Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Dick Sawatski pitching. Clyde Meador walks. Arnie Ramazzotti hits an infield single to the second baseman. Rollie Angley pops out to the first baseman. Clyde Meador steals third. Hank Robinson singles past the shortstop. Clyde Meador scores. Arnie Ramazzotti advances to third on the hit. Larry Thompson grounds out to the third baseman. Arnie Ramazzotti scores. Hank Robinson advances to second on the play. Al Granger flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Oakland Joe Hayes pitching. Michael Stewart hits a home run. Joel Heinkel walks. Lou David strikes out. Geraldo Sorrento grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Joel Heinkel is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Go Uehara grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Geraldo Sorrento is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Carroll Alcock grounds out to the second baseman. Charlie Thomas is hit by a pitch. Joe Hayes lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Clyde Meador singles to center field. Arnie Ramazzotti strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Oakland Ellie Clifton strikes out. Nick Castellanos flies out to the right fielder. Alex Severson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Rollie Angley pops out to the second baseman. Hank Robinson strikes out. Larry Thompson walks. Al Granger strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Dick Sawatski strikes out. Michael Stewart walks. Joel Heinkel walks. Lou David flies out to the right fielder. Geraldo Sorrento singles to center field. Michael Stewart scores. Joel Heinkel advances to third on the hit. Go Uehara grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Carroll Alcock singles to center field. Carroll Alcock steals second. Charlie Thomas grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Carroll Alcock advances to third on the play. Joe Hayes singles to right field. Carroll Alcock scores. Clyde Meador walks. Arnie Ramazzotti strikes out. Rollie Angley strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Oakland Ellie Clifton strikes out. Nick Castellanos triples. Alex Severson flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Nick Castellanos scores. Dick Sawatski flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Hank Robinson hits an infield single to the third baseman. Larry Thompson pops out to the first baseman. Al Granger grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Hank Robinson advances to second on the play. Carroll Alcock walks. Charlie Thomas walks. Doc Wittig 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. Joe Hayes strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 Oakland Michael Stewart grounds out to the second baseman. Joel Heinkel grounds out to the second baseman. Lou David lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Clyde Meador flies out to the left fielder. Arnie Ramazzotti flies out to the left fielder. Rollie Angley grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Geraldo Sorrento hits an infield single to the first baseman. Go Uehara doubles to center field. Geraldo Sorrento uses his aggressiveness and scores. Russ Gruber comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ellie Clifton strikes out. Nick Castellanos grounds out to the shortstop. Alex Severson triples. Go Uehara scores. Doc Wittig grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Hank Robinson singles to left field. Larry Thompson bunts for a base hit. Alden Bol comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states RP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Al Granger singles to center field. Hank Robinson scores. Larry Thompson advances to third on the hit. Carroll Alcock singles to right field. Larry Thompson scores. Charlie Thomas is hit by a pitch. Bill Fitzsimmons is pinch hitting for Russ Gruber. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Bill Fitzsimmons singles to right field. Al Granger scores. Carroll Alcock scores. Mike Romo comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Clyde Meador flies out to the center fielder. Arnie Ramazzotti flies out to the left fielder. Rollie Angley pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Oakland Garret McKinney pitching. Michael Stewart grounds out to the pitcher. Joel Heinkel strikes out. Lou David strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Hank Robinson strikes out. Larry Thompson walks. Al Granger strikes out. Carroll Alcock pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Geraldo Sorrento flies out to the center fielder. Go Uehara singles to left field. Ellie Clifton singles to center field. Go Uehara advances to third on the hit. Ellie Clifton is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Nick Castellanos flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Charlie Thomas lines out to the second baseman. Tom Mercedes is pinch hitting for Garret McKinney. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Tom Mercedes lines out to the second baseman. Clyde Meador grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Porter Posada pitching. Alex Severson strikes out. Damon Marquez is pinch hitting for Mike Romo. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Damon Marquez singles to right field. Michael Stewart hits a home run. Damon Marquez scores. Joel Heinkel flies out to the center fielder. Lou David singles to left field. Geraldo Sorrento hits a home run. Lou David scores. Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 12 Oakland total runners left on base: 5
Batting:2B - Go Uehara (1).3B - Nick Castellanos (3), Alex Severson (3).HR - Michael Stewart 2 (13), Geraldo Sorrento (10).SF - Alex Severson. Baserunning: CS - Ellie Clifton (2).
Game Notes Ellie Clifton is injured and is expected to be out 17 days.
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Dave Barnes did not respond to coaching in velocity Bill Smith improves in arm Dave Barnes improves in velocity Jim Buelow improves in velocity
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Ben Harris did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Bill Roarke improves in control Larry Samuel did not respond to coaching in endurance Ben Harris did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty John Sisk did not respond to coaching in C