Win: Gustavo Gonzalez (12-8) Loss: Gabe Mussill (5-10)
Inning: 1 Detroit Gustavo Gonzalez pitching. Les Miller pops out to the second baseman. Chad Nerves Twitchell hits an infield single to the pitcher. Angel Hackman grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Oakland Gabe Mussill pitching. Don Friday hits a home run. Steve Tovar pops out to the second baseman. Pascual Elston flies out to the right fielder. Mike Romero grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Joe Rodriguez lines out to the shortstop. Sam Stone grounds out to the third baseman. Doug Petagine grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Steve Rightnowar singles to left field. Pat Jones grounds into a force play to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Steve Rightnowar is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Larry Eaton hits an infield single to the second baseman. Scott Newsome singles to right field. Pat Jones scores. Larry Eaton advances to third on the hit. Gustavo Gonzalez strikes out. Scott Newsome steals second. Don Friday singles to right field. Larry Eaton scores. Steve Tovar flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Detroit Irv Deal singles to center field. Tom Demery singles to right field. Irv Deal advances to third on the hit. Gabe Mussill grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Irv Deal scores. Les Miller singles to center field. Chad Nerves Twitchell grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Pascual Elston walks. Mike Romero strikes out. Steve Rightnowar grounds out to the third baseman. Pascual Elston advances to second on the play. Pat Jones walks. Larry Eaton walks. Scott Newsome walks. Pascual Elston scores. Gustavo Gonzalez hits a home run. Pat Jones scores. Larry Eaton scores. Scott Newsome scores. Bill Blades comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Don Friday grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Angel Hackman pops out to the third baseman. Joe Rodriguez flies out to the right fielder. Sam Stone flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Steve Tovar flies out to the left fielder. Pascual Elston strikes out. Mike Romero singles to center field. Steve Rightnowar grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Mike Romero is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Doug Petagine grounds out to the shortstop. Irv Deal pops out to the shortstop. Tom Demery grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Pat Jones singles in front of the right fielder. Larry Eaton doubles to right field. Pat Jones uses his aggressiveness and scores. Scott Newsome grounds out to the pitcher. Gustavo Gonzalez walks. Don Friday singles past the shortstop. Steve Tovar pops out to the second baseman. Pascual Elston singles to left field. Larry Eaton scores. Gustavo Gonzalez scores. Don Friday advances to third on the hit. Mike Romero flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Detroit Todd Ballenger is pinch hitting for Bill Blades. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Todd Ballenger singles to right field. Les Miller lines out to the second baseman. Chad Nerves Twitchell strikes out. Angel Hackman walks. Joe Rodriguez flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Oakland Jim Johnson pitching. Steve Rightnowar flies out to the left fielder. Pat Jones walks. Larry Eaton strikes out. Scott Newsome doubles past the third baseman. Gustavo Gonzalez strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Detroit Sam Stone flies out to the right fielder. Doug Petagine grounds out to the shortstop. Irv Deal pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Don Friday grounds out to the shortstop. Steve Tovar strikes out. Pascual Elston grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Tom Demery strikes out. Leo Teed is pinch hitting for Jim Johnson. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Leo Teed strikes out. Les Miller grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Brady Barrett pitching. Todd Murphy is pinch hitting for Mike Romero. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Todd Murphy walks. Andy Ricketts is pinch hitting for Steve Rightnowar. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Andy Ricketts grounds out to the second baseman. Todd Murphy advances to second on the play. Pat Jones grounds out to the third baseman. Larry Eaton flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit Chad Nerves Twitchell singles to center field. Angel Hackman grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Chad Nerves Twitchell advances to second on the play. Joe Rodriguez strikes out. Sam Stone walks. Doug Petagine strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Detroit total runners left on base: 5 Oakland total runners left on base: 8
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Bob Kekich did not respond to coaching in speed Larry Webster did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Ricardo Hargrave improves in contact_vs_lefty Bob Kekich improves in arm Rudy Brown did not respond to coaching in SS
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Hugh Lombardi did not respond to coaching in speed Hugh Lombardi improves in speed Tom Cohen improves in power_vs_righty Greg Pepper improves in range Frank Brenzel did not respond to coaching in SS