Inning: 1 Baltimore Jeff Hrabosky pitching. Pedro Thomas singles to left field. Billy Rafter doubles to center field. Pedro Thomas uses his aggressiveness and scores. Hemmy Cooter singles to center field. Billy Rafter scores. Bruce Robles grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Hemmy Cooter is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Bruce Robles is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Buster Miller singles to right field. Ken Rice grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Oakland Mark Lennox pitching. Mel Delgado singles to left field. Larry Hume grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Sam Bejma grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Baltimore Dwight Bibby grounds out to the shortstop. Elmer DeRosa grounds out to the second baseman. Mark Lennox strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Satoshi Kurashima grounds out to the third baseman. Kazuyuki Jobe singles to right field. Sukehiro Akiyama grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Baltimore Pedro Thomas singles to left field. Billy Rafter grounds into a 1-6-3 double play. Hemmy Cooter singles to center field. Bruce Robles flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Al Baumer grounds out to the pitcher. Jack Barr grounds out to the third baseman. Jeff Hrabosky strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Baltimore Buster Miller singles to right field. Ken Rice grounds out to the pitcher. Buster Miller advances to second on the play. Dwight Bibby grounds out to the shortstop. Elmer DeRosa grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Mel Delgado pops out to the shortstop. Larry Hume strikes out. Sam Bejma walks. Sam Bejma is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Baltimore Mark Lennox grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Pedro Thomas grounds out to the second baseman. Billy Rafter strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Satoshi Kurashima pops out to the first baseman. Kazuyuki Jobe flies out to the right fielder. Sukehiro Akiyama grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Baltimore Hemmy Cooter walks. Bruce Robles doubles to right field. Hemmy Cooter uses his aggressiveness and scores. Buster Miller grounds out to the shortstop. Ken Rice walks. Dwight Bibby walks. Elmer DeRosa flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Bruce Robles scores. Mark Lennox strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Oakland Al Baumer grounds out to the third baseman. Jack Barr grounds out to the shortstop. Will Kellogg is pinch hitting for Jeff Hrabosky. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Will Kellogg reached on a 2-base fielding error by Elmer DeRosa. Mel Delgado flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Baltimore Roberto Fonseca pitching. Pedro Thomas singles to left field. Billy Rafter strikes out. Hemmy Cooter grounds out to the shortstop. Pedro Thomas advances to second on the play. Bruce Robles flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Larry Hume doubles to right field. Sam Bejma flies out to the right fielder. Satoshi Kurashima flies out to the left fielder. Kazuyuki Jobe strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Baltimore Buster Miller singles to right field. Ken Rice hits an infield single to the pitcher. Dwight Bibby flies out to the left fielder. Elmer DeRosa singles to center field. Buster Miller scores. Mark Lennox lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Pedro Thomas singles to left field. Ken Rice scores. Elmer DeRosa scores. Matt Buford comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Billy Rafter doubles to center field. Pedro Thomas uses his aggressiveness and scores. Hemmy Cooter grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Sukehiro Akiyama flies out to the right fielder. Al Baumer grounds out to the shortstop. Jack Barr grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Baltimore Bruce Robles strikes out. Buster Miller walks. Ken Rice grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Minoru Shibahara is pinch hitting for Matt Buford. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Minoru Shibahara singles to left field. Mel Delgado grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Minoru Shibahara is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Larry Hume strikes out. Sam Bejma flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Baltimore total runners LOB: 7 Oakland total runners LOB: 3
Batting:2B - Billy Rafter 2 (17), Bruce Robles (18).SF - Elmer DeRosa.GIDP - Billy Rafter, Ken Rice. Baserunning: CS - Bruce Robles (5). Fielding: E - Elmer DeRosa.
Baltimore Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Alex Kopacz did not respond to coaching in range Bobby Vernon did not respond to coaching in control Lou Oglesby improves in contact_vs_lefty Art Griffin improves in power_vs_lefty
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Tony Sipek did not respond to coaching in control Bill Head improves in velocity Bill Scheetz improves in contact_vs_righty Richie Rasmussen did not respond to coaching in endurance