Win: Art Butler (3-1) Loss: Charlemagne Roquefort (1-11)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Art Butler pitching. Johnny Smith grounds out to the third baseman. Jackie Kurosaki grounds out to the third baseman. Brick Houser strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Oakland Charlemagne Roquefort pitching. Rich Judson doubles to right field. Hawk Ludwick grounds out to the third baseman. Dave Hansen walks. Gus Freeman flies out to the left fielder. Butch Burk singles to right field. Rich Judson scores. Buck Plank strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Roy Niekro grounds out to the second baseman. Matt Aiono-Smith flies out to the right fielder. Vern Harrist strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Jim Louden pops out to the first baseman. Hooks Medich singles to center field. Art Butler lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Rich Judson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Gary Johnson grounds out to the shortstop. Angelo Driscoll doubles to center field. Charlemagne Roquefort strikes out. Johnny Smith grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Hawk Ludwick flies out to the right fielder. Dave Hansen grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Gus Freeman flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Jackie Kurosaki singles to left field. Jackie Kurosaki steals second. Brick Houser grounds out to the second baseman. Jackie Kurosaki advances to third on the play. Roy Niekro flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Jackie Kurosaki scores. Matt Aiono-Smith reached on a fielding error by Dave Hansen. Vern Harrist reached on a 2-base throwing error by Gus Freeman. Gary Johnson strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Oakland Butch Burk doubles to left field. Buck Plank walks. Jim Louden singles to left field. Butch Burk scores. Buck Plank aggressively advances to third on the hit. Hooks Medich singles to left field. Buck Plank scores. Jim Louden is thrown out trying to advance to third by the left fielder. Art Butler lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, Hooks Medich forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Art Butler steals second. Rich Judson hits a home run. Art Butler scores. Hawk Ludwick singles past the shortstop. Dave Hansen grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Angelo Driscoll flies out to the center fielder. Al Wilson is pinch hitting for Charlemagne Roquefort. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Al Wilson strikes out. Johnny Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Carl Waters pitching. Gus Freeman doubles to center field. Butch Burk singles to right field. Gus Freeman scores. Buck Plank strikes out. Jim Louden singles past the shortstop. Hooks Medich singles in front of the left fielder. Art Butler reached on a 2-base throwing error by Roy Niekro. Butch Burk scores. Jim Louden scores. Rich Judson strikes out. Hawk Ludwick singles to left field. Hooks Medich scores. Art Butler scores. Hawk Ludwick is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Jackie Kurosaki grounds out to the second baseman. Brick Houser flies out to the left fielder. Roy Niekro flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Dave Hansen flies out to the left fielder. Gus Freeman hits a home run. Butch Burk flies out to the left fielder. Buck Plank grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Matt Aiono-Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Vern Harrist flies out to the center fielder. Gary Johnson pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Jim Louden grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Hooks Medich lines out to the third baseman. Ed Johnson is pinch hitting for Art Butler. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Ed Johnson singles to right field. Rich Judson grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Nap Davis pitching. Angelo Driscoll grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Fisher is pinch hitting for Carl Waters. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Bob Fisher strikes out. Johnny Smith flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Shawn Long pitching. Hawk Ludwick grounds out to the second baseman. Dave Hansen flies out to the right fielder. Gus Freeman grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Jackie Kurosaki singles to right field. Brick Houser hits an infield single to the pitcher. Roy Niekro grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Jackie Kurosaki advances to third on the play. Matt Aiono-Smith grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 4 Oakland total runners left on base: 5
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: John Murphy did not respond to coaching in velocity George Woodend did not respond to coaching in range John Murphy did not respond to coaching in velocity Larry Stoddard improves in power_vs_lefty
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: A+ Batter Mentor Grade: A+ Improvements: Kelvin Kirby improves in contact_vs_lefty Butch Sweetland improves in power_vs_righty Pickles Office did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Butch Sweetland improves in power_vs_lefty