Bob Grabowski. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Lee Orndorff is out trying to steal third. Andres Bague steals second. Dutch Wynn doubles past the third baseman. Andres Bague scores. Ray Hudson hits a home run. Dutch Wynn scores. Orth Drake comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Takashi Kawasaki grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Roy Williams pitching. Pedro Boerner strikes out. Nobuhiro Matsushima singles to right field. Adrian Caceres grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Moose May doubles to right field. Duke Jacome doubles to left field. Moose May scores. Craig Smith grounds out to the second baseman. Duke Jacome advances to third on the play. Lee Orndorff grounds out to the third baseman. Duke Jacome scores. Joaquin Ibanez comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Andres Bague doubles to left field. Marcelino Grimes singles to center field. Taiji Matsumoto is pinch hitting for Roy Williams. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Taiji Matsumoto walks. Ray Hudson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Jake Lamont pitching. Butch Schofield pops out to the third baseman. Lyn Leard grounds out to the third baseman. Charlie Clyburn grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Takashi Kawasaki strikes out. Moose May grounds out to the pitcher. Duke Jacome strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Kevin Grimes pops out to the first baseman. Mike Borowski is pinch hitting for Joaquin Ibanez. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Mike Borowski hits a home run. Tom Henrich flies out to the center fielder. Pedro Boerner grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Oakland total runners LOB: 6 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 5
Batting:2B - Moose May (1), Duke Jacome (1), Andres Bague (2), Dutch Wynn (1).HR - Ray Hudson (3).HBP - Lee Orndorff (1). Baserunning: SB - Duke Jacome (2), Andres Bague (3).CS - Lee Orndorff (1).
Batting:2B - Nobuhiro Matsushima (3), Kevin Grimes (2).HR - Kevin Grimes (2), Mike Borowski (1).GIDP - Adrian Caceres. Baserunning: CS - Tom Henrich (1).
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Mike Dunn did not respond to coaching in velocity Jack Dugey did not respond to coaching in speed Porter Jeffcoat did not respond to coaching in endurance Shinji Ishida did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Ron Cross improves in LF
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Jim Dumoulin did not respond to coaching in control Pat Mason did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Pat Mason improves in arm Skeeter Smalley did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Dwain Russell did not respond to coaching in C