Win: Mike DeMaestri (4-5) Loss: Frank Dressendorfer (3-2)
Save: Jack Bechtel (18)
Inning: 1 Oakland Dick Dunlop pitching. Mario Connolly strikes out. Don Lawrick singles to center field. Johnny DeLancey singles to left field. Walker Jensen reached on a 2-base throwing error by Dick Dunlop. Don Lawrick scores. Andy Coppola singles to center field. Johnny DeLancey scores. Wilbur Hutchings grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Walker Jensen scores. Andy Coppola advances to second on the play. Hack Patterson flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Detroit Steve Schwabe pitching. Klondike Douglass singles to center field. Bob Bailor strikes out. Sean Casey strikes out. Jake Taylor walks. Katsuo Machida singles to center field. Todd Helton singles to center field. Klondike Douglass scores. Jake Taylor scores. Jose Cruz Jr. pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Oakland Lee Bell singles to left field. Steve Schwabe pops up a bunt to the pitcher. Mario Connolly pops out to the third baseman. Don Lawrick walks. Johnny DeLancey grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Detroit Duke Sims strikes out. Dick Dunlop flies out to the center fielder. Klondike Douglass pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Walker Jensen strikes out. Andy Coppola grounds out to the shortstop. Wilbur Hutchings strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Bob Bailor grounds out to the second baseman. Sean Casey walks. Jake Taylor grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Sean Casey is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Katsuo Machida strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Hack Patterson strikes out. Lee Bell singles past the second baseman. Lee Bell steals second. Steve Schwabe grounds out to the third baseman. Mario Connolly walks. Don Lawrick grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Mario Connolly is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Detroit Todd Helton grounds out to the second baseman. Jose Cruz Jr. pops out to the third baseman. Duke Sims hits a home run. Dick Dunlop singles to left field. Klondike Douglass flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Johnny DeLancey singles past the shortstop. Walker Jensen strikes out. Johnny DeLancey is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Andy Coppola strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Bob Bailor doubles past the center fielder. Sean Casey singles to right field. Bob Bailor scores. Jake Taylor doubles to left field. Sean Casey uses his aggressiveness and scores. Mike DeMaestri comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Katsuo Machida flies out to the right fielder. Todd Helton lines out to the shortstop. Jose Cruz Jr. singles to left field. Jake Taylor scores. Duke Sims grounds into a force play to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Jose Cruz Jr. is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Wilbur Hutchings singles to left field. Hack Patterson singles to left field. Frank Dressendorfer 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. Lee Bell grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Wilbur Hutchings advances to third on the play. Hack Patterson advances to second on the play. Mike DeMaestri strikes out. Mario Connolly triples. Wilbur Hutchings scores. Hack Patterson scores. Don Lawrick hits a home run. Mario Connolly scores. Luis Kent comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Johnny DeLancey strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Luis Kent grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Klondike Douglass strikes out. Bob Bailor walks. Sean Casey grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Walker Jensen pops out to the shortstop. Andy Coppola flies out to the center fielder. Wilbur Hutchings grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Jake Taylor singles to right field. Katsuo Machida singles to left field. Jake Taylor advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the corners in. Todd Helton strikes out. The defense is playing the corners in. Jose Cruz Jr. strikes out. Duke Sims strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Oakland Hack Patterson flies out to the center fielder. Lee Bell grounds out to the third baseman. Adam Ruberto is pinch hitting for Mike DeMaestri. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Adam Ruberto strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Alou pitching. 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 flies out to the left fielder. Klondike Douglass flies out to the center fielder. Tetsuya Akagi is pinch hitting for Bob Bailor. Tetsuya Akagi flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Ron Mattick pitching. Mario Connolly grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Don Lawrick flies out to the right fielder. Johnny DeLancey grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Detroit Jack Bechtel comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Sean Casey grounds out to the shortstop. Jake Taylor strikes out. Katsuo Machida grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Oakland total runners LOB: 5 Detroit total runners LOB: 8
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C- Improvements: Carl Kinzy did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Oscar Smith did not respond to coaching in speed Steve Callahan improves in arm Dave Farrell improves in arm
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Henry Gallego did not respond to coaching in velocity Don Drysdale did not respond to coaching in velocity Sidney DeFate did not respond to coaching in speed Don Drysdale did not respond to coaching in velocity