Win: Ray Darnell (3-5) Loss: Tom Peterek (1-5)
Save: Dick McNertney (12)
Inning: 1 Detroit Tom Peterek pitching. Tom Demery singles to right field. Jesse Gillespie pops out to the first baseman. Tom Demery steals second. Steve Congalton singles to right field. Tom Demery scores. Rudy Brown strikes out. Mike Smith grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Steve Congalton is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Oakland Ray Darnell pitching. Don Friday strikes out. Steve Tovar strikes out. Ike Erdos pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Sam Stone flies out to the center fielder. Ricardo Hargrave singles to center field. Pat Dunn singles to right field. Ricardo Hargrave advances to third on the hit. Ray Darnell strikes out. Tom Demery flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Oakland Pascual Elston pops out to the third baseman. Pat Jones singles to right field. Todd Murphy grounds out to the shortstop. Pat Jones advances to second on the play. Steve Rightnowar grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Jesse Gillespie strikes out. Steve Congalton singles to center field. Rudy Brown flies out to the center fielder. Mike Smith grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Steve Congalton is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Scott Newsome doubles to right field. Tom Peterek lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. The defense is playing the infield in. Don Friday strikes out. Steve Tovar strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Sam Stone flies out to the left fielder. Ricardo Hargrave walks. Pat Dunn pops out to the shortstop. Ray Darnell grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Ike Erdos grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Pascual Elston grounds out to the shortstop. Pat Jones grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Tom Demery grounds out to the third baseman. Jesse Gillespie grounds out to the third baseman. Steve Congalton flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Todd Murphy grounds out to the pitcher. Steve Rightnowar grounds out to the pitcher. Scott Newsome grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Rudy Brown strikes out. Mike Smith flies out to the right fielder. Sam Stone strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Andy Ricketts is pinch hitting for Tom Peterek. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Andy Ricketts lines out to the shortstop. Don Friday strikes out. Steve Tovar walks. Ike Erdos grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Steve Tovar is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Marvell Cruz pitching. Ricardo Hargrave strikes out. Pat Dunn doubles to right field. Ray Darnell flies out to the left fielder. Tom Demery reached on a fielding error by Steve Rightnowar. Jesse Gillespie triples. Pat Dunn scores. Tom Demery scores. Steve Congalton grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Pascual Elston walks. Pat Jones strikes out. Todd Murphy singles to center field. Pascual Elston advances to third on the hit. Steve Rightnowar grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Pascual Elston scores. Todd Murphy advances to second on the play. Scott Newsome strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Rudy Brown grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Smith flies out to the right fielder. Sam Stone grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Ron Regan is pinch hitting for Marvell Cruz. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Ron Regan singles to right field. Don Friday strikes out. Steve Tovar flies out to the center fielder. Ike Erdos strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit Mel Killilay pitching. Ricardo Hargrave strikes out. Angel Hackman is pinch hitting for Pat Dunn. Angel Hackman strikes out. Todd Ballenger is pinch hitting for Ray Darnell. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Todd Ballenger walks. Todd Ballenger is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Dick McNertney pitching. Joe Rodriguez enters the game as a defensive replacement for Angel Hackman at CF. Pascual Elston singles to right field. Pat Jones is hit by a pitch. Todd Murphy strikes out. Steve Rightnowar flies out to the center fielder. Scott Newsome grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Detroit total runners LOB: 6 Oakland total runners LOB: 7
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Dave Goslin improves in contact_vs_lefty Roy Moreno did not respond to coaching in velocity Joel Collins improves in contact_vs_righty Matt Leshnock did not respond to coaching in RF
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Sparky Kuhaulua did not respond to coaching in speed Tom Cohen did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Jimmie Dockins did not respond to coaching in range Jimmie Dockins improves in arm Frank Brenzel did not respond to coaching in SS