Win: Julio Valentino (4-3) Loss: Matt Buford (2-3)
Inning: 1 Oakland Bill Maltzberger pitching. Mel Delgado flies out to the left fielder. Larry Hume strikes out. Sam Bejma walks. Sam Bejma steals second. Satoshi Kurashima flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Chicago Joe Carden pitching. Bob Reynolds hits a home run. Roy Mills grounds out to the second baseman. Kosei Kakuzen singles to right field. Daniel Drake doubles to right field. Kosei Kakuzen uses his aggressiveness and scores. Al Smyres walks. Rafael York strikes out. Cy Rettig walks. Jake Bochy flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Oakland Kazuyuki Jobe strikes out. Sukehiro Akiyama grounds out to the third baseman. Al Baumer grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Chicago Bill Maltzberger strikes out. Bob Reynolds walks. Roy Mills singles to left field. Bob Reynolds advances to third on the hit. Kosei Kakuzen strikes out. Daniel Drake walks. Al Smyres hits a home run. Bob Reynolds scores. Roy Mills scores. Daniel Drake scores. Roberto Fonseca comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Rafael York flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Jack Barr grounds out to the shortstop. Roberto Fonseca grounds out to the shortstop. Mel Delgado grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Chicago Cy Rettig strikes out. Jake Bochy strikes out. Bill Maltzberger strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Larry Hume strikes out. Sam Bejma walks. Sam Bejma steals second. Satoshi Kurashima flies out to the left fielder. Kazuyuki Jobe hits a home run. Sam Bejma scores. Sukehiro Akiyama walks. Al Baumer singles to center field. Jack Barr strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Chicago Bob Reynolds walks. Roy Mills flies out to the right fielder. Bob Reynolds steals second. Kosei Kakuzen singles to center field. Bob Reynolds scores. Kosei Kakuzen steals second. Daniel Drake singles past the second baseman. Kosei Kakuzen scores. Al Smyres strikes out. Rafael York grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Roberto Fonseca strikes out. Mel Delgado grounds out to the shortstop. Larry Hume flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Chicago Cy Rettig walks. Jake Bochy flies out to the right fielder. Bill Maltzberger lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Bob Reynolds strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Sam Bejma flies out to the right fielder. Satoshi Kurashima strikes out. Kazuyuki Jobe grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Chicago Roy Mills strikes out. Kosei Kakuzen grounds out to the second baseman. Daniel Drake flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Sukehiro Akiyama doubles to center field. Al Baumer walks. Jack Barr singles past the shortstop. Sukehiro Akiyama scores. Will Kellogg is pinch hitting for Roberto Fonseca. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Will Kellogg singles to left field. Mel Delgado walks. Al Baumer scores. Rich Whitney comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Larry Hume pops out to the first baseman. Sam Bejma singles to right field. Jack Barr scores. Will Kellogg scores. Mel Delgado advances to third on the hit. Satoshi Kurashima flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Mel Delgado scores. Kazuyuki Jobe grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Sam Bejma is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Chicago Harry Gonder pitching. Al Smyres flies out to the right fielder. Rafael York singles to center field. Cy Rettig strikes out. Jake Bochy strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Sukehiro Akiyama flies out to the right fielder. Al Baumer singles to right field. Jack Barr grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Chicago Sam Militello is pinch hitting for Rich Whitney. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Sam Militello singles to center field. Sam Militello is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Bob Reynolds grounds out to the third baseman. Roy Mills strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Vern West pitching. Minoru Shibahara is pinch hitting for Harry Gonder. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Minoru Shibahara singles to left field. Mel Delgado strikes out. Minoru Shibahara steals second. Jake Bochy throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Larry Hume flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Minoru Shibahara scores. Sam Bejma strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Chicago Matt Buford pitching. Kosei Kakuzen singles to right field. Daniel Drake flies out to the center fielder. Al Smyres is hit by a pitch. Rafael York flies out to the left fielder. Cy Rettig grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 10 Oakland Julio Valentino comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Satoshi Kurashima flies out to the center fielder. Kazuyuki Jobe walks. Sukehiro Akiyama pops out to the shortstop. Kazuyuki Jobe steals second. Al Baumer grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Chicago Jake Bochy doubles to center field. John Coughlin is pinch hitting for Julio Valentino. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. John Coughlin singles to center field. Jake Bochy scores. Oakland total runners left on base: 5 Chicago total runners left on base: 8
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Ron DeViveiros did not respond to coaching in control Ron DeViveiros improves in control Bill Myatt did not respond to coaching in control Bill Head improves in control
Chicago Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Herb Henry improves in contact_vs_righty Lance Beattie improves in range Leon Stroud did not respond to coaching in control Herb Henry improves in contact_vs_righty Ike Brady did not respond to coaching in C