Win: Louis Otterbein (19-5) Loss: Slim Hillis (5-4)
Inning: 1 Oakland Louis Otterbein pitching. Kevin Crisp grounds out to the shortstop. John Mercado flies out to the right fielder. Dave Metz grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Toronto Leonidas Rios pitching. Shannon Donahue strikes out. Joe Gabrielson grounds out to the shortstop. Bert Yochim flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Leo Johnson flies out to the right fielder. Johnny Parrott grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Gordon grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Toronto Connie Torres singles past the shortstop. Ed Morris singles to center field. Connie Torres advances to third on the hit. Todd Knight strikes out. Akira Saito walks. Mike Alvis pops out to the second baseman. Louis Otterbein strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 Oakland Efrain Hart flies out to the right fielder. Todd Sentell flies out to the center fielder. Leonidas Rios strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Toronto Shannon Donahue strikes out. Joe Gabrielson doubles to left field. Bert Yochim strikes out. Connie Torres flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Kevin Crisp strikes out. John Mercado strikes out. Dave Metz grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Toronto Ed Morris strikes out. Todd Knight grounds out to the shortstop. Akira Saito flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Leo Johnson singles to left field. Johnny Parrott grounds out to the shortstop. Leo Johnson advances to second on the play. Joe Gordon singles to left field. Leo Johnson scores. Joe Gordon is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Efrain Hart flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Toronto Mike Alvis strikes out. Louis Otterbein grounds out to the third baseman. Shannon Donahue singles to right field. Slim Hillis 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 1st. Joe Gabrielson singles to right field. Shannon Donahue advances to third on the hit. Joe Gabrielson is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Todd Sentell walks. Slim Hillis lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Kevin Crisp pops out to the first baseman. John Mercado grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Toronto Bert Yochim walks. Connie Torres reached on a 2-base throwing error by Dave Metz. The defense is playing the infield in. Ed Morris singles past the second baseman. Bert Yochim scores. Connie Torres scores. Rubio Sosa comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Todd Knight singles to center field. Ed Morris advances to third on the hit. Akira Saito walks. Mike Alvis grounds out to the third baseman. Ed Morris scores. Todd Knight advances to third on the play. Akira Saito advances to second on the play. Louis Otterbein walks. Shannon Donahue triples. Todd Knight scores. Akira Saito scores. Louis Otterbein scores. Bill Ballard comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Joe Gabrielson strikes out. Bert Yochim grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Dave Metz flies out to the right fielder. Leo Johnson singles to center field. Leo Johnson steals second. Johnny Parrott strikes out. Joe Gordon strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Toronto Connie Torres strikes out. Ed Morris singles to center field. Todd Knight grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Ed Morris is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Akira Saito singles to right field. Todd Knight advances to third on the hit. Mike Alvis singles to center field. Todd Knight scores. Akira Saito advances to third on the hit. Louis Otterbein grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Oakland Efrain Hart singles in front of the right fielder. Todd Sentell grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Efrain Hart is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Lynn Leard is pinch hitting for Bill Ballard. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Lynn Leard strikes out. Kevin Crisp strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Toronto Howard Schacht pitching. Shannon Donahue flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Joe Gabrielson singles to center field. Bert Yochim pops out to the third baseman. Joe Gabrielson steals second. Connie Torres singles past the first baseman. Joe Gabrielson scores. Luis DeJesus comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ed Morris flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Larry Williams is pinch hitting for John Mercado. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Larry Williams singles to left field. Tony Scharein is pinch hitting for Dave Metz. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Tony Scharein strikes out. Fred Hoover is pinch hitting for Leo Johnson. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Fred Hoover strikes out. Johnny Parrott grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Larry Williams is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Oakland total runners left on base: 4 Toronto total runners left on base: 9
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Dixie Howard did not respond to coaching in range John Meier improves in power_vs_righty Dennis Hinds improves in contact_vs_righty T.J. Newman improves in power_vs_righty John Meier improves in 1B
Toronto Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Buddy Pafko improves in power_vs_lefty Tom Smith did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Nino Samuels improves in speed Nino Samuels did not respond to coaching in speed Scott Stovey improves in LF