Win: Mike Gardner (20-2) Loss: Joe Kissinger (2-11)
Inning: 1 New York Joe Kissinger pitching. Fred Moore singles to right field. Josh Long hits an infield single to the third baseman. Al Sturdivant doubles to right field. Fred Moore scores. Josh Long uses his aggressiveness and scores. Chick Ross grounds out to the second baseman. Al Sturdivant advances to third on the play. Skip Crowell grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Al Sturdivant scores. Chick Krueger doubles to center field. Dennis Rogers singles to center field. Chick Krueger scores. Daryl DeMontreville flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Oakland Dutch Henshaw pitching. Epps Mattox grounds out to the second baseman. John Konnick walks. Dave Blackburn strikes out. Ted Peltz singles to left field. John Konnick advances to third on the hit. Ted Peltz steals second. Ken Stromme singles to center field. John Konnick scores. Ted Peltz scores. Harry Renteria grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 New York Dutch Henshaw strikes out. Fred Moore walks. Josh Long singles to center field. Fred Moore aggressively advances to third on the hit. Al Sturdivant flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Fred Moore scores. Chick Ross walks. Skip Crowell singles to center field. Josh Long scores. Chick Ross aggressively advances to third on the hit. Angel Link comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Chick Krueger grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Oakland Elliot Pierre strikes out. Joe Reis strikes out. Angel Link grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 New York Dennis Rogers lines out to the shortstop. Daryl DeMontreville singles to left field. Dutch Henshaw fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Dutch Henshaw flies out to the left fielder. Fred Moore walks. Josh Long grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Oakland Epps Mattox strikes out. John Konnick hits an infield single to the pitcher. Dave Blackburn singles to left field. Ted Peltz singles to right field. Ken Stromme grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 New York Al Sturdivant grounds out to the second baseman. Chick Ross grounds out to the shortstop. Skip Crowell flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Harry Renteria flies out to the left fielder. Elliot Pierre grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Reis strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 New York Chick Krueger strikes out. Dennis Rogers strikes out. Daryl DeMontreville singles to right field. Dutch Henshaw grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Daryl DeMontreville is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Angel Link strikes out. Epps Mattox walks. John Konnick reached on a 2-base fielding error by Fred Moore. Dave Blackburn hits a home run. Epps Mattox scores. John Konnick scores. Mike Gardner comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ted Peltz strikes out. Ken Stromme flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 New York Fred Moore strikes out. Josh Long flies out to the right fielder. Al Sturdivant doubles to left field. Chick Ross flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Harry Renteria strikes out. Elliot Pierre strikes out. Joe Reis strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 New York Skip Crowell grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Chick Krueger walks. Dennis Rogers singles to left field. Chick Krueger aggressively advances to third on the hit. Daryl DeMontreville walks. Mike Gardner singles past the shortstop. Chick Krueger scores. Dennis Rogers is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Daryl DeMontreville advances to third on the play. Burt Settlemire comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Fred Moore strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Oakland Otie Shepherd is pinch hitting for Burt Settlemire. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Otie Shepherd flies out to the center fielder. Epps Mattox singles to left field. John Konnick grounds out to the pitcher. Epps Mattox advances to second on the play. Dave Blackburn is hit by a pitch. Ted Peltz walks. Ken Stromme strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 New York Huck Crist pitching. Josh Long walks. Al Sturdivant singles past the second baseman. Josh Long advances to third on the hit. Chick Ross hits a home run. Josh Long scores. Al Sturdivant scores. Bill Giovanola comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Skip Crowell flies out to the left fielder. Chick Krueger singles to center field. Dennis Rogers pops out to the shortstop. Daryl DeMontreville strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Harry Renteria flies out to the center fielder. Elliot Pierre flies out to the center fielder. Joe Reis flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 New York Jim Wood is pinch hitting for Mike Gardner. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Jim Wood grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Fred Moore singles to left field. Josh Long singles to center field. Fred Moore advances to third on the hit. Al Sturdivant grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Fred Moore scores. Josh Long advances to second on the play. Chick Ross singles to right field. Josh Long scores. Skip Crowell reached on a fielding error by Ted Peltz. Chick Krueger strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Oakland Jim Reinhart pitching. Eric Stephenson is pinch hitting for Bill Giovanola. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Eric Stephenson flies out to the center fielder. Epps Mattox grounds out to the pitcher. John Konnick grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 New York total runners LOB: 12 Oakland total runners LOB: 6
Game Notes Eric Stephenson is injured and is expected to be out 29 days.
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: George Silvestri did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Joe Campisi did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Bruce Hancock did not respond to coaching in velocity Billy Sosa did not respond to coaching in arm Cookie Oliva did not respond to coaching in control Jim Turner improves in range
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Steve Brucker did not respond to coaching in arm Butch Backman did not respond to coaching in velocity Bobo Riles improves in control Andre Wehmeier improves in power_vs_righty Steve Brucker improves in range Andre Wehmeier did not respond to coaching in speed Chris Cote did not respond to coaching in C