Win: Pete Smalley (2-0) Loss: Goat Demmitt (0-1)
Save: Wiki McQueen (1)
Inning: 1 Oakland Eric Ellis pitching. Ray Hudson walks. Kevin Battle walks. Bob Turley strikes out. Bill Terry walks. Matt Chapman strikes out. Woody Zavaras singles to center field. Ray Hudson scores. Kevin Battle is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Rob Valentinetti pitching. Ivey Taylor flies out to the left fielder. Jim Smith walks. Jim Smith is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Nobuhiro Matsushima walks. Nobuhiro Matsushima is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland John Rogers grounds out to the shortstop. Andres Bague doubles to center field. Rob Valentinetti singles to center field. Andres Bague scores. Ray Hudson strikes out. Kevin Battle doubles to center field. Bob Turley strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Masatoshi Tsuchiya walks. Butch Schofield singles to center field. Lyn Leard walks. Charlie Clyburn singles to center field. Masatoshi Tsuchiya scores. Butch Schofield scores. Lyn Leard advances to third on the hit. Kevin Grimes doubles to center field. Lyn Leard scores. Charlie Clyburn uses his aggressiveness and scores. Eric Ellis pops up a bunt to the pitcher. Ivey Taylor strikes out. Jim Smith singles to right field. Kevin Grimes scores. Pete Smalley comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Nobuhiro Matsushima grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Bill Terry strikes out. Matt Chapman flies out to the center fielder. Woody Zavaras flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Masatoshi Tsuchiya strikes out. Butch Schofield strikes out. Lyn Leard grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland John Rogers grounds out to the shortstop. Andres Bague walks. Pete Smalley lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Ray Hudson triples. Andres Bague scores. Kevin Battle pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Charlie Clyburn singles to right field. Kevin Grimes flies out to the left fielder. Eric Ellis lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Ivey Taylor flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Bob Turley doubles to center field. Bill Terry flies out to the left fielder. Matt Chapman singles to center field. Bob Turley scores. Goat Demmitt comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Woody Zavaras singles to right field. Matt Chapman advances to third on the hit. John Rogers grounds out to the third baseman. Matt Chapman scores. Woody Zavaras advances to second on the play. Andres Bague grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Jim Smith singles to center field. Nobuhiro Matsushima flies out to the left fielder. Masatoshi Tsuchiya grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Pete Smalley reached on a fielding error by Masatoshi Tsuchiya. Ray Hudson grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Pete Smalley is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Kevin Battle grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Ray Hudson is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Bob Turley reached on a fielding error by Masatoshi Tsuchiya. Bill Terry walks. Matt Chapman singles past the first baseman. Kevin Battle scores. Bob Turley scores. Woody Zavaras walks. Orth Drake comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Relief Pitchers stats. John Rogers grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Butch Schofield walks. Butch Schofield is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Lyn Leard doubles past the first baseman. Charlie Clyburn flies out to the left fielder. Kevin Grimes grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Andres Bague singles to left field. Lee Orndorff is pinch hitting for Pete Smalley. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Andres Bague is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Lee Orndorff grounds out to the second baseman. Ray Hudson singles to center field. Ray Hudson is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Jake Lamont pitching. Mike Borowski is pinch hitting for Orth Drake. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Mike Borowski pops out to the third baseman. Ivey Taylor strikes out. Jim Smith doubles to right field. Nobuhiro Matsushima strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Joaquin Ibanez pitching. Kevin Battle strikes out. Bob Turley strikes out. Bill Terry strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Masatoshi Tsuchiya doubles to center field. Butch Schofield flies out to the left fielder. Lyn Leard singles to center field. Masatoshi Tsuchiya scores. Wiki McQueen comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Charlie Clyburn flies out to the left fielder. Kevin Grimes flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Matt Chapman flies out to the center fielder. Woody Zavaras flies out to the center fielder. John Rogers strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Joaquin Ibanez flies out to the center fielder. Ivey Taylor strikes out. Jim Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Oakland total runners LOB: 8 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 5
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: John Brown improves in control Onan Snopek improves in contact_vs_lefty Porter Jeffcoat did not respond to coaching in control Larry Pratt did not respond to coaching in speed
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Chris Knotts did not respond to coaching in control Ralph Garbark did not respond to coaching in speed Keith Powell improves in power_vs_righty Pat Mason improves in contact_vs_righty Dwain Russell did not respond to coaching in C