Win: Wilson Walters (4-9) Loss: Darryl Flora (9-5)
Inning: 1 Oakland Wilson Walters pitching. Daryl Lasher singles to center field. Tom Cuccinello flies out to the right fielder. Del Devlin grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Daryl Lasher advances to second on the play. Papa Burkam flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Detroit Darryl Flora pitching. Brian Sleater strikes out. Frank Frazetta grounds out to the second baseman. Calvin Mizell strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Bert James pops out to the shortstop. Charlie Stewart grounds out to the shortstop. Roy Yan pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit B.J. Neibauer grounds out to the third baseman. Alan Johnson strikes out. Carlos Grilli strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Todd Piche flies out to the center fielder. Darryl Flora grounds out to the shortstop. Daryl Lasher flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Tracy Aase singles to center field. Tracy Aase steals second. Willie Dingman grounds out to the second baseman. Tracy Aase advances to third on the play. Wilson Walters grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tracy Aase scores. Brian Sleater strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Tom Cuccinello grounds out to the pitcher. Del Devlin singles past the second baseman. Papa Burkam grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Frank Frazetta strikes out. Calvin Mizell walks. B.J. Neibauer grounds out to the second baseman. Calvin Mizell advances to second on the play. Alan Johnson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Bert James strikes out. Charlie Stewart walks. Roy Yan grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Charlie Stewart is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Todd Piche grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Roy Yan is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Carlos Grilli singles to center field. Tracy Aase walks. Willie Dingman doubles to center field. Carlos Grilli scores. Tracy Aase scores. Wilson Walters lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Brian Sleater grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Frank Frazetta strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Darryl Flora flies out to the left fielder. Daryl Lasher strikes out. Tom Cuccinello flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Calvin Mizell singles to left field. B.J. Neibauer grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Calvin Mizell advances to second on the play. Alan Johnson doubles to left field. Calvin Mizell scores. Carlos Grilli singles to left field. Alan Johnson scores. Pop Dukes comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tracy Aase flies out to the left fielder. Willie Dingman strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Harry Nelson enters the game as a defensive replacement for B.J. Neibauer at 2B. Del Devlin grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Papa Burkam flies out to the right fielder. Bert James strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Wilson Walters grounds out to the second baseman. Dan Handiboe is pinch hitting for Brian Sleater. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Dan Handiboe flies out to the left fielder. Frank Frazetta singles to center field. Calvin Mizell grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Frank Frazetta is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Charlie Stewart strikes out. Roy Yan singles to center field. Todd Piche strikes out. Kevin Koestner is pinch hitting for Pop Dukes. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Kevin Koestner strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Andy Slaton pitching. Harry Nelson lines out to the third baseman. Alan Johnson singles to center field. Carlos Grilli flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Tracy Aase grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Daryl Lasher grounds out to the third baseman. Tom Cuccinello walks. Del Devlin strikes out. Papa Burkam grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Tom Cuccinello is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Oakland total runners left on base: 4 Detroit total runners left on base: 5
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Lance Mathes improves in speed Floyd Shirley did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Paul Osteen did not respond to coaching in velocity Archie Craig improves in power_vs_righty Al Smith improves in control Al Smith did not respond to coaching in endurance Archie Craig improves in 2B
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Clete Radford did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Ernie Holman did not respond to coaching in control Sandy Earley did not respond to coaching in control Frank Mazzilli improves in control Ernie Holman improves in velocity Sandy Earley did not respond to coaching in velocity Joe Cedeno improves in SS