Win: Fritz Castino (13-5) Loss: Bob Sweeney (9-10)
Inning: 1 Baltimore Fritz Castino pitching. Tom Ballenger flies out to the left fielder. Bob Fajardo strikes out. Mark Haas strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Oakland Bob Sweeney pitching. Rick O Shea singles to left field. Chet Thornton flies out to the right fielder. Woody Hilton doubles past the center fielder. Rick O Shea uses his aggressiveness and scores. Al Valdes strikes out. Zeke Wright strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Baltimore Jorge Cater flies out to the left fielder. Bobby McLaughlin flies out to the center fielder. David Rosar flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Jimmy Baker walks. Ernie Singleton flies out to the left fielder. Fizz Feldman triples. Jimmy Baker scores. Fritz Castino strikes out. Rick O Shea flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Baltimore Rickey Cohen walks. Tetsuji Sano lines out to the first baseman. Bob Sweeney lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Tom Ballenger singles to center field. Rickey Cohen is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Chet Thornton grounds out to the third baseman. Woody Hilton doubles to right field. Al Valdes flies out to the center fielder. Zeke Wright is hit by a pitch. Jimmy Baker strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Baltimore Bob Fajardo reached on a fielding error by Woody Hilton. Mark Haas strikes out. Jorge Cater walks. Bobby McLaughlin grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Ernie Singleton strikes out. Fizz Feldman walks. Fritz Castino lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Rick O Shea doubles to left field. Fizz Feldman scores. Chet Thornton singles to center field. Rick O Shea scores. Woody Hilton singles to right field. Chet Thornton advances to third on the hit. Al Valdes strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Baltimore David Rosar strikes out. Rickey Cohen strikes out. Tetsuji Sano pops out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Zeke Wright strikes out. Jimmy Baker doubles to left field. Ernie Singleton flies out to the left fielder. Fizz Feldman grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Baltimore Bob Sweeney singles to center field. Tom Ballenger strikes out. Bob Fajardo walks. Mark Haas grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Fritz Castino flies out to the left fielder. Rick O Shea walks. Chet Thornton strikes out. Woody Hilton singles to left field. Rick O Shea advances to third on the hit. Zeke Villegas 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. Al Valdes singles to right field. Rick O Shea scores. Woody Hilton advances to third on the hit. Zeke Wright triples. Woody Hilton scores. Al Valdes scores. Jimmy Baker flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Baltimore Jorge Cater grounds out to the second baseman. Bobby McLaughlin grounds out to the second baseman. Randy Hardin is pinch hitting for David Rosar. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Randy Hardin flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Ernie Singleton grounds out to the shortstop. Fizz Feldman singles to left field. Fritz Castino fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Fritz Castino grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Baltimore Jonah Merritt is pinch hitting for Rickey Cohen. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jonah Merritt strikes out. Tetsuji Sano grounds out to the second baseman. Marshall Arts is pinch hitting for Zeke Villegas. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Marshall Arts singles to right field. Tom Ballenger grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Dean Elliott pitching. Rick O Shea walks. Chet Thornton grounds out to the pitcher. Rick O Shea advances to second on the play. Woody Hilton grounds out to the shortstop. Al Valdes hits a home run. Rick O Shea scores. Zeke Wright hits a home run. Jimmy Baker walks. Ernie Singleton strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Baltimore Bob Fajardo strikes out. Mark Haas grounds out to the second baseman. Jorge Cater walks. Bobby McLaughlin hits a home run. Jorge Cater scores. Joe Graham comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Randy Hardin flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Baltimore total runners left on base: 4 Oakland total runners left on base: 9
Baltimore Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Walt McLarney improves in velocity Ed Granger improves in contact_vs_righty Bill Lintz improves in endurance Lefty Browning did not respond to coaching in control Ed Liefer did not respond to coaching in velocity Ed Liefer did not respond to coaching in endurance Ed Granger did not respond to coaching in 2B
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Ubaldo Morales improves in range Jeff Meyers did not respond to coaching in control Marcell Reese improves in range Frank Miller improves in range Brian Priest did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Mike Sivess did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Cidi Schlei did not respond to coaching in CF