Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Ron Magrane pitching. Joe Williams strikes out. Jerry Mitchell strikes out. Bob Pruett walks. Bill Hedlund strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Oakland Vic Gullickson pitching. John Konnick doubles to center field. Pop Leppert grounds out to the pitcher. Dave Blackburn walks. Ray Harlow grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! John Konnick advances to third on the play. Dave Blackburn advances to second on the play. Mike Cobb singles to left field. John Konnick scores. Dave Blackburn scores. Harry Renteria grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Les Bryden strikes out. Kenji Imazeki grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! John Mercado grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Gil Basinski flies out to the right fielder. Joe Reis strikes out. Ron Magrane flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay John Gajkowski grounds out to the second baseman. Vic Gullickson grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Williams strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland John Konnick grounds out to the second baseman. Pop Leppert doubles past the center fielder. Dave Blackburn is hit by a pitch. Ray Harlow walks. Mike Cobb flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Pop Leppert scores. Harry Renteria singles to center field. Dave Blackburn scores. Ray Harlow advances to third on the hit. Gil Basinski walks. Joe Reis doubles to left field. Ray Harlow scores. Harry Renteria scores. Ron Magrane grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Jerry Mitchell flies out to the left fielder. Bob Pruett grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Hedlund singles to center field. Les Bryden grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Bill Hedlund is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland John Konnick flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Pop Leppert flies out to the center fielder. Dave Blackburn grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Kenji Imazeki pops out to the shortstop. John Mercado grounds out to the shortstop. John Gajkowski flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Ray Harlow singles past the third baseman. Ray Harlow is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Mike Cobb singles to center field. Harry Renteria singles to center field. Gil Basinski flies out to the center fielder. Joe Reis flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Akinobu Kono is pinch hitting for Vic Gullickson. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Akinobu Kono singles to right field. Joe Williams walks. Jerry Mitchell flies out to the center fielder. Bob Pruett grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Tom Butler pitching. Ron Magrane grounds out to the shortstop. John Konnick strikes out. Pop Leppert pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Dwight Hackett is pinch hitting for Bill Hedlund. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Dwight Hackett pops out to the first baseman. Alan Kantlehner is pinch hitting for Les Bryden. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Alan Kantlehner singles to center field. Kenji Imazeki grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Alan Kantlehner is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Jerry Kruger is pinch hitting for John Mercado. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jerry Kruger flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Dave Blackburn strikes out. Ray Harlow grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Cobb singles to center field. Harry Renteria singles to right field. Gil Basinski grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Harry Renteria is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Bill Hudson is pinch hitting for John Gajkowski. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Bill Hudson grounds out to the shortstop. Tom Butler grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Williams flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Otie Shepherd is pinch hitting for Joe Reis. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Otie Shepherd flies out to the left fielder. Eric Stephenson is pinch hitting for Ron Magrane. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Eric Stephenson singles to left field. John Konnick strikes out. Pop Leppert grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Eric Stephenson is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Hilly Brubaker pitching. Truck Perezchica is pinch hitting for Jerry Mitchell. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Truck Perezchica strikes out. Bob Pruett grounds out to the third baseman. Dwight Hackett grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 4 Oakland total runners left on base: 8
Game Notes Gil Basinski is injured and is expected to be out 35 days.
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Ken Schaal improves in power_vs_righty Frank Bergamo did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Charlie Gagliano did not respond to coaching in speed Alexander Gomez did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Brooks Teufel did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Harry Cousineau improves in contact_vs_righty Bobby Reese did not respond to coaching in 1B
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Steve Brucker did not respond to coaching in speed Billy Rohde did not respond to coaching in control Bill Giovanola did not respond to coaching in velocity Bill Giovanola did not respond to coaching in control Buddy Lint improves in range Chris Cote improves in arm Chris Cote did not respond to coaching in C