Win: Johnny Phillips (10-5) Loss: Dick Holmes (7-4)
Save: Buck Royster (8)
Inning: 1 Oakland Rick McCann pitching. Cub Finch flies out to the right fielder. Andy Miller strikes out. Isao Fujii grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Bob Lee pitching. Tubby Hubbs walks. Warren Epstein singles to right field. Tubby Hubbs advances to third on the hit. Bob Welf hits a home run. Tubby Hubbs scores. Warren Epstein scores. Bob Leber lines out to the third baseman. Rube Schumacher singles to center field. Rube Schumacher steals second. Charlie Harris grounds out to the pitcher. Tommy Remsen grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Tom Barbee grounds out to the pitcher. Adrian Gajkowski doubles to left field. Tony Hrbek strikes out. Danny Dear grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Earl Lolich walks. Rick McCann lays down a bunt. The catcher fields the ball, Earl Lolich forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Tubby Hubbs grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Rick McCann is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Warren Epstein doubles to left field. Tubby Hubbs uses his aggressiveness and scores. Bob Welf strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Gregg Gray doubles to left field. Bob Lee lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Cub Finch grounds out to the second baseman. Gregg Gray scores. Andy Miller flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Bob Leber pops out to the catcher. Rube Schumacher flies out to the left fielder. Charlie Harris strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Isao Fujii grounds out to the pitcher. Tom Barbee flies out to the right fielder. Adrian Gajkowski grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Tommy Remsen pops out to the second baseman. Earl Lolich singles to center field. Rick McCann fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Rick McCann lines out to the shortstop. Earl Lolich is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Tony Hrbek reached on a fielding error by Warren Epstein. Danny Dear singles to left field. Tony Hrbek advances to third on the hit. Gregg Gray singles to right field. Tony Hrbek scores. Danny Dear advances to third on the hit. Neil Down is pinch hitting for Bob Lee. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Neil Down strikes out. Cub Finch walks. Andy Miller grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Danny Dear scores. Gregg Gray advances to third on the play. Cub Finch advances to second on the play. Isao Fujii grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Otto Gil pitching. Tubby Hubbs singles to right field. Warren Epstein singles to center field. Tubby Hubbs advances to third on the hit. Bob Welf flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Tubby Hubbs scores. Bob Leber strikes out. Rube Schumacher grounds into a force play to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Warren Epstein is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Tom Barbee grounds out to the shortstop. Adrian Gajkowski pops out to the third baseman. Tony Hrbek flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Dick Holmes comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Charlie Harris doubles to right field. Tommy Remsen grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Charlie Harris advances to third on the play. Earl Lolich walks. Ray Boom Keller is pinch hitting for Rick McCann. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Ray Boom Keller grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Harry Burke pitching. Danny Dear grounds out to the second baseman. Gregg Gray singles to right field. Dick Holmes lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Cub Finch singles to center field. Gregg Gray scores. Johnny Phillips comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Andy Miller singles to right field. Cub Finch advances to third on the hit. Isao Fujii singles to left field. Cub Finch scores. Andy Miller advances to third on the hit. Tom Barbee pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Tubby Hubbs flies out to the left fielder. Warren Epstein singles to right field. Bob Welf strikes out. Warren Epstein steals second. Bob Leber bunts for a base hit. Rube Schumacher flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Oakland Adrian Gajkowski grounds out to the shortstop. Tony Hrbek strikes out. Danny Dear grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Charlie Harris pops out to the shortstop. Tommy Remsen singles to center field. Dan Verbanic is pinch hitting for Earl Lolich. Dan Verbanic singles to left field. Tommy Remsen advances to third on the hit. Mardie Starr comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tip Telford is pinch hitting for Johnny Phillips. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Tip Telford singles to right field. Tommy Remsen scores. Dan Verbanic advances to third on the hit. Tubby Hubbs singles to left field. Dan Verbanic scores. Warren Epstein strikes out. Bob Welf strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Oakland Buck Royster pitching. Darby O Gill enters the game as a defensive replacement for Dan Verbanic at LF. Gregg Gray flies out to the center fielder. Tom Gallia is pinch hitting for Mardie Starr. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Tom Gallia grounds out to the third baseman. Cub Finch 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: 8
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Duane Piatt improves in range Duane Piatt improves in contact_vs_righty Carl Bullett did not respond to coaching in control Leon Moskau improves in speed Lew Limmer improves in 1B
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Edgar Hodge improves in velocity Sean Dillon did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Tripp Shanner jr did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty John Hahn improves in endurance Sean Dillon did not respond to coaching in C