Win: Kazuhisa Suzuki (1-0) Loss: Mark Abrams (0-4)
Inning: 1 Baltimore Mark Abrams pitching. George Maisel flies out to the left fielder. Fritz Maisel strikes out. Mark Teixeira flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Oakland Kazuhisa Suzuki pitching. Lance Zahniser singles to center field. Shinichiro Ishikawa grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Lance Zahniser advances to second on the play. Jim Saier singles past the second baseman. Lance Zahniser scores. Jim Saier steals second. George Gibson flies out to the center fielder. Charlie Madden flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Baltimore Buck Herzog walks. Buck Herzog is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Al Kaline grounds out to the second baseman. Cupid Childs walks. Koichi Kanamoto flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Rigaberto Terrazaraz singles to left field. Doc Best flies out to the center fielder. Harry Oldring singles to left field. Mark Abrams lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Lance Zahniser walks. Shinichiro Ishikawa pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 Baltimore Earl Mattingly grounds out to the pitcher. Kazuhisa Suzuki grounds out to the pitcher. George Maisel flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Jim Saier singles to center field. George Gibson grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Saier advances to second on the play. Charlie Madden singles to left field. Jim Saier is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Rigaberto Terrazaraz grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Charlie Madden is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Baltimore Fritz Maisel hits an infield single to the shortstop. Mark Teixeira singles past the shortstop. Fritz Maisel advances to third on the hit. Buck Herzog flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Fritz Maisel scores. Mark Teixeira steals second. Al Kaline doubles to right field. Mark Teixeira scores. Cupid Childs flies out to the right fielder. Koichi Kanamoto strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Doc Best grounds out to the third baseman. Harry Oldring grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mark Abrams strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Baltimore Earl Mattingly singles to left field. Kazuhisa Suzuki lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. George Maisel singles to center field. Earl Mattingly scores. Fritz Maisel singles to center field. George Maisel advances to third on the hit. Dan Abernathy comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 3rd. Mark Teixeira singles to center field. George Maisel scores. Fritz Maisel advances to third on the hit. Buck Herzog grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Fritz Maisel scores. Mark Teixeira advances to second on the play. Al Kaline strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Lance Zahniser grounds out to the second baseman. Shinichiro Ishikawa singles to center field. Jim Saier flies out to the left fielder. George Gibson flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Baltimore Cupid Childs strikes out. Koichi Kanamoto strikes out. Earl Mattingly hits a home run. Kazuhisa Suzuki grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Charlie Madden flies out to the right fielder. Rigaberto Terrazaraz flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Doc Best grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Baltimore George Maisel doubles to center field. Fritz Maisel flies out to the center fielder. Mark Teixeira strikes out. Buck Herzog hits a home run. George Maisel scores. Merv Danning comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Al Kaline grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Harry Oldring strikes out. Bill Rikard is pinch hitting for Merv Danning. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Bill Rikard reached on a 2-base fielding error by Koichi Kanamoto. Lance Zahniser strikes out. Shinichiro Ishikawa grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Baltimore Norm Winn pitching. Cupid Childs flies out to the left fielder. Koichi Kanamoto reached on a fielding error by Shinichiro Ishikawa. Mark Leftwich is pinch hitting for Earl Mattingly. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Mark Leftwich grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Jim Saier pops out to the first baseman. Harry Thomas is pinch hitting for George Gibson. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Harry Thomas triples. Charlie Madden grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Rigaberto Terrazaraz singles to center field. Harry Thomas scores. Doc Best grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Baltimore Frank Foutz is pinch hitting for Kazuhisa Suzuki. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Frank Foutz singles to center field. Frank Foutz steals second. George Maisel grounds out to the third baseman. Fritz Maisel strikes out. Mark Teixeira strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Paul Dawson pitching. Harry Oldring grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Doc Goodwin is pinch hitting for Norm Winn. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Doc Goodwin singles to center field. Lance Zahniser flies out to the left fielder. Shinichiro Ishikawa grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Baltimore total runners LOB: 4 Oakland total runners LOB: 9
Baltimore Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Paul Mahady did not respond to coaching in velocity Suter Sullivan did not respond to coaching in velocity Paul Mahady did not respond to coaching in control John Manske did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty John Bale did not respond to coaching in 1B
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Frank Vidro did not respond to coaching in arm Steve Krause did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Randy Baker improves in velocity Randy Baker did not respond to coaching in velocity Ernie Getz did not respond to coaching in 1B