Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Duke Kahanamoku pitching. Larry Thompson singles to right field. Bob Encarnacion grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Clyde Meador strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Oakland Joe Hayes pitching. Michael Stewart singles to right field. Joel Heinkel pops out to the first baseman. Keith Marsh grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Michael Stewart is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Keith Marsh is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Arnie Ramazzotti singles to right field. Kevin Konstanty grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Arnie Ramazzotti is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Rollie Angley triples. Kevin Konstanty scores. Hank Robinson walks. Tom Mercedes strikes out. Joe Hayes strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Oakland Geraldo Sorrento singles to center field. Lou David strikes out. Geraldo Sorrento steals second. Len Peploski grounds out to the third baseman. Geraldo Sorrento steals third. Ryan Tinning walks. Alex Severson grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Larry Thompson flies out to the right fielder. Bob Encarnacion singles to center field. Clyde Meador singles to right field. Arnie Ramazzotti strikes out. Kevin Konstanty grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Oakland Duke Kahanamoku grounds out to the pitcher. Michael Stewart singles to left field. Joel Heinkel reached on a 2-base throwing error by Tom Mercedes. Keith Marsh flies out to the left fielder. Geraldo Sorrento strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Rollie Angley pops out to the first baseman. Hank Robinson singles past the second baseman. Tom Mercedes flies out to the right fielder. Joe Hayes grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Hank Robinson is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Lou David strikes out. Len Peploski strikes out. Ryan Tinning triples. Alex Severson grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Larry Thompson flies out to the center fielder. Bob Encarnacion singles past the shortstop. Clyde Meador doubles to right field. Bob Encarnacion uses his aggressiveness and scores. Arnie Ramazzotti flies out to the center fielder. Kevin Konstanty flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Duke Kahanamoku strikes out. Michael Stewart strikes out. Joel Heinkel flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Rollie Angley hits a home run. Hank Robinson pops out to the first baseman. Tom Mercedes lines out to the third baseman. Joe Hayes grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Keith Marsh reached on a 2-base throwing error by Larry Thompson. Geraldo Sorrento grounds out to the shortstop. Lou David strikes out. Len Peploski pops out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Larry Thompson flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Bob Encarnacion singles to left field. Clyde Meador singles to center field. Arnie Ramazzotti strikes out. Kevin Konstanty pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Oakland Ryan Tinning singles to right field. Alex Severson flies out to the right fielder. Ryan Tinning steals second. Duke Kahanamoku flies out to the right fielder. Michael Stewart flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Rollie Angley strikes out. Hank Robinson singles to right field. Harry Murphy comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tom Mercedes grounds into a 4-6-3 double play - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Joel Heinkel flies out to the right fielder. Keith Marsh flies out to the left fielder. Geraldo Sorrento strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Charlie Thomas is pinch hitting for Joe Hayes. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Charlie Thomas singles to center field. Larry Thompson singles to center field. Charlie Thomas advances to third on the hit. Bob Encarnacion strikes out. Clyde Meador strikes out. Larry Thompson steals second. Arnie Ramazzotti walks. Kevin Konstanty strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Oakland Karl Gleason pitching. Lou David grounds out to the shortstop. Len Peploski singles to left field. Ryan Tinning singles to center field. Len Peploski advances to third on the hit. Alex Severson singles to right field. Len Peploski scores. Ron Edmondson is pinch hitting for Harry Murphy. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Ron Edmondson singles to right field. Michael Stewart strikes out. Joel Heinkel hits a home run. Ryan Tinning scores. Alex Severson scores. Ron Edmondson scores. Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 11 Oakland total runners left on base: 7
Game Notes Harry Murphy is injured and is expected to be out 28 days.
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Pinky McNabb did not respond to coaching in arm Pete Thompson did not respond to coaching in control Bill Smith improves in contact_vs_lefty Bill Smith improves in arm Harry Brown did not respond to coaching in 3B
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Ray Machado improves in control Dick Sawatski did not respond to coaching in control Ben Harris improves in arm Ray Machado improves in velocity John Sisk did not respond to coaching in C