Win: John Smith (7-4) Loss: Jose Aberson (5-6)
Save: Don Tucker (1)
Inning: 1 Oakland John Smith pitching. Magglio Kida grounds out to the catcher. Boom Boom Washington grounds out to the shortstop. Marsh White grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Seattle Jose Aberson pitching. Hank Jones grounds out to the pitcher. Ryan Thompson doubles to left field. Barney Downey flies out to the right fielder. Dave Richardson walks. Eddie Quinn singles to left field. Ryan Thompson scores. Dave Richardson advances to third on the hit. Frank Rivera grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Oakland Sudden Sam LaRoche strikes out. Terry Johnson flies out to the left fielder. Dwayne Murray lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Seattle Joe Lajoie pops out to the shortstop. Joe French strikes out. John Smith grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Dan Christenson strikes out. Hal Plank pops out to the shortstop. Jose Aberson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Seattle Hank Jones strikes out. Ryan Thompson strikes out. Barney Downey walks. Barney Downey is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Magglio Kida flies out to the right fielder. Boom Boom Washington hits a home run. Marsh White grounds out to the shortstop. Sudden Sam LaRoche flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Seattle Dave Richardson strikes out. Eddie Quinn flies out to the center fielder. Frank Rivera singles to left field. Joe Lajoie grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Terry Johnson strikes out. Dwayne Murray strikes out. Dan Christenson pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Seattle Joe French singles to left field. John Smith fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. John Smith walks. Hank Jones pops out to the catcher. Ryan Thompson pops out to the second baseman. Barney Downey strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Oakland Hal Plank walks. Jose Aberson lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Magglio Kida strikes out. Boom Boom Washington grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Seattle Dave Richardson hits a home run. Eddie Quinn strikes out. Frank Rivera walks. Joe Lajoie strikes out. Jake Bailey is pinch hitting for Joe French. Jake Bailey singles to left field. Frank Rivera advances to third on the hit. John Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Oakland Billy Schilling enters the game as a defensive replacement for Jake Bailey at C. Marsh White grounds out to the shortstop. Sudden Sam LaRoche strikes out. Terry Johnson grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Seattle Hank Jones flies out to the center fielder. Ryan Thompson singles to center field. Barney Downey flies out to the center fielder. Dave Richardson triples. Ryan Thompson scores. Frank Flair comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Eddie Quinn grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Dwayne Murray grounds out to the shortstop. Dan Christenson flies out to the left fielder. Hal Plank flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Seattle Frank Rivera lines out to the shortstop. Joe Lajoie reached on a fielding error by Dan Christenson. Glenn Tipton is pinch hitting for Billy Schilling. Glenn Tipton flies out to the left fielder. Gabe Janzen is pinch hitting for John Smith. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Gabe Janzen flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Don Tucker pitching. Craig Smith enters the game as a defensive replacement for Glenn Tipton at C. John Souza is pinch hitting for Frank Flair. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. John Souza flies out to the center fielder. Magglio Kida pops out to the third baseman. Boom Boom Washington grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Oakland total runners left on base: 1 Seattle total runners left on base: 9
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Lenny Buehrle improves in arm Jim Slocumb did not respond to coaching in control Jack Daniels did not respond to coaching in endurance Bob Rawley did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Dick McDermott did not respond to coaching in SS
Seattle Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Mario Cripe improves in range Mark Weber improves in arm Bob Dantonio did not respond to coaching in velocity Joe Lindsey did not respond to coaching in velocity Mark Weber improves in 2B