Win: Brady Barrett (3-1) Loss: Alex Brady (10-8)
Save: Dick McNertney (29)
Inning: 1 Oakland John Sloan pitching. Steve Tovar lines out to the third baseman. Pascual Elston doubles to center field. Mike Romero walks. Steve Rightnowar strikes out. Larry Eaton grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Detroit William Shakyspear pitching. Les Miller grounds out to the shortstop. Chad Nerves Twitchell singles to center field. Steve Congalton triples. Chad Nerves Twitchell scores. Tom Demery grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Steve Congalton scores. Mike Smith doubles to right field. Ricardo Hargrave grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Scott Newsome strikes out. Ron Regan singles to center field. Andy Ricketts strikes out. William Shakyspear flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Joe Rodriguez walks. Doug Petagine singles to right field. John Sloan pops up a bunt to the pitcher. Les Miller doubles past the left fielder. Joe Rodriguez scores. Chad Nerves Twitchell grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Steve Congalton singles to center field. Doug Petagine scores. Les Miller scores. Harry Yancy comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tom Demery flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Steve Tovar strikes out. Pascual Elston grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mike Romero singles to right field. Steve Rightnowar strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Mike Smith pops out to the third baseman. Ricardo Hargrave singles to right field. Joe Rodriguez is hit by a pitch. Doug Petagine singles to right field. Ricardo Hargrave scores. Joe Rodriguez advances to third on the hit. John Sloan grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Larry Eaton strikes out. Scott Newsome singles to right field. Ron Regan singles to center field. Scott Newsome advances to third on the hit. Andy Ricketts hits a home run. Scott Newsome scores. Ron Regan scores. Harry Yancy singles to left field. Steve Tovar singles to center field. Harry Yancy advances to third on the hit. Jim Johnson 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. Pascual Elston walks. Mike Romero singles to left field. Harry Yancy scores. Steve Tovar scores. Pascual Elston advances to third on the hit. Mike Romero steals second. The defense is playing the infield in. Steve Rightnowar flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Pascual Elston scores. Larry Eaton singles to right field. Mike Romero scores. Brady Barrett comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Scott Newsome flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Les Miller hits a home run. Alex Brady comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Chad Nerves Twitchell grounds out to the second baseman. Steve Congalton singles to right field. Tom Demery singles to center field. Steve Congalton advances to third on the hit. Mike Smith strikes out. Ricardo Hargrave grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Oakland Ron Regan grounds out to the second baseman. Andy Ricketts strikes out. Alex Brady flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Joe Rodriguez walks. Doug Petagine pops out to the shortstop. Joe Rodriguez steals second. Brady Barrett doubles to center field. Joe Rodriguez scores. Les Miller walks. Marvell Cruz comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Chad Nerves Twitchell grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Steve Tovar strikes out. Pascual Elston flies out to the center fielder. Mike Romero singles to right field. Steve Rightnowar flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Steve Congalton hits a home run. Tom Demery walks. Tom Demery is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Mike Smith singles to center field. Ricardo Hargrave grounds out to the pitcher. Mike Smith advances to second on the play. Joe Rodriguez flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Larry Eaton singles to left field. Scott Newsome grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Larry Eaton is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Ron Regan triples. Scott Newsome scores. The defense is playing the infield in. Danny Wheeler comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Andy Ricketts strikes out. Todd Murphy is pinch hitting for Marvell Cruz. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Todd Murphy flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Lloyd Roskos pitching. Doug Petagine grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Angel Hackman is pinch hitting for Danny Wheeler. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Angel Hackman strikes out. Les Miller singles to center field. Chad Nerves Twitchell singles to left field. Les Miller advances to third on the hit. Steve Congalton grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Oakland Dave Alvarez pitching. Steve Tovar grounds out to the shortstop. Pascual Elston grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Mike Romero flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Tom Demery grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Smith grounds out to the second baseman. Ricardo Hargrave singles to center field. Joe Rodriguez singles to left field. Ricardo Hargrave advances to third on the hit. Doug Petagine grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Oakland Dick McNertney comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Steve Rightnowar pops out to the second baseman. Larry Eaton pops out to the shortstop. Scott Newsome singles in front of the right fielder. Ron Regan singles to left field. Andy Ricketts walks. Ike Erdos is pinch hitting for Lloyd Roskos. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Ike Erdos grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Oakland total runners left on base: 10 Detroit total runners left on base: 11
Batting:2B - Les Miller (34), Mike Smith (16), Brady Barrett (1).3B - Steve Congalton (5).HR - Les Miller (9), Steve Congalton (15).GIDP - Chad Nerves Twitchell, John Sloan.HBP - Joe Rodriguez (1). Baserunning: SB - Joe Rodriguez (1).CS - Tom Demery (4).
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Tom Cohen improves in speed Jeff Huskey did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Lew Crosetti improves in arm Hugh Lombardi did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Oddibe Knoll did not respond to coaching in SS
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Ed Spencer did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Dave Goslin improves in arm Bob Kekich improves in range Roy Moreno did not respond to coaching in control