Win: Rene Pasquella (7-2) Loss: Jerry Hatcher (8-7)
Inning: 1 Oakland Toji Sudo pitching. Harry Renteria strikes out. Ray Harlow walks. Ray Harlow steals second. Epps Mattox doubles to center field. Ray Harlow scores. Joe Reis grounds out to the second baseman. Epps Mattox advances to third on the play. Herm White singles to left field. Epps Mattox scores. Eric Stephenson grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Earl Sweeney pitching. Joe Williams singles to center field. Jerry Mitchell strikes out. Bob Pruett singles to center field. Joe Williams advances to third on the hit. Bob Pruett steals second. Bill Hedlund pops out to the shortstop. Bill Hudson flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Oakland Ted Peltz pops out to the second baseman. Mike Brady flies out to the right fielder. Earl Sweeney lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Les Bryden strikes out. Kenji Imazeki grounds out to the second baseman. John Mercado grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Harry Renteria flies out to the center fielder. Ray Harlow walks. Epps Mattox strikes out. Joe Reis strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Toji Sudo singles to right field. Joe Williams lines out to the second baseman. Jerry Mitchell flies out to the right fielder. Bob Pruett flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Herm White pops out to the second baseman. Eric Stephenson flies out to the center fielder. Ted Peltz singles to right field. Mike Brady singles to center field. Ted Peltz advances to third on the hit. Earl Sweeney strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Bill Hedlund flies out to the right fielder. Bill Hudson hits an infield single to the shortstop. Les Bryden grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bill Hudson advances to second on the play. Kenji Imazeki reached on a 2-base throwing error by Ray Harlow. Bill Hudson scores. John Mercado strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Harry Renteria flies out to the left fielder. Ray Harlow singles to center field. Epps Mattox flies out to the right fielder. Joe Reis strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Toji Sudo flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Joe Williams grounds out to the second baseman. Jerry Mitchell grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Herm White grounds out to the pitcher. Eric Stephenson grounds out to the shortstop. Ted Peltz singles in front of the right fielder. Ted Peltz steals second. Mike Brady strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Bob Pruett singles to right field. Bill Hedlund flies out to the center fielder. Bill Hudson strikes out. Les Bryden hits a home run. Bob Pruett scores. Kenji Imazeki singles to center field. Kenji Imazeki is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Alan Durbin is pinch hitting for Earl Sweeney. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Alan Durbin strikes out. Harry Renteria pops out to the first baseman. Ray Harlow grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Jack Jones pitching. Akinobu Kono is pinch hitting for John Mercado. Akinobu Kono walks. Vinnie Hammonds is pinch hitting for Toji Sudo. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Akinobu Kono is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Vinnie Hammonds grounds out to the pitcher. Joe Williams walks. Jerry Mitchell grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Joe Williams is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Tim McCarver pitching. Jerry Kruger enters the game as a defensive replacement for Akinobu Kono at C. Epps Mattox singles to center field. Joe Reis grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Epps Mattox advances to second on the play. Herm White flies out to the right fielder. Eric Stephenson walks. Ted Peltz singles to right field. Epps Mattox scores. Eric Stephenson advances to third on the hit. Otie Shepherd is pinch hitting for Mike Brady. Otie Shepherd grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Bob Pruett strikes out. Bill Hedlund flies out to the center fielder. Bill Hudson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Harry Caldwell is pinch hitting for Jack Jones. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Harry Caldwell grounds out to the shortstop. Harry Renteria walks. Ray Harlow flies out to the right fielder. Epps Mattox grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Jerry Hatcher pitching. Les Bryden strikes out. Kenji Imazeki pops out to the first baseman. Jerry Kruger grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Oakland Joe Reis strikes out. Herm White walks. Eric Stephenson strikes out. Ted Peltz grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Herm White is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Tampa Bay Dwight Hackett is pinch hitting for Tim McCarver. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Dwight Hackett grounds out to the pitcher. Joe Williams grounds out to the second baseman. Jerry Mitchell walks. Bob Pruett strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 11 Oakland Rene Pasquella pitching. Otie Shepherd walks. Otie Shepherd is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Jerry Hatcher grounds out to the third baseman. Harry Renteria strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 11 Tampa Bay Bill Hedlund reached on a fielding error by Eric Stephenson. Bill Hudson flies out to the right fielder. Les Bryden walks. Kenji Imazeki lines out to the shortstop. Jerry Kruger walks. Rene Pasquella strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 12 Oakland Ray Harlow grounds out to the third baseman. Epps Mattox strikes out. Joe Reis walks. Herm White strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 12 Tampa Bay Joe Williams singles to left field. Jerry Mitchell flies out to the right fielder. Huck Crist comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Joe Williams steals second. Bob Pruett doubles to right field. Joe Williams scores. Oakland total runners left on base: 11 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 9
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Rico Moore did not respond to coaching in endurance Bobo Riles did not respond to coaching in velocity Rico Moore did not respond to coaching in velocity Francisco Pickrel did not respond to coaching in control Pop Leppert did not respond to coaching in arm Bobo Riles did not respond to coaching in velocity Chris Cote did not respond to coaching in C
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Mike Ruffcorn did not respond to coaching in control Guy Crane improves in arm Tom Breton did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Alexander Gomez did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Geronimo Conroy did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Ray Kernek did not respond to coaching in endurance Tom Breton did not respond to coaching in CF