Win: Billy Putman (12-8) Loss: Denis Genewich (2-16)
Inning: 1 Detroit Denis Genewich pitching. Matt Javier flies out to the right fielder. Jeff Lonborg walks. Makoto Ono walks. Bill Daley singles to center field. Jeff Lonborg scores. Makoto Ono advances to third on the hit. Allen Offerman strikes out. Butch Zientara walks. Duane Lance strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 1 Oakland Billy Putman pitching. Jake Sutherland strikes out. Bing Doyle walks. Bing Doyle is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Bob Ostergard grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Art Deshaies flies out to the right fielder. Billy Putman grounds out to the shortstop. Matt Javier grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Bill McCarthy singles to left field. Mike Halicki singles to right field. Bill McCarthy advances to third on the hit. Mike Halicki is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Eddie Lamb singles to center field. Bill McCarthy scores. Lyman Brantley grounds out to the third baseman. Eddie Lamb advances to second on the play. Howie Olin strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Jeff Lonborg flies out to the center fielder. Makoto Ono strikes out. Bill Daley walks. Allen Offerman flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Denis Genewich strikes out. Jake Sutherland pops out to the second baseman. Bing Doyle singles to center field. Bing Doyle steals second. Bob Ostergard grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Butch Zientara walks. Duane Lance flies out to the center fielder. Art Deshaies walks. Billy Putman lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball and Butch Zientara is thrown out at third. Art Deshaies advances to second on the play. Art Deshaies advances to second on the play. Matt Javier walks. Jeff Lonborg strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Oakland Bill McCarthy strikes out. Mike Halicki walks. Mike Halicki steals second. Eddie Lamb grounds out to the shortstop. Lyman Brantley walks. Howie Olin grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Detroit Makoto Ono pops out to the first baseman. Bill Daley grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Allen Offerman flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Denis Genewich strikes out. Jake Sutherland grounds out to the shortstop. Bing Doyle grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Butch Zientara walks. Butch Zientara is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Duane Lance singles to center field. Art Deshaies walks. Billy Putman lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball and Duane Lance is thrown out at third. Art Deshaies advances to second on the play. Art Deshaies advances to second on the play. Matt Javier doubles to left field. Art Deshaies scores. Billy Putman uses his aggressiveness and scores. Jeff Lonborg walks. Makoto Ono singles to left field. Matt Javier scores. Bill Daley hits a home run. Jeff Lonborg scores. Makoto Ono scores. Allen Offerman flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Bob Ostergard singles to right field. Bill McCarthy flies out to the right fielder. Mike Halicki singles to center field. Eddie Lamb strikes out. Lyman Brantley reached on a fielding error by Allen Offerman. Howie Olin grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Detroit Butch Zientara grounds out to the shortstop. Duane Lance flies out to the left fielder. Art Deshaies walks. Billy Putman singles to left field. Sonny Dondero 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. Matt Javier walks. Jeff Lonborg singles to left field. Art Deshaies scores. Makoto Ono flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Oakland Steve Oldis is pinch hitting for Sonny Dondero. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Steve Oldis grounds out to the shortstop. Jake Sutherland strikes out. Bing Doyle singles to right field. Bing Doyle is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Bob Carrasquel pitching. Bill Daley flies out to the right fielder. Allen Offerman flies out to the right fielder. Butch Zientara strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Bob Ostergard strikes out. Bill McCarthy grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Fred Ojeda is pinch hitting for Mike Halicki. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Fred Ojeda walks. Eddie Lamb lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit Sam Feinberg is pinch hitting for Duane Lance. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Sam Feinberg flies out to the right fielder. Art Deshaies lines out to the third baseman. Billy Putman reached on a 2-base throwing error by Bing Doyle. Matt Javier singles to center field. Buck Purtell is pinch hitting for Jeff Lonborg. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Buck Purtell doubles to center field. Billy Putman scores. Matt Javier uses his aggressiveness and scores. Makoto Ono lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Lyman Brantley grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Sam Troy is pinch hitting for Howie Olin. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Sam Troy singles to right field. Pete Pickett is pinch hitting for Bob Carrasquel. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Pete Pickett pops out to the first baseman. Jake Sutherland singles to right field. Bing Doyle strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Detroit total runners LOB: 11 Oakland total runners LOB: 10
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Dean Shovlin did not respond to coaching in arm Jeff Songer did not respond to coaching in control Storm Baumholtz did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty John Potter improves in power_vs_righty Jeff Songer did not respond to coaching in control Freddy Myers did not respond to coaching in velocity
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Bill Taylor did not respond to coaching in control Frank Meeker improves in velocity Matt Connors improves in contact_vs_righty Jodie Davis did not respond to coaching in speed Frank Meeker improves in velocity Henry Grim did not respond to coaching in velocity Oscar Redmond did not respond to coaching in 1B