Win: John Hernandez (13-14) Loss: Chris Romano (6-10)
Save: Elmer Wiggs (1)
Inning: 1 Toronto Chris Romano pitching. Dave Bivin singles to center field. Charlie Hannahs singles to right field. Dave Bivin advances to third on the hit. Bill Howard singles to right field. Dave Bivin scores. Kerwin Kline grounds into a 4-6-3 double play - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Charlie Hannahs advances to third on the play. Rob Thompson walks. Rupe Ostrowski strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Oakland John Hernandez pitching. Epps Mattox walks. John Konnick hits a home run. Epps Mattox scores. Dave Blackburn grounds out to the second baseman. Ray Harlow flies out to the center fielder. Ken Stromme flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Toronto Derrick Whitehurst walks. Chico Gehring strikes out. John Hernandez fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. John Hernandez strikes out. Dave Bivin singles to right field. Charlie Hannahs singles to left field. Derrick Whitehurst is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Harry Renteria grounds out to the shortstop. Gil Basinski grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Joe Reis singles to right field. Chris Romano singles to right field. Epps Mattox flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Toronto Bill Howard singles to center field. Bill Howard steals second. Kerwin Kline singles to center field. Bill Howard scores. Rob Thompson grounds into a force play to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Kerwin Kline is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Rupe Ostrowski singles to right field. Rob Thompson advances to third on the hit. Derrick Whitehurst walks. Chico Gehring singles to center field. Rob Thompson scores. Rupe Ostrowski scores. John Hernandez lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Dave Bivin doubles to center field. Derrick Whitehurst scores. Chico Gehring scores. Angel Link comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Charlie Hannahs strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland John Konnick grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Dave Blackburn grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Ray Harlow walks. Ken Stromme walks. Harry Renteria singles to left field. Ray Harlow scores. Gil Basinski lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Toronto Bill Howard flies out to the center fielder. Kerwin Kline singles to center field. Rob Thompson flies out to the center fielder. Rupe Ostrowski grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Kerwin Kline is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Joe Reis flies out to the right fielder. Angel Link grounds out to the second baseman. Epps Mattox strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Toronto Derrick Whitehurst singles to center field. Chico Gehring flies out to the right fielder. John Hernandez lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Dave Bivin grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland John Konnick strikes out. Dave Blackburn flies out to the right fielder. Ray Harlow pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Toronto Charlie Hannahs singles to center field. Bill Howard flies out to the center fielder. Kerwin Kline singles to left field. Charlie Hannahs advances to third on the hit. Rob Thompson singles to left field. Charlie Hannahs scores. Kerwin Kline advances to third on the hit. Rupe Ostrowski strikes out. Derrick Whitehurst reached on a fielding error by Gil Basinski. Kerwin Kline scores. Chico Gehring pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Oakland Ken Stromme grounds out to the second baseman. Harry Renteria grounds out to the shortstop. Gil Basinski reached on a fielding error by Bill Howard. Joe Reis flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Toronto John Hernandez strikes out. Dave Bivin singles past the second baseman. Charlie Hannahs singles to center field. Dave Bivin advances to third on the hit. Burt Settlemire comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bill Howard grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Otie Shepherd is pinch hitting for Burt Settlemire. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Otie Shepherd doubles to right field. Epps Mattox flies out to the center fielder. John Konnick strikes out. Dave Blackburn grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Toronto Huck Crist pitching. Kerwin Kline singles to left field. Rob Thompson grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Kerwin Kline is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Rupe Ostrowski flies out to the center fielder. Mike Covington is pinch hitting for Derrick Whitehurst. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Mike Covington flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Harry Caldwell is pinch hitting for Ray Harlow. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Harry Caldwell flies out to the right fielder. Ken Stromme grounds out to the second baseman. Harry Renteria grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Toronto Chico Gehring pops out to the first baseman. John Hernandez flies out to the left fielder. Dave Bivin strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Ted Peltz is pinch hitting for Gil Basinski. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Ted Peltz strikes out. Joe Reis walks. Eric Stephenson is pinch hitting for Huck Crist. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Eric Stephenson doubles to left field. Joe Reis uses his aggressiveness and scores. Daijiro Terahara comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Epps Mattox walks. Elmer Wiggs comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. John Konnick singles to right field. Eric Stephenson scores. Epps Mattox advances to third on the hit. Passed ball. Epps Mattox scores. John Konnick advances to second. Dave Blackburn grounds out to the second baseman. John Konnick advances to third on the play. Harry Caldwell grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Toronto total runners LOB: 10 Oakland total runners LOB: 7
Game Notes John Konnick is injured and is expected to be out 6 days.
Toronto Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Ed Davis did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Mark Tolentino did not respond to coaching in control Bob Escobar did not respond to coaching in speed Maury Stull did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Pete Chiles did not respond to coaching in control Ed Davis did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Billy Rohde did not respond to coaching in velocity Bill Giovanola did not respond to coaching in velocity Chris Cote did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Rico Moore did not respond to coaching in control Billy Rohde did not respond to coaching in velocity Billy Rohde did not respond to coaching in control Chris Cote did not respond to coaching in C