Win: Alan Moolic (1-0) Loss: Stan Parra (0-1)
Save: Charlie Merena (1)
Inning: 1 Detroit Alan Moolic pitching. Tomonori Nakamoto singles to left field. Jack Fox flies out to the center fielder. Val Cochrane grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Oakland Stan Parra pitching. Joe Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Leo Ens grounds out to the pitcher. Garland Quinn flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Manny Hanning doubles to right field. Jason Farmer grounds out to the second baseman. Manny Hanning advances to third on the play. Blaine Firova strikes out. Al Ramirez grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Jack Hicks singles to left field. Nelson Pickett strikes out. Herb Hume grounds out to the second baseman. Jack Hicks advances to second on the play. Rob Harris pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Frank Thorpe strikes out. Stan Parra strikes out. Tomonori Nakamoto strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Frank Beard walks. Alan Moolic lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Joe Smith flies out to the left fielder. Leo Ens walks. Garland Quinn grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Detroit Jack Fox grounds out to the shortstop. Val Cochrane grounds out to the second baseman. Manny Hanning strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Jack Hicks strikes out. Nelson Pickett singles to left field. Herb Hume grounds out to the second baseman. Nelson Pickett advances to second on the play. Rob Harris flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Jason Farmer grounds out to the pitcher. Blaine Firova grounds out to the second baseman. Al Ramirez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Frank Beard strikes out. Alan Moolic strikes out. Joe Smith grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Frank Thorpe strikes out. Stan Parra strikes out. Tomonori Nakamoto reached on a 2-base throwing error by Joe Smith. Jack Fox singles to center field. Tomonori Nakamoto scores. Val Cochrane singles to left field. Manny Hanning doubles to right field. Jack Fox scores. Jason Farmer flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Oakland Leo Ens singles to right field. Garland Quinn walks. Jack Hicks flies out to the left fielder. Nelson Pickett walks. Herb Hume flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Leo Ens scores. Rob Harris singles to left field. Garland Quinn scores. Nelson Pickett advances to third on the hit. Frank Beard doubles to left field. Nelson Pickett scores. Rob Harris uses his aggressiveness and scores. Alan Moolic flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Blaine Firova flies out to the right fielder. Al Ramirez singles past the second baseman. Passed ball. Al Ramirez advances to second. Frank Thorpe grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Moss is pinch hitting for Stan Parra. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Joe Moss singles to center field. Al Ramirez scores. Tomonori Nakamoto hits an infield single to the second baseman. Harry Furillo comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Jack Fox grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Oakland Solly Casimiro pitching. Joe Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Leo Ens singles to left field. Garland Quinn walks. Jack Hicks flies out to the left fielder. Nelson Pickett triples. Leo Ens scores. Garland Quinn scores. Wil Boston comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Herb Hume pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Val Cochrane singles to left field. Manny Hanning hits a home run. Val Cochrane scores. Paul Reynolds comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jason Farmer strikes out. Blaine Firova singles to center field. Al Ramirez grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Rob Harris grounds out to the third baseman. Frank Beard grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Steve Franklin is pinch hitting for Paul Reynolds. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Steve Franklin grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Detroit Charlie Merena pitching. Frank Thorpe flies out to the center fielder. Frank Blaylock is pinch hitting for Wil Boston. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Frank Blaylock grounds out to the third baseman. Tomonori Nakamoto flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Detroit total runners left on base: 5 Oakland total runners left on base: 6
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Harvey Burke improves in arm Tim Morris improves in power_vs_lefty Bill Fulghum improves in range Doc Egan did not respond to coaching in control Roger DeFreitas did not respond to coaching in CF
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Doyle Runyan improves in power_vs_righty Dave Eichrodt did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Steve Batch did not respond to coaching in speed Ron Coombs improves in control