Win: Bill Congalton (4-2) Loss: Henry Grim (1-7)
Save: Jose Olivera (33)
Inning: 1 Detroit Ted Connally pitching. Rufe Person flies out to the left fielder. Jeff Lonborg strikes out. John Potter grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Oakland Todd Gallagher pitching. Ryan Sullivan lines out to the shortstop. Phillip Premium flies out to the center fielder. Steve Brandon walks. Steve Brandon steals second. Lyman Brantley singles to right field. Steve Brandon scores. Frank Kane pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Tom Ernaga strikes out. Sam Feinberg grounds out to the second baseman. Makoto Ono grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Jodie Davis strikes out. Eddie Lamb grounds out to the second baseman. Matt Connors strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Hisao Okano strikes out. Daiki Hirosawa strikes out. Todd Gallagher walks. Rufe Person strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Ted Connally strikes out. Ryan Sullivan strikes out. Phillip Premium flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Jeff Lonborg grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! John Potter hits a home run. Tom Ernaga strikes out. Sam Feinberg singles to right field. Makoto Ono flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Steve Brandon flies out to the left fielder. Lyman Brantley singles to center field. Frank Kane singles to center field. Lyman Brantley aggressively advances to third on the hit. Jodie Davis grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Hisao Okano grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Daiki Hirosawa walks. Daiki Hirosawa is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Todd Gallagher strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Eddie Lamb strikes out. Matt Connors singles past the second baseman. Ted Connally fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Ted Connally grounds out to the third baseman. Matt Connors advances to second on the play. Ryan Sullivan grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Rufe Person singles to center field. Jeff Lonborg flies out to the right fielder. John Potter strikes out. Tom Ernaga singles past the shortstop. Rufe Person advances to third on the hit. Bill Kreitner 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 Feinberg flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Oakland Phillip Premium singles to center field. Phillip Premium steals second. Daiki Hirosawa throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Steve Brandon grounds out to the shortstop. Phillip Premium scores. Lyman Brantley pops out to the catcher. Frank Kane strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Makoto Ono flies out to the left fielder. Hisao Okano grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Daiki Hirosawa singles to left field. Yunier Caceres is pinch hitting for Todd Gallagher. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Yunier Caceres strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Bill Congalton pitching. Jodie Davis flies out to the center fielder. Eddie Lamb pops out to the first baseman. Matt Connors grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Rufe Person flies out to the left fielder. Jeff Lonborg strikes out. John Potter singles to left field. Tom Ernaga strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Steve Oldis is pinch hitting for Bill Kreitner. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Steve Oldis walks. Ryan Sullivan singles to center field. Steve Oldis advances to third on the hit. Phillip Premium strikes out. Steve Brandon flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Steve Oldis is thrown out at the plate. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit Henry Grim pitching. Sam Feinberg singles to center field. Makoto Ono strikes out. Hisao Okano walks. Daiki Hirosawa singles to center field. The defense is playing the corners in. Yuichi Hiroshima is pinch hitting for Bill Congalton. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Yuichi Hiroshima singles to left field. Sam Feinberg scores. Hisao Okano scores. Daiki Hirosawa advances to third on the hit. Frank Meeker comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Rufe Person strikes out. Jeff Lonborg grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Oakland Jose Olivera pitching. Lyman Brantley pops out to the second baseman. Frank Kane strikes out. Jodie Davis flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Detroit total runners LOB: 8 Oakland total runners LOB: 4
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Duke Nagel did not respond to coaching in velocity Buck Purtell did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Mark Macphee improves in speed Brad Breckinridge improves in arm Dean Shovlin did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Al Jones improves in velocity Dean Shovlin did not respond to coaching in C
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: F Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Terry Petry did not respond to coaching in velocity Ralph Francona did not respond to coaching in control George Morse improves in range George Morse did not respond to coaching in speed Nels Gelbert did not respond to coaching in arm Charlie Byrne improves in arm Charlie Byrne did not respond to coaching in CF