Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Lyman Tiefenthaler pitching. Willard Michalak singles to left field. Jim Roberson lines out to the pitcher. Mel Taylor doubles to left field. Willard Michalak uses his aggressiveness and scores. Dmitri Phelps walks. Marlon Fields walks. Denny Crandall strikes out. Dmitri Hearn grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 1 Oakland Rob Heist pitching. Jimmy Enwright strikes out. Jiggs Kerr singles to right field. Steve Scott singles to center field. Jiggs Kerr advances to third on the hit. Tom Duryea singles to right field. Jiggs Kerr scores. Sam Berberet grounds out to the catcher. Steve Scott advances to third on the play. Tom Duryea advances to second on the play. Carlos Prescott grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Ed Asadoor hits a home run. Rob Heist walks. Willard Michalak strikes out. Jim Roberson strikes out. Mel Taylor walks. Dmitri Phelps reached on a 2-base throwing error by Wally Kress. Rob Heist scores. Marlon Fields flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Oakland Wally Kress grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Lee Swacina walks. Lee Swacina steals second. Lyman Tiefenthaler strikes out. Jimmy Enwright doubles to left field. Lee Swacina scores. Jiggs Kerr grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Denny Crandall strikes out. Dmitri Hearn strikes out. Ed Asadoor grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Steve Scott singles to right field. Tom Duryea grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Sam Berberet flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Rob Heist pops out to the shortstop. Willard Michalak strikes out. Jim Roberson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Carlos Prescott walks. Wally Kress flies out to the center fielder. Lee Swacina singles to center field. Carlos Prescott advances to third on the hit. Lee Swacina steals second. Lyman Tiefenthaler grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jimmy Enwright flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Mel Taylor grounds out to the shortstop. Dmitri Phelps strikes out. Marlon Fields singles in front of the right fielder. Denny Crandall strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Jiggs Kerr flies out to the left fielder. Steve Scott walks. Tom Duryea strikes out. Sam Berberet walks. Carlos Prescott singles to right field. Steve Scott scores. Sam Berberet advances to third on the hit. Wally Kress grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Dmitri Hearn flies out to the right fielder. Ed Asadoor strikes out. Masaki Ochi comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Dino Manush is pinch hitting for Rob Heist. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Dino Manush grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland David Putnam pitching. Lee Swacina walks. Lee Swacina is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Masaki Ochi doubles to right field. Jimmy Enwright grounds out to the second baseman. Masaki Ochi advances to third on the play. Jiggs Kerr grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Willard Michalak flies out to the left fielder. Jim Roberson grounds out to the pitcher. Mel Taylor pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Steve Scott singles to center field. Steve Scott is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Tom Duryea walks. Sam Berberet grounds out to the third baseman. Tom Duryea advances to second on the play. Lou Brittain 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 walks. Wally Kress flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Dmitri Phelps is hit by a pitch. Marlon Fields flies out to the right fielder. Denny Crandall is hit by a pitch. Dmitri Hearn grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Lee Swacina flies out to the right fielder. Milt Shires is pinch hitting for Masaki Ochi. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Milt Shires flies out to the right fielder. Jimmy Enwright pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Danny Oliver pitching. Ed Asadoor flies out to the center fielder. Jay Barr is pinch hitting for Lou Brittain. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Jay Barr singles to right field. Willard Michalak singles to right field. Jay Barr advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the infield in. Willard Michalak steals second. The defense is playing the infield in. Jim Roberson doubles to right field. Jay Barr scores. Willard Michalak scores. Enrique Duarte comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mel Taylor hits a home run. Jim Roberson scores. Joe Sexson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dmitri Phelps walks. Marlon Fields strikes out. Denny Crandall grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Dmitri Phelps is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Bill Foreman pitching. Jiggs Kerr pops out to the third baseman. Steve Scott strikes out. Tom Duryea grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 8 Oakland total runners LOB: 10
Batting:2B - Jimmy Enwright (20), Masaki Ochi (2).GIDP - Tom Duryea. Baserunning: SB - Lee Swacina 2 (7).CS - Steve Scott (9), Lee Swacina (5). Fielding: E - Wally Kress.
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Denver Greene did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty George Weis did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Spider Easler improves in arm Walt Engel did not respond to coaching in control
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: C- Improvements: Andy Minshall did not respond to coaching in velocity Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Herb McKain did not respond to coaching in control John Arlett did not respond to coaching in control