Win: Vic Gullickson (11-11) Loss: Ray Barthelson (2-12)
Save: Tim McCarver (23)
Inning: 1 Oakland Vic Gullickson pitching. Harry Renteria strikes out. Ray Harlow flies out to the right fielder. Epps Mattox strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Ray Barthelson pitching. Bill Hedlund triples. Bob Pruett singles to right field. Bill Hedlund scores. Dwight Hackett strikes out. Akinobu Kono singles to left field. Bob Pruett advances to third on the hit. Les Bryden flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Bob Pruett scores. John Mercado flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Dave Blackburn grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Herm White flies out to the left fielder. Otie Shepherd strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Truck Perezchica strikes out. Vinnie Hammonds singles to center field. Vinnie Hammonds gets picked off first. Vic Gullickson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Gil Basinski pops out to the first baseman. Mike Cobb grounds out to the shortstop. Ray Barthelson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Bill Hedlund walks. Bill Hedlund steals second. Bob Pruett strikes out. Dwight Hackett doubles to right field. Bill Hedlund scores. Akinobu Kono flies out to the right fielder. Les Bryden doubles to center field. Dwight Hackett scores. John Mercado flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Harry Renteria pops out to the second baseman. Ray Harlow pops out to the third baseman. Epps Mattox strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Truck Perezchica grounds out to the third baseman. Vinnie Hammonds flies out to the center fielder. Vic Gullickson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Dave Blackburn singles to left field. Herm White grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Otie Shepherd grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Bill Hedlund walks. Bob Pruett hits a home run. Bill Hedlund scores. Jerry Hatcher comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dwight Hackett walks. Dwight Hackett is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Akinobu Kono grounds out to the shortstop. Les Bryden strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Gil Basinski singles to left field. Mike Cobb singles to center field. Gil Basinski advances to third on the hit. Jerry Hatcher strikes out. Harry Renteria flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Gil Basinski scores. Ray Harlow walks. Epps Mattox flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay John Mercado doubles to left field. Truck Perezchica grounds out to the pitcher. Vinnie Hammonds pops out to the third baseman. Vic Gullickson flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Dave Blackburn doubles to left field. Herm White singles in front of the left fielder. Dave Blackburn scores. Otie Shepherd pops out to the shortstop. Herm White steals second. Gil Basinski grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Cobb flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Bill Hedlund grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Pruett grounds out to the third baseman. Dwight Hackett grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Joe Reis is pinch hitting for Jerry Hatcher. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Joe Reis grounds out to the shortstop. Harry Renteria pops out to the first baseman. Ray Harlow strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Huck Crist pitching. Akinobu Kono flies out to the center fielder. Les Bryden singles to left field. Marcelino Eason is pinch hitting for John Mercado. Les Bryden is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Marcelino Eason singles to center field. Joe Williams is pinch hitting for Truck Perezchica. Joe Williams grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Lou Gick enters the game as a defensive replacement for Marcelino Eason at C. Kenji Imazeki enters the game as a defensive replacement for Joe Williams at SS. Epps Mattox walks. Dave Blackburn singles to right field. Epps Mattox advances to third on the hit. Tim McCarver comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Herm White strikes out. Otie Shepherd pops out to the second baseman. Gil Basinski grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Oakland total runners left on base: 5 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 4
Batting:2B - Dwight Hackett (10), Les Bryden (23), John Mercado (8).3B - Bill Hedlund (6).HR - Bob Pruett (22).SF - Les Bryden. Baserunning: SB - Bill Hedlund (29).CS - Dwight Hackett (3), Les Bryden (7).
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Guy Crane improves in speed Bobby Reese did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Ray Kernek did not respond to coaching in control Bill Hudson did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Guy Crane did not respond to coaching in range Mike Ruffcorn did not respond to coaching in velocity Geronimo Conroy did not respond to coaching in SS