Win: Banmei Mori (8-8) Loss: Tony Barrett (13-8)
Save: Bob Johnson (4)
Inning: 1 Oakland Tony Barrett pitching. Willie Carpin grounds out to the second baseman. Dan Barthelson hits a home run. Mike Stroner singles to right field. Kei Fujii singles to center field. Mike Stroner advances to third on the hit. Dunier Ibanez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mike Stroner scores. Kei Fujii advances to second on the play. David Crosby flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 New York Banmei Mori pitching. John Lopez strikes out. Garrett Millar walks. Eddie Clements grounds into a force play to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Garrett Millar is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Eddie Clements is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Yasushi Makino strikes out. Fred Lewis flies out to the left fielder. Banmei Mori flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 New York George Friedrichs strikes out. Melvin Stratton grounds out to the shortstop. Randall Clarke grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Willie Carpin singles to center field. Dan Barthelson strikes out. Willie Carpin steals second. Mike Stroner reached on a fielding error by Melvin Stratton. Kei Fujii strikes out. Dunier Ibanez doubles past the first baseman. Willie Carpin scores. David Crosby flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 New York Brendan McCabe strikes out. Patti Pedroia walks. Tony Barrett lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. John Lopez doubles to left field. Patti Pedroia scores. Garrett Millar flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Yasushi Makino grounds out to the second baseman. Fred Lewis singles to right field. Banmei Mori lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Willie Carpin grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 New York Eddie Clements grounds out to the third baseman. George Friedrichs pops out to the shortstop. Melvin Stratton grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Dan Barthelson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mike Stroner pops out to the first baseman. Kei Fujii grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 New York Randall Clarke strikes out. Brendan McCabe singles to center field. Patti Pedroia flies out to the left fielder. Tony Barrett grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Dunier Ibanez pops out to the third baseman. David Crosby grounds out to the shortstop. Yasushi Makino singles to right field. Fred Lewis flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 New York John Lopez walks. Garrett Millar grounds into a force play to the second baseman. John Lopez is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Eddie Clements grounds out to the second baseman. Garrett Millar advances to second on the play. Garrett Millar is out trying to steal third. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Banmei Mori grounds out to the second baseman. Willie Carpin pops out to the second baseman. Dan Barthelson hits a home run. Mike Stroner flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 New York George Friedrichs doubles to left field. Toshinori Kakimoto 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. Melvin Stratton grounds out to the shortstop. Randall Clarke strikes out. Brendan McCabe grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Kei Fujii singles to center field. Dunier Ibanez grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Kei Fujii is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. David Crosby grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 New York Itsuto Wakatabe enters the game as a defensive replacement for David Crosby at 2B. Patti Pedroia strikes out. Ray Erickson is pinch hitting for Tony Barrett. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Ray Erickson hits a home run. Kennie Davis comes in from the bullpen to pitch. John Lopez walks. Garrett Millar grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). John Lopez advances to second on the play. Eddie Clements walks. George Friedrichs strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Oakland Mike Drew pitching. Yasushi Makino singles to left field. Shuichi Taguchi is pinch hitting for Fred Lewis. Shuichi Taguchi flies out to the left fielder. Kennie Davis lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Willie Carpin flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 New York Andres Ramirez enters the game as a defensive replacement for Shuichi Taguchi at C. Melvin Stratton doubles to left field. Randall Clarke grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Melvin Stratton advances to third on the play. Brendan McCabe singles to right field. Melvin Stratton scores. Bob Johnson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Patti Pedroia grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Brendan McCabe is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Gary Griffith is pinch hitting for Mike Drew. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Gary Griffith singles to left field. John Lopez grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Gary Griffith is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Oakland total runners LOB: 6 New York total runners LOB: 7
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Carmelo Holt did not respond to coaching in velocity Rowdy Campbell did not respond to coaching in velocity Scottie Cole did not respond to coaching in control
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Frank Donovan did not respond to coaching in control Al Wacker improves in velocity Milt Kafora improves in control