Win: Charlie Merena (3-1) Loss: Masahiro Takagi (0-2)
Inning: 1 Detroit Alan Moolic pitching. Frank Blaylock flies out to the right fielder. Tomonori Nakamoto grounds out to the second baseman. Torey Simpson lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Oakland Jim Eaton pitching. Guy Orrell strikes out. Joe Smith flies out to the center fielder. Leo Ens singles to center field. Garland Quinn pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Joe Moss singles to center field. Joe Moss steals second. Scott Unglaub flies out to the center fielder. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Manny Hanning grounds out to the pitcher. Jack Fox pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Nelson Pickett flies out to the right fielder. Alberto Nonnenkamp grounds out to the third baseman. Don Lois grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Jesse Langford strikes out. Jim Eaton grounds out to the shortstop. Frank Blaylock grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Steve Franklin doubles to center field. Steve Franklin is out trying to steal third. Alan Moolic flies out to the left fielder. Guy Orrell strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Tomonori Nakamoto flies out to the left fielder. Torey Simpson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Joe Moss singles to right field. Scott Unglaub grounds into a force play to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Joe Moss is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Joe Smith doubles to center field. Leo Ens grounds out to the shortstop. Garland Quinn doubles to right field. Joe Smith scores. Nelson Pickett grounds out to the third baseman. Alberto Nonnenkamp doubles to right field. Garland Quinn scores. Don Lois grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Manny Hanning grounds out to the second baseman. Jack Fox flies out to the right fielder. Jesse Langford grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Steve Franklin pops out to the first baseman. Alan Moolic grounds out to the pitcher. Guy Orrell pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Jim Eaton pops out to the first baseman. Frank Blaylock singles to center field. Tomonori Nakamoto flies out to the right fielder. Torey Simpson singles to right field. Joe Moss grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Torey Simpson is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Oakland Joe Smith strikes out. Leo Ens grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Garland Quinn flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Scott Unglaub grounds out to the second baseman. Manny Hanning grounds out to the shortstop. Jack Fox grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Nelson Pickett grounds out to the third baseman. Alberto Nonnenkamp pops out to the second baseman. Don Lois strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Garth Diaz comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Jesse Langford singles to center field. Bob Callahan is pinch hitting for Jim Eaton. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Bob Callahan doubles to left field. Jesse Langford is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Frank Blaylock singles to center field. Tomonori Nakamoto singles to center field. Bob Callahan scores. Frank Blaylock aggressively advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the corners in. Harvey Lemongello comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Torey Simpson singles to left field. Frank Blaylock scores. Joe Moss grounds out to the shortstop. Tomonori Nakamoto advances to third on the play. Torey Simpson advances to second on the play. Scott Unglaub grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Oakland Wally Clay pitching. Steve Franklin singles to left field. Gilly Phebus is pinch hitting for Harvey Lemongello. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Gilly Phebus grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Steve Franklin advances to second on the play. Guy Orrell grounds out to the second baseman. Steve Franklin advances to third on the play. Joe Smith grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit Charlie Merena pitching. Manny Hanning flies out to the center fielder. Jack Fox flies out to the left fielder. Jesse Langford flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Leo Ens strikes out. Garland Quinn flies out to the left fielder. Nelson Pickett grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Detroit Bill Salas is pinch hitting for Wally Clay. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Bill Salas pops out to the third baseman. Frank Blaylock grounds out to the second baseman. Tomonori Nakamoto flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Oakland Masahiro Takagi pitching. Alberto Nonnenkamp singles in front of the left fielder. Alberto Nonnenkamp steals second. Don Lois walks. Steve Franklin walks. Homer Ott is pinch hitting for Charlie Merena. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Homer Ott hits a ground ball to the shortstop. The shortstop throws home. Alberto Nonnenkamp scores. Detroit total runners left on base: 6 Oakland total runners left on base: 3
Batting:2B - Joe Smith (2), Garland Quinn (2), Alberto Nonnenkamp (7), Steve Franklin (1). Baserunning: SB - Alberto Nonnenkamp (5).CS - Steve Franklin (2).
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: John Burns improves in velocity Ernie Krsnich improves in contact_vs_righty Doc Egan improves in velocity Lefty Dejan did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Bob Bailey improves in control Ed Reiber did not respond to coaching in range Ed Reiber improves in contact_vs_righty Herb Hume improves in power_vs_righty Reid Pawelek did not respond to coaching in 1B