Win: Mitch Blankenship (3-3) Loss: First Date Sparks (1-2)
Save: Jim Brookens (5)
Inning: 1 Oakland First Date Sparks pitching. Joe Smith singles to center field. Murphy Strange walks. Tom Meyer singles to left field. Joe Smith scores. Murphy Strange advances to third on the hit. Satoshi Watanabe grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Murphy Strange scores. Johnny Pee Wee Herrmann strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Seattle Mitch Blankenship pitching. Hiroshi Miyashita hits a home run. Jack Regan grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Phil Vance strikes out. Eddie Paniagua singles to right field. Max Paine grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Bob Elliott grounds out to the third baseman. Pepper Mays flies out to the right fielder. Duke Voiselle doubles to center field. Mitch Blankenship grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Seattle Big Al Reinecker grounds out to the pitcher. Horacio LaRussa grounds out to the pitcher. Randy Haas lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Joe Smith strikes out. Murphy Strange flies out to the right fielder. Tom Meyer grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Seattle First Date Sparks singles to center field. Hiroshi Miyashita strikes out. Jack Regan grounds into a force play to the shortstop. First Date Sparks is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Jack Regan is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Satoshi Watanabe flies out to the center fielder. Johnny Pee Wee Herrmann grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Elliott strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Seattle Phil Vance strikes out. Eddie Paniagua flies out to the center fielder. Max Paine singles to right field. Big Al Reinecker flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Pepper Mays hits a home run. Duke Voiselle singles to center field. Duke Voiselle is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Mitch Blankenship strikes out. Joe Smith grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Seattle Horacio LaRussa flies out to the left fielder. Randy Haas reached on a 2-base throwing error by Pepper Mays. First Date Sparks singles to center field. Randy Haas uses his aggressiveness and scores. Hiroshi Miyashita flies out to the left fielder. Jack Regan grounds into a force play to the shortstop. First Date Sparks is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Murphy Strange reached on a fielding error by Max Paine. Tom Meyer grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Murphy Strange is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Satoshi Watanabe triples. Tom Meyer scores. Johnny Pee Wee Herrmann strikes out. Bob Elliott strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Seattle Phil Vance singles to center field. Eddie Paniagua walks. Max Paine strikes out. Big Al Reinecker grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Gil Jourdan comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pepper Mays pops out to the second baseman. Duke Voiselle singles to right field. Mitch Blankenship pops up a bunt to the pitcher. Joe Smith pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Seattle Horacio LaRussa singles to left field. Randy Haas flies out to the center fielder. Paul Maggert is pinch hitting for Gil Jourdan. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Paul Maggert flies out to the center fielder. Hiroshi Miyashita singles to center field. Horacio LaRussa is thrown out trying to advance to third by the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Frank Tepsic pitching. Murphy Strange grounds out to the pitcher. Tom Meyer grounds out to the third baseman. Satoshi Watanabe pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Seattle Jack Regan pops out to the second baseman. Phil Vance grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Eddie Paniagua strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Johnny Pee Wee Herrmann singles past the shortstop. Bob Elliott flies out to the center fielder. Pepper Mays walks. Duke Voiselle pops out to the shortstop. Gary Keisler is pinch hitting for Mitch Blankenship. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Gary Keisler walks. Joe Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Seattle Jim Brookens pitching. Max Paine hits an infield single to the shortstop. Big Al Reinecker flies out to the center fielder. Horacio LaRussa singles to right field. Max Paine aggressively advances to third on the hit. Randy Haas singles to left field. Max Paine scores. Horacio LaRussa is thrown out trying to advance to third by the left fielder. Matt Schulte is pinch hitting for Frank Tepsic. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Matt Schulte grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Randy Haas is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Oakland total runners LOB: 6 Seattle total runners LOB: 6
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: John Geronimo improves in range John Geronimo improves in contact_vs_righty Beiker Reimer improves in range Roy House improves in power_vs_lefty Stu Moore did not respond to coaching in control Frank Bankhead did not respond to coaching in control Keith Wilkins did not respond to coaching in 1B
Seattle Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: John Navarro did not respond to coaching in control Al Jeter improves in arm Roy Coombs did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Al Mullen improves in contact_vs_righty Brent Sundra improves in power_vs_righty Jimy Williams improves in speed Carlos Giel did not respond to coaching in LF