Win: Pat Dravecky (19-8) Loss: Happy Santo (14-13)
Inning: 1 Oakland Pat Dravecky pitching. Willie Carpin flies out to the center fielder. Mike Stroner grounds out to the third baseman. Keith Newnam strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Detroit Happy Santo pitching. Chuck Fulton flies out to the left fielder. Bob Hennis strikes out. Carl Pawelek triples. Ken Wilson flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Kei Fujii grounds out to the shortstop. Tadashi Kanzaki grounds out to the second baseman. Doc Arlett flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Red Babcock flies out to the center fielder. Joey Berres walks. Terry Allison strikes out. Chief Thornton grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Yasushi Makino walks. Fred Lewis strikes out. Happy Santo fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Happy Santo strikes out. Willie Carpin strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Pat Dravecky grounds out to the shortstop. Chuck Fulton singles to left field. Chuck Fulton steals second. Bob Hennis singles to center field. Chuck Fulton scores. Carl Pawelek is hit by a pitch. Ken Wilson flies out to the left fielder. Red Babcock grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Oakland Mike Stroner flies out to the left fielder. Keith Newnam hits an infield single to the pitcher. Kei Fujii walks. Tadashi Kanzaki flies out to the right fielder. Doc Arlett strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Detroit Joey Berres strikes out. Terry Allison grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Chief Thornton singles to center field. Pat Dravecky flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Yasushi Makino grounds out to the shortstop. Fred Lewis strikes out. Happy Santo grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Chuck Fulton singles to center field. Bob Hennis singles to left field. Carl Pawelek strikes out. Ken Wilson hits a home run. Chuck Fulton scores. Bob Hennis scores. Red Babcock strikes out. Joey Berres hits a home run. Bob Johnson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Terry Allison strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Willie Carpin strikes out. Mike Stroner flies out to the left fielder. Keith Newnam strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Chief Thornton strikes out. Pat Dravecky pops out to the catcher. Chuck Fulton singles to right field. Bob Hennis singles to right field. Carl Pawelek grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Bob Hennis is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Oakland Kei Fujii flies out to the left fielder. Tadashi Kanzaki strikes out. Doc Arlett grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Ken Wilson flies out to the left fielder. Red Babcock singles to right field. Red Babcock steals second. Joey Berres grounds out to the shortstop. Justin Cotter comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states RP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Terry Allison strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Yasushi Makino flies out to the right fielder. Fred Lewis strikes out. Itsuto Wakatabe is pinch hitting for Justin Cotter. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Itsuto Wakatabe grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Red Zerbe pitching. Chief Thornton pops out to the first baseman. Darrell Reichle is pinch hitting for Pat Dravecky. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Darrell Reichle pops out to the first baseman. Chuck Fulton hits a home run. Bob Hennis flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Joe Handiboe pitching. Hiroshi Uchiyama is pinch hitting for Willie Carpin. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Hiroshi Uchiyama strikes out. Mike Stroner walks. Keith Newnam grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Mike Stroner is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Kei Fujii strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Oakland total runners left on base: 4 Detroit total runners left on base: 8
Game Notes Tadashi Kanzaki is injured and is expected to be out 27 days.
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Rod Marte did not respond to coaching in velocity Dan Barthelson did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Rod Marte did not respond to coaching in endurance Jim Winham improves in velocity
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Jack Sears did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Howard Kocher did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Rich Brock did not respond to coaching in velocity Jack Sears improves in arm