Win: Luis Castro (2-0) Loss: Marius Breining (5-2)
Save: Andrew Heaney (1)
Inning: 1 New York Luis Castro pitching. Tommy Baez flies out to the right fielder. Pedro Garcia flies out to the right fielder. Bud Figga lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Oakland Marius Breining pitching. Ken Griffey Jr. singles to center field. Nomar Garciappara singles past the shortstop. Hal Acosta grounds out to the second baseman. Ken Griffey Jr. advances to third on the play. Nomar Garciappara advances to second on the play. Nick Punto strikes out. Nolan Arenado reached on a fielding error by Bud Figga. Ken Griffey Jr. scores. Royce Lewis pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 New York Dan Haeffner strikes out. Paul Walters strikes out. Doug Garland flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Bill Menze grounds out to the third baseman. Dan Finch pops out to the first baseman. Luis Castro grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 New York Jake Wilson pops out to the third baseman. John Picone grounds out to the shortstop. Marius Breining singles past the shortstop. Tommy Baez reached on a 2-base throwing error by Luis Castro. Pedro Garcia doubles to center field. Marius Breining scores. Tommy Baez scores. Bud Figga walks. Dan Haeffner flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Oakland Ken Griffey Jr. grounds out to the second baseman. Nomar Garciappara strikes out. Hal Acosta pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 New York Paul Walters singles to left field. Paul Walters steals second. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Doug Garland grounds out to the second baseman. Paul Walters scores. Jake Wilson singles to left field. John Picone flies out to the left fielder. Marius Breining flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Nick Punto singles to right field. Nolan Arenado singles to left field. Royce Lewis singles to center field. Nick Punto scores. Nolan Arenado advances to third on the hit. Bill Menze grounds out to the third baseman. Royce Lewis advances to second on the play. Dan Finch strikes out. Luis Castro grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 New York Tommy Baez flies out to the center fielder. Pedro Garcia singles to left field. Bud Figga flies out to the left fielder. Dan Haeffner flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Ken Griffey Jr. flies out to the center fielder. Nomar Garciappara flies out to the center fielder. Hal Acosta strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 New York Paul Walters singles to center field. Doug Garland singles to center field. Jake Wilson flies out to the center fielder. John Picone grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Paul Walters advances to third on the play. Doug Garland advances to second on the play. Marius Breining strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Oakland Nick Punto flies out to the left fielder. Nolan Arenado hits a home run. Royce Lewis flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Bill Menze grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 New York Tommy Baez singles to right field. Pedro Garcia doubles to right field. Tommy Baez uses his aggressiveness and scores. Bud Figga flies out to the center fielder. Dan Haeffner flies out to the left fielder. Paul Walters grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Dan Finch flies out to the left fielder. Bobby Barr is pinch hitting for Luis Castro. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Bobby Barr walks. Ken Griffey Jr. reached on a 2-base throwing error by Dan Haeffner. Bob Davidson 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. Nomar Garciappara hits a home run. Bobby Barr scores. Ken Griffey Jr. scores. Hal Acosta doubles to left field. Nick Punto pops out to the third baseman. Nolan Arenado grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 New York Joe Nathan pitching. Chase Tanner enters the game as a defensive replacement for Hal Acosta at RF. Doug Garland flies out to the left fielder. Jake Wilson singles to center field. John Picone singles past the second baseman. Eddie Guardado. comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tom Logan is pinch hitting for Bob Davidson. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jake Wilson steals third. John Picone steals second. Tom Logan grounds out to the second baseman. Tommy Baez grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Oakland Billy Jensen pitching. Royce Lewis singles to left field. Bill Menze grounds into a 6-4-3 double play - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Dan Finch grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 New York George Langsford comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Pedro Garcia strikes out. Bud Figga hits a home run. Carlos Silva comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dan Haeffner singles to left field. Paul Walters singles past the third baseman. Dan Haeffner advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the corners in. Andrew Heaney comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Doug Garland strikes out. Jake Wilson lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 New York total runners left on base: 11 Oakland total runners left on base: 5
Batting:2B - Pedro Garcia 2 (7).HR - Bud Figga (7). Baserunning: SB - Paul Walters (3), Jake Wilson (3), John Picone (2). Fielding: E - Bud Figga, Dan Haeffner.
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Ray Koupal did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Jim Castillo improves in speed Jim Castillo improves in contact_vs_lefty Ski Long improves in contact_vs_lefty Jim Castillo did not respond to coaching in 3B
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Robinson Cano did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Xavier McCarthy improves in range Bill Frasier did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Xavier McCarthy improves in speed Carlos Allen did not respond to coaching in 2B