Win: Bill Stephenson (16-8) Loss: Corey Gould (9-12)
Save: Charlie Merena (26)
Inning: 1 Oakland Corey Gould pitching. Leo Ens flies out to the center fielder. Garland Quinn flies out to the center fielder. Nelson Pickett hits a home run. Frank Beard walks. Joe Smith grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Frank Beard is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Detroit Bill Stephenson pitching. Joe Moss singles to left field. Torey Simpson strikes out. Joe Moss is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Manny Hanning grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Rob Harris grounds out to the second baseman. Herb Hume strikes out. Alberto Nonnenkamp strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Tomonori Nakamoto singles to right field. Jack Fox grounds into a 5-4-3 double play - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Frank Blaylock flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Bill Stephenson flies out to the center fielder. Leo Ens reached on a fielding error by Torey Simpson. Garland Quinn hits a home run. Leo Ens scores. Nelson Pickett grounds out to the third baseman. Frank Beard strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Wil Simpson grounds out to the shortstop. Frank Thorpe flies out to the left fielder. Corey Gould grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Joe Smith walks. Rob Harris strikes out. Herb Hume strikes out. Alberto Nonnenkamp singles to right field. Joe Smith advances to third on the hit. Bill Stephenson strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Detroit Joe Moss hits a home run. Torey Simpson pops out to the first baseman. Manny Hanning flies out to the right fielder. Tomonori Nakamoto grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Leo Ens grounds out to the second baseman. Garland Quinn grounds out to the second baseman. Nelson Pickett flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Jack Fox flies out to the right fielder. Frank Blaylock walks. Wil Simpson grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Frank Beard strikes out. Joe Smith strikes out. Rob Harris singles to left field. Herb Hume strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Frank Thorpe strikes out. Corey Gould flies out to the right fielder. Joe Moss grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Alberto Nonnenkamp flies out to the right fielder. Bill Stephenson strikes out. Leo Ens flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Torey Simpson strikes out. Manny Hanning strikes out. Tomonori Nakamoto strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Garland Quinn grounds out to the second baseman. Nelson Pickett singles to right field. Frank Beard lines out to the first baseman. Joe Smith flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Don Lois enters the game as a defensive replacement for Alberto Nonnenkamp at RF. Jack Fox grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Frank Blaylock singles to center field. Wil Simpson grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Rob Harris strikes out. Herb Hume flies out to the center fielder. Don Lois singles to left field. Guy Orrell is pinch hitting for Bill Stephenson. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Don Lois steals second. Stan Parra 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. Guy Orrell singles to right field. Don Lois scores. Leo Ens flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit Charlie Merena pitching. Frank Thorpe flies out to the center fielder. Carlos Macintosh is pinch hitting for Stan Parra. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Carlos Macintosh walks. Joe Moss flies out to the center fielder. Torey Simpson flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Oakland total runners LOB: 6 Detroit total runners LOB: 1
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Ed Bakely did not respond to coaching in range Chico Danning did not respond to coaching in control Bob Reed improves in speed Steve Batch improves in power_vs_lefty
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Roger DeFreitas did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Bill Hoff did not respond to coaching in arm Brett Cimorelli improves in power_vs_righty Al Ramirez did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty