Win: Rick Rubio (11-14) Loss: Billy Putman (10-16)
Inning: 1 Oakland Billy Putman pitching. Matt Connors flies out to the right fielder. Lyman Brantley pops out to the catcher. Frank Kane strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Detroit Rick Rubio pitching. Butch Zientara strikes out. Tom Ernaga strikes out. Hisao Okano grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Steve Brandon grounds out to the second baseman. Oscar Redmond strikes out. Jodie Davis singles to center field. Chris Hyatt singles to left field. Bill McCarthy grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Detroit Bill Daley flies out to the left fielder. Marty Scarbery grounds out to the shortstop. Makoto Ono strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Rick Rubio grounds out to the second baseman. Matt Connors grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Lyman Brantley grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Jeff Lonborg grounds out to the second baseman. Daiki Hirosawa strikes out. Billy Putman reached on a fielding error by Jodie Davis. Butch Zientara singles to center field. Tom Ernaga singles past the shortstop. Billy Putman is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Frank Kane strikes out. Steve Brandon doubles to left field. Oscar Redmond strikes out. Jodie Davis singles in front of the right fielder. Steve Brandon scores. Chris Hyatt walks. Jodie Davis gets picked off second (1-6). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Hisao Okano flies out to the left fielder. Bill Daley singles to left field. Marty Scarbery strikes out. Makoto Ono grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Bill McCarthy hits a home run. Rick Rubio strikes out. Matt Connors flies out to the right fielder. Lyman Brantley pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Jeff Lonborg grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Daiki Hirosawa hits a home run. Billy Putman is hit by a pitch. Butch Zientara pops out to the first baseman. Tom Ernaga grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Frank Kane lines out to the shortstop. Steve Brandon grounds out to the shortstop. Oscar Redmond singles to center field. Jodie Davis walks. Chris Hyatt pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Detroit Hisao Okano grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Daley grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Marty Scarbery grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Bill McCarthy grounds out to the third baseman. Rick Rubio reached on a fielding error by Jeff Lonborg. Matt Connors singles to left field. Lyman Brantley doubles to center field. Rick Rubio scores. Frank Kane strikes out. Brent Scott 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. Steve Brandon hits a home run. Matt Connors scores. Lyman Brantley scores. Oscar Redmond singles to center field. Jodie Davis singles to center field. Oscar Redmond advances to third on the hit. Chris Hyatt singles to center field. Oscar Redmond scores. Jodie Davis aggressively advances to third on the hit. Bill McCarthy singles to left field. Jodie Davis scores. Rick Rubio reached on a fielding error by Daiki Hirosawa. Matt Connors grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Detroit Makoto Ono lines out to the shortstop. Jeff Lonborg lines out to the second baseman. Daiki Hirosawa pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Jake Sutherland is pinch hitting for Lyman Brantley. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jake Sutherland grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Frank Kane grounds out to the third baseman. Steve Brandon grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Yuichi Hiroshima is pinch hitting for Brent Scott. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Yuichi Hiroshima grounds out to the second baseman. Butch Zientara flies out to the left fielder. Tom Ernaga grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Freddy Myers pitching. Oscar Redmond grounds out to the shortstop. Jodie Davis grounds out to the shortstop. Eddie Lamb is pinch hitting for Chris Hyatt. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Eddie Lamb strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Detroit Hisao Okano pops out to the second baseman. Bill Daley walks. Marty Scarbery grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Bill Daley is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Makoto Ono grounds into a force play to the first baseman - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Marty Scarbery is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Oakland total runners LOB: 8 Detroit total runners LOB: 4
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: D- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Ryan Sullivan improves in power_vs_righty Ralph Francona improves in endurance Ryan Sullivan did not respond to coaching in speed Reggie Broaca did not respond to coaching in velocity John Taff improves in power_vs_lefty Lou Hesketh improves in speed Phillip Premium did not respond to coaching in 2B
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Bill Leon did not respond to coaching in control Mark Macphee improves in range John Potter improves in power_vs_righty Duke Nagel did not respond to coaching in velocity Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. John Gossett did not respond to coaching in speed