Win: Mike DeMaestri (4-3) Loss: Eric Grace (13-7)
Save: Jack Bechtel (24)
Inning: 1 Oakland Eric Grace pitching. Lee Bell singles to center field. Derrick Orton walks. Don Lawrick walks. William Floyd pops out to the first baseman. Mario Connolly strikes out. Ron Gleaton singles to center field. Lee Bell scores. Derrick Orton scores. Don Lawrick advances to third on the hit. Ron Gleaton is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Los Angeles Jimmy Carr pitching. Jay Smith flies out to the right fielder. Klondike Douglass walks. Desi Coco grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Johnny DeLancey grounds out to the third baseman. Dave Rhawn grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jimmy Carr reached on a fielding error by Desi Coco. Lee Bell grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Jimmy Carr is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Los Angeles Jake Taylor grounds out to the second baseman. Duke Sims grounds out to the third baseman. Sean Casey flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Derrick Orton grounds out to the second baseman. Don Lawrick grounds out to the second baseman. William Floyd strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Los Angeles Jose Cruz Jr. singles to center field. Jose Cruz Jr. steals second. Todd Helton reached on a 2-base throwing error by Dave Rhawn. Jose Cruz Jr. scores. Eric Grace fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Eric Grace pops out to the second baseman. Jay Smith flies out to the center fielder. Klondike Douglass pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Mario Connolly flies out to the right fielder. Ron Gleaton singles to right field. Johnny DeLancey flies out to the right fielder. Dave Rhawn singles to center field. Ron Gleaton advances to third on the hit. Jimmy Carr pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Los Angeles Desi Coco flies out to the center fielder. Jake Taylor flies out to the left fielder. Duke Sims singles to right field. Sean Casey walks. Jose Cruz Jr. flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Oakland Lee Bell pops out to the catcher. Derrick Orton doubles to right field. Don Lawrick walks. William Floyd flies out to the left fielder. Mario Connolly grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Los Angeles Todd Helton pops out to the first baseman. Eric Grace pops out to the third baseman. Jay Smith flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Ron Gleaton flies out to the right fielder. Johnny DeLancey singles past the shortstop. Dave Rhawn pops out to the shortstop. Jimmy Carr singles to left field. Johnny DeLancey advances to third on the hit. Lee Bell pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Los Angeles Klondike Douglass walks. Klondike Douglass steals second. Desi Coco flies out to the left fielder. Mike DeMaestri comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Jake Taylor singles to center field. Klondike Douglass scores. Duke Sims pops out to the third baseman. Jake Taylor steals second. Sean Casey grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Derrick Orton flies out to the center fielder. Don Lawrick hits a home run. William Floyd singles to right field. William Floyd steals second. Duke Sims throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Frank Dressendorfer comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Mario Connolly flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, William Floyd scores. Ron Gleaton flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Los Angeles Jose Cruz Jr. strikes out. Todd Helton doubles to right field. Chuck Jones is pinch hitting for Frank Dressendorfer. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Chuck Jones grounds out to the second baseman. Todd Helton advances to third on the play. Jay Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Ike Nagel pitching. Johnny DeLancey walks. Dave Rhawn flies out to the left fielder. Dick Otto is pinch hitting for Mike DeMaestri. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Dick Otto walks. Lee Bell singles to center field. Johnny DeLancey scores. Dick Otto advances to third on the hit. Derrick Orton pops out to the third baseman. Don Lawrick walks. William Floyd grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Los Angeles Steve Schwabe pitching. Adam Ruberto enters the game as a defensive replacement for Dave Rhawn at SS. Klondike Douglass singles to center field. Desi Coco flies out to the center fielder. Jake Taylor flies out to the left fielder. Duke Sims grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Luis Kent comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mario Connolly flies out to the right fielder. Ron Gleaton walks. Johnny DeLancey flies out to the center fielder. Adam Ruberto strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Los Angeles Jack Bechtel comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Sean Casey strikes out. Jose Cruz Jr. strikes out. Todd Helton hits a home run. Tetsuya Akagi is pinch hitting for Luis Kent. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Tetsuya Akagi lines out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Oakland total runners LOB: 12 Los Angeles total runners LOB: 6
Batting:2B - Derrick Orton (19).HR - Don Lawrick (10).SF - Mario Connolly. Baserunning: SB - William Floyd (15).CS - Ron Gleaton (6). Fielding: E - Dave Rhawn.
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Dave Farrell improves in speed Sam Karsay improves in arm Sam Karsay improves in contact_vs_righty Rich Martinez did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty
Los Angeles Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: F RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Bob Merchant improves in arm David Martin did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Adam Cole improves in arm Frank Morgan did not respond to coaching in speed