Win: Mark Oliver (6-10) Loss: Rick Batiste (10-14)
Save: Vic Roche (35)
Inning: 1 Oakland Mark Oliver pitching. Ray Hudson singles to center field. Marcelino Grimes grounds out to the third baseman. Ray Hudson advances to second on the play. Tom Henrich strikes out. Ryuji Kawasaki walks. Onan Snopek flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Rick Batiste pitching. Ivey Taylor grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Smith pops out to the first baseman. Taylor Mahay singles to left field. Masatoshi Tsuchiya flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Bobby Sandt strikes out. Johnny Hockenbery strikes out. Adoni mitchell grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Glenn Tomko grounds out to the shortstop. Nobuhiro Matsushima strikes out. Charlie Clyburn flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Rick Batiste singles to right field. Ray Hudson grounds out to the pitcher. Rick Batiste advances to second on the play. Marcelino Grimes triples. Rick Batiste scores. Tom Henrich grounds out to the second baseman. Marcelino Grimes scores. Ryuji Kawasaki strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Dwain Russell flies out to the right fielder. Mark Oliver doubles to center field. Ivey Taylor strikes out. Jim Smith grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Onan Snopek strikes out. Bobby Sandt walks. Johnny Hockenbery reached on a 2-base fielding error by Jim Smith. Adoni mitchell strikes out. Rick Batiste strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Taylor Mahay grounds out to the second baseman. Masatoshi Tsuchiya walks. Glenn Tomko flies out to the center fielder. Nobuhiro Matsushima grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Ray Hudson singles to left field. Ray Hudson is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Marcelino Grimes grounds out to the third baseman. Tom Henrich grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Charlie Clyburn strikes out. Dwain Russell strikes out. Mark Oliver pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Ryuji Kawasaki grounds out to the second baseman. Onan Snopek singles to center field. Bobby Sandt pops out to the shortstop. Johnny Hockenbery grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Ivey Taylor walks. Jim Smith hits a home run. Ivey Taylor scores. Taylor Mahay grounds out to the second baseman. Masatoshi Tsuchiya walks. Glenn Tomko grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Adoni mitchell flies out to the right fielder. Rick Batiste strikes out. Ray Hudson is hit by a pitch. Marcelino Grimes strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Nobuhiro Matsushima walks. Charlie Clyburn strikes out. Dwain Russell strikes out. Mark Oliver strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Tom Henrich grounds out to the shortstop. Ryuji Kawasaki doubles to center field. Onan Snopek strikes out. Bobby Sandt grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Ivey Taylor singles to right field. Jim Smith strikes out. Taylor Mahay singles to center field. Ivey Taylor advances to third on the hit. Masatoshi Tsuchiya grounds out to the shortstop. Ivey Taylor scores. Taylor Mahay advances to second on the play. Ricky vaughn 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 1st. Glenn Tomko walks. Nobuhiro Matsushima grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Oakland Vic Roche comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Johnny Hockenbery grounds out to the second baseman. Adoni mitchell singles to right field. Joe Billings is pinch hitting for Ricky vaughn. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Joe Billings pops out to the catcher. Ray Hudson grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Oakland total runners left on base: 8 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 6
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Roy Heismann did not respond to coaching in velocity Paul Show did not respond to coaching in range Roy Heismann did not respond to coaching in control Roy Heismann improves in control George Rojek did not respond to coaching in 1B
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Adam Crouch did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Kazuya Kakimoto did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Adam Crouch did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Jim Dumoulin did not respond to coaching in velocity