Win: Jack Bechtel (2-5) Loss: Jimmy Callahan (3-5)
Save: Alan Hunter (1)
Inning: 1 Oakland Dick Loaiza pitching. Lee Bell grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Don Lawrick grounds out to the third baseman. William Floyd singles to right field. Mario Connolly walks. Brent Cox singles to center field. William Floyd scores. Mario Connolly steals third. Johnny DeLancey grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Detroit Jim Seales pitching. Klondike Douglass singles to right field. Bob Bailor grounds out to the shortstop. Klondike Douglass advances to second on the play. Sean Casey singles to center field. Klondike Douglass is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Jake Taylor grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Adam Ruberto reached on a fielding error by Klondike Douglass. Dick Otto walks. Jim Seales lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Lee Bell strikes out. Don Lawrick flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Detroit Katsuo Machida grounds out to the pitcher. Todd Helton triples. Jose Cruz Jr. hits a home run. Todd Helton scores. Duke Sims triples. Dick Loaiza flies out to the left fielder. Klondike Douglass pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland William Floyd singles to center field. Mario Connolly grounds out to the pitcher. William Floyd advances to second on the play. Brent Cox flies out to the right fielder. Johnny DeLancey strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Bob Bailor singles to center field. Sean Casey strikes out. Jake Taylor strikes out. Katsuo Machida pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Adam Ruberto strikes out. Dick Otto flies out to the right fielder. Jim Seales grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Todd Helton strikes out. Jose Cruz Jr. flies out to the left fielder. Duke Sims grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Lee Bell strikes out. Don Lawrick singles past the second baseman. William Floyd flies out to the center fielder. Don Lawrick steals second. Mario Connolly flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Dick Loaiza grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Klondike Douglass singles past the first baseman. Bob Bailor strikes out. Sean Casey singles to left field. Jake Taylor singles to center field. Klondike Douglass is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Brent Cox flies out to the right fielder. Johnny DeLancey singles to center field. Adam Ruberto reached on a 2-base fielding error by Jake Taylor. 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. Dick Otto triples. Johnny DeLancey scores. Adam Ruberto scores. Jim Seales lines out to the second baseman. Lee Bell flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Katsuo Machida pops out to the third baseman. Todd Helton singles to center field. Jose Cruz Jr. strikes out. Duke Sims grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Todd Helton is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Don Lawrick flies out to the center fielder. William Floyd grounds out to the pitcher. Mario Connolly singles to left field. Brent Cox grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Chuck Jones is pinch hitting for Frank Dressendorfer. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Chuck Jones grounds out to the shortstop. Klondike Douglass flies out to the right fielder. Bob Bailor lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Ron Mattick pitching. Johnny DeLancey grounds out to the second baseman. Adam Ruberto singles to center field. Dick Otto grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Sean Casey flies out to the center fielder. Jake Taylor singles to left field. Jake Taylor steals second. Alou 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. Katsuo Machida triples. Jake Taylor scores. The defense is playing the infield in. Todd Helton strikes out. Jose Cruz Jr. flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Harry Walker is pinch hitting for Alou. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Harry Walker walks. Lee Bell grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Harry Walker advances to second on the play. Don Lawrick strikes out. William Floyd flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit Jack Bechtel pitching. Duke Sims strikes out. Tetsuya Akagi is pinch hitting for Ron Mattick. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Tetsuya Akagi strikes out. Klondike Douglass doubles to left field. Desi Coco is pinch hitting for Bob Bailor. Desi Coco singles to right field. Klondike Douglass is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Oakland Jimmy Callahan pitching. Willie Durant enters the game as a defensive replacement for Desi Coco at LF. Mario Connolly grounds out to the shortstop. Brent Cox strikes out. Johnny DeLancey grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Detroit Sean Casey strikes out. Jake Taylor strikes out. Katsuo Machida flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 11 Oakland Adam Ruberto flies out to the left fielder. Dick Otto doubles to center field. Ron Gleaton is pinch hitting for Jack Bechtel. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Ron Gleaton flies out to the center fielder. Lee Bell singles to center field. Dick Otto scores. Bill Lugo comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Don Lawrick singles to right field. Lee Bell advances to third on the hit. William Floyd pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 11 Detroit Alan Hunter pitching. Todd Helton grounds out to the shortstop. Jose Cruz Jr. grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Duke Sims lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Oakland total runners LOB: 11 Detroit total runners LOB: 7
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Al Hines did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Dave Farrell improves in contact_vs_righty Al Hines improves in power_vs_lefty Steve Johnson improves in power_vs_lefty
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Bobby Altizer improves in contact_vs_righty Henry Gallego did not respond to coaching in control Mike Zosky did not respond to coaching in range Pedro Garcia did not respond to coaching in arm