Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Dick Sawatski pitching. Tom Mercedes lines out to the shortstop. Bob Encarnacion strikes out. Clyde Meador flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Oakland Roy Justis pitching. Michael Stewart flies out to the right fielder. Joel Heinkel flies out to the center fielder. Go Uehara walks. Geraldo Sorrento walks. Lou David grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Arnie Ramazzotti strikes out. Rollie Angley grounds out to the third baseman. Hank Robinson hits a home run. Larry Thompson walks. Charlie Thomas grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Len Peploski grounds out to the pitcher. Ryan Tinning walks. Alex Severson grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Ryan Tinning is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Dick Sawatski strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Roy Justis grounds out to the shortstop. Tom Mercedes strikes out. Bob Encarnacion strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Michael Stewart strikes out. Joel Heinkel singles to left field. Go Uehara strikes out. Geraldo Sorrento grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Clyde Meador strikes out. Arnie Ramazzotti hits an infield single to the pitcher. Rollie Angley flies out to the right fielder. Hank Robinson singles to right field. Arnie Ramazzotti advances to third on the hit. Larry Thompson grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Oakland Lou David singles to right field. Len Peploski reached on a 2-base fielding error by Clyde Meador. Ryan Tinning grounds out to the shortstop. Lou David scores. Len Peploski advances to third on the play. Alex Severson doubles to center field. Len Peploski scores. Dick Sawatski strikes out. Michael Stewart flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Charlie Thomas singles to center field. Roy Justis lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Tom Mercedes walks. Bob Encarnacion flies out to the right fielder. Clyde Meador strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Oakland Joel Heinkel flies out to the left fielder. Go Uehara pops out to the shortstop. Geraldo Sorrento strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Arnie Ramazzotti strikes out. Rollie Angley flies out to the center fielder. Hank Robinson grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Lou David pops out to the shortstop. Len Peploski grounds out to the pitcher. Ryan Tinning walks. Ryan Tinning is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Larry Thompson hits an infield single to the pitcher. Charlie Thomas walks. John Drucke 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. Cy Hetling is pinch hitting for Roy Justis. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Cy Hetling grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Larry Thompson advances to third on the play. Tom Mercedes flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Tommy Taber pitching. Alex Severson grounds out to the second baseman. Ron Edmondson is pinch hitting for John Drucke. 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 left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Jun Wakisaka pitching. Bob Encarnacion walks. Clyde Meador strikes out. Arnie Ramazzotti flies out to the center fielder. Rollie Angley hits an infield single to the pitcher. Hank Robinson singles to right field. Bob Encarnacion scores. Rollie Angley aggressively advances to third on the hit. Hank Robinson is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Joel Heinkel grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Go Uehara grounds out to the third baseman. Geraldo Sorrento grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Alden Bol comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Larry Thompson grounds out to the second baseman. Charlie Thomas strikes out. Bill Conine is pinch hitting for Tommy Taber. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Bill Conine singles to right field. Tom Mercedes grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Bill Conine is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Russ Gruber pitching. Lou David hits a home run. Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 8 Oakland total runners left on base: 5
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Bill Smith improves in range Harry Brown improves in speed Frank Hodgson improves in arm Frank Hodgson improves in contact_vs_righty Harry Brown did not respond to coaching in 3B
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Neal Harley did not respond to coaching in velocity Brian Coluccio did not respond to coaching in control Ben Harris improves in power_vs_lefty Les Baldwin did not respond to coaching in control John Sisk did not respond to coaching in C