Inning: 1 Oakland Jose Pike pitching. Ray Harlow flies out to the left fielder. Pop Leppert walks. Pop Leppert steals second. Harry Renteria pops out to the shortstop. Dave Blackburn walks. Epps Mattox walks. Gil Basinski walks. Pop Leppert scores. Joe Reis grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Earl Sweeney pitching. Joe Williams singles to center field. Jerry Mitchell flies out to the center fielder. Bob Pruett strikes out. Joe Williams steals second. Bill Hedlund singles to center field. Joe Williams scores. Les Bryden singles to right field. Kenji Imazeki flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Oakland Mike Cobb walks. Earl Sweeney lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Ray Harlow grounds out to the shortstop. Pop Leppert flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay John Mercado flies out to the center fielder. John Gajkowski grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jose Pike pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Harry Renteria grounds out to the second baseman. Dave Blackburn singles past the second baseman. Epps Mattox flies out to the right fielder. Gil Basinski singles to left field. Joe Reis walks. Mike Cobb pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Joe Williams flies out to the center fielder. Jerry Mitchell strikes out. Bob Pruett triples. Bill Hedlund walks. Les Bryden grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Oakland Earl Sweeney grounds out to the third baseman. Ray Harlow hits a home run. Pop Leppert reached on a fielding error by Kenji Imazeki. Harry Renteria flies out to the center fielder. Dave Blackburn flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Kenji Imazeki flies out to the left fielder. John Mercado grounds out to the pitcher. John Gajkowski lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Epps Mattox hits a home run. Gil Basinski walks. Joe Reis grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Gil Basinski is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Mike Cobb hits an infield single to the shortstop. The catcher fields the ball and Joe Reis is thrown out at third. Mike Cobb advances to second on the play. Mike Cobb advances to second on the play. Ray Harlow grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Earl Sweeney is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Jose Pike singles to left field. Joe Williams grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Jerry Mitchell walks. Bob Pruett walks. Bill Hedlund flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Oakland Pop Leppert pops out to the first baseman. Harry Renteria strikes out. Dave Blackburn grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Les Bryden flies out to the right fielder. Kenji Imazeki strikes out. John Mercado strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Epps Mattox singles to right field. Gil Basinski walks. Joe Reis is hit by a pitch. Bob Head comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Mike Cobb grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Epps Mattox scores. Gil Basinski advances to third on the play. Earl Sweeney grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay John Gajkowski lines out to the third baseman. Bob Head singles to right field. Joe Williams grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Bob Head is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Jerry Mitchell grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Ray Harlow walks. Pop Leppert walks. Harry Renteria flies out to the left fielder. Dave Blackburn flies out to the right fielder. Epps Mattox strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay 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. Bob Pruett grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Hedlund pops out to the third baseman. Les Bryden flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Gil Basinski flies out to the right fielder. Joe Reis flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Mike Cobb flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Kenji Imazeki singles to center field. John Mercado flies out to the center fielder. Kenji Imazeki steals second. John Gajkowski flies out to the right fielder. Akinobu Kono is pinch hitting for Bob Head. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Akinobu Kono grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Oakland total runners LOB: 13 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 8
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Chris Cote did not respond to coaching in arm Razor McCarthy did not respond to coaching in speed Rico Moore improves in control Rico Moore did not respond to coaching in control Steve Brucker improves in arm Ken Perkins improves in control Chris Cote did not respond to coaching in C
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Toji Sudo did not respond to coaching in velocity Bill Moore improves in velocity Frank Bergamo did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Bobby Reese did not respond to coaching in range Tom Breton improves in arm Hack Karlon did not respond to coaching in range George Long did not respond to coaching in CF