Win: Rocky Hermansen (11-4) Loss: Jack Campbell (4-9)
Save: Jose Olivera (32)
Inning: 1 Detroit Jack Campbell pitching. Butch Zientara walks. Yunier Caceres flies out to the left fielder. Edgar Henderson flies out to the center fielder. Hisao Okano hits a home run. Butch Zientara scores. Bill Daley grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Oakland Rocky Hermansen pitching. Ryan Sullivan singles to right field. Phillip Premium strikes out. Steve Brandon grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Ryan Sullivan is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Lyman Brantley strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Marty Scarbery strikes out. Yuichi Hiroshima grounds out to the second baseman. Daiki Hirosawa singles in front of the left fielder. Rocky Hermansen grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Frank Kane doubles to left field. Jodie Davis strikes out. Eddie Lamb strikes out. Matt Connors flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Butch Zientara strikes out. Yunier Caceres walks. Edgar Henderson strikes out. Hisao Okano grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Yunier Caceres is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Jack Campbell flies out to the center fielder. Ryan Sullivan strikes out. Phillip Premium walks. Steve Brandon pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Bill Daley walks. Marty Scarbery flies out to the center fielder. Yuichi Hiroshima walks. Daiki Hirosawa flies out to the center fielder. Rocky Hermansen lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Oakland Lyman Brantley flies out to the center fielder. Frank Kane strikes out. Jodie Davis grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Butch Zientara walks. Yunier Caceres flies out to the right fielder. Edgar Henderson grounds into a 5-4-3 double play - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Eddie Lamb strikes out. Matt Connors singles to right field. Jack Campbell lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Ryan Sullivan pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Hisao Okano strikes out. Bill Daley grounds out to the second baseman. Marty Scarbery singles to center field. Yuichi Hiroshima strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Phillip Premium flies out to the left fielder. Steve Brandon walks. Steve Brandon is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Lyman Brantley singles to center field. Lyman Brantley steals second. Frank Kane walks. Jodie Davis grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Detroit Daiki Hirosawa singles to center field. Rocky Hermansen lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. 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. Butch Zientara grounds out to the shortstop. Yunier Caceres flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Eddie Lamb strikes out. Matt Connors walks. Steve Oldis is pinch hitting for Brian Corbin. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Steve Oldis strikes out. Ryan Sullivan flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Frank Meeker pitching. Edgar Henderson walks. Edgar Henderson is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Hisao Okano singles to center field. Hisao Okano steals second. Bill Daley flies out to the left fielder. Marty Scarbery singles to right field. Hisao Okano scores. Yuichi Hiroshima grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Marty Scarbery is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Jeff Lonborg enters the game as a defensive replacement for Butch Zientara at 3B. Phillip Premium strikes out. Steve Brandon flies out to the left fielder. Lyman Brantley strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Detroit Bill Kreitner comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Daiki Hirosawa flies out to the left fielder. Rufe Person is pinch hitting for Rocky Hermansen. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Rufe Person flies out to the right fielder. Jeff Lonborg lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Jose Olivera pitching. Frank Kane strikes out. Jodie Davis strikes out. Eddie Lamb strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Detroit total runners LOB: 7 Oakland total runners LOB: 7
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Brad Breckinridge improves in contact_vs_righty Earl Camp did not respond to coaching in control Dick Fox did not respond to coaching in arm Mark Macphee did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Dick Fox did not respond to coaching in speed Buck Purtell did not respond to coaching in range Dean Shovlin did not respond to coaching in C
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: F Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: George Morse improves in contact_vs_righty Don Hoover improves in contact_vs_righty Gene Hendricks improves in range Bill Taylor did not respond to coaching in endurance Max Byrne improves in power_vs_righty Charlie Byrne improves in power_vs_lefty Nels Gelbert did not respond to coaching in SS