Win: Kazunori Inagawa (1-6) Loss: Jimmy Powell (1-4)
Inning: 1 Oakland Pete Howard pitching. Daryl Lasher pops out to the third baseman. Tom Cuccinello strikes out. Del Devlin walks. Papa Burkam singles to center field. Del Devlin advances to third on the hit. Bert James flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Detroit Otto Henry pitching. Brian Sleater flies out to the center fielder. Calvin Mizell strikes out. Carlos Grilli strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Charlie Stewart singles to right field. Marty Jackson singles to center field. Charlie Stewart advances to third on the hit. Todd Piche flies out to the center fielder. Otto Henry strikes out. Daryl Lasher singles to right field. Charlie Stewart scores. Tom Cuccinello strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Detroit B.J. Neibauer grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Tracy Aase strikes out. Alan Johnson lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Del Devlin strikes out. Papa Burkam flies out to the center fielder. Bert James grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Willie Dingman flies out to the left fielder. Frank Frazetta lines out to the second baseman. Pete Howard grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Charlie Stewart singles to right field. Charlie Stewart is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Marty Jackson singles to right field. Todd Piche strikes out. Otto Henry strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Brian Sleater pops out to the third baseman. Calvin Mizell strikes out. Carlos Grilli flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Daryl Lasher grounds out to the third baseman. Tom Cuccinello flies out to the right fielder. Del Devlin triples. Papa Burkam walks. Papa Burkam steals second. Bert James singles to left field. Del Devlin scores. Dick Larkin comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Charlie Stewart walks. Marty Jackson strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 Detroit B.J. Neibauer strikes out. Tracy Aase singles to right field. Tracy Aase is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Alan Johnson walks. Alan Johnson steals second. Willie Dingman doubles to center field. Alan Johnson scores. Frank Frazetta singles to center field. Dick Larkin singles to left field. Willie Dingman scores. Frank Frazetta advances to third on the hit. Brian Sleater strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Oakland Todd Piche singles past the second baseman. Otto Henry lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, throws to second for the force out, on to first but the throw to first for the double play is not in time. (SS covering 2nd). Daryl Lasher flies out to the center fielder. Tom Cuccinello walks. Del Devlin flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Detroit Calvin Mizell flies out to the right fielder. Carlos Grilli grounds out to the pitcher. B.J. Neibauer doubles past the center fielder. Tracy Aase strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Papa Burkam strikes out. Bert James strikes out. Charlie Stewart flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Alan Johnson flies out to the right fielder. Willie Dingman grounds out to the third baseman. Frank Frazetta strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Marty Jackson grounds out to the third baseman. Todd Piche singles to left field. Jay Burrell is pinch hitting for Otto Henry. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Todd Piche is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Jay Burrell grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Kurt Thomas pitching. Harry Nelson is pinch hitting for Dick Larkin. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Harry Nelson flies out to the right fielder. Brian Sleater grounds out to the shortstop. Calvin Mizell strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Mark Welch pitching. Daryl Lasher flies out to the left fielder. Tom Cuccinello strikes out. Del Devlin singles to left field. Papa Burkam strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit Carlos Grilli grounds out to the shortstop. B.J. Neibauer strikes out. Tracy Aase walks. Alan Johnson walks. Willie Dingman strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 10 Oakland Bert James singles to center field. Charlie Stewart flies out to the right fielder. Marty Jackson grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Detroit Frank Frazetta grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Rube Schalk is pinch hitting for Mark Welch. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Rube Schalk strikes out. Brian Sleater pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 11 Oakland Kazunori Inagawa pitching. Todd Piche flies out to the left fielder. Alvin Knotts is pinch hitting for Kurt Thomas. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Alvin Knotts grounds out to the shortstop. Daryl Lasher flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 11 Detroit Jimmy Powell pitching. Calvin Mizell singles to right field. Carlos Grilli singles to center field. B.J. Neibauer lines out to the second baseman. Tracy Aase grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 12 Oakland Tom Cuccinello flies out to the right fielder. Del Devlin flies out to the center fielder. Papa Burkam flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 12 Detroit Alan Johnson grounds out to the third baseman. Willie Dingman grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Frank Frazetta strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 13 Oakland Bert James pops out to the first baseman. Charlie Stewart flies out to the center fielder. Marty Jackson grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 13 Detroit Wally Morehart is pinch hitting for Kazunori Inagawa. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Wally Morehart grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Brian Sleater singles to center field. Calvin Mizell walks. Carlos Grilli strikes out. B.J. Neibauer doubles to right field. Brian Sleater scores. Oakland total runners left on base: 11 Detroit total runners left on base: 6
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Billy Johnson improves in contact_vs_lefty Brad Long did not respond to coaching in control Al Smith did not respond to coaching in velocity Lance Mathes improves in speed Al Smith improves in velocity Archie Craig did not respond to coaching in speed Archie Craig improves in 2B
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Greg Estes improves in power_vs_lefty Mike Shepard did not respond to coaching in control Dick Delaney did not respond to coaching in arm Fred Suggs improves in power_vs_lefty Greg Estes improves in power_vs_righty Fred Suggs did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Joe Cedeno did not respond to coaching in SS