Win: Brian Fuller (6-1) Loss: Joe Carden (5-17)
Save: Dennis Sutton (43)
Inning: 1 Baltimore Joe Carden pitching. Jeffrey Massa pops out to the shortstop. Pedro Thomas strikes out. Billy Rafter flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Oakland Brian Fuller pitching. Alan McKnight strikes out. Al Face strikes out. Mel Delgado flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Baltimore Bruce Robles grounds out to the third baseman. Buster Miller walks. Ken Rice doubles past the third baseman. Buster Miller uses his aggressiveness and scores. Dwight Bibby grounds out to the shortstop. Elmer DeRosa flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Sam Bejma singles to left field. Sukehiro Akiyama flies out to the left fielder. Al Baumer strikes out. Kazuyuki Jobe grounds into a force play to the first baseman - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Sam Bejma is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Baltimore Brian Fuller flies out to the center fielder. Jeffrey Massa walks. Jeffrey Massa is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Pedro Thomas strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Jack Barr grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Carden walks. Alan McKnight strikes out. Al Face strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Baltimore Billy Rafter doubles to right field. Bruce Robles pops out to the third baseman. Billy Rafter steals third. Buster Miller strikes out. Ken Rice strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Mel Delgado lines out to the second baseman. Sam Bejma pops out to the third baseman. Sukehiro Akiyama strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Baltimore Dwight Bibby pops out to the shortstop. Elmer DeRosa singles past the shortstop. Brian Fuller pops up a bunt to the pitcher. Jeffrey Massa walks. Pedro Thomas grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Oakland Al Baumer grounds out to the shortstop. Kazuyuki Jobe grounds out to the second baseman. Jack Barr lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Baltimore Billy Rafter strikes out. Bruce Robles flies out to the right fielder. Buster Miller hits a home run. Ken Rice singles to right field. Dwight Bibby grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Joe Carden strikes out. Alan McKnight grounds out to the second baseman. Al Face flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Baltimore Elmer DeRosa grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Brian Fuller grounds out to the shortstop. Jeffrey Massa flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Mel Delgado bunts for a base hit. Mel Delgado steals second. Sam Bejma flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Sukehiro Akiyama grounds out to the shortstop. Al Baumer triples. Mel Delgado scores. Kazuyuki Jobe flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Baltimore Pedro Thomas walks. Billy Rafter flies out to the right fielder. Bruce Robles walks. Roberto Fonseca 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. Buster Miller grounds out to the shortstop. Pedro Thomas advances to third on the play. Bruce Robles advances to second on the play. Ken Rice walks. Dwight Bibby grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Oakland Akihiro Ogata is pinch hitting for Jack Barr. Akihiro Ogata grounds out to the shortstop. Minoru Shibahara is pinch hitting for Roberto Fonseca. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Minoru Shibahara flies out to the center fielder. Alan McKnight grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Baltimore Matt Buford pitching. Satoshi Kurashima enters the game as a defensive replacement for Akihiro Ogata at 2B. Elmer DeRosa grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Jeff Daly is pinch hitting for Brian Fuller. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Jeff Daly lines out to the second baseman. Jeffrey Massa flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Dennis Sutton pitching. Al Face strikes out. Mel Delgado grounds out to the shortstop. Sam Bejma singles to left field. Sukehiro Akiyama singles to center field. Al Baumer grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Baltimore total runners LOB: 8 Oakland total runners LOB: 5
Baltimore Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Jim Smith did not respond to coaching in speed Art Griffin improves in contact_vs_lefty Art Griffin did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty John Taylor did not respond to coaching in endurance
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Herbert Greene did not respond to coaching in velocity Tony Sipek did not respond to coaching in control Herbert Greene improves in control Forrest Godar improves in velocity