Win: Eizo Matsumoto (3-2) Loss: Jack Jones (1-3)
Save: Steve Hammaker (1)
Inning: 1 Baltimore Jack Jones pitching. Hub Sain singles to left field. Bill Cox pops out to the first baseman. Joey Hernandez singles to center field. Hub Sain advances to third on the hit. Joey Hernandez steals second. Charlie Benz grounds out to the second baseman. Hub Sain scores. Joey Hernandez advances to third on the play. Toshiya Ueda walks. Fred Wright flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Oakland Eizo Matsumoto pitching. Steve Secory grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tom Canale grounds out to the third baseman. Clem Lobert flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Baltimore Sammy Berardino grounds out to the third baseman. Sam Orme grounds out to the second baseman. Eizo Matsumoto flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland John Brito singles in front of the left fielder. Doc Boone singles to center field. John Brito aggressively advances to third on the hit. Woody Kirby strikes out. Mickey Short grounds out to the second baseman. Doc Boone advances to second on the play. Bob Minshall flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Baltimore Hub Sain singles to center field. Bill Cox pops out to the catcher. Joey Hernandez walks. Charlie Benz walks. Toshiya Ueda strikes out. Fred Wright strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 Oakland Jack Jones grounds out to the second baseman. Steve Secory singles to left field. Tom Canale walks. Clem Lobert grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Tom Canale is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. John Brito grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Baltimore Sammy Berardino reached on a 2-base throwing error by Tom Canale. Erubiel Serna 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. Sam Orme grounds out to the second baseman. Sammy Berardino advances to third on the play. Eizo Matsumoto flies out to the left fielder. Hub Sain walks. Bill Cox singles to right field. Sammy Berardino scores. Hub Sain advances to third on the hit. Joey Hernandez singles to right field. Hub Sain scores. Charlie Benz grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Joey Hernandez is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Oakland Doc Boone grounds out to the shortstop. Woody Kirby flies out to the right fielder. Mickey Short flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Baltimore Toshiya Ueda walks. Fred Wright flies out to the left fielder. Sammy Berardino grounds into a 4-6-3 double play - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Bob Minshall hits a home run. Erubiel Serna grounds out to the pitcher. Steve Secory grounds out to the pitcher. Tom Canale strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Baltimore Sam Orme singles to left field. Eizo Matsumoto lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Hub Sain walks. Bill Cox grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Hub Sain is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Joey Hernandez singles to left field. Sam Orme scores. Bill Cox advances to third on the hit. Harvey Janzen comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Charlie Benz flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Oakland Clem Lobert strikes out. John Brito singles to left field. Doc Boone grounds into a force play to the second baseman. John Brito is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Woody Kirby flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Baltimore Toshiya Ueda grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Fred Wright singles to left field. Roger Rodriguez is pinch hitting for Sammy Berardino. Fred Wright gets picked off first. Roger Rodriguez hits an infield single to the third baseman. Sam Orme grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Bruce Davis enters the game as a defensive replacement for Roger Rodriguez at C. Jim Meakim comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Mickey Short singles to center field. Bob Minshall walks. George Barnes is pinch hitting for Harvey Janzen. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. George Barnes doubles to center field. Mickey Short scores. Bob Minshall uses his aggressiveness and scores. Steve Hammaker comes in from the bullpen to pitch. George Barnes is out trying to steal third. Steve Secory pops out to the shortstop. Tom Canale walks. Tom Canale steals second. Clem Lobert flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Baltimore Zane Jamerson pitching. Steve Hammaker grounds out to the third baseman. Hub Sain hits an infield single to the shortstop. Bill Cox strikes out. Joey Hernandez singles to center field. Charlie Benz singles to right field. Hub Sain scores. Joey Hernandez advances to third on the hit. Toshiya Ueda doubles past the first baseman. Joey Hernandez scores. Charlie Benz uses his aggressiveness and scores. Cy Kirkpatrick comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Fred Wright walks. Bruce Davis grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Oakland John Brito flies out to the right fielder. Doc Boone strikes out. Woody Kirby strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Baltimore Sam Orme singles to center field. Steve Hammaker lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Hub Sain grounds out to the second baseman. Sam Orme advances to third on the play. Bill Cox strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Mickey Short pops out to the first baseman. Bob Minshall reached on a fielding error by Charlie Benz. Cy Kirkpatrick lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Steve Secory grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Baltimore total runners LOB: 13 Oakland total runners LOB: 7
Baltimore Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: John Mellor improves in power_vs_righty Early Longmire did not respond to coaching in arm Geoff Whaley did not respond to coaching in arm Terrence Magee did not respond to coaching in range Johnny Woodall improves in range Lee Brusstar improves in velocity Juan Clark did not respond to coaching in 1B
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Steve Hinch did not respond to coaching in control Dave Dexter improves in power_vs_lefty D.T. Thomas improves in range Bill Versalles did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Bill Conroy did not respond to coaching in velocity D.T. Thomas improves in contact_vs_lefty Orie Hunter improves in LF