Inning: 1 Detroit Charlie Howell pitching. Klondike Douglass grounds out to the pitcher. Bob Bailor strikes out. Sean Casey grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Oakland Clark Kay pitching. William Floyd grounds out to the shortstop. Johnny DeLancey hits a home run. Derrick Orton flies out to the left fielder. Don Lawrick singles to center field. Ron Gleaton grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Don Lawrick is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Jake Taylor singles to center field. Katsuo Machida singles to center field. Jake Taylor advances to third on the hit. Todd Helton grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Jake Taylor scores. Jose Cruz Jr. strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Brent Cox singles past the shortstop. Brent Cox steals second. Adam Ruberto walks. Dick McGowan grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Adam Ruberto is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Charlie Howell grounds out to the catcher. Dick McGowan advances to second on the play. William Floyd flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Detroit Duke Sims grounds out to the second baseman. Clark Kay pops out to the second baseman. Klondike Douglass flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Johnny DeLancey grounds out to the shortstop. Derrick Orton grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Don Lawrick singles to center field. Ron Gleaton flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Bob Bailor strikes out. Sean Casey walks. Jake Taylor flies out to the left fielder. Sean Casey steals second. Katsuo Machida grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Brent Cox singles to center field. Brent Cox steals second. Adam Ruberto singles to right field. Brent Cox scores. Dick McGowan grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Adam Ruberto is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Charlie Howell fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Charlie Howell strikes out. William Floyd hits a home run. Dick McGowan scores. Johnny DeLancey hits an infield single to the pitcher. Derrick Orton flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Todd Helton grounds out to the second baseman. Jose Cruz Jr. grounds out to the shortstop. Duke Sims flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Don Lawrick flies out to the center fielder. Ron Gleaton flies out to the center fielder. Frank Dressendorfer comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Brent Cox pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Frank Dressendorfer strikes out. Klondike Douglass grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Bailor flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Adam Ruberto grounds out to the third baseman. Dick McGowan grounds out to the third baseman. Charlie Howell flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Sean Casey flies out to the center fielder. Jake Taylor strikes out. Katsuo Machida singles to right field. Katsuo Machida is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland William Floyd grounds out to the shortstop. Johnny DeLancey singles to left field. Johnny DeLancey steals second. Derrick Orton strikes out. Don Lawrick singles past the shortstop. Johnny DeLancey uses his aggressiveness and scores. Luis Kent comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Don Lawrick steals second. Ron Gleaton grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Todd Helton walks. Desi Coco is pinch hitting for Jose Cruz Jr.. Desi Coco grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Todd Helton is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Duke Sims singles to right field. Mike DeMaestri 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. Chuck Jones is pinch hitting for Luis Kent. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Chuck Jones doubles to left field. Desi Coco scores. Klondike Douglass pops out to the first baseman. Bob Bailor grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Oakland Jimmy Callahan pitching. Brent Cox singles to left field. Brent Cox steals second. Adam Ruberto grounds out to the third baseman. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Dick McGowan reached on a fielding error by Desi Coco. Brent Cox scores. Dick Otto is pinch hitting for Mike DeMaestri. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Dick McGowan steals second. Dick Otto walks. William Floyd hits a home run. Dick McGowan scores. Dick Otto scores. Bill Lugo comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Johnny DeLancey walks. Walker Jensen is pinch hitting for Derrick Orton. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Walker Jensen grounds out to the third baseman. Johnny DeLancey advances to second on the play. Don Lawrick pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit Steve Schwabe pitching. Sean Casey singles to right field. Jake Taylor singles to left field. Katsuo Machida grounds into a 6-4-3 double play - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Sean Casey advances to third on the play. Todd Helton doubles to right field. Sean Casey scores. Desi Coco grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Detroit total runners left on base: 4 Oakland total runners left on base: 7
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Bert Lee did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Bobby Altizer improves in power_vs_lefty Ellis Valentine improves in contact_vs_righty Ellis Valentine improves in range
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Al Hines did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Al Hines improves in contact_vs_righty Rich Martinez improves in arm Rich Martinez did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty