Win: Jack Campbell (1-1) Loss: Rocky Hermansen (3-2)
Inning: 1 Oakland Rocky Hermansen pitching. Bob Ostergard grounds out to the shortstop. Matt Connors flies out to the left fielder. Lyman Brantley walks. Frank Kane hits a home run. Lyman Brantley scores. Steve Brandon grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Detroit Jack Campbell pitching. Sam Feinberg is hit by a pitch. Edgar Henderson grounds out to the third baseman. Sam Feinberg advances to second on the play. Rufe Person singles to center field. Sam Feinberg is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Hisao Okano pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Oscar Redmond grounds out to the shortstop. Jodie Davis grounds out to the shortstop. Chris Hyatt walks. Jack Campbell grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Chris Hyatt is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Bill Daley grounds out to the shortstop. Makoto Ono flies out to the left fielder. Jeff Lonborg grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Bob Ostergard walks. Matt Connors singles to center field. Lyman Brantley flies out to the left fielder. Frank Kane strikes out. Steve Brandon walks. Oscar Redmond singles to center field. Bob Ostergard scores. Matt Connors scores. Jodie Davis strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Detroit Daiki Hirosawa singles to center field. Rocky Hermansen lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, Daiki Hirosawa forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Sam Feinberg strikes out. Edgar Henderson walks. Rufe Person walks. Hisao Okano strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Oakland Chris Hyatt grounds out to the second baseman. Jack Campbell flies out to the right fielder. Bob Ostergard grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Bill Daley flies out to the center fielder. Makoto Ono singles to left field. Jeff Lonborg strikes out. Daiki Hirosawa singles past the shortstop. Rocky Hermansen doubles to left field. Makoto Ono scores. Daiki Hirosawa uses his aggressiveness and scores. Sam Feinberg flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Matt Connors singles to left field. Lyman Brantley strikes out. Frank Kane strikes out. Steve Brandon walks. Passed ball. Matt Connors advances to third. Steve Brandon advances to second. Oscar Redmond singles to center field. Matt Connors scores. Steve Brandon scores. Brent Scott comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Oscar Redmond steals second. Jodie Davis walks. Chris Hyatt singles to left field. Oscar Redmond scores. Jack Campbell flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Detroit Edgar Henderson singles to right field. Rufe Person pops out to the first baseman. Hisao Okano walks. Passed ball. Edgar Henderson advances to third. Hisao Okano advances to second. Bill Daley flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Edgar Henderson scores. Makoto Ono grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Bob Ostergard singles to left field. Matt Connors grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Bob Ostergard is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Lyman Brantley grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Jeff Lonborg singles to center field. Daiki Hirosawa singles to right field. Frank Meeker 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. Brent Scott lays down a bunt. The first baseman fields the ball, throws to third for the force out, on to first but the throw to first for the double play is not in time. Daiki Hirosawa advances to second on the play. Daiki Hirosawa advances to second on the play. Sam Feinberg pops out to the second baseman. Edgar Henderson strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Oakland Frank Kane strikes out. Steve Brandon grounds out to the shortstop. Oscar Redmond flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Rufe Person grounds out to the third baseman. Hisao Okano doubles to left field. Bill Daley strikes out. Makoto Ono walks. Jeff Lonborg triples. Hisao Okano scores. Makoto Ono scores. Brian Corbin comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Daiki Hirosawa flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Jodie Davis flies out to the center fielder. Eddie Lamb is pinch hitting for Chris Hyatt. Eddie Lamb walks. Don Judnich is pinch hitting for Brian Corbin. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Don Judnich strikes out. Bob Ostergard singles to center field. Matt Connors hits an infield single to the pitcher. Lyman Brantley triples. Eddie Lamb scores. Bob Ostergard scores. Matt Connors scores. Bob Harmon comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Frank Kane flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Henry Grim pitching. Marty Scarbery is pinch hitting for Bob Harmon. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Marty Scarbery doubles to center field. Sam Feinberg singles to center field. Marty Scarbery scores. Edgar Henderson pops out to the first baseman. Rufe Person grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Freddy Myers pitching. Steve Brandon is hit by a pitch. Oscar Redmond flies out to the center fielder. Steve Brandon steals second. Jodie Davis grounds out to the shortstop. Eddie Lamb singles to center field. Steve Brandon scores. Henry Grim strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit Butch Zientara is pinch hitting for Hisao Okano. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Butch Zientara singles to left field. Bill Daley flies out to the left fielder. Yuichi Hiroshima is pinch hitting for Makoto Ono. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Yuichi Hiroshima grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Butch Zientara advances to second on the play. Buck Purtell is pinch hitting for Jeff Lonborg. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Buck Purtell pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Oakland total runners LOB: 7 Detroit total runners LOB: 10
Batting:3B - Lyman Brantley (1).HR - Frank Kane (8).GIDP - Lyman Brantley.HBP - Steve Brandon (2). Baserunning: SB - Steve Brandon (4), Oscar Redmond (8). Fielding: PB - Matt Connors.
Game Notes Frank Meeker is injured and is expected to be out 10 days.
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Phillip Premium improves in contact_vs_righty Don Hoover improves in contact_vs_lefty Reggie Broaca did not respond to coaching in control Jeff Baldwin did not respond to coaching in velocity Eddie Johnson improves in range John Taff improves in range Phillip Premium did not respond to coaching in 2B
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: David Speer did not respond to coaching in velocity Steve Micelotta did not respond to coaching in control Mark Macphee improves in contact_vs_lefty Roy Pavano did not respond to coaching in speed Mark Macphee improves in contact_vs_righty Billy Henry did not respond to coaching in arm Billy Henry did not respond to coaching in SS