Win: Frank Viola (11-6) Loss: Jim Beattie (5-7)
Save: Walt Cookson (16)
Inning: 1 Oakland Jim Beattie pitching. Nomar Garciappara pops out to the shortstop. Bill Sudakis grounds out to the second baseman. Chase Tanner grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Detroit Frank Viola pitching. Mark White grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Boone singles to right field. Brian Landrum strikes out. Elvis Hoeft flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Dan Finch strikes out. Ken Griffey Jr. singles to center field. Bobby Barr walks. Royce Lewis singles to center field. Ken Griffey Jr. scores. Bobby Barr advances to third on the hit. Royce Lewis is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Jim Speier flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Rick Savage pops out to the third baseman. Eddy Hendrix grounds out to the second baseman. Butch Zeiser grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Frank Viola pops out to the third baseman. Nomar Garciappara singles to left field. Bill Sudakis walks. Chase Tanner strikes out. Dan Finch hits a home run. Nomar Garciappara scores. Bill Sudakis scores. Ken Griffey Jr. pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Bobby Moynahan flies out to the right fielder. Jim Beattie grounds out to the third baseman. Mark White walks. Jim Boone lines out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Bobby Barr lines out to the second baseman. Royce Lewis grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Speier flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Brian Landrum strikes out. Elvis Hoeft grounds out to the third baseman. Rick Savage doubles to left field. Eddy Hendrix grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Frank Viola pops out to the second baseman. Nomar Garciappara grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bill Sudakis grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Butch Zeiser grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Bobby Moynahan walks. Bobby Moynahan steals second. Royce Lewis throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Jim Beattie strikes out. Mark White flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Chase Tanner grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Dan Finch walks. Ken Griffey Jr. strikes out. Bobby Barr flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Jim Boone grounds out to the pitcher. Brian Landrum grounds out to the third baseman. Elvis Hoeft flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Jose Wakefield comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Royce Lewis strikes out. Jim Speier singles to center field. Frank Viola lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Nomar Garciappara strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Rick Savage grounds out to the third baseman. Eddy Hendrix flies out to the right fielder. Butch Zeiser grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Bill Sudakis walks. Chase Tanner walks. Dan Finch singles to center field. Bill Sudakis scores. Takeo Wako comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ken Griffey Jr. walks. Pedro Cahill is pinch hitting for Bobby Barr. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Pedro Cahill hits an infield single to the third baseman. Chase Tanner scores. Royce Lewis pops out to the second baseman. Jim Speier flies out to the left fielder. Frank Viola flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Detroit Bobby Moynahan grounds out to the second baseman. Fred Michael is pinch hitting for Takeo Wako. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Fred Michael pops out to the first baseman. Vicente Aucoin is pinch hitting for Mark White. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Vicente Aucoin strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Earl Epstein pitching. Nomar Garciappara grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Sudakis flies out to the right fielder. Chase Tanner grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Detroit Jim Boone walks. Brian Landrum triples. Jim Boone scores. Elvis Hoeft hits a home run. Brian Landrum scores. Walt Cookson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Rick Savage pops out to the shortstop. Eddy Hendrix flies out to the right fielder. Butch Zeiser grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Oakland total runners LOB: 6 Detroit total runners LOB: 4
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Walt Dowse did not respond to coaching in velocity Doug Taylor did not respond to coaching in endurance Ren Smith improves in power_vs_righty Doug Taylor did not respond to coaching in control Bill Frasier did not respond to coaching in 2B
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Phil Quirk did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Steve Jones did not respond to coaching in control Bill Brady did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Bobby Soto did not respond to coaching in velocity