Win: Christian Adolfo (10-7) Loss: Jack Bechtel (3-11)
Save: Lee Lonborg (13)
Inning: 1 Oakland Jack Martin pitching. Hanley Mulligan grounds out to the shortstop. Kevin Moret singles to center field. Marlon Carter strikes out. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Butch Melvin flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Chicago Christian Adolfo pitching. Bubblegum Wilson grounds out to the third baseman. Gino Parrotti flies out to the right fielder. Jack Harmon grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Fritz Trice pops out to the catcher. Johnny Adamson singles to right field. Joe Ahnen singles to center field. Johnny Adamson advances to third on the hit. Hunter Bradley walks. The defense is playing the corners in. Christian Adolfo strikes out. Hanley Mulligan singles to right field. Johnny Adamson scores. Joe Ahnen scores. Hunter Bradley advances to third on the hit. Kevin Moret grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Chicago Marino Renick singles to right field. Marino Renick is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Charlie Holdsworth strikes out. Jim Harkness flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Marlon Carter grounds out to the second baseman. Butch Melvin grounds out to the shortstop. Fritz Trice flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Chicago Mickey Wells walks. Mickey Wells steals second. Joe Ahnen throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Niles North flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Mickey Wells scores. Jack Martin strikes out. Bubblegum Wilson singles to left field. Gino Parrotti singles to right field. Jack Harmon grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Oakland Johnny Adamson strikes out. Joe Ahnen grounds out to the shortstop. Hunter Bradley grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Chicago Marino Renick hits a home run. Charlie Holdsworth grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Harkness singles past the third baseman. Mickey Wells grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Jim Harkness is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Niles North strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Christian Adolfo strikes out. Hanley Mulligan hits a home run. Ned Manto comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Kevin Moret walks. Marlon Carter grounds out to the second baseman. Kevin Moret advances to second on the play. Butch Melvin grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Chicago Ned Manto flies out to the right fielder. Bubblegum Wilson grounds out to the second baseman. Gino Parrotti grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Fritz Trice walks. Johnny Adamson singles to left field. Fritz Trice advances to third on the hit. Johnny Adamson steals second. Joe Ahnen walks. Hunter Bradley pops out to the second baseman. Christian Adolfo walks. Fritz Trice scores. Hanley Mulligan grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Johnny Adamson scores. Joe Ahnen advances to third on the play. Christian Adolfo advances to second on the play. Billy Gray comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Kevin Moret strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Chicago Jack Harmon singles past the second baseman. Marino Renick flies out to the center fielder. Charlie Holdsworth flies out to the center fielder. Jim Harkness walks. Mickey Wells singles to center field. Jack Harmon scores. Jim Harkness aggressively advances to third on the hit. Jim Smith is pinch hitting for Niles North. Jim Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Oakland Lou Bruner enters the game as a defensive replacement for Jim Smith at C. Marlon Carter grounds out to the second baseman. Butch Melvin grounds out to the pitcher. Fritz Trice grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Chicago Billy Gray strikes out. Bubblegum Wilson singles to left field. Gino Parrotti grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Johnny Adamson doubles to right field. Joe Ahnen hits an infield single to the third baseman. Dwight Hardy is pinch hitting for Hunter Bradley. Dwight Hardy singles to center field. Johnny Adamson scores. Christian Adolfo lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Hanley Mulligan walks. Kevin Moret is hit by a pitch. Joe Ahnen scores. Marlon Carter walks. Dwight Hardy scores. Butch Melvin singles to left field. Hanley Mulligan scores. Kevin Moret scores. Marlon Carter advances to third on the hit. Alvin Springer is pinch hitting for Fritz Trice. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Alvin Springer grounds out to the third baseman. Butch Melvin advances to second on the play. Johnny Adamson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Chicago Ches Holman enters the game as a defensive replacement for Dwight Hardy at 3B. Jack Harmon grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Marino Renick flies out to the right fielder. Charlie Holdsworth pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Joe Ahnen singles to left field. Ches Holman strikes out. Christian Adolfo fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Christian Adolfo singles to center field. Hanley Mulligan singles to right field. Al Jones comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is pulled because he is getting hammered (Relief pitcher has given up 5 or more earned runs, he is tired, and the team is losing by more than 5 runs). Jo Wiley is pinch hitting for Kevin Moret. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jo Wiley grounds into a 4-6-3 double play - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Chicago Jim Minchey is pinch hitting for Jim Harkness. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jim Minchey strikes out. Mickey Wells singles to center field. Lou Bruner reached on a fielding error by Alvin Springer. Joe Gromek is pinch hitting for Al Jones. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Joe Gromek singles to left field. Mickey Wells scores. Bubblegum Wilson hits a home run. Lou Bruner scores. Joe Gromek scores. Ron Derby comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Gino Parrotti singles to right field. Lee Lonborg comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Jack Harmon grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Gino Parrotti is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Marino Renick flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Oakland total runners LOB: 10 Chicago total runners LOB: 6
Batting:2B - Johnny Adamson (19).HR - Hanley Mulligan (19).GIDP - Jo Wiley.HBP - Kevin Moret (3). Baserunning: SB - Johnny Adamson (7). Fielding: E - Alvin Springer, Joe Ahnen.
Game Notes Ron Derby is injured and is expected to be out 17 days.
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Jack Paquette improves in range George Hart did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Les Tierney improves in speed Taylor Morton did not respond to coaching in velocity
Chicago Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Ryan Lawson did not respond to coaching in speed Ted Harikkala improves in contact_vs_righty Harvey Kealey improves in arm Brian Schmees did not respond to coaching in control Bill Grantham did not respond to coaching in LF