Inning: 1 Oakland Tetsuya Nonaka pitching. Ben Cavanaugh grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Reis strikes out. Alan Durbin grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Jerry Burton pitching. Bob Pruett walks. Kenji Imazeki singles to right field. Jose Hohnhorst grounds into a 5-4-3 double play - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Bob Pruett advances to third on the play. Marcelino Eason flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Derek Harvey grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Roy Munoz strikes out. Fred Lyden walks. Fred Lyden steals second. Otie Shepherd grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Joe Williams strikes out. Lou Gick grounds out to the shortstop. Les Bryden singles to left field. Geronimo Conroy grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Bob Schall pops out to the third baseman. Jerry Burton strikes out. Ben Cavanaugh strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Tetsuya Nonaka walks. Bob Pruett walks. Kenji Imazeki flies out to the left fielder. Jose Hohnhorst strikes out. Marcelino Eason grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Oakland Joe Reis grounds out to the second baseman. Alan Durbin grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Derek Harvey singles to right field. Roy Munoz singles to left field. Derek Harvey advances to third on the hit. Fred Lyden grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Joe Williams grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Lou Gick grounds out to the second baseman. Les Bryden walks. Geronimo Conroy walks. Tetsuya Nonaka reached on a fielding error by Roy Munoz. Bob Pruett grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 Oakland Otie Shepherd singles to center field. Otie Shepherd steals second. Bob Schall walks. Jerry Burton lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Ben Cavanaugh doubles to right field. Otie Shepherd scores. Bob Schall scores. Joe Reis grounds out to the shortstop. Alan Durbin grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Kenji Imazeki singles past the second baseman. Kenji Imazeki steals second. Jose Hohnhorst singles to center field. Kenji Imazeki scores. Marcelino Eason walks. Joe Williams lines out to the second baseman. Lou Gick doubles to center field. Jose Hohnhorst scores. Marcelino Eason uses his aggressiveness and scores. Les Bryden grounds out to the second baseman. Lou Gick advances to third on the play. Geronimo Conroy singles to center field. Lou Gick scores. Huck Crist comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tetsuya Nonaka flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Derek Harvey strikes out. Roy Munoz flies out to the left fielder. Fred Lyden singles past the second baseman. Otie Shepherd strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Bob Pruett grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Kenji Imazeki flies out to the right fielder. Jose Hohnhorst walks. Marcelino Eason singles past the second baseman. Joe Williams flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Oakland Bob Schall grounds out to the third baseman. Huck Crist pops out to the shortstop. Ben Cavanaugh flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Clarence Gross comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Lou Gick walks. Les Bryden grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Lou Gick advances to second on the play. Bill Hedlund is pinch hitting for Geronimo Conroy. Bill Hedlund flies out to the left fielder. Tetsuya Nonaka strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Joe Reis singles to left field. Joe Reis steals second. Alan Durbin singles to left field. Joe Reis scores. Derek Harvey hits a home run. Alan Durbin scores. John Shilling comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Roy Munoz flies out to the left fielder. Fred Lyden grounds out to the second baseman. Otie Shepherd singles to left field. Bob Schall grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Otie Shepherd is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Bob Pruett grounds out to the third baseman. Kenji Imazeki grounds out to the shortstop. David Wertz comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Jose Hohnhorst grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland David Wertz pops out to the third baseman. Ben Cavanaugh reached on a fielding error by Jose Hohnhorst. Ben Cavanaugh is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Joe Reis flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Al Richie comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Marcelino Eason flies out to the left fielder. Joe Williams grounds out to the second baseman. Lou Gick grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Oakland total runners LOB: 6 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 11
Batting:2B - Ben Cavanaugh (2).HR - Derek Harvey (28). Baserunning: SB - Joe Reis (16), Fred Lyden (23), Otie Shepherd (9).CS - Ben Cavanaugh (2). Fielding: E - Roy Munoz.
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Angel Link did not respond to coaching in control Ken Stromme improves in speed Jerry Hatcher improves in velocity Harry Caldwell improves in range Harry Renteria did not respond to coaching in range Ray Harlow did not respond to coaching in arm Dave Blackburn did not respond to coaching in SS
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Frank Bergamo improves in speed Akinobu Kono did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Mike Ruffcorn did not respond to coaching in control Dennis Styles did not respond to coaching in range Guy Crane improves in speed George Rogers improves in contact_vs_righty Vinnie Hammonds improves in CF