Inning: 1 Detroit Antonio Burns pitching. Mike Brown grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Phil Drake strikes out. Ken Veryzer grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Oakland Paul Benn pitching. Herm White lines out to the third baseman. Joe Reis flies out to the left fielder. Lee Finneran singles to left field. Derek Harvey grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Phil Tidrow singles to right field. Mark Urrea pops out to the second baseman. John Arnold grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Daryle Reeder singles to left field. Fred Lyden strikes out. Cal Castro singles to left field. Mike Stein strikes out. Antonio Burns grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Cal Castro is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Detroit Fumio Kamai singles to center field. Bill Heep singles to right field. Paul Benn lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Mike Brown strikes out. Phil Drake walks. Ken Veryzer walks. Fumio Kamai scores. Phil Tidrow hits a home run. Bill Heep scores. Phil Drake scores. Ken Veryzer scores. Mark Urrea pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Herm White lines out to the second baseman. Joe Reis flies out to the center fielder. Lee Finneran pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit John Arnold grounds out to the second baseman. Fumio Kamai flies out to the center fielder. Bill Heep grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Derek Harvey walks. Daryle Reeder flies out to the center fielder. Fred Lyden singles to left field. Cal Castro singles to right field. Derek Harvey scores. Fred Lyden advances to third on the hit. Mike Stein singles to center field. Fred Lyden scores. Antonio Burns lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Herm White flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Detroit Paul Benn walks. Mike Brown flies out to the right fielder. Phil Drake singles to center field. Paul Benn advances to third on the hit. Ken Veryzer grounds out to the third baseman. Phil Drake advances to second on the play. Phil Tidrow strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Oakland Joe Reis singles to left field. Lee Finneran flies out to the center fielder. Derek Harvey flies out to the right fielder. Daryle Reeder lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Mark Urrea singles to center field. John Arnold hits a home run. Mark Urrea scores. Dave Mendoza comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Fumio Kamai flies out to the center fielder. Bill Heep grounds out to the third baseman. Paul Benn strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Fred Lyden flies out to the right fielder. Cal Castro flies out to the center fielder. Mike Stein pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Mike Brown flies out to the left fielder. Phil Drake strikes out. Ken Veryzer singles to left field. Phil Tidrow strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Gil Basinski is pinch hitting for Dave Mendoza. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Gil Basinski strikes out. Herm White grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Reis flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Huck Crist pitching. Mark Urrea pops out to the first baseman. Gus Chamberlain is pinch hitting for John Arnold. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Gus Chamberlain strikes out. Neal Bullock is pinch hitting for Fumio Kamai. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Neal Bullock strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Lee Finneran singles to center field. Derek Harvey singles to left field. Lee Finneran advances to third on the hit. Joe Ruebel 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 2nd. Bob Schall is pinch hitting for Daryle Reeder. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Bob Schall strikes out. Alan Durbin is pinch hitting for Fred Lyden. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Alan Durbin singles to center field. Lee Finneran scores. Derek Harvey aggressively advances to third on the hit. Ben Cavanaugh is pinch hitting for Cal Castro. Ben Cavanaugh strikes out. Mike Stein walks. Roy Munoz is pinch hitting for Huck Crist. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Roy Munoz grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Detroit George Marsh pitching. Jose Ens is pinch hitting for Bill Heep. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jose Ens walks. Angelo Scharein is pinch hitting for Joe Ruebel. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Angelo Scharein strikes out. Mike Brown strikes out. Phil Drake strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Rivington Hetling pitching. Herm White pops out to the second baseman. Joe Reis singles to left field. Lee Finneran strikes out. Derek Harvey strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Detroit total runners LOB: 4 Oakland total runners LOB: 10
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Kevin Hemphill improves in range Mark Fox did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Mark Fox did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Dave Smith improves in power_vs_lefty Alejandro Burnett did not respond to coaching in velocity Mark Fox improves in range
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Harry Renteria did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Pop Leppert did not respond to coaching in speed Francisco Pickrel did not respond to coaching in control Eric Stephenson improves in range John Konnick improves in contact_vs_righty Eric Stephenson improves in range Harry Renteria did not respond to coaching in 1B