Win: Johnny Myers (4-3) Loss: Mickey Creeden (2-6)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Mickey Creeden pitching. Diego Freese strikes out. Ike Hines singles to left field. Paxton Kowitz flies out to the center fielder. Scott Tedrow strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Oakland Johnny Myers pitching. JK Kelly grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jim Rath strikes out. J Baked walks. Alfonso Hidalgo flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Shawn Burkhalter singles to left field. Porter Crews strikes out. Bill Fritz singles to center field. Rudy Holke flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Johnny Myers grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Oakland Benny Tate lines out to the first baseman. Ron Hughes flies out to the left fielder. Davey Earl singles to right field. Jay Jones walks. Mickey Creeden grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Diego Freese flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Ike Hines flies out to the left fielder. Paxton Kowitz walks. Scott Tedrow hits a home run. Paxton Kowitz scores. Shawn Burkhalter walks. Porter Crews walks. Bill Fritz grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Shawn Burkhalter is out at third base. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Oakland JK Kelly grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jim Rath grounds out to the shortstop. J Baked singles to center field. Alfonso Hidalgo singles to right field. Benny Tate grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Rudy Holke grounds out to the pitcher. Johnny Myers grounds out to the third baseman. Diego Freese flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Ron Hughes grounds out to the second baseman. Davey Earl strikes out. Jay Jones grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Ike Hines walks. Paxton Kowitz walks. Scott Tedrow flies out to the center fielder. Shawn Burkhalter strikes out. Porter Crews flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Oakland Mickey Creeden grounds out to the second baseman. JK Kelly grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Rath strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Bill Fritz strikes out. Rudy Holke strikes out. Johnny Myers singles to right field. Diego Freese singles to center field. Ike Hines walks. Earl Sheridan comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Paxton Kowitz singles past the shortstop. Johnny Myers scores. Diego Freese scores. Ike Hines advances to third on the hit. Scott Tedrow grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Oakland J Baked walks. J Baked steals second. Alfonso Hidalgo strikes out. Benny Tate strikes out. Ron Hughes pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Shawn Burkhalter grounds out to the third baseman. Porter Crews strikes out. Bill Fritz grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Davey Earl strikes out. Jay Jones grounds out to the second baseman. Al Model is pinch hitting for Earl Sheridan. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Al Model hits a home run. JK Kelly flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay John Chapman pitching. Rudy Holke singles to left field. Riku Yanishoba is pinch hitting for Johnny Myers. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Riku Yanishoba grounds out to the shortstop. Rudy Holke advances to second on the play. Diego Freese flies out to the center fielder. Ike Hines singles to left field. Rudy Holke scores. Ike Hines is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Reinier Medina pitching. Jim Rath strikes out. J Baked grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Alfonso Hidalgo grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Paxton Kowitz grounds out to the shortstop. Scott Tedrow singles to left field. Shawn Burkhalter singles to center field. Porter Crews grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Shawn Burkhalter is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Bill Fritz flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Oakland Benny Tate hits a home run. Ron Hughes singles to left field. Davey Earl grounds out to the third baseman. Ron Hughes advances to second on the play. Jay Jones grounds out to the second baseman. Ron Hughes advances to third on the play. Hairy Weaver is pinch hitting for John Chapman. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Hairy Weaver strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 11 Oakland total runners LOB: 7
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Bill Kaiserling improves in arm Yovanny McNally did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Romello Warren improves in power_vs_righty Richie Weaver improves in contact_vs_righty Romello Warren did not respond to coaching in 3B
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: B Hizzie improves in arm Bob Besana did not respond to coaching in control Frank Simon did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Jo-Jo Murphy did not respond to coaching in speed B Hizzie did not respond to coaching in C