Inning: 1 Oakland Bill Maltzberger pitching. Larry Hume walks. Kazuyuki Jobe grounds out to the second baseman. Larry Hume advances to second on the play. Sam Bejma grounds out to the third baseman. Alan McKnight grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Chicago Rich Sheffield pitching. Bob Reynolds doubles to center field. Roy Mills flies out to the left fielder. Daniel Drake flies out to the center fielder. Al Smyres hits a home run. Bob Reynolds scores. Cy Rettig flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Satoshi Kurashima flies out to the right fielder. Al Baumer strikes out. Gus Tamulis strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Chicago Heinie Bishop walks. Rafael York strikes out. Heinie Bishop is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Jake Bochy singles to left field. Bill Maltzberger strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Jack Barr singles to left field. Rich Sheffield lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Jack Barr steals third. Larry Hume strikes out. Kazuyuki Jobe strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Chicago Bob Reynolds pops out to the second baseman. Roy Mills doubles to left field. Daniel Drake flies out to the left fielder. Al Smyres flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Sam Bejma singles to center field. Alan McKnight singles to center field. Sam Bejma advances to third on the hit. Alan McKnight steals second. Satoshi Kurashima flies out to the right fielder. Al Baumer singles to center field. Sam Bejma scores. Alan McKnight scores. Gus Tamulis grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Chicago Cy Rettig grounds out to the second baseman. Heinie Bishop flies out to the center fielder. Rafael York singles to center field. Jake Bochy grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Rafael York is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Jack Barr strikes out. Rich Sheffield grounds out to the third baseman. Larry Hume grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Chicago Bill Maltzberger flies out to the center fielder. Bob Reynolds grounds out to the third baseman. Roy Mills grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Kazuyuki Jobe singles to center field. Sam Bejma lines out to the second baseman. Alan McKnight grounds out to the pitcher. Kazuyuki Jobe advances to second on the play. Satoshi Kurashima strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Chicago Daniel Drake grounds out to the second baseman. Al Smyres grounds out to the pitcher. Cy Rettig grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Al Baumer flies out to the right fielder. Gus Tamulis grounds out to the third baseman. Jack Barr grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Chicago Heinie Bishop lines out to the first baseman. Rafael York strikes out. Jake Bochy flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Ray Gates 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. Minoru Shibahara is pinch hitting for Rich Sheffield. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Minoru Shibahara singles to left field. Larry Hume singles to left field. Minoru Shibahara advances to third on the hit. Kazuyuki Jobe strikes out. Sam Bejma doubles to left field. Minoru Shibahara scores. Larry Hume uses his aggressiveness and scores. Walt Russell comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Alan McKnight singles to center field. Alan McKnight steals second. Satoshi Kurashima singles to center field. Sam Bejma scores. Alan McKnight scores. Al Baumer strikes out. Gus Tamulis is hit by a pitch. Jack Barr flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Chicago Roberto Fonseca pitching. Sam Militello is pinch hitting for Walt Russell. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Sam Militello flies out to the left fielder. Bob Reynolds strikes out. Roy Mills walks. Daniel Drake singles to right field. Roy Mills advances to third on the hit. Al Smyres strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Oakland Rich Whitney pitching. Roy Shinners is pinch hitting for Roberto Fonseca. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Roy Shinners grounds out to the third baseman. Larry Hume strikes out. Kazuyuki Jobe strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Chicago J.R. Kerrigan pitching. Cy Rettig flies out to the center fielder. Heinie Bishop singles to left field. Rafael York singles to right field. Heinie Bishop advances to third on the hit. Jake Bochy strikes out. Bama Fields is pinch hitting for Rich Whitney. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Bama Fields grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Oakland total runners LOB: 5 Chicago total runners LOB: 7
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Bob Murphy improves in speed Jimmy Hayes did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Bob Murphy improves in power_vs_righty Jim Trouppe did not respond to coaching in control
Chicago Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Frank Pennington did not respond to coaching in control Dick Schurr did not respond to coaching in control Ike Brady did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Todd May did not respond to coaching in velocity Ike Brady did not respond to coaching in C