Win: Yoshiro Sekine (3-4) Loss: Jose Holzemer (3-1)
Inning: 1 Oakland Willie Burke pitching. Art Vandelay singles to left field. Art Vandelay steals second. Joe Black flies out to the left fielder. Roy Goode strikes out. Wayne Kline walks. Carmen Berzatto walks. Richie Harrow grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 1 Chicago John Thomson pitching. Kiko Markland singles to left field. Mike Chaplin grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Kiko Markland is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Davy Wasinger doubles to right field. Mike Chaplin uses his aggressiveness and scores. Shoji Yokotani hits a home run. Davy Wasinger scores. Masaru Tomashino singles to left field. John Spiers grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Klaus Hargreaves pops out to the first baseman. Kei Kinimaka flies out to the left fielder. John Thomson flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Chicago Kevin Remsen strikes out. Al Locke walks. Willie Burke lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, throws to second for the force out, on to first for the 1-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Art Vandelay singles to left field. Art Vandelay steals second. Joe Black walks. Roy Goode singles to left field. Art Vandelay scores. Joe Black advances to third on the hit. Wayne Kline singles to center field. Joe Black scores. Roy Goode advances to third on the hit. Carmen Berzatto doubles to left field. Roy Goode scores. Wayne Kline uses his aggressiveness and scores. Richie Harrow singles to center field. Carmen Berzatto scores. Klaus Hargreaves flies out to the center fielder. Kei Kinimaka strikes out. John Thomson grounds out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Chicago Kiko Markland singles to right field. Mike Chaplin flies out to the center fielder. Davy Wasinger singles to center field. Kiko Markland advances to third on the hit. Shoji Yokotani grounds out to the pitcher. Davy Wasinger advances to second on the play. Masaru Tomashino pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Oakland Art Vandelay singles to center field. Art Vandelay steals second. Joe Black strikes out. Roy Goode grounds out to the pitcher. Wayne Kline walks. Carmen Berzatto strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Chicago John Spiers flies out to the right fielder. Kevin Remsen singles to center field. Al Locke walks. Augie Scott is pinch hitting for Willie Burke. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Augie Scott singles to center field. Kevin Remsen scores. Al Locke advances to third on the hit. Eddie Valiant comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Kiko Markland grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Frank Sullivan pitching. Richie Harrow strikes out. Klaus Hargreaves strikes out. Kei Kinimaka grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Chicago Mike Chaplin singles to left field. Davy Wasinger singles to right field. Mike Chaplin advances to third on the hit. Shoji Yokotani grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Chaplin scores. Davy Wasinger advances to second on the play. Karl Hevacheck comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Masaru Tomashino lines out to the third baseman. John Spiers bunts for a base hit. Kevin Remsen walks. Al Locke walks. Davy Wasinger scores. Frank Sullivan pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Oakland Karl Hevacheck grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Art Vandelay grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Black grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Chicago Kiko Markland strikes out. Mike Chaplin grounds out to the third baseman. Davy Wasinger grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Roy Goode grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Wayne Kline singles to center field. Carmen Berzatto flies out to the center fielder. Richie Harrow grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Chicago Shoji Yokotani grounds out to the second baseman. Masaru Tomashino strikes out. John Spiers strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Klaus Hargreaves singles to left field. Kei Kinimaka singles to left field. Klaus Hargreaves advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the corners in. Jose Collins 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. Tyler Smith is pinch hitting for Karl Hevacheck. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Tyler Smith pops out to the shortstop. The defense is playing the corners in. Art Vandelay strikes out. Joe Black flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Chicago Yoshiro Sekine pitching. Kevin Remsen strikes out. Al Locke strikes out. Jose Collins singles to left field. Kiko Markland grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Roy Goode walks. Roy Goode steals second. Wayne Kline lines out to the shortstop. Carmen Berzatto strikes out. Richie Harrow singles to left field. Roy Goode scores. Jose Holzemer comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Richie Harrow steals second. Klaus Hargreaves flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Chicago Mike Chaplin grounds out to the second baseman. Davy Wasinger pops out to the second baseman. Shoji Yokotani flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Oakland Kei Kinimaka singles to left field. Duvier Garcia is pinch hitting for Yoshiro Sekine. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Duvier Garcia reached on a 2-base throwing error by Shoji Yokotani. The defense is playing the infield in. Art Vandelay is hit by a pitch. The defense is playing the infield in. Joe Black pops out to the shortstop. The defense is playing the infield in. Roy Goode singles to right field. Kei Kinimaka scores. Duvier Garcia scores. Art Vandelay advances to third on the hit. Wayne Kline singles to left field. Art Vandelay scores. Roy Goode advances to third on the hit. Hilly Dowse comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Wayne Kline steals second. Carmen Berzatto flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Roy Goode scores. Richie Harrow walks. Klaus Hargreaves pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 10 Chicago Mack Mesa pitching. Masaru Tomashino pops out to the third baseman. John Spiers grounds out to the pitcher. Kevin Remsen strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Oakland total runners LOB: 12 Chicago total runners LOB: 7
Batting:2B - Carmen Berzatto (8).SF - Carmen Berzatto.HBP - Art Vandelay (2). Baserunning: SB - Art Vandelay 3 (15), Roy Goode (9), Wayne Kline (1), Richie Harrow (7).
Game Notes Jose Holzemer is injured and is expected to be out 53 days.
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Hobbes Watterson improves in contact_vs_righty Bob Sacamano improves in power_vs_righty Stu Pickles did not respond to coaching in velocity Jeff Long improves in contact_vs_righty Bob Sacamano did not respond to coaching in SS
Chicago Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Charlie Bevacqua did not respond to coaching in velocity Sam Shears did not respond to coaching in speed Chuck Caldwell improves in power_vs_lefty Jeff Dempsey did not respond to coaching in control