Inning: 1 Oakland William Funk pitching. Woody Zavaras walks. Kevin Battle triples. Woody Zavaras scores. Marcelino Grimes flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Kevin Battle scores. Craig Smith strikes out. Bill Terry walks. Shinji Ishida walks. Ron Cross walks. Johnny Hockenbery pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 1 Los Angeles Roy Williams pitching. Steve Hale grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Kyle singer grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Buster Posey singles to left field. Dennis Glynn grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Buster Posey is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Roy Williams grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Woody Zavaras flies out to the left fielder. Kevin Battle flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Los Angeles Biddy Greene grounds out to the third baseman. Dan Walker pops out to the first baseman. Ralph Gumpert walks. Ledwin delosangels grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Marcelino Grimes grounds out to the second baseman. Craig Smith singles to left field. Bill Terry pops out to the catcher. Shinji Ishida singles to center field. Craig Smith advances to third on the hit. Ron Cross singles to center field. Craig Smith scores. Johnny Hockenbery flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Los Angeles William Funk strikes out. Steve Hale flies out to the left fielder. Kyle singer flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Roy Williams strikes out. Woody Zavaras grounds out to the second baseman. Kevin Battle flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Los Angeles Buster Posey strikes out. Dennis Glynn strikes out. Biddy Greene walks. Dan Walker grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Biddy Greene is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Marcelino Grimes walks. Craig Smith hits a home run. Marcelino Grimes scores. Pinky Marlowe comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bill Terry singles to left field. Bill Terry is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Shinji Ishida singles to center field. Ron Cross grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Shinji Ishida is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Johnny Hockenbery singles to left field. Ron Cross advances to third on the hit. Roy Williams walks. Woody Zavaras doubles to left field. Ron Cross scores. Johnny Hockenbery scores. Roy Williams uses his aggressiveness and scores. Kevin Battle walks. Marcelino Grimes grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Los Angeles Ralph Gumpert flies out to the left fielder. Ledwin delosangels strikes out. Pinky Marlowe flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Craig Smith flies out to the right fielder. Bill Terry pops out to the shortstop. Shinji Ishida grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Los Angeles Steve Hale flies out to the right fielder. Kyle singer walks. Buster Posey hits an infield single to the pitcher. Dennis Glynn flies out to the left fielder. Biddy Greene singles past the first baseman. Kyle singer scores. Dan Walker walks. Ralph Gumpert singles to left field. Buster Posey scores. Biddy Greene scores. Ledwin delosangels flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Oakland Heinie Schafer comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ron Cross lines out to the third baseman. Johnny Hockenbery grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ray Hudson is pinch hitting for Roy Williams. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Ray Hudson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Los Angeles Dan Lee pitching. Adoni mitchell is pinch hitting for Heinie Schafer. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Adoni mitchell flies out to the right fielder. Steve Hale grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Kyle singer grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Ricky vaughn pitching. Onan Snopek is pinch hitting for Woody Zavaras. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Onan Snopek singles to right field. Kevin Battle singles to left field. Onan Snopek advances to third on the hit. Kevin Battle is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Marcelino Grimes grounds out to the second baseman. Onan Snopek scores. Craig Smith walks. Lee Orndorff is pinch hitting for Bill Terry. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Lee Orndorff grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Craig Smith is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Los Angeles Buster Posey flies out to the center fielder. Dennis Glynn strikes out. Biddy Greene singles to center field. Dan Walker strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Augustist vag comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Shinji Ishida singles to right field. Ron Cross singles to right field. Shinji Ishida advances to third on the hit. Ron Cross steals second. Johnny Hockenbery strikes out. Lou McAleese is pinch hitting for Dan Lee. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Lou McAleese grounds out to the second baseman. Shinji Ishida scores. Ron Cross advances to third on the play. Onan Snopek grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Los Angeles Mickey Kent pitching. Johnny Stanicek is pinch hitting for Ralph Gumpert. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Johnny Stanicek doubles to center field. Ledwin delosangels strikes out. Augustist vag strikes out. Steve Hale flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Oakland total runners LOB: 9 Los Angeles total runners LOB: 7
Batting:2B - Woody Zavaras (1).3B - Kevin Battle (2).HR - Craig Smith (1).SF - Marcelino Grimes. Baserunning: SB - Ron Cross (3).CS - Kevin Battle (1), Bill Terry (1).
Game Notes Dennis Glynn is injured and is expected to be out 21 days.
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Larry Pratt did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Mike Dunn did not respond to coaching in velocity John Brown did not respond to coaching in control John Brown did not respond to coaching in velocity
Los Angeles Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: George Jenkins improves in velocity Paul skenes did not respond to coaching in velocity Dan jacko improves in control Lee Neagle did not respond to coaching in velocity