Win: Joaquin Arias (8-15) Loss: Ben Heflin (6-15)
Save: Mike Chapman (8)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Joaquin Arias pitching. Bill Draper doubles past the left fielder. Phil King walks. Ralph Walsh grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Draper advances to third on the play. Phil King advances to second on the play. Shigeo Ube lines out to the shortstop. Rusty Christopher grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Oakland Ben Heflin pitching. Calvin Dill singles to left field. Willie Phelan strikes out. Calvin Dill steals second. Naoyuki Takatsuki grounds out to the shortstop. Ed Knepper singles to left field. Calvin Dill scores. Kevin Faeth strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Rudy Rondon walks. Joe Inks pops out to the shortstop. Jimmy Tyrone is hit by a pitch. Ben Heflin lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Bill Draper strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Oakland Ellis Barry strikes out. Dave Beecher flies out to the left fielder. Ed Bellarino hits a home run. Joaquin Arias strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Phil King lines out to the second baseman. Ralph Walsh reached on a fielding error by Dave Beecher. Ralph Walsh steals second. Shigeo Ube strikes out. Rusty Christopher walks. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Rudy Rondon flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Oakland Calvin Dill walks. Willie Phelan strikes out. Naoyuki Takatsuki flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Ed Knepper flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Joe Inks singles to left field. Jimmy Tyrone strikes out. Ben Heflin lays down a bunt. The catcher fields the ball, Joe Inks forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Bill Draper singles to center field. Phil King doubles to left field. Ben Heflin scores. Bill Draper uses his aggressiveness and scores. Ralph Walsh lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Kevin Faeth grounds out to the shortstop. Ellis Barry singles to center field. Dave Beecher walks. Ed Bellarino singles to right field. Ellis Barry scores. Dave Beecher advances to third on the hit. Joaquin Arias reached on a fielding error by Shigeo Ube. Dave Beecher scores. Calvin Dill flies out to the left fielder. Willie Phelan flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Shigeo Ube singles to left field. Rusty Christopher walks. Rudy Rondon grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Shigeo Ube advances to third on the play. Joe Inks grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Naoyuki Takatsuki doubles to right field. Ed Knepper grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Naoyuki Takatsuki advances to third on the play. Kevin Faeth grounds out to the shortstop. Naoyuki Takatsuki scores. Ellis Barry grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Jimmy Tyrone grounds out to the second baseman. Ben Heflin grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Draper walks. Phil King grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Dave Beecher grounds out to the pitcher. Ed Bellarino strikes out. Joaquin Arias grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Ralph Walsh flies out to the center fielder. Shigeo Ube reached on a 2-base fielding error by Ed Bellarino. Rusty Christopher grounds out to the third baseman. Rudy Rondon strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Craig Phelan comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Calvin Dill walks. Willie Phelan pops out to the third baseman. Calvin Dill is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Naoyuki Takatsuki grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Joe Inks walks. Joe Inks is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Jimmy Tyrone pops out to the shortstop. Roy Spencer is pinch hitting for Craig Phelan. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Roy Spencer singles to left field. Bill Draper singles to left field. Roy Spencer advances to third on the hit. Lute Weaver comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Phil King singles past the shortstop. Roy Spencer scores. Bill Draper advances to third on the hit. Ralph Walsh singles to right field. Bill Draper scores. Phil King aggressively advances to third on the hit. Shigeo Ube grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Oakland Bob DeShields pitching. Ed Knepper walks. Kevin Faeth lines out to the shortstop. Ellis Barry flies out to the right fielder. Dave Beecher walks. Steven St. John is pinch hitting for Ed Bellarino. Steven St. John singles to center field. Ed Knepper scores. Dave Beecher advances to third on the hit. Jim McNeil is pinch hitting for Lute Weaver. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 5 inning. Jim McNeil strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Mike Chapman pitching. Luis Orace enters the game as a defensive replacement for Steven St. John at RF. Rusty Christopher flies out to the left fielder. Rudy Rondon grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Inks grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 12 Oakland total runners left on base: 6
Batting:2B - Bill Draper (15), Phil King (15).GIDP - Rudy Rondon.HBP - Jimmy Tyrone (1). Baserunning: SB - Ralph Walsh (8).CS - Joe Inks (8). Fielding: E - Shigeo Ube.
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: A+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Art Mota improves in power_vs_righty Spike Harshman did not respond to coaching in velocity Art Mota improves in range Syd House did not respond to coaching in arm
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: C Improvements: Chuck Ward improves in power_vs_righty Bill Taitt improves in power_vs_righty Bill Brown improves in contact_vs_lefty Charlie Deal did not respond to coaching in speed