Win: Masaki Ochi (5-3) Loss: Lou Brittain (6-6)
Save: Danny Oliver (7)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Mike Ponce pitching. Jay Barr flies out to the right fielder. Jim Roberson grounds out to the shortstop. Mel Taylor singles to right field. Dmitri Phelps strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Oakland Robin Crockett pitching. Jimmy Enwright flies out to the right fielder. Jiggs Kerr flies out to the center fielder. Tom Duryea flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Les Moren hits a home run. Denny Crandall grounds out to the second baseman. Dmitri Hearn singles to center field. Ed Asadoor lines out to the pitcher. Robin Crockett flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Sam Berberet strikes out. Carlos Prescott singles to left field. Milt Shires grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Carlos Prescott is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Rusney Ramirez singles to right field. Milt Shires advances to third on the hit. Ted Deal hits a home run. Milt Shires scores. Rusney Ramirez scores. Mike Ponce singles to center field. Jimmy Enwright flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Jay Barr strikes out. Jim Roberson strikes out. Mel Taylor pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Jiggs Kerr singles to left field. Tom Duryea strikes out. Jiggs Kerr steals second. Sam Berberet reached on a fielding error by Les Moren. Sam Berberet steals second. Carlos Prescott strikes out. Milt Shires strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Dmitri Phelps singles to center field. Les Moren hits a home run. Dmitri Phelps scores. Denny Crandall flies out to the left fielder. Dmitri Hearn singles to left field. Ed Asadoor flies out to the left fielder. Robin Crockett strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Rusney Ramirez pops out to the second baseman. Ted Deal flies out to the center fielder. Jim Smith is pinch hitting for Mike Ponce. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Jim Smith flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Masaki Ochi pitching. Jay Barr strikes out. Jim Roberson pops out to the second baseman. Mel Taylor singles to left field. Dmitri Phelps pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Jimmy Enwright strikes out. Jiggs Kerr flies out to the right fielder. Tom Duryea flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Les Moren walks. Denny Crandall grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Les Moren advances to second on the play. Dmitri Hearn walks. Ed Asadoor grounds out to the pitcher. Les Moren advances to third on the play. Dmitri Hearn advances to second on the play. Robin Crockett grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Oakland Sam Berberet pops out to the third baseman. Carlos Prescott lines out to the shortstop. Milt Shires strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Jay Barr pops out to the catcher. Jim Roberson grounds out to the shortstop. Mel Taylor grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Lou Brittain comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Rusney Ramirez grounds out to the shortstop. Ted Deal grounds out to the shortstop. Antonio Marra is pinch hitting for Masaki Ochi. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Antonio Marra singles to left field. Antonio Marra steals second. Jimmy Enwright walks. Jiggs Kerr singles to center field. Antonio Marra scores. Jimmy Enwright advances to third on the hit. Tom Duryea strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Danny Oliver pitching. Dmitri Phelps pops out to the second baseman. Les Moren strikes out. Denny Crandall singles to center field. Dino Manush is pinch running for Denny Crandall on 1st base. Dmitri Hearn flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Sam Berberet strikes out. Bill Foreman comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Carlos Prescott pops out to the first baseman. Milt Shires grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Ed Asadoor grounds out to the pitcher. Lednier Aguila is pinch hitting for Bill Foreman. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Lednier Aguila pops out to the third baseman. Jay Barr flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 7 Oakland total runners left on base: 5
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Harley Draper did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty George Weis did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Gordon Baker did not respond to coaching in control Don Silverio did not respond to coaching in range
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Bob Parsons improves in arm Joe Pernoll did not respond to coaching in arm Lenny Kalbfus did not respond to coaching in control Don Sand did not respond to coaching in velocity