Win: Leo Litt (1-0) Loss: Don Albury (1-3)
Save: Archie Short (1)
Inning: 1 Detroit Don Albury pitching. Dave Bailey singles to center field. Jamie Pitlock singles to right field. Dave Bailey advances to third on the hit. Jamie Pitlock is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Wally Sanicki singles to right field. Dave Bailey scores. Tommy Miller grounds into a 4-6-3 double play - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Oakland Ernie Reilly pitching. Ralph Miller grounds out to the shortstop. Dan Dyck walks. Clem Lobert singles to left field. Dan Dyck is thrown out trying to advance to third by the left fielder. Marty Vollmer flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Kelly Leak strikes out. Hack Sacka flies out to the left fielder. Tom McLean grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Doc Boone pops out to the third baseman. Jim Beatty strikes out. Mickey Short walks. Mickey Short steals second. Brent Robinson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Ed Converse flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Ernie Reilly grounds out to the pitcher. Dave Bailey singles to left field. Jamie Pitlock doubles to left field. Dave Bailey uses his aggressiveness and scores. Wally Sanicki flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Don Albury singles to right field. Ralph Miller grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Don Albury is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Dan Dyck doubles to right field. Ralph Miller uses his aggressiveness and scores. Clem Lobert singles to right field. Dan Dyck scores. Leo Litt comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Marty Vollmer grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Clem Lobert is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Doc Boone strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Tommy Miller is hit by a pitch. Tommy Miller steals second. Kelly Leak hits a home run. Tommy Miller scores. Hack Sacka singles to right field. Tom McLean grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Ed Converse strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Jim Beatty singles to left field. Jim Beatty is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Mickey Short singles to right field. Brent Robinson bunts for a base hit. Don Albury fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Don Albury singles to center field. Mickey Short is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Brent Robinson advances to third on the play. Sanders M. Day comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ralph Miller flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Detroit Sanders M. Day strikes out. Erubiel Serna comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Dave Bailey grounds out to the third baseman. Jamie Pitlock flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Dan Dyck grounds out to the third baseman. Clem Lobert flies out to the center fielder. Marty Vollmer strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Wally Sanicki grounds out to the third baseman. Tommy Miller singles to right field. Kelly Leak grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Tommy Miller is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Hack Sacka strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Doc Boone walks. Jim Beatty grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Mickey Short flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Tom McLean grounds out to the shortstop. Ed Converse walks. Mike Torrez is pinch hitting for Sanders M. Day. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Mike Torrez flies out to the left fielder. Dave Bailey grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Ed Converse is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Archie Short pitching. Brent Robinson singles to right field. George Barnes is pinch hitting for Erubiel Serna. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. George Barnes pops out to the third baseman. Brent Robinson steals second. Ralph Miller pops out to the shortstop. Dan Dyck grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Harvey Janzen pitching. Jamie Pitlock walks. Wally Sanicki grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Jamie Pitlock is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Wally Sanicki steals second. Tommy Miller grounds out to the shortstop. Kelly Leak grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Clem Lobert flies out to the right fielder. Marty Vollmer strikes out. Doc Boone walks. Jim Beatty grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Doc Boone is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit Hack Sacka grounds out to the third baseman. Tom McLean grounds out to the third baseman. Ed Converse singles to center field. Archie Short flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Mickey Short strikes out. Brent Robinson singles to right field. Steve Secory is pinch hitting for Harvey Janzen. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Steve Secory pops out to the shortstop. Ralph Miller flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Detroit total runners LOB: 5 Oakland total runners LOB: 8
Batting:2B - Jamie Pitlock (10).HR - Kelly Leak (5).GIDP - Tommy Miller, Tom McLean.HBP - Tommy Miller (2). Baserunning: SB - Wally Sanicki (7), Tommy Miller (7).CS - Jamie Pitlock (5).
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Ryan Pena did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Elliott Niehoff did not respond to coaching in control Sam Micheltorena did not respond to coaching in arm Larry Works did not respond to coaching in velocity Lute Stovall improves in velocity Lute Stovall did not respond to coaching in control
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Chris Johnson improves in range Dan Wickersham did not respond to coaching in velocity Dave Dexter did not respond to coaching in arm D.T. Thomas improves in contact_vs_righty D.T. Thomas improves in contact_vs_lefty Chris Johnson improves in contact_vs_righty Orie Hunter did not respond to coaching in LF