Win: Chris St.Claire (8-2) Loss: Jermaine Gustine (3-3)
Save: Bill Wynegar (4)
Inning: 1 Detroit Jermaine Gustine pitching. Brad Boiler walks. Bobby Lyons walks. Harry Elliott singles to left field. Brad Boiler scores. Bobby Lyons advances to third on the hit. George Appier pops out to the shortstop. Daryl Dragon grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Oakland Chris St.Claire pitching. Aaron North singles to center field. Sibby Clarke grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Aaron North advances to second on the play. Tim Meyer singles to left field. Aaron North scores. Aaron Mangus grounds into a 4-6-3 double play - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Russ Baumgartner grounds out to the second baseman. Chris Trout pops out to the second baseman. Dave Tendy grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Roger Holdsworth grounds out to the pitcher. Ray Hardy grounds out to the second baseman. Sheldon Harrington doubles to left field. Troy Morrill grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Chris St.Claire strikes out. Brad Boiler grounds out to the second baseman. Bobby Lyons grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Jermaine Gustine strikes out. Aaron North strikes out. Sibby Clarke flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Harry Elliott flies out to the center fielder. George Appier hits a home run. Daryl Dragon walks. Daryl Dragon steals second. Russ Baumgartner walks. Chris Trout hits a home run. Daryl Dragon scores. Russ Baumgartner scores. Dave Tendy singles to right field. Chris St.Claire lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Brad Boiler singles to center field. Dave Tendy scores. Bobby Lyons singles past the second baseman. Brad Boiler advances to third on the hit. Harry Elliott strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Oakland Tim Meyer grounds out to the second baseman. Aaron Mangus strikes out. Roger Holdsworth hits a home run. Ray Hardy flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit George Appier flies out to the right fielder. Daryl Dragon singles in front of the left fielder. Russ Baumgartner singles past the first baseman. Chris Trout doubles to right field. Daryl Dragon scores. Russ Baumgartner uses his aggressiveness and scores. Cookie Tekulve comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is pulled because he is getting hammered (Starting pitcher has given up 8 or more earned runs, he is tired, and the team is losing by more than 5 runs). Chris Trout gets picked off second (1-4). Dave Tendy grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Sheldon Harrington walks. Troy Morrill grounds into a 1-6-3 double play. Cookie Tekulve flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Chris St.Claire flies out to the right fielder. Brad Boiler strikes out. Bobby Lyons strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Aaron North strikes out. Sibby Clarke flies out to the right fielder. Tim Meyer singles to center field. Aaron Mangus walks. Roger Holdsworth flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Detroit Harry Elliott strikes out. George Appier walks. Daryl Dragon singles to center field. Angel Freese comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Russ Baumgartner grounds out to the second baseman. George Appier advances to third on the play. Daryl Dragon advances to second on the play. Chris Trout hits a home run. George Appier scores. Daryl Dragon scores. Dave Tendy singles to left field. Chris St.Claire pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Ray Hardy grounds out to the pitcher. Sheldon Harrington strikes out. Troy Morrill walks. Todd Gibson is pinch hitting for Angel Freese. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Todd Gibson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit John Beamon pitching. Brad Boiler grounds out to the second baseman. Bobby Lyons singles past the first baseman. Eric Ortegas is pinch hitting for Harry Elliott. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Eric Ortegas grounds out to the third baseman. Bobby Lyons advances to second on the play. Glen Wohlers is pinch hitting for George Appier. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Glen Wohlers grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Aaron North grounds out to the shortstop. Kewpie Twitty is pinch hitting for Sibby Clarke. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Kewpie Twitty grounds out to the third baseman. Tim Meyer doubles to center field. Aaron Mangus flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit Daryl Dragon flies out to the right fielder. Russ Baumgartner lines out to the shortstop. Chris Trout strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Roger Holdsworth doubles to right field. Ray Hardy flies out to the center fielder. Sheldon Harrington walks. Troy Morrill hits a home run. Roger Holdsworth scores. Sheldon Harrington scores. Gordon Hook is pinch hitting for John Beamon. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Gordon Hook doubles to center field. Aaron North reached on a fielding error by Daryl Dragon. Kewpie Twitty strikes out. Tim Meyer walks. Aaron Mangus hits a home run. Gordon Hook scores. Aaron North scores. Tim Meyer scores. Bill Wynegar comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Roger Holdsworth flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Detroit total runners LOB: 5 Oakland total runners LOB: 5
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Roy Wallace did not respond to coaching in velocity Charlie Wilson did not respond to coaching in velocity Bruce Hemmer improves in speed Walter McCredie did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Dave Greene did not respond to coaching in SS
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: John Brubaker did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Ken Mura improves in range Eddie Lutz did not respond to coaching in endurance Lynn Olwine did not respond to coaching in control