Win: Jack Stroughter (13-5) Loss: Chuck Pittinger (12-7)
Inning: 1 Detroit Chuck Pittinger pitching. James T. Kirk flies out to the center fielder. Dave Tendy walks. Daryl Dragon grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Oakland Jack Stroughter pitching. Aaron North walks. Troy Morrill strikes out. Rick Fonville lines out to the third baseman. Sibby Clarke grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Aaron North is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Bobby Lyons singles to left field. Jim Gonzales singles to right field. Bobby Lyons advances to third on the hit. Joe Tyack hits an infield single to the pitcher. Bobby Lyons scores. Harry Elliott singles to center field. Jim Gonzales scores. Joe Tyack advances to third on the hit. Wiley Edwards is hit by a pitch. Jack Stroughter walks. Joe Tyack scores. James T. Kirk pops out to the third baseman. Dave Tendy singles to center field. Harry Elliott scores. Wiley Edwards scores. Jack Stroughter advances to third on the hit. Daryl Dragon grounds out to the shortstop. Jack Stroughter scores. Dave Tendy advances to second on the play. Bobby Lyons grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Roberto Barnes flies out to the right fielder. Aaron Mangus pops out to the first baseman. Tim Meyer strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Jim Gonzales grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Tyack strikes out. Harry Elliott strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Ray Hardy walks. Chuck Pittinger fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Chuck Pittinger strikes out. Aaron North grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Ray Hardy is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Troy Morrill triples. Aaron North scores. Rick Fonville strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Wiley Edwards strikes out. Jack Stroughter grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). James T. Kirk grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Sibby Clarke grounds out to the second baseman. Roberto Barnes pops out to the second baseman. Aaron Mangus singles to center field. Tim Meyer doubles to right field. Aaron Mangus uses his aggressiveness and scores. Ray Hardy singles to right field. Tim Meyer scores. Roger Holdsworth is pinch hitting for Chuck Pittinger. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Roger Holdsworth pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Angel Freese pitching. Dave Tendy strikes out. Daryl Dragon flies out to the right fielder. Bobby Lyons hits a home run. Jim Gonzales grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Aaron North doubles to center field. Troy Morrill doubles to left field. Aaron North scores. Rick Fonville grounds out to the shortstop. Sibby Clarke strikes out. Roberto Barnes walks. Aaron Mangus grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Roberto Barnes is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Detroit Joe Tyack grounds out to the shortstop. Harry Elliott doubles to right field. Wiley Edwards singles past the shortstop. Harry Elliott uses his aggressiveness and scores. Brad Boiler is pinch hitting for Jack Stroughter. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Wiley Edwards steals second. Brad Boiler walks. James T. Kirk singles to center field. Wiley Edwards scores. Brad Boiler advances to third on the hit. Dave Tendy grounds out to the third baseman. James T. Kirk advances to second on the play. Daryl Dragon grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Oakland Leo Smith pitching. Tim Meyer walks. Ray Hardy grounds out to the third baseman. Tim Meyer advances to second on the play. Kewpie Twitty is pinch hitting for Angel Freese. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Kewpie Twitty walks. Aaron North strikes out. Troy Morrill grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Detroit Cookie Tekulve pitching. George Appier is pinch hitting for Bobby Lyons. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. George Appier hits a home run. Chris Trout is pinch hitting for Jim Gonzales. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Chris Trout grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Tyack doubles past the center fielder. Eric Ortegas is pinch hitting for Harry Elliott. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Joe Tyack steals third. Eric Ortegas grounds out to the catcher. Wiley Edwards grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Rick Fonville grounds out to the shortstop. Sibby Clarke singles to center field. Roberto Barnes pops out to the shortstop. Aaron Mangus strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Rusney Morales is pinch hitting for Leo Smith. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Rusney Morales grounds out to the shortstop. James T. Kirk grounds out to the pitcher. Jermaine Gustine comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Dave Tendy grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Carmen Garciaparra pitching. Tim Meyer hits a home run. Ray Hardy singles to center field. Sheldon Harrington is pinch hitting for Jermaine Gustine. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Sheldon Harrington strikes out. Aaron North flies out to the left fielder. Troy Morrill grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Ray Hardy is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit Alfredo Bemis pitching. Daryl Dragon singles to center field. George Appier grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Chris Trout grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Rick Fonville singles past the shortstop. Sibby Clarke flies out to the center fielder. Roberto Barnes flies out to the left fielder. Aaron Mangus flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Detroit total runners LOB: 4 Oakland total runners LOB: 10
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Amos Landrum improves in range Larry Singh did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Bob Tettleton did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Bruce Hemmer improves in speed Dave Greene improves in 3B
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Ken Mura improves in speed John Snyder improves in power_vs_lefty Mickey Baxes did not respond to coaching in arm Earl Blackaby did not respond to coaching in range