Inning: 1 Oakland Roger Meads pitching. Michael Stewart flies out to the center fielder. Joel Heinkel grounds out to the second baseman. Keith Marsh grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Chicago Randy Edwards pitching. Johnny Madrid singles to left field. Allen Neitzke grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Jim Garciaparra singles to center field. Chuck Beck singles to right field. Jim Garciaparra advances to third on the hit. Todd Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Oakland Geraldo Sorrento flies out to the left fielder. Lou David strikes out. Len Peploski strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Chicago Rudy Martinez grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Walt Tolson singles to right field. Kirby High flies out to the right fielder. Roger Meads grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Walt Tolson is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Ryan Tinning grounds out to the shortstop. Alex Severson grounds out to the second baseman. Randy Edwards singles to center field. Michael Stewart singles to left field. Randy Edwards advances to third on the hit. Michael Stewart is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Chicago Johnny Madrid walks. Johnny Madrid steals second. Allen Neitzke grounds out to the second baseman. Johnny Madrid advances to third on the play. Jim Garciaparra strikes out. Chuck Beck grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Joel Heinkel grounds out to the shortstop. Keith Marsh grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Geraldo Sorrento strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Chicago Todd Smith grounds out to the second baseman. Rudy Martinez hits an infield single to the second baseman. Walt Tolson flies out to the left fielder. Kirby High singles to center field. Roger Meads strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Oakland Lou David doubles to right field. Len Peploski hits an infield single to the shortstop. Ryan Tinning strikes out. Len Peploski is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Alex Severson lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Chicago Johnny Madrid strikes out. Allen Neitzke flies out to the left fielder. Jim Garciaparra hits a home run. Chuck Beck grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Randy Edwards grounds out to the third baseman. Michael Stewart strikes out. Joel Heinkel grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Chicago Todd Smith singles to left field. Passed ball. Todd Smith advances to second. Rudy Martinez flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Walt Tolson grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Todd Smith advances to third on the play. Kirby High singles to left field. Todd Smith scores. Roger Meads grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Keith Marsh pops out to the shortstop. Geraldo Sorrento hits an infield single to the second baseman. Lou David strikes out. Len Peploski singles to right field. Geraldo Sorrento advances to third on the hit. Len Peploski steals second. Ryan Tinning grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Chicago Johnny Madrid pops out to the first baseman. Allen Neitzke singles to center field. Jim Garciaparra singles to center field. Alden Bol 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. Chuck Beck singles to center field. Allen Neitzke scores. Jim Garciaparra advances to third on the hit. Todd Smith grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Dan Ritter enters the game as a defensive replacement for Rudy Martinez at 2B. Alex Severson flies out to the center fielder. Ron Edmondson is pinch hitting for Alden Bol. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Ron Edmondson grounds out to the shortstop. Michael Stewart flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Chicago Mike Romo pitching. Dan Ritter grounds out to the third baseman. Walt Tolson grounds out to the shortstop. Kirby High grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Joel Heinkel strikes out. Keith Marsh strikes out. Geraldo Sorrento strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Oakland total runners left on base: 4 Chicago total runners left on base: 8
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Paul Distaso improves in range Brian Coluccio did not respond to coaching in control Les Baldwin did not respond to coaching in control Harry Murphy did not respond to coaching in control John Sisk did not respond to coaching in C
Chicago Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Steve Russell improves in arm Jack Escobar improves in contact_vs_righty Eddie Merena did not respond to coaching in velocity Keigo Azuma improves in control Harry Bero did not respond to coaching in 1B