Inning: 1 Los Angeles Harry Bold pitching. Ted Gardner grounds out to the pitcher. Steve Moore doubles past the third baseman. Len Woodward pops out to the first baseman. Harry Nolan singles to center field. Steve Moore scores. Harry Nolan steals second. Sid Holiday grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Oakland Akihiko Ota pitching. Sudden Sam LaRoche grounds out to the third baseman. Tsuneyuki Sato walks. Marsh White flies out to the right fielder. Terry Johnson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Los Angeles Randy Rudderham singles to center field. Dave Kingman strikes out. Tommy Lee flies out to the right fielder. Akihiko Ota grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Randy Rudderham is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Tim Yonke grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Hoffman flies out to the left fielder. Dwayne Murray strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Los Angeles Ted Gardner singles to center field. Ted Gardner steals second. Steve Moore strikes out. Len Woodward flies out to the left fielder. Harry Nolan flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Hal Plank singles to center field. Harry Bold lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Sudden Sam LaRoche singles to center field. Tsuneyuki Sato grounds into a 4-6-3 double play - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Los Angeles Sid Holiday singles to center field. Randy Rudderham hits a home run. Sid Holiday scores. Dave Kingman flies out to the right fielder. Tommy Lee strikes out. Akihiko Ota singles to right field. Ted Gardner singles to center field. Akihiko Ota advances to third on the hit. Steve Moore grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Oakland Marsh White flies out to the center fielder. Terry Johnson strikes out. Tim Yonke grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Los Angeles Len Woodward flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Harry Nolan grounds out to the shortstop. Sid Holiday flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Joe Hoffman strikes out. Dwayne Murray flies out to the left fielder. Hal Plank grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Los Angeles Randy Rudderham flies out to the center fielder. Dave Kingman strikes out. Tommy Lee strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Harry Bold strikes out. Sudden Sam LaRoche strikes out. Tsuneyuki Sato grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Los Angeles Akihiko Ota singles to center field. Ted Gardner walks. Steve Moore flies out to the left fielder. Len Woodward singles to center field. Harry Nolan grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Akihiko Ota scores. Ted Gardner advances to third on the play. Len Woodward advances to second on the play. Buccaneer Gordinier comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Sid Holiday singles to center field. Ted Gardner scores. Len Woodward scores. Randy Rudderham pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland John Souza is pinch hitting for Marsh White. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. John Souza doubles to right field. Terry Johnson triples. John Souza scores. Tim Yonke strikes out. Joe Hoffman singles to left field. Terry Johnson scores. Dwayne Murray strikes out. Hal Plank doubles to center field. Cape Canaveral 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. Steve Detweiler is pinch hitting for Buccaneer Gordinier. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Steve Detweiler singles to left field. Joe Hoffman scores. Hal Plank scores. Sudden Sam LaRoche strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Los Angeles Frank Flair pitching. Dave Kingman grounds out to the shortstop. Tommy Lee walks. Mick Mars is pinch hitting for Cape Canaveral. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Mick Mars strikes out. Ted Gardner strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Hunter Hollywood pitching. Tsuneyuki Sato singles to center field. Tsuneyuki Sato steals second. John Souza walks. Terry Johnson pops out to the third baseman. Tim Yonke flies out to the center fielder. Joe Hoffman doubles to left field. Tsuneyuki Sato scores. Dwayne Murray flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Los Angeles Steve Moore strikes out. Len Woodward singles to left field. Harry Nolan flies out to the left fielder. Sid Holiday grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Len Woodward is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Eddie Hearron comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Hal Plank walks. Catfish Haslin is pinch hitting for Frank Flair. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Catfish Haslin doubles to left field. Sudden Sam LaRoche lines out to the shortstop. Tsuneyuki Sato flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Hal Plank scores. John Souza singles to left field. Catfish Haslin scores. Los Angeles total runners left on base: 8 Oakland total runners left on base: 5
Batting:2B - John Souza (4), Joe Hoffman (25), Hal Plank (18), Catfish Haslin (5).3B - Terry Johnson (7).SF - Tsuneyuki Sato.GIDP - Tsuneyuki Sato. Baserunning: SB - Tsuneyuki Sato (9).
Game Notes Akihiko Ota is injured and is expected to be out 14 days.
Los Angeles Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Billy Hood improves in contact_vs_righty Ariel Beers did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Starling Marte did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Gil Miller did not respond to coaching in arm
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Akihiro Watanabe did not respond to coaching in arm Dan Christenson improves in arm Angelo Whitehouse did not respond to coaching in speed Carr Thornton improves in contact_vs_lefty Mike Howe did not respond to coaching in SS