Inning: 1 Seattle Rick Rubio pitching. Cort Jennings walks. Nels Miller lines out to the shortstop. Shichinosuke Naitoh strikes out. Cort Jennings steals second. Duke Guerra walks. Yozo Suginaga strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Oakland Jason Scharein pitching. Phillip Premium grounds out to the shortstop. Steve Brandon walks. Lyman Brantley grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Steve Brandon is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Lyman Brantley is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Seattle Roy Blades flies out to the right fielder. Elliot Pike walks. Leo Sandak flies out to the right fielder. Jason Scharein pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Frank Kane walks. Jodie Davis singles to left field. Eddie Lamb grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Frank Kane advances to third on the play. Jodie Davis advances to second on the play. Matt Connors pops out to the first baseman. Oscar Redmond grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Seattle Cort Jennings walks. Cort Jennings is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Nels Miller grounds out to the pitcher. Shichinosuke Naitoh flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Rick Rubio strikes out. Phillip Premium strikes out. Steve Brandon grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Seattle Duke Guerra singles to center field. Yozo Suginaga strikes out. Duke Guerra steals second. Roy Blades walks. Elliot Pike strikes out. Leo Sandak strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Oakland Lyman Brantley singles to right field. Frank Kane grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Lyman Brantley is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Jodie Davis flies out to the left fielder. Eddie Lamb grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Seattle Jason Scharein grounds out to the shortstop. Cort Jennings grounds out to the second baseman. Nels Miller grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Matt Connors pops out to the second baseman. Oscar Redmond grounds out to the third baseman. Rick Rubio grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Seattle Shichinosuke Naitoh hits a home run. Duke Guerra flies out to the right fielder. Yozo Suginaga flies out to the left fielder. Roy Blades pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Phillip Premium flies out to the left fielder. Steve Brandon strikes out. Lyman Brantley grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Seattle Elliot Pike grounds out to the second baseman. Leo Sandak grounds out to the shortstop. Jason Scharein grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Frank Kane singles to right field. Jodie Davis singles to center field. Eddie Lamb strikes out. Matt Connors strikes out. Oscar Redmond pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Seattle Cort Jennings flies out to the center fielder. Nels Miller hits a home run. Shichinosuke Naitoh walks. Duke Guerra strikes out. Yozo Suginaga singles to center field. Brian Corbin 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. Roy Blades lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Oakland Fred Ojeda is pinch hitting for Brian Corbin. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Fred Ojeda singles to center field. Phillip Premium grounds out to the pitcher. Fred Ojeda advances to second on the play. Steve Brandon flies out to the left fielder. Lyman Brantley hits a home run. Fred Ojeda scores. Howie Banks comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Frank Kane grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Seattle Frank Meeker pitching. Elliot Pike strikes out. Leo Sandak hits a home run. Everett Stewart is pinch hitting for Howie Banks. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Everett Stewart walks. Cort Jennings grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Everett Stewart is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Nels Miller flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Max Frost pitching. Keith Sorrells enters the game as a defensive replacement for Cort Jennings at LF. Les Langford enters the game as a defensive replacement for Shichinosuke Naitoh at 1B. Steve Sprout enters the game as a defensive replacement for Duke Guerra at RF. Ed Smith enters the game as a defensive replacement for Roy Blades at C. Jodie Davis reached on a 2-base throwing error by Elliot Pike. Eddie Lamb flies out to the center fielder. Matt Connors grounds out to the shortstop. Oscar Redmond singles to left field. Jodie Davis scores. Steve Oldis is pinch hitting for Frank Meeker. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Steve Oldis singles to left field. Phillip Premium strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 10 Seattle Henry Grim pitching. Les Langford grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Steve Sprout walks. Yozo Suginaga flies out to the right fielder. Ed Smith flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Oakland Steve Brandon grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Lyman Brantley flies out to the center fielder. Frank Kane flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 11 Seattle Elliot Pike grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Leo Sandak strikes out. Paul Dashner is pinch hitting for Max Frost. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Paul Dashner flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 11 Oakland Ed Ramsey pitching. Jodie Davis lines out to the shortstop. Eddie Lamb strikes out. Matt Connors singles to right field. Oscar Redmond strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 12 Seattle Keith Sorrells grounds out to the shortstop. Nels Miller singles to left field. Nels Miller steals second. Les Langford hits an infield single to the pitcher. Steve Sprout grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 12 Oakland Henry Grim singles to left field. Aurelio Harrell is pinch running for Henry Grim on 1st base. Phillip Premium strikes out. Aurelio Harrell steals second. Steve Brandon grounds out to the shortstop. Lyman Brantley flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 13 Seattle Steve Wilson pitching. Yozo Suginaga strikes out. Ed Smith hits a home run. Elliot Pike grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Leo Sandak grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 13 Oakland Pete Graystone comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Frank Kane grounds out to the second baseman. Jodie Davis singles to left field. Eddie Lamb singles to left field. Jodie Davis aggressively advances to third on the hit. Matt Connors singles to right field. Jodie Davis scores. Oscar Redmond walks. The defense is playing the infield in. Cy Platt comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Mike Dudley is pinch hitting for Steve Wilson. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Mike Dudley strikes out. Phillip Premium strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 14 Seattle Jim Mauck pitching. Cy Platt flies out to the left fielder. Keith Sorrells grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Nels Miller strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 14 Oakland Steve Brandon strikes out. Lyman Brantley flies out to the center fielder. Frank Kane strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 15 Seattle Les Langford doubles to right field. Steve Sprout pops out to the shortstop. Yozo Suginaga flies out to the left fielder. Ed Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 15 Oakland Jodie Davis walks. Eddie Lamb grounds out to the shortstop. Jodie Davis advances to second on the play. Matt Connors grounds out to the third baseman. Oscar Redmond singles to right field. Jodie Davis scores. Seattle total runners left on base: 11 Oakland total runners left on base: 12
Batting:2B - Les Langford (2).HR - Nels Miller (5), Shichinosuke Naitoh (9), Ed Smith (3), Leo Sandak (9).GIDP - Steve Sprout. Baserunning: SB - Cort Jennings (9), Nels Miller (12), Duke Guerra (10).CS - Cort Jennings (4). Fielding: E - Elliot Pike.
Game Notes Ed Smith is injured and is expected to be out 22 days.
Seattle Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Sid DeMerit improves in speed Tim Lee improves in contact_vs_lefty Ralph Hinchman improves in range Jonah Van Muir improves in range Bryan Norton did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Scott McKnight improves in range
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Jesus Seerey did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Luis Morris improves in velocity Bill Taylor did not respond to coaching in control Don Hoover did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Jim Carter did not respond to coaching in control Gene Hendricks did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Charlie Byrne did not respond to coaching in CF