Win: John Shilling (3-2) Loss: Pete Wagner (2-3)
Save: Tim McCarver (29)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Bill Ralston pitching. Bob Pruett grounds out to the pitcher. Kenji Imazeki walks. Jose Hohnhorst walks. Marcelino Eason grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Oakland Toji Sudo pitching. Otie Shepherd grounds out to the shortstop. Larry Start walks. Gil Basinski singles to right field. Herm White singles to right field. Larry Start scores. Harry Martinez flies out to the center fielder. Lee Finneran grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Herm White is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Joe Williams strikes out. Lou Gick flies out to the right fielder. Quilvio Zitzmann grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Joe Reis grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Daryle Reeder doubles to center field. Bill Ralston singles to right field. Daryle Reeder scores. Passed ball. Bill Ralston advances to second. Otie Shepherd pops out to the third baseman. Larry Start singles to right field. Gil Basinski strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Jeff Samuel strikes out. Toji Sudo strikes out. Bob Pruett singles to center field. Kenji Imazeki grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Bob Pruett is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Herm White walks. Harry Martinez flies out to the center fielder. Lee Finneran strikes out. Joe Reis grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Herm White is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Jose Hohnhorst grounds out to the third baseman. Marcelino Eason flies out to the right fielder. Joe Williams hits a home run. Lou Gick grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Daryle Reeder flies out to the right fielder. Bill Ralston lines out to the shortstop. Otie Shepherd strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Quilvio Zitzmann grounds out to the second baseman. Jeff Samuel strikes out. Toji Sudo walks. Bob Pruett reached on a fielding error by Lee Finneran. Kenji Imazeki grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Oakland Larry Start strikes out. Gil Basinski walks. Herm White grounds into a force play to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Gil Basinski is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Harry Martinez grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Herm White is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Jose Hohnhorst flies out to the left fielder. Marcelino Eason strikes out. Joe Williams strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Lee Finneran grounds out to the pitcher. Joe Reis flies out to the center fielder. Daryle Reeder strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Lou Gick grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Hedlund is pinch hitting for Quilvio Zitzmann. Bill Hedlund strikes out. Jeff Samuel singles to left field. Kip Yerkes is pinch hitting for Toji Sudo. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Kip Yerkes grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Jeff Samuel is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Herb Jones pitching. Alan Durbin is pinch hitting for Bill Ralston. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Alan Durbin walks. Otie Shepherd grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Alan Durbin is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Larry Start grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Otie Shepherd is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Gil Basinski singles to right field. Larry Start advances to third on the hit. Herm White walks. Harry Martinez grounds into a fielders choice to the pitcher. Larry Start is out at home. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay David Wertz pitching. Bob Pruett flies out to the center fielder. Kenji Imazeki grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jose Hohnhorst grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Lee Finneran walks. Joe Reis doubles to left field. Lee Finneran uses his aggressiveness and scores. John Shilling comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states RP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Daryle Reeder pops out to the catcher. Derek Harvey is pinch hitting for David Wertz. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Derek Harvey grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Reis advances to third on the play. Otie Shepherd flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Pete Wagner pitching. Marcelino Eason doubles to center field. Joe Williams singles to center field. Marcelino Eason scores. Lou Gick strikes out. Bill Hedlund walks. Jeff Samuel doubles to left field. Joe Williams scores. Bill Hedlund scores. Clarence Gross comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Matt Laga is pinch hitting for John Shilling. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 9 inning. Matt Laga strikes out. Bob Pruett strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Tim McCarver pitching. Larry Start grounds out to the second baseman. Gil Basinski grounds out to the second baseman. Herm White grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 6 Oakland total runners LOB: 10
Game Notes Marcelino Eason is injured and is expected to be out 8 days.
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Gary Piechota did not respond to coaching in speed Geronimo Conroy did not respond to coaching in range Truck Perezchica did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Akinobu Kono improves in power_vs_lefty Vinnie Hammonds did not respond to coaching in range Les Bryden did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Guy Crane did not respond to coaching in CF
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Earl Sweeney did not respond to coaching in velocity Harry Caldwell did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Ted Peltz improves in power_vs_lefty Dave Blackburn improves in range Harry Caldwell did not respond to coaching in speed Ray Harlow did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Dave Blackburn improves in SS