Win: Erubiel Serna (2-0) Loss: Steve Hammaker (1-2)
Inning: 1 Baltimore Jack Jones pitching. Charlie Benz strikes out. Bill Cox singles to left field. Daijiro Brando strikes out. Fred Wright flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Oakland Bill Fields pitching. Ralph Miller flies out to the left fielder. Dan Dyck grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Clem Lobert hits a home run. John Brito walks. John Brito steals second. Sammy Berardino throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Doc Boone strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Baltimore Hub Sain flies out to the center fielder. Sammy Berardino grounds out to the shortstop. Toshiya Ueda grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Jim Beatty grounds out to the pitcher. Mickey Short strikes out. Brent Robinson singles to right field. Jack Jones doubles to right field. Brent Robinson uses his aggressiveness and scores. Ralph Miller lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Baltimore Augie Feldman grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Fields pops out to the first baseman. Charlie Benz strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Dan Dyck walks. Clem Lobert strikes out. John Brito lines out to the second baseman. Doc Boone grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Dan Dyck is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Baltimore Bill Cox singles to right field. Daijiro Brando flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Fred Wright grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Bill Cox is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Hub Sain flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Jim Beatty grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mickey Short grounds out to the shortstop. Brent Robinson reached on a fielding error by Augie Feldman. Jack Jones strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Baltimore Sammy Berardino strikes out. Toshiya Ueda strikes out. Augie Feldman pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Ralph Miller grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Dan Dyck walks. Clem Lobert flies out to the center fielder. John Brito grounds into a force play to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Dan Dyck is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Baltimore Sam Orme is pinch hitting for Bill Fields. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Sam Orme lines out to the shortstop. Charlie Benz strikes out. Bill Cox strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Lee Brusstar pitching. Doc Boone walks. Jim Beatty grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Doc Boone advances to second on the play. Mickey Short grounds out to the shortstop. Brent Robinson singles to center field. Doc Boone scores. Jack Jones grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Brent Robinson is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Baltimore Daijiro Brando hits a home run. Fred Wright grounds out to the second baseman. Hub Sain grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Roger Rodriguez is pinch hitting for Sammy Berardino. Roger Rodriguez flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Bruce Davis enters the game as a defensive replacement for Roger Rodriguez at C. Ralph Miller flies out to the center fielder. Dan Dyck walks. Clem Lobert grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Dan Dyck is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. John Brito strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Baltimore Toshiya Ueda hits a home run. Turner Dalesandro is pinch hitting for Augie Feldman. Turner Dalesandro pops out to the third baseman. Shigeyoshi Miyamoto is pinch hitting for Lee Brusstar. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Shigeyoshi Miyamoto grounds out to the second baseman. Charlie Benz hits a home run. Bill Cox strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Sheldon Nied pitching. Doc Boone strikes out. Jim Beatty grounds out to the second baseman. Mickey Short strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Baltimore Cy Kirkpatrick comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Daijiro Brando flies out to the right fielder. Fred Wright flies out to the center fielder. Hub Sain grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Brent Robinson grounds out to the second baseman. Tom Canale is pinch hitting for Cy Kirkpatrick. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Tom Canale flies out to the left fielder. Ralph Miller grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Baltimore Erubiel Serna pitching. Bruce Davis strikes out. Toshiya Ueda strikes out. Turner Dalesandro singles to center field. Juan Clark is pinch hitting for Sheldon Nied. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 10 inning. Juan Clark strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Oakland Steve Hammaker pitching. Dan Dyck strikes out. Clem Lobert flies out to the center fielder. John Brito flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 11 Baltimore Charlie Benz pops out to the third baseman. Bill Cox grounds out to the second baseman. Daijiro Brando strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 11 Oakland Doc Boone strikes out. Jim Beatty pops out to the second baseman. Mickey Short singles to left field. Brent Robinson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 12 Baltimore Fred Wright flies out to the center fielder. Hub Sain grounds out to the shortstop. Bruce Davis flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 12 Oakland Bob Minshall is pinch hitting for Erubiel Serna. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Bob Minshall hits a home run. Baltimore total runners left on base: 3 Oakland total runners left on base: 8
Game Notes Bill Fields is injured and is expected to be out 30 days.
Baltimore Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: John Mellor did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Bart Splittorff did not respond to coaching in control Ned Saucier did not respond to coaching in velocity Ernie Bishop did not respond to coaching in control Early Longmire did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Bart Splittorff improves in control Steve Dopson did not respond to coaching in LF
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Abner Tidrow improves in control Hank Allen did not respond to coaching in control Bill Versalles did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Bill Conroy did not respond to coaching in control Dave Dexter improves in power_vs_lefty D.T. Thomas improves in power_vs_righty Orie Hunter did not respond to coaching in LF