Win: Joe Harris (13-8) Loss: Rich Sheffield (6-19)
Inning: 1 Baltimore Rich Sheffield pitching. Jeffrey Massa walks. Pedro Thomas grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Jeffrey Massa is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Billy Rafter flies out to the right fielder. Yukinori Arasuna singles to left field. Pedro Thomas advances to third on the hit. Hemmy Cooter flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Oakland Joe Harris pitching. Mel Delgado walks. Kazuyuki Jobe flies out to the left fielder. Sam Bejma strikes out. Larry Hume grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Mel Delgado is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Baltimore Bruce Robles flies out to the center fielder. Buster Miller walks. Ken Rice grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Sukehiro Akiyama strikes out. Satoshi Kurashima grounds out to the third baseman. Al Face grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Baltimore Joe Harris singles to left field. Jeffrey Massa singles to left field. Joe Harris advances to third on the hit. Pedro Thomas singles to center field. Joe Harris scores. Jeffrey Massa advances to third on the hit. Billy Rafter grounds out to the shortstop. Jeffrey Massa scores. Pedro Thomas advances to second on the play. Yukinori Arasuna lines out to the shortstop. Hemmy Cooter singles to right field. Pedro Thomas scores. Hemmy Cooter steals second. Bruce Robles flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Jack Barr walks. Rich Sheffield lays down a bunt. The catcher fields the ball, Jack Barr forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Mel Delgado grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Baltimore Buster Miller walks. Ken Rice singles to right field. Buster Miller advances to third on the hit. Joe Harris doubles to center field. Buster Miller scores. Ken Rice uses his aggressiveness and scores. Jeffrey Massa doubles past the first baseman. Joe Harris scores. Roberto Fonseca comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pedro Thomas flies out to the right fielder. Billy Rafter strikes out. Yukinori Arasuna flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Kazuyuki Jobe grounds out to the second baseman. Sam Bejma strikes out. Larry Hume strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Baltimore Hemmy Cooter doubles past the first baseman. Bruce Robles strikes out. Buster Miller grounds out to the shortstop. Ken Rice pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Sukehiro Akiyama strikes out. Satoshi Kurashima grounds out to the shortstop. Al Face grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Baltimore Joe Harris walks. Jeffrey Massa strikes out. Pedro Thomas doubles to center field. Joe Harris uses his aggressiveness and scores. Billy Rafter singles to center field. Pedro Thomas scores. Yukinori Arasuna grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Billy Rafter is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Hemmy Cooter grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Yukinori Arasuna is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Jack Barr grounds out to the third baseman. 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 singles in front of the left fielder. Minoru Shibahara steals second. Mel Delgado grounds out to the pitcher. Kazuyuki Jobe lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Baltimore Harry Gonder pitching. Bruce Robles doubles to left field. Buster Miller singles to right field. Bruce Robles scores. Ken Rice hits a home run. Buster Miller scores. Joe Harris doubles to left field. Jeffrey Massa singles to center field. Joe Harris uses his aggressiveness and scores. Pedro Thomas grounds out to the shortstop. Jeffrey Massa advances to second on the play. Billy Rafter grounds out to the shortstop. Yukinori Arasuna flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Sam Bejma flies out to the right fielder. Larry Hume strikes out. Sukehiro Akiyama strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Baltimore Hemmy Cooter flies out to the left fielder. Bruce Robles grounds out to the second baseman. Buster Miller walks. Ken Rice pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Satoshi Kurashima walks. Al Face grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Jack Barr grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Baltimore Joe Harris grounds out to the second baseman. Jeffrey Massa grounds out to the second baseman. Elmer DeRosa is pinch hitting for Pedro Thomas. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Elmer DeRosa grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Akihiro Ogata is pinch hitting for Harry Gonder. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Akihiro Ogata flies out to the right fielder. Mel Delgado singles to center field. Kazuyuki Jobe grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mel Delgado advances to second on the play. Sam Bejma grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Baltimore total runners LOB: 8 Oakland total runners LOB: 3
Batting:2B - Jeffrey Massa (24), Pedro Thomas (25), Hemmy Cooter (12), Bruce Robles (25), Joe Harris 2 (2).HR - Ken Rice (16).GIDP - Ken Rice. Baserunning: SB - Hemmy Cooter (14).
Baltimore Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Carlos Mulroney did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Mike Bartley did not respond to coaching in control Carlos Mulroney improves in power_vs_lefty Don Gleason did not respond to coaching in velocity
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Jim Trouppe did not respond to coaching in control Ron DeViveiros did not respond to coaching in control Charlie Maloy improves in control Bill Head did not respond to coaching in control