Win: Ivan Lind (3-13) Loss: Ryoichi Yanagisawa (10-7)
Save: Red Kress (7)
Inning: 1 Oakland Ryoichi Yanagisawa pitching. Murphy Strange flies out to the right fielder. John Trotter strikes out. Max Coggin walks. Gary Keisler singles to center field. Max Coggin advances to third on the hit. Norihiro Egawa grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Baltimore Ivan Lind pitching. Lester Freamon grounds out to the third baseman. George McCormick hits a home run. George Reed flies out to the left fielder. Sam Stanton strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Satoshi Watanabe grounds out to the second baseman. Troy Turnbow flies out to the center fielder. Pepper Mays grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Baltimore Spoke Ranew strikes out. Ziggy Sobotka pops out to the third baseman. William Rawls walks. Chris Wheat hits an infield single to the second baseman. Ryoichi Yanagisawa flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Oakland Ivan Lind walks. Murphy Strange walks. John Trotter doubles to left field. Ivan Lind scores. Max Coggin flies out to the left fielder. Gary Keisler doubles to left field. Murphy Strange scores. John Trotter scores. Norihiro Egawa walks. Satoshi Watanabe lines out to the shortstop. Troy Turnbow grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Norihiro Egawa is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Baltimore Lester Freamon grounds out to the third baseman. George McCormick strikes out. George Reed flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Pepper Mays singles to left field. Ivan Lind lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Murphy Strange strikes out. John Trotter singles to right field. Pepper Mays scores. Max Coggin grounds into a force play to the second baseman. John Trotter is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Baltimore Sam Stanton grounds out to the third baseman. Spoke Ranew flies out to the center fielder. Ziggy Sobotka lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Gary Keisler grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Norihiro Egawa grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Satoshi Watanabe flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Baltimore William Rawls strikes out. Ellis Carver is pinch hitting for Chris Wheat. Ellis Carver strikes out. Ryoichi Yanagisawa strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Troy Turnbow flies out to the right fielder. Pepper Mays strikes out. Ivan Lind singles to left field. Murphy Strange singles to center field. Ivan Lind advances to third on the hit. John Trotter doubles to right field. Ivan Lind scores. Ken Lopatka comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Max Coggin grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Baltimore Lester Freamon strikes out. George McCormick walks. George Reed grounds into a force play to the shortstop. George McCormick is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Timbo Lamb is pinch hitting for Sam Stanton. Timbo Lamb flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Kima Greggs enters the game as a defensive replacement for Timbo Lamb at LF. Gary Keisler strikes out. Norihiro Egawa singles to center field. Satoshi Watanabe strikes out. Troy Turnbow strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Baltimore Spoke Ranew walks. Jim Neumeier is pinch hitting for Ziggy Sobotka. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jim Neumeier grounds into a 5-4-3 double play - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! William Rawls strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Pepper Mays hits a home run. Ivan Lind strikes out. Murphy Strange walks. John Trotter grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Murphy Strange is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Max Coggin grounds into a force play to the first baseman. John Trotter is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Baltimore Ellis Carver doubles to left field. Ken Lopatka fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Ken Lopatka pops out to the third baseman. Lester Freamon strikes out. George McCormick flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Gary Keisler strikes out. Tom Meyer is pinch hitting for Norihiro Egawa. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Tom Meyer strikes out. Satoshi Watanabe hits a home run. Bodie Broadus comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Troy Turnbow walks. Pepper Mays grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Troy Turnbow is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Baltimore George Reed pops out to the first baseman. Kima Greggs walks. Spoke Ranew singles to right field. Jim Neumeier doubles to left field. Kima Greggs scores. Spoke Ranew uses his aggressiveness and scores. Mudcat Greene comes in from the bullpen to pitch. William Rawls singles to center field. Jim Neumeier scores. Red Kress comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Ellis Carver strikes out. Bodie Broadus strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Oakland total runners LOB: 10 Baltimore total runners LOB: 5
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Angel White improves in power_vs_righty Babe Wilson did not respond to coaching in range Irv Brittin did not respond to coaching in range Irv Brittin improves in contact_vs_lefty Alvaro Boone did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Jim Christman did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty
Baltimore Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Terry Callahan did not respond to coaching in velocity Pete Bowers improves in arm Erv Buckels did not respond to coaching in velocity Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Osmel Perez did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Chet Drabek did not respond to coaching in range Chet Drabek did not respond to coaching in SS