Win: Frank Viola (14-8) Loss: Doug Cline (6-12)
Save: Joe Nathan (7)
Inning: 1 Oakland Doug Cline pitching. Roy Peacock flies out to the right fielder. Bobby Barr singles to left field. Ken Griffey Jr. strikes out. Nomar Garciappara pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Baltimore Frank Viola pitching. Ever Hamilton strikes out. Charlie Brownlee flies out to the center fielder. Milt Dygert strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Dan Finch hits a home run. Bill Sudakis doubles to left field. Nick Punto strikes out. Reggie Forster singles to center field. Bill Sudakis scores. Frank Viola lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Roy Peacock singles to left field. Reggie Forster scores. Bobby Barr walks. Ken Griffey Jr. grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Baltimore Steve Gainer strikes out. Hal Schorr grounds out to the second baseman. Frank Friend grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Nomar Garciappara grounds out to the second baseman. Dan Finch grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Bill Sudakis strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Baltimore Shojiro Mizukami flies out to the left fielder. Bip Roberts strikes out. Doug Cline strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Nick Punto hits a home run. Reggie Forster grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Frank Viola singles to right field. Roy Peacock pops out to the third baseman. Bobby Barr strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Baltimore Ever Hamilton walks. Charlie Brownlee grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Ever Hamilton is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Milt Dygert hits a home run. Charlie Brownlee scores. Steve Gainer grounds out to the shortstop. Hal Schorr grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Ken Griffey Jr. singles to right field. Nomar Garciappara singles to center field. Ken Griffey Jr. advances to third on the hit. Dan Finch strikes out. Bill Sudakis pops out to the first baseman. Nick Punto grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Baltimore Frank Friend flies out to the center fielder. Shojiro Mizukami strikes out. Bip Roberts singles to right field. Oscar Smith is pinch hitting for Doug Cline. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Oscar Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Mike Moulder pitching. Reggie Forster grounds out to the third baseman. Frank Viola strikes out. Roy Peacock grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Baltimore Ever Hamilton flies out to the left fielder. Charlie Brownlee flies out to the center fielder. Milt Dygert flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Bobby Barr pops out to the shortstop. Ken Griffey Jr. doubles to right field. Nomar Garciappara grounds out to the shortstop. Dan Finch walks. Bill Sudakis walks. Nick Punto grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Baltimore Steve Gainer flies out to the center fielder. Hal Schorr lines out to the third baseman. Frank Friend grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Reggie Forster singles to left field. Ken Comstock comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Frank Viola lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, throws to second for the force out, on to first for the 1-6-4 double play (2B covering 1st). Roy Peacock pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Baltimore Shojiro Mizukami flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Bip Roberts flies out to the right fielder. Marv McCarthy is pinch hitting for Ken Comstock. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Marv McCarthy grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Chris Berra pitching. Bobby Barr strikes out. Ken Griffey Jr. flies out to the right fielder. Nomar Garciappara strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Baltimore Luis Tapia comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Ever Hamilton walks. Charlie Brownlee singles to center field. Joe Nathan comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Milt Dygert grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Charlie Brownlee is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Steve Gainer strikes out. Hal Schorr singles to right field. Ever Hamilton scores. Frank Friend flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Oakland total runners LOB: 9 Baltimore total runners LOB: 3
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Nolan Arenado did not respond to coaching in arm Nolan Arenado did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty John Smith did not respond to coaching in velocity Ren Smith improves in range Bill Frasier did not respond to coaching in 2B
Baltimore Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Dan Coveleski did not respond to coaching in control Jim Keeton did not respond to coaching in velocity Charley Jolly improves in speed Leroy Poffenberger improves in speed