Inning: 1 Oakland Bob Rose pitching. Nomar Garciappara walks. Bill Sudakis grounds out to the second baseman. Nomar Garciappara advances to second on the play. Dan Finch flies out to the center fielder. Chase Tanner strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Chicago Howdy Goldy pitching. Jay Mazzera grounds out to the second baseman. MJ Schmidt grounds out to the second baseman. Bobby Dykstra strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Ken Griffey Jr. singles to center field. Bobby Barr strikes out. Royce Lewis singles to right field. Ken Griffey Jr. advances to third on the hit. Jim Speier singles to left field. Ken Griffey Jr. scores. Royce Lewis advances to third on the hit. Howdy Goldy strikes out. Nomar Garciappara grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Chicago Joe Millwood grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Allietta strikes out. Pat Solomon flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Bill Sudakis doubles to left field. Dan Finch singles to center field. Bill Sudakis scores. Chase Tanner flies out to the center fielder. Ken Griffey Jr. hits a home run. Dan Finch scores. Art Eschen comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bobby Barr reached on a fielding error by Pat Solomon. Royce Lewis grounds out to the third baseman. Bobby Barr advances to second on the play. Jim Speier pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Chicago Terry Akers grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Takashi Nakamura grounds out to the third baseman. Art Eschen flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Howdy Goldy grounds out to the pitcher. Nomar Garciappara flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Bill Sudakis grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Chicago Jay Mazzera walks. MJ Schmidt strikes out. Bobby Dykstra grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jay Mazzera advances to second on the play. Joe Millwood walks. Bill Allietta walks. Pat Solomon pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 Oakland Dan Finch pops out to the shortstop. Chase Tanner grounds out to the shortstop. Ken Griffey Jr. singles to right field. Bobby Barr singles to right field. Ken Griffey Jr. advances to third on the hit. Royce Lewis grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Chicago Terry Akers grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Takashi Nakamura strikes out. Art Eschen strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Jim Speier flies out to the center fielder. Howdy Goldy lines out to the third baseman. Nomar Garciappara flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Chicago Jay Mazzera flies out to the center fielder. MJ Schmidt singles to left field. Bobby Dykstra hits an infield single to the pitcher. Joe Millwood strikes out. Bill Allietta singles to left field. MJ Schmidt scores. Pat Solomon flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Oakland Bill Sudakis grounds out to the shortstop. Dan Finch grounds out to the shortstop. Chase Tanner doubles to center field. Ken Griffey Jr. walks. Bobby Barr hits a home run. Chase Tanner scores. Ken Griffey Jr. scores. Royce Lewis flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Chicago Steve Ankiel is pinch hitting for Terry Akers. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Steve Ankiel grounds out to the shortstop. Takashi Nakamura singles to right field. Art Eschen fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Art Eschen pops out to the shortstop. Jay Mazzera flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Jim Speier pops out to the first baseman. Bob Yount is pinch hitting for Howdy Goldy. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Bob Yount pops out to the third baseman. Nomar Garciappara walks. Bill Sudakis grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Chicago Luis Tapia pitching. MJ Schmidt walks. Bobby Dykstra strikes out. MJ Schmidt steals second. Joe Millwood lines out to the first baseman. Bill Allietta grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Dan Finch doubles to left field. Harmon Killebrew is pinch hitting for Chase Tanner. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Harmon Killebrew flies out to the center fielder. Ken Griffey Jr. grounds out to the second baseman. Dan Finch advances to third on the play. Bobby Barr walks. Royce Lewis hits a home run. Dan Finch scores. Bobby Barr scores. Nat Hale comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is pulled because he is getting hammered (Relief pitcher has given up 5 or more earned runs, he is tired, and the team is losing by more than 5 runs). Jim Speier grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Chicago Jess Rees is pinch hitting for Pat Solomon. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jess Rees strikes out. Steve Ankiel walks. Takashi Nakamura singles to center field. Wayne Breining is pinch hitting for Nat Hale. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Wayne Breining flies out to the center fielder. Jay Mazzera flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Oakland total runners LOB: 7 Chicago total runners LOB: 9
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Bill Gaines did not respond to coaching in arm John Smith did not respond to coaching in control Al Krenchicki did not respond to coaching in velocity Doug Taylor improves in velocity Robinson Cano did not respond to coaching in 1B
Chicago Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Steve Swartzel did not respond to coaching in velocity Dave Burke improves in contact_vs_lefty Dolly Scanlan did not respond to coaching in velocity Gary Boudreau improves in power_vs_lefty Dave Burke did not respond to coaching in C