Inning: 1 Oakland Mark Oliver pitching. Woody Zavaras hits a home run. Kevin Battle grounds out to the third baseman. Lou McAleese grounds out to the second baseman. Craig Smith grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Mike Dunn pitching. Tom Henrich strikes out. Jim Smith grounds out to the pitcher. Ed Gladding doubles to left field. Adrian Caceres grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Bill Terry singles past the second baseman. Bob Turley grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bill Terry advances to second on the play. Marcelino Grimes pops out to the second baseman. Andres Bague strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Branch Benjamin pops out to the shortstop. Charlie Clyburn strikes out. Kevin Grimes flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Mike Dunn grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Woody Zavaras grounds out to the shortstop. Kevin Battle strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Nobuhiro Matsushima singles past the third baseman. Mark Oliver lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Tom Henrich flies out to the left fielder. Jim Smith walks. Ed Gladding strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Oakland Lou McAleese flies out to the right fielder. Craig Smith singles to left field. Craig Smith is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Bill Terry grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Adrian Caceres pops out to the shortstop. Branch Benjamin flies out to the center fielder. Charlie Clyburn strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Bob Turley strikes out. Marcelino Grimes singles to center field. Andres Bague singles to center field. Mike Dunn lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Woody Zavaras strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Kevin Grimes flies out to the center fielder. Nobuhiro Matsushima hits a home run. Mark Oliver strikes out. Tom Henrich grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Kevin Battle flies out to the left fielder. Lou McAleese singles to right field. Craig Smith strikes out. Lou McAleese steals second. Bill Terry grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Jim Smith grounds out to the pitcher. Ed Gladding grounds out to the pitcher. Adrian Caceres strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Bob Turley strikes out. Marcelino Grimes singles to right field. Marcelino Grimes steals second. Andres Bague is hit by a pitch. Ray Hudson is pinch hitting for Mike Dunn. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Ray Hudson singles to left field. Marcelino Grimes scores. Andres Bague advances to third on the hit. Woody Zavaras strikes out. Ray Hudson steals second. Kevin Battle singles to right field. Andres Bague scores. Ray Hudson scores. Goat Demmitt comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Lou McAleese strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Pete Smalley pitching. Branch Benjamin grounds out to the third baseman. Charlie Clyburn flies out to the left fielder. Kevin Grimes flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Craig Smith strikes out. Bill Terry strikes out. Bob Turley singles to left field. Marcelino Grimes flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Dutch Wynn enters the game as a defensive replacement for Craig Smith at 1B. Nobuhiro Matsushima strikes out. Masatoshi Tsuchiya is pinch hitting for Goat Demmitt. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Masatoshi Tsuchiya singles past the shortstop. Tom Henrich strikes out. Jim Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Joaquin Ibanez pitching. Andres Bague hits a home run. Rod Smith is pinch hitting for Pete Smalley. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Rod Smith hits a home run. Clint Wolf comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Woody Zavaras flies out to the right fielder. Kevin Battle walks. Lou McAleese flies out to the left fielder. Kevin Battle is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Lee Welch pitching. Ed Gladding singles to center field. Adrian Caceres strikes out. Branch Benjamin walks. Charlie Clyburn walks. Kevin Grimes singles to center field. Ed Gladding scores. Branch Benjamin scores. Nobuhiro Matsushima flies out to the right fielder. Clint Wolf flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Oakland total runners LOB: 6 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 6
Batting:HR - Woody Zavaras (2), Andres Bague (3), Rod Smith (1).HBP - Andres Bague (1). Baserunning: SB - Lou McAleese (2), Marcelino Grimes (11), Ray Hudson (7).CS - Kevin Battle (8), Craig Smith (7).
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Johnny Hockenbery improves in arm Mark Lundgren did not respond to coaching in velocity Onan Snopek did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Bobby Sandt did not respond to coaching in speed
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Bill Faul did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Vic Roche did not respond to coaching in control Taylor Mahay improves in contact_vs_righty Keith Powell did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Dwain Russell did not respond to coaching in C