Inning: 1 Detroit Odell Cox pitching. Sam Feinberg flies out to the center fielder. Allen Offerman grounds out to the shortstop. Rufe Person grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Oakland Rocky Hermansen pitching. Frank Kane strikes out. Don Judnich walks. Don Judnich steals second. Jake Sutherland grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Ostergard strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Hisao Okano flies out to the left fielder. Bill Daley doubles to right field. Makoto Ono flies out to the center fielder. Jeff Lonborg singles to left field. Bill Daley scores. Buster Hinchman singles to left field. Rocky Hermansen flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Oakland Steve Brandon singles to left field. Chris Hyatt strikes out. Lyman Brantley singles to left field. Wally Jensen strikes out. Odell Cox strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Detroit Sam Feinberg strikes out. Allen Offerman singles to left field. Rufe Person pops out to the first baseman. Allen Offerman steals second. Hisao Okano strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Frank Kane reached on a fielding error by Rocky Hermansen. Frank Kane steals second. Don Judnich strikes out. Jake Sutherland walks. Bob Ostergard singles to left field. Steve Brandon walks. Frank Kane scores. Chris Hyatt doubles to right field. Jake Sutherland scores. Bob Ostergard scores. Steve Brandon is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Lyman Brantley walks. Wally Jensen singles to right field. Chris Hyatt uses his aggressiveness and scores. Lyman Brantley advances to third on the hit. Odell Cox strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Detroit Bill Daley grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Makoto Ono strikes out. Jeff Lonborg strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Frank Kane grounds out to the pitcher. Don Judnich grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Jake Sutherland grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Buster Hinchman flies out to the left fielder. Rocky Hermansen grounds out to the shortstop. Sam Feinberg grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Bob Ostergard strikes out. Steve Brandon grounds out to the second baseman. Chris Hyatt singles to right field. Lyman Brantley grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Allen Offerman grounds out to the shortstop. Rufe Person grounds out to the second baseman. Hisao Okano strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Wally Jensen strikes out. Odell Cox grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Frank Kane hits a home run. Don Judnich singles to center field. Don Judnich steals second. Freddy Myers 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. Jake Sutherland singles in front of the center fielder. Don Judnich scores. Bob Ostergard flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Bill Daley strikes out. Makoto Ono strikes out. Jeff Lonborg walks. Buster Hinchman strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Steve Brandon flies out to the center fielder. Chris Hyatt grounds out to the shortstop. Lyman Brantley pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Butch Zientara is pinch hitting for Freddy Myers. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Butch Zientara walks. Sam Feinberg singles to center field. Tom Ernaga is pinch hitting for Allen Offerman. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Tom Ernaga singles to left field. Butch Zientara scores. Sam Feinberg advances to third on the hit. Larry Rhoads 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. Rufe Person triples. Sam Feinberg scores. Tom Ernaga scores. Hisao Okano walks. Bill Daley grounds out to the second baseman. Rufe Person scores. Hisao Okano advances to second on the play. Makoto Ono singles to right field. Hisao Okano scores. Jeff Lonborg flies out to the center fielder. Makoto Ono steals second. Buster Hinchman grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Jerry Roseboro pitching. Wally Jensen flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Steve Oldis is pinch hitting for Larry Rhoads. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Steve Oldis singles past the shortstop. Frank Kane grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Detroit Jim Mauck pitching. Yuichi Hiroshima is pinch hitting for Jerry Roseboro. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Yuichi Hiroshima strikes out. Sam Feinberg grounds out to the second baseman. Tom Ernaga doubles to right field. Rufe Person grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Willie Cormier pitching. Don Judnich singles to right field. Jake Sutherland grounds out to the third baseman. Don Judnich advances to second on the play. Bob Ostergard strikes out. Steve Brandon singles to left field. Don Judnich scores. Detroit total runners left on base: 6 Oakland total runners left on base: 7
Batting:2B - Tom Ernaga (8), Bill Daley (17).3B - Rufe Person (11). Baserunning: SB - Allen Offerman (8), Makoto Ono (5). Fielding: E - Rocky Hermansen.
Game Notes Steve Oldis is injured and is expected to be out 22 days.
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Zenzo Hosokawa did not respond to coaching in speed Bill Leon did not respond to coaching in velocity John Potter improves in power_vs_lefty Zenzo Hosokawa did not respond to coaching in range Kevin Vangilder did not respond to coaching in range Al Householder did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Dean Shovlin did not respond to coaching in C
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Frank Meeker did not respond to coaching in velocity Brian Corbin did not respond to coaching in velocity Bill Taylor did not respond to coaching in control Ralph Francona did not respond to coaching in velocity George Morse did not respond to coaching in arm Mike Dudley improves in speed Ryan Sullivan improves in LF