Win: Frank Flair (5-4) Loss: Don Anderson (12-5)
Save: Major Payne (24)
Inning: 1 Anaheim Frank Flair pitching. Ray Silvestri grounds out to the second baseman. George Renteria reached on a 2-base fielding error by John Souza. Edwin Jacobs walks. Elmer Pepper strikes out. Joe Snyder strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Oakland Don Anderson pitching. Sudden Sam LaRoche walks. Joe Hoffman grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Terry Johnson lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Anaheim Mike Connors flies out to the right fielder. Fred Bocek grounds out to the shortstop. Ray Boyd singles past the first baseman. Don Anderson grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Tim Yonke flies out to the right fielder. Dwayne Murray singles to left field. John Souza grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Anaheim Ray Silvestri hits an infield single to the pitcher. George Renteria grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Ray Silvestri is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. George Renteria is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Edwin Jacobs strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Hal Plank singles to left field. Tsuneyuki Sato singles to left field. Hal Plank is thrown out trying to advance to third by the left fielder. Frank Flair lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Sudden Sam LaRoche doubles to left field. Tsuneyuki Sato scores. Joe Hoffman flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Anaheim Elmer Pepper flies out to the center fielder. Joe Snyder strikes out. Mike Connors pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Terry Johnson flies out to the center fielder. Tim Yonke grounds out to the pitcher. Dwayne Murray grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Anaheim Fred Bocek strikes out. Ray Boyd grounds out to the second baseman. Don Anderson grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland John Souza singles to center field. Hal Plank doubles to center field. John Souza uses his aggressiveness and scores. Tsuneyuki Sato singles to right field. Frank Flair strikes out. Sudden Sam LaRoche singles to center field. Hal Plank scores. Tsuneyuki Sato advances to third on the hit. Joe Hoffman grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tsuneyuki Sato scores. Sudden Sam LaRoche advances to second on the play. Terry Johnson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Anaheim Ray Silvestri grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). George Renteria strikes out. Edwin Jacobs doubles to center field. Elmer Pepper grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Tim Yonke strikes out. Dwayne Murray walks. John Souza strikes out. Hal Plank singles to right field. Tsuneyuki Sato flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Anaheim Joe Snyder singles to center field. Mike Connors strikes out. Fred Bocek singles to center field. Joe Snyder advances to third on the hit. Fred Bocek steals second. Ray Boyd grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Snyder scores. Fred Bocek advances to third on the play. Don Anderson flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Frank Flair strikes out. Sudden Sam LaRoche strikes out. Joe Hoffman reached on a fielding error by Mike Connors. Joe Hoffman steals second. Terry Johnson grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Anaheim Catfish Haslin enters the game as a defensive replacement for John Souza at RF. Ray Silvestri grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! George Renteria grounds out to the third baseman. Edwin Jacobs pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Buck Wilshusen comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Tim Yonke flies out to the center fielder. Dwayne Murray hits a home run. Catfish Haslin strikes out. Hal Plank grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Anaheim Elmer Pepper grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Joe Snyder hits a home run. Mike Connors singles to right field. Major Payne comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Mike Connors steals second. Fred Bocek strikes out. Ray Boyd flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Anaheim total runners left on base: 6 Oakland total runners left on base: 5
Batting:2B - Edwin Jacobs (17).HR - Joe Snyder (13). Baserunning: SB - Mike Connors (24), Fred Bocek (10).CS - George Renteria (5). Fielding: E - Mike Connors.
Batting:2B - Sudden Sam LaRoche (22), Hal Plank (11).HR - Dwayne Murray (9).GIDP - Joe Hoffman, John Souza. Baserunning: SB - Joe Hoffman (13). Fielding: E - John Souza.
Anaheim Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Skeeter Ramos did not respond to coaching in range Tim Samcoff did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Gene Moates improves in arm Donnie Bockman improves in velocity
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Carr Thornton improves in range Jim Slocumb did not respond to coaching in control Bob Stein did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Lenny Buehrle improves in arm Carr Thornton did not respond to coaching in 2B