Win: Dick Dunlop (1-0) Loss: Russ Reynolds (1-1)
Save: Bill Lugo (2)
Inning: 1 Oakland Dick Dunlop pitching. Derrick Orton strikes out. Mario Connolly strikes out. Don Lawrick grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Detroit Russ Reynolds pitching. Desi Coco strikes out. Bert Lee singles to center field. Duke Sims lines out to the third baseman. Jake Taylor strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland William Floyd grounds out to the second baseman. Ron Gleaton singles to center field. Ron Gleaton steals second. Johnny DeLancey flies out to the center fielder. Dave Rhawn flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Marty Berry strikes out. Todd Helton singles to right field. Tetsuya Akagi flies out to the center fielder. Jose Cruz Jr. strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Lee Bell singles past the second baseman. Lee Bell steals second. Russ Reynolds lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Derrick Orton singles past the shortstop. Lee Bell scores. Mario Connolly pops out to the second baseman. Don Lawrick flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Dick Dunlop strikes out. Desi Coco grounds out to the pitcher. Bert Lee strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland William Floyd grounds out to the shortstop. Ron Gleaton grounds out to the second baseman. Johnny DeLancey singles to right field. Dave Rhawn grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Johnny DeLancey is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Duke Sims grounds out to the shortstop. Jake Taylor strikes out. Marty Berry grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Lee Bell grounds out to the pitcher. Russ Reynolds pops out to the shortstop. Derrick Orton flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Todd Helton strikes out. Tetsuya Akagi doubles to left field. Jose Cruz Jr. doubles to left field. Tetsuya Akagi scores. Dick Dunlop grounds out to the second baseman. Jose Cruz Jr. advances to third on the play. Desi Coco singles to center field. Jose Cruz Jr. scores. Bert Lee flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Mario Connolly flies out to the right fielder. Don Lawrick is hit by a pitch. William Floyd grounds out to the third baseman. Don Lawrick advances to second on the play. Ron Gleaton flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Duke Sims walks. Jake Taylor walks. Marty Berry flies out to the left fielder. Todd Helton strikes out. Tetsuya Akagi singles past the shortstop. Duke Sims scores. Jake Taylor aggressively advances to third on the hit. Jose Cruz Jr. flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Oakland Johnny DeLancey strikes out. Dave Rhawn walks. Lee Bell singles to right field. Dave Rhawn advances to third on the hit. Ron Mattick comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Lee Bell steals second. Russ Reynolds strikes out. Derrick Orton walks. Mario Connolly strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Detroit Willie Durant is pinch hitting for Ron Mattick. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Willie Durant strikes out. Desi Coco singles to left field. Bert Lee flies out to the left fielder. Duke Sims grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Desi Coco is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Jimmy Callahan pitching. Don Lawrick doubles to center field. William Floyd strikes out. Ron Gleaton flies out to the left fielder. Johnny DeLancey singles to center field. Don Lawrick scores. Johnny DeLancey is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Jake Taylor singles to center field. Marty Berry walks. Mike DeMaestri comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Todd Helton grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jake Taylor advances to third on the play. Marty Berry advances to second on the play. Tetsuya Akagi flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Jake Taylor scores. Jose Cruz Jr. strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Bill Lugo comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Dave Rhawn strikes out. Lee Bell strikes out. Walker Jensen is pinch hitting for Mike DeMaestri. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Walker Jensen strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Oakland total runners left on base: 7 Detroit total runners left on base: 7
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Al Hines improves in power_vs_righty Al Hines did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Rich Martinez improves in contact_vs_righty Hack Lowe improves in velocity
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Joe Coleman did not respond to coaching in control Steve Mingori did not respond to coaching in velocity Bobby Murtaugh improves in contact_vs_righty Sean Casey improves in contact_vs_lefty