Win: Mel Killilay (2-1) Loss: Bill Blades (4-2)
Save: Jay Miller (11)
Inning: 1 Detroit Alex Brady pitching. Les Miller grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Angel Hackman grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Oakland Jack Haywood pitching. Don Friday flies out to the left fielder. Steve Tovar flies out to the right fielder. Pascual Elston strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Steve Congalton grounds out to the shortstop. Ricardo Hargrave singles to center field. Sam Stone lines out to the second baseman. Rudy Brown grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Ricardo Hargrave is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Mike Romero pops out to the first baseman. Steve Rightnowar strikes out. Pat Jones flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Vicente Aragon grounds out to the second baseman. Jack Haywood flies out to the left fielder. Les Miller strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Larry Eaton grounds out to the shortstop. Charlie Orr singles to center field. Alex Brady lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Don Friday flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Mike Smith doubles to right field. Angel Hackman walks. Steve Congalton singles to left field. Mike Smith scores. Angel Hackman advances to third on the hit. Ricardo Hargrave singles to left field. Angel Hackman scores. Sam Stone strikes out. Rudy Brown grounds out to the third baseman. Steve Congalton advances to third on the play. Ricardo Hargrave advances to second on the play. Vicente Aragon grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Oakland Steve Tovar hits a home run. Pascual Elston grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mike Romero singles to right field. Steve Rightnowar singles to left field. Mike Romero advances to third on the hit. Pat Jones hits a home run. Mike Romero scores. Steve Rightnowar scores. Larry Eaton singles to center field. Charlie Orr singles to center field. Larry Eaton advances to third on the hit. Alex Brady flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Larry Eaton scores. Don Friday walks. Steve Tovar strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Detroit Todd Ballenger is pinch hitting for Jack Haywood. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Todd Ballenger walks. Les Miller walks. Mike Smith walks. Angel Hackman grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Todd Ballenger scores. Les Miller advances to third on the play. Steve Congalton reached on a 2-base fielding error by Don Friday. Les Miller scores. Ricardo Hargrave singles to right field. Steve Congalton scores. Sam Stone flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Bill Blades pitching. Pascual Elston strikes out. Mike Romero flies out to the right fielder. Steve Rightnowar grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Rudy Brown grounds out to the shortstop. Vicente Aragon flies out to the center fielder. Bill Blades flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Pat Jones flies out to the left fielder. Larry Eaton flies out to the right fielder. Ron Regan is pinch hitting for Charlie Orr. Ron Regan pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Scott Newsome enters the game as a defensive replacement for Ron Regan at C. Les Miller grounds out to the pitcher. Mike Smith singles to center field. Angel Hackman hits a home run. Mike Smith scores. Mel Killilay comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Steve Congalton flies out to the center fielder. Ricardo Hargrave grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Andy Ricketts is pinch hitting for Mel Killilay. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Andy Ricketts walks. Don Friday walks. Steve Tovar strikes out. Pascual Elston flies out to the left fielder. Mike Romero reached on a fielding error by Angel Hackman. Steve Rightnowar doubles to right field. Andy Ricketts scores. Don Friday scores. Mike Romero uses his aggressiveness and scores. Danny Wheeler 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. Pat Jones grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Lloyd Roskos pitching. Sam Stone strikes out. Rudy Brown grounds out to the shortstop. Vicente Aragon pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Larry Eaton singles to right field. Scott Newsome grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Todd Murphy is pinch hitting for Lloyd Roskos. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Todd Murphy hits a home run. Dick McNertney comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Don Friday walks. Steve Tovar grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit Jay Miller pitching. Leo Teed is pinch hitting for Dick McNertney. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Leo Teed pops out to the first baseman. Les Miller flies out to the center fielder. Mike Smith grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Detroit total runners left on base: 4 Oakland total runners left on base: 5
Batting:2B - Steve Rightnowar (9).HR - Steve Tovar (11), Pat Jones (5), Todd Murphy (3).SF - Alex Brady.GIDP - Scott Newsome. Fielding: E - Don Friday.
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Roy Moreno did not respond to coaching in velocity Joel Collins improves in range Ed Spencer improves in arm Terry Hughes improves in arm Matt Leshnock improves in RF
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Lew Crosetti improves in range Lew Crosetti improves in arm Frank Brenzel improves in power_vs_righty Sparky Kuhaulua improves in arm Frank Brenzel did not respond to coaching in SS