Win: Tony Bigelow (7-8) Loss: Jack Jones (6-7)
Save: Gary Gonzalez (5)
Inning: 1 Oakland Tony Bigelow pitching. Harry Renteria flies out to the right fielder. Ray Harlow strikes out. Epps Mattox grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Jerry Hatcher pitching. Bill Hedlund walks. Bob Pruett grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Bill Hedlund is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Dwight Hackett strikes out. Akinobu Kono singles to right field. Bob Pruett advances to third on the hit. Les Bryden flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Oakland Dave Blackburn hits a home run. Herm White grounds out to the shortstop. Otie Shepherd strikes out. Gil Basinski grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay John Mercado strikes out. Truck Perezchica strikes out. Vinnie Hammonds strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Mike Cobb flies out to the center fielder. Jerry Hatcher flies out to the center fielder. Harry Renteria strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Tony Bigelow strikes out. Bill Hedlund walks. Bill Hedlund is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Bob Pruett singles to center field. Dwight Hackett grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Ray Harlow flies out to the right fielder. Epps Mattox hits a home run. Dave Blackburn grounds out to the second baseman. Herm White grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Akinobu Kono walks. Les Bryden singles to center field. Akinobu Kono advances to third on the hit. John Mercado flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Akinobu Kono scores. Jack Jones 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. Truck Perezchica flies out to the right fielder. Vinnie Hammonds flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Otie Shepherd triples. Gil Basinski walks. Mike Cobb grounds out to the shortstop. Otie Shepherd scores. Gil Basinski advances to second on the play. Jack Jones grounds out to the second baseman. Gil Basinski advances to third on the play. Harry Renteria lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Tony Bigelow walks. Bill Hedlund walks. Bob Pruett triples. Tony Bigelow scores. Bill Hedlund scores. Dwight Hackett flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Bob Pruett scores. Akinobu Kono strikes out. Les Bryden strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Ray Harlow grounds out to the third baseman. Epps Mattox walks. Dave Blackburn grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Epps Mattox is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Herm White grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay John Mercado pops out to the second baseman. Truck Perezchica grounds out to the shortstop. Vinnie Hammonds flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Otie Shepherd walks. Gil Basinski grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Otie Shepherd is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Gil Basinski steals second. Mike Cobb walks. Joe Reis is pinch hitting for Jack Jones. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Joe Reis flies out to the left fielder. Harry Renteria strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Huck Crist pitching. Tony Bigelow singles to right field. Bill Hedlund flies out to the left fielder. Bob Pruett strikes out. Dwight Hackett flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Ray Harlow flies out to the right fielder. Epps Mattox singles to right field. Dave Blackburn grounds out to the third baseman. Epps Mattox advances to second on the play. Herm White flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Akinobu Kono flies out to the right fielder. Les Bryden doubles to center field. Kenji Imazeki is pinch hitting for John Mercado. Kenji Imazeki grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Les Bryden advances to third on the play. Truck Perezchica grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Lou Gick enters the game as a defensive replacement for Kenji Imazeki at C. Gary Gonzalez comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Otie Shepherd strikes out. Gil Basinski grounds out to the second baseman. Lee Finneran is pinch hitting for Mike Cobb. Lee Finneran flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Oakland total runners left on base: 5 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 6
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Harry Caldwell improves in power_vs_lefty Pop Leppert did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Steve Brucker improves in speed Harry Caldwell improves in arm Francisco Pickrel improves in control Rico Moore did not respond to coaching in velocity Chris Cote did not respond to coaching in C
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Bob Head did not respond to coaching in velocity Clyde George did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Mike Ruffcorn did not respond to coaching in control Dave Lopez did not respond to coaching in speed George Rogers did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Jerry Kruger did not respond to coaching in arm Harry Cousineau did not respond to coaching in 3B