Win: Lloyd Roskos (8-1) Loss: Danny Wheeler (2-4)
Save: Jay Miller (30)
Inning: 1 Detroit William Shakyspear pitching. Rudy Brown singles to left field. Chad Nerves Twitchell lines out to the third baseman. Tom Demery grounds out to the pitcher. Rudy Brown advances to second on the play. Ricardo Hargrave strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Oakland John Sloan pitching. Mike Romero grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Steve Rightnowar singles to center field. Larry Eaton singles to left field. Steve Rightnowar advances to third on the hit. Scott Newsome grounds out to the third baseman. Larry Eaton advances to second on the play. Todd Murphy hits a home run. Steve Rightnowar scores. Larry Eaton scores. Ron Regan singles past the first baseman. Pat Sunday grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Ron Regan is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Leo Teed grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Rodriguez grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Angel Hackman strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Andy Ricketts singles to right field. William Shakyspear lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Mike Romero strikes out. Steve Rightnowar flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Todd Ballenger strikes out. John Sloan hits a home run. Rudy Brown lines out to the shortstop. Chad Nerves Twitchell strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Larry Eaton singles to right field. Larry Eaton steals second. Scott Newsome pops out to the second baseman. Todd Murphy singles to right field. Ron Regan strikes out. Pat Sunday doubles to left field. Larry Eaton scores. Todd Murphy uses his aggressiveness and scores. Andy Ricketts grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Tom Demery walks. Ricardo Hargrave strikes out. Leo Teed pops out to the third baseman. Joe Rodriguez doubles to center field. Tom Demery uses his aggressiveness and scores. Angel Hackman walks. Todd Ballenger reached on a 2-base throwing error by Pat Sunday. Joe Rodriguez scores. Jesse Gillespie is pinch hitting for John Sloan. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Jesse Gillespie walks. Rudy Brown hits a home run. Angel Hackman scores. Todd Ballenger scores. Jesse Gillespie scores. Chad Nerves Twitchell grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Bill Blades pitching. William Shakyspear singles to center field. Mike Romero singles to left field. Steve Rightnowar lines out to the pitcher. Larry Eaton grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Tom Demery grounds out to the third baseman. Ricardo Hargrave strikes out. Leo Teed walks. Joe Rodriguez grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Scott Newsome strikes out. Todd Murphy strikes out. Ron Regan grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Angel Hackman strikes out. Todd Ballenger strikes out. Bill Blades grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Pat Sunday grounds out to the shortstop. Andy Ricketts grounds out to the third baseman. Ike Erdos is pinch hitting for William Shakyspear. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Ike Erdos pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Marvell Cruz pitching. Rudy Brown grounds out to the third baseman. Chad Nerves Twitchell doubles to center field. Tom Demery grounds out to the shortstop. Ricardo Hargrave singles to right field. Leo Teed grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Oakland Mike Romero grounds out to the pitcher. Steve Rightnowar singles in front of the left fielder. Larry Eaton strikes out. Scott Newsome grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Joe Rodriguez grounds out to the shortstop. Angel Hackman singles to center field. Todd Ballenger pops out to the second baseman. Doug Petagine is pinch hitting for Bill Blades. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Doug Petagine singles to left field. Angel Hackman advances to third on the hit. Lloyd Roskos comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states RP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Rudy Brown grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Oakland Danny Wheeler pitching. Todd Murphy singles to center field. Ron Regan grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Todd Murphy is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Pat Sunday hits an infield single to the third baseman. Andy Ricketts hits a home run. Ron Regan scores. Pat Sunday scores. Brady Barrett comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Lloyd Roskos grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Romero grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Detroit Jay Miller comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Chad Nerves Twitchell walks. Tom Demery grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Ricardo Hargrave flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Detroit total runners left on base: 6 Oakland total runners left on base: 5
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Roy Moreno did not respond to coaching in control Larry Webster improves in arm Larry Webster improves in contact_vs_lefty Bob Schmidt did not respond to coaching in speed
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Vin Goodwin did not respond to coaching in arm Frank Brenzel improves in arm Oddibe Knoll did not respond to coaching in range Greg Pepper improves in speed Oddibe Knoll did not respond to coaching in SS