Win: Bob Johnson (7-4) Loss: Junior Blanchard (6-2)
Save: Red Zerbe (9)
Inning: 1 Anaheim Gene Samuel pitching. Marty Weilman grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Hopper singles to center field. Livan Higdon singles to center field. Joe Hopper advances to third on the hit. Tim Picciolo grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Hopper scores. Livan Higdon advances to second on the play. Jim Catska flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Oakland John Hardy pitching. Fred Bradley singles to center field. Mike Stroner singles to right field. Fred Bradley aggressively advances to third on the hit. Kei Fujii singles to center field. Fred Bradley scores. Mike Stroner advances to third on the hit. Keith Newnam singles to right field. Mike Stroner scores. Ted Wilson strikes out. Mike Ramos triples. Kei Fujii scores. Keith Newnam scores. David Crosby singles to left field. Mike Ramos scores. Scott Meyer doubles to right field. David Crosby uses his aggressiveness and scores. Junior Blanchard comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Gene Samuel grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Scott Meyer advances to third on the play. Fred Bradley grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Anaheim Cris Burrell flies out to the center fielder. Rudy Kelley pops out to the catcher. Tony Bluege hits a home run. Junior Blanchard grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Mike Stroner grounds out to the pitcher. Kei Fujii singles to center field. Keith Newnam strikes out. Ted Wilson walks. Mike Ramos grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Anaheim Marty Weilman grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Hopper grounds out to the second baseman. Livan Higdon strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland David Crosby singles to right field. Scott Meyer walks. Gene Samuel lays down a bunt. The first baseman fields the ball and David Crosby is thrown out at third. Scott Meyer advances to second on the play. Scott Meyer advances to second on the play. Fred Bradley singles to right field. Mike Stroner flies out to the right fielder. Kei Fujii flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Anaheim Tim Picciolo grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Catska singles to center field. Jim Catska is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Cris Burrell strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Keith Newnam strikes out. Ted Wilson pops out to the first baseman. Mike Ramos grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Anaheim Rudy Kelley singles to center field. Tony Bluege triples. Rudy Kelley scores. Junior Blanchard strikes out. Marty Weilman doubles to right field. Tony Bluege scores. Joe Hopper hits a home run. Marty Weilman scores. Bob Johnson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Livan Higdon strikes out. Tim Picciolo doubles past the right fielder. Jim Catska walks. Cris Burrell grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Oakland David Crosby walks. Scott Meyer strikes out. Bob Johnson lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Fred Bradley singles to right field. David Crosby scores. Nick Spencer comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mike Stroner grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Fred Bradley is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Anaheim Rudy Kelley strikes out. Tony Bluege singles to center field. Larry Lambert is pinch hitting for Nick Spencer. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Tony Bluege gets picked off first. Larry Lambert grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Joe Merloni pitching. Kei Fujii grounds out to the third baseman. Keith Newnam hits a home run. Ted Wilson doubles to center field. Mike Ramos grounds out to the pitcher. David Crosby grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Anaheim Marty Weilman lines out to the third baseman. Joe Hopper pops out to the catcher. Livan Higdon singles to center field. Tim Picciolo singles to left field. Livan Higdon advances to third on the hit. Kennie Davis comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states RP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Jim Catska flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Oakland Keith Morrissey comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Scott Meyer grounds out to the third baseman. Jim Campbell is pinch hitting for Kennie Davis. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jim Campbell strikes out. Fred Bradley grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Anaheim Dick Genovese pitching. Cris Burrell grounds out to the second baseman. Rudy Kelley walks. Tony Bluege flies out to the right fielder. Wayne Charboneau is pinch hitting for Keith Morrissey. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Rudy Kelley gets picked off first. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Ken McCormick pitching. Mike Stroner doubles to center field. Kei Fujii grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Stroner advances to third on the play. Keith Newnam grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Stroner scores. Ted Wilson walks. Ted Wilson steals second. Mike Ramos strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Anaheim Itsuto Wakatabe enters the game as a defensive replacement for Fred Bradley at 2B. Trevor Erickson is pinch hitting for Ken McCormick. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Trevor Erickson singles to center field. Marty Weilman singles to left field. Joe Hopper grounds out to the third baseman. Trevor Erickson advances to third on the play. Marty Weilman advances to second on the play. Livan Higdon pops out to the shortstop. Tim Picciolo doubles to center field. Trevor Erickson scores. Marty Weilman scores. Red Zerbe comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jim Catska pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Anaheim total runners left on base: 6 Oakland total runners left on base: 9
Anaheim Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: D+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Jerry Johnson improves in speed Bob Jones improves in control Ralph Smith improves in contact_vs_righty Dave Hart did not respond to coaching in speed Jim Dukes did not respond to coaching in CF
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Yordanis Abreu did not respond to coaching in velocity Carmelo Holt did not respond to coaching in velocity Carmelo Holt did not respond to coaching in control Yordanis Abreu did not respond to coaching in control