Win: Chris Chlupsa (12-11) Loss: Duke Spencer (7-9)
Inning: 1 Baltimore Duke Spencer pitching. Bruce Robles hits a home run. Jeffrey Massa flies out to the left fielder. Pedro Thomas flies out to the right fielder. Christy Wells strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Oakland Chris Chlupsa pitching. Mel Delgado flies out to the left fielder. Al Face strikes out. Kazuyuki Jobe flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Baltimore Lou Oglesby grounds out to the shortstop. Hemmy Cooter flies out to the left fielder. Ken Rice grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Minoru Shibahara strikes out. Sukehiro Akiyama singles to right field. Sam Bejma singles to center field. Jack Barr walks. Al Baumer flies out to the right fielder. Duke Spencer strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 Baltimore Buster Miller reached on a fielding error by Jack Barr. Chris Chlupsa fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Chris Chlupsa walks. Bruce Robles flies out to the center fielder. Jeffrey Massa walks. Pedro Thomas pops out to the shortstop. Christy Wells singles to right field. Buster Miller scores. Chris Chlupsa scores. Jeffrey Massa advances to third on the hit. Lou Oglesby singles to center field. Jeffrey Massa scores. Christy Wells advances to third on the hit. Hemmy Cooter walks. Ken Rice grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 Oakland Mel Delgado flies out to the center fielder. Al Face pops out to the pitcher. Kazuyuki Jobe doubles to center field. Minoru Shibahara grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Baltimore Buster Miller singles to right field. Chris Chlupsa lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Bruce Robles triples. Buster Miller scores. Jeffrey Massa singles to right field. Bruce Robles scores. Pedro Thomas grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Sukehiro Akiyama grounds out to the second baseman. Sam Bejma flies out to the left fielder. Jack Barr singles to center field. Jack Barr is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Baltimore Christy Wells strikes out. Lou Oglesby grounds out to the shortstop. Hemmy Cooter singles to center field. Ken Rice singles to right field. Hemmy Cooter advances to third on the hit. Buster Miller flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Oakland Al Baumer strikes out. Duke Spencer singles to center field. Mel Delgado strikes out. Al Face grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Duke Spencer is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Baltimore Chris Chlupsa grounds out to the shortstop. Bruce Robles pops out to the first baseman. Jeffrey Massa grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Kazuyuki Jobe doubles to left field. Minoru Shibahara grounds out to the shortstop. Sukehiro Akiyama flies out to the right fielder. Sam Bejma lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Baltimore Pedro Thomas pops out to the shortstop. Christy Wells strikes out. Lou Oglesby hits a home run. Ron DeViveiros comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Hemmy Cooter singles to center field. Ken Rice singles to center field. Hemmy Cooter is thrown out trying to advance to third by the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Jack Barr flies out to the left fielder. Al Baumer doubles to center field. Roy Shinners is pinch hitting for Ron DeViveiros. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Roy Shinners grounds out to the shortstop. Mel Delgado flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Baltimore Jim Trouppe pitching. Buster Miller grounds out to the shortstop. Chris Chlupsa grounds out to the third baseman. Bruce Robles grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Al Face singles to left field. Kazuyuki Jobe flies out to the left fielder. Minoru Shibahara singles to right field. Al Face advances to third on the hit. Sukehiro Akiyama pops out to the catcher. Sam Bejma grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Baltimore Jeffrey Massa grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Yukinori Arasuna is pinch hitting for Pedro Thomas. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Yukinori Arasuna singles to left field. Yukinori Arasuna steals second. Christy Wells walks. Lou Oglesby flies out to the center fielder. Elmer DeRosa is pinch hitting for Hemmy Cooter. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Elmer DeRosa grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Oakland Jack Barr grounds out to the shortstop. Al Baumer flies out to the center fielder. Gus Tamulis is pinch hitting for Jim Trouppe. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Gus Tamulis singles to left field. Mel Delgado singles to right field. Gus Tamulis advances to third on the hit. Al Face grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Baltimore total runners LOB: 8 Oakland total runners LOB: 11
Baltimore Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Bill Candelaria did not respond to coaching in control Alex Kopacz did not respond to coaching in speed Jim Smith improves in speed Greg Finigan did not respond to coaching in endurance
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Sam Archer improves in range Bob Murphy improves in power_vs_lefty Sam Archer improves in power_vs_lefty Heinie Conroy improves in power_vs_lefty