Win: Toji Sudo (3-6) Loss: Bill Ralston (5-5)
Save: Mike Ruffcorn (7)
Inning: 1 Oakland Toji Sudo pitching. Ray Harlow walks. Pop Leppert is hit by a pitch. Harry Renteria strikes out. Dave Blackburn flies out to the right fielder. Epps Mattox grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Bill Ralston pitching. Joe Williams grounds out to the pitcher. Bob Pruett strikes out. Les Bryden pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Gil Basinski singles to left field. Otie Shepherd walks. Mike Cobb flies out to the center fielder. Bill Ralston fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Bill Ralston pops out to the third baseman. Ray Harlow pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Kenji Imazeki flies out to the left fielder. John Gajkowski grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dwight Hackett grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Pop Leppert pops out to the second baseman. Harry Renteria singles to center field. Dave Blackburn strikes out. Epps Mattox hits an infield single to the pitcher. Gil Basinski grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Truck Perezchica grounds out to the pitcher. Jerry Kruger strikes out. Toji Sudo walks. Joe Williams grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Toji Sudo is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Otie Shepherd walks. Mike Cobb strikes out. Otie Shepherd steals second. Bill Ralston grounds out to the shortstop. Ray Harlow singles to left field. Otie Shepherd scores. Pop Leppert walks. Harry Renteria strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Bob Pruett strikes out. Les Bryden flies out to the center fielder. Kenji Imazeki lines out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Dave Blackburn strikes out. Epps Mattox walks. Gil Basinski flies out to the right fielder. Otie Shepherd flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay John Gajkowski singles past the first baseman. John Gajkowski is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Dwight Hackett grounds out to the pitcher. Truck Perezchica grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Mike Cobb grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Ralston grounds out to the third baseman. Ray Harlow singles past the shortstop. Pop Leppert grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Jerry Kruger singles to center field. Akinobu Kono is pinch hitting for Toji Sudo. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Akinobu Kono flies out to the left fielder. Joe Williams hits a home run. Jerry Kruger scores. Bob Pruett strikes out. Les Bryden strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Tim McCarver pitching. Harry Renteria grounds out to the second baseman. Dave Blackburn grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Epps Mattox pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Kenji Imazeki flies out to the center fielder. John Gajkowski strikes out. Dwight Hackett lines out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Gil Basinski grounds out to the shortstop. Otie Shepherd grounds out to the pitcher. Herm White is pinch hitting for Mike Cobb. Herm White flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Bill Patterson enters the game as a defensive replacement for Herm White at C. Truck Perezchica 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 SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Jerry Kruger flies out to the right fielder. Vinnie Hammonds is pinch hitting for Tim McCarver. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Vinnie Hammonds flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Mike Ruffcorn pitching. Alan Durbin is pinch hitting for Huck Crist. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Alan Durbin walks. Ray Harlow grounds out to the pitcher. Alan Durbin advances to second on the play. Pop Leppert grounds out to the second baseman. Alan Durbin advances to third on the play. Harry Renteria strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Oakland total runners left on base: 11 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 1
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Francisco Pickrel did not respond to coaching in velocity Walter Easterly did not respond to coaching in velocity Francisco Pickrel did not respond to coaching in velocity Billy Rohde did not respond to coaching in endurance Rico Moore did not respond to coaching in control Walter Easterly 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: Alexander Gomez did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Frank Bergamo did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Bill Moore improves in control Hack Karlon did not respond to coaching in arm Harry Cousineau did not respond to coaching in speed Geronimo Conroy improves in contact_vs_lefty Harry Cousineau did not respond to coaching in 3B