Win: Dolan Hartley (12-10) Loss: Bill Kreitner (10-4)
Inning: 1 Oakland Dolan Hartley pitching. Ryan Sullivan flies out to the center fielder. Phillip Premium grounds out to the second baseman. Steve Brandon pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Detroit Bill Kreitner pitching. Butch Zientara walks. Yunier Caceres singles to right field. Tom Ernaga flies out to the right fielder. Hisao Okano strikes out. Bill Daley flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Oakland Frank Kane grounds out to the shortstop. Matt Connors strikes out. Chris Hyatt grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Marty Scarbery singles to right field. Yuichi Hiroshima strikes out. Al Householder walks. Dolan Hartley lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Butch Zientara grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Oakland Aurelio Harrell strikes out. Oscar Redmond grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Kreitner strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Yunier Caceres strikes out. Tom Ernaga flies out to the center fielder. Hisao Okano strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Ryan Sullivan strikes out. Phillip Premium grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Steve Brandon pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Bill Daley grounds out to the third baseman. Marty Scarbery grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Yuichi Hiroshima reached on a 2-base fielding error by Steve Brandon. Al Householder pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Frank Kane flies out to the center fielder. Matt Connors walks. Chris Hyatt flies out to the left fielder. Aurelio Harrell walks. Oscar Redmond grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Detroit Dolan Hartley flies out to the center fielder. Butch Zientara singles to left field. Yunier Caceres singles to left field. Butch Zientara advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the corners in. Tom Ernaga singles to center field. Butch Zientara scores. Yunier Caceres advances to third on the hit. Hisao Okano grounds out to the second baseman. Yunier Caceres scores. Tom Ernaga advances to second on the play. Bill Daley doubles to right field. Tom Ernaga scores. Marty Scarbery doubles to center field. Bill Daley scores. Yuichi Hiroshima grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Bill Kreitner grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ryan Sullivan grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Phillip Premium singles to center field. Phillip Premium is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Al Householder grounds out to the shortstop. Dolan Hartley flies out to the right fielder. Butch Zientara reached on a 2-base throwing error by Aurelio Harrell. Yunier Caceres walks. Tom Ernaga flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Oakland Steve Brandon walks. Frank Kane singles to left field. Matt Connors flies out to the right fielder. Chris Hyatt grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Brian Corbin comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Hisao Okano hits a home run. Bill Daley singles to left field. Marty Scarbery grounds into a 6-4-3 double play - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Yuichi Hiroshima grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Aurelio Harrell hits an infield single to the pitcher. Oscar Redmond singles to center field. Aurelio Harrell is thrown out trying to advance to third by the center fielder. 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 doubles to center field. Oscar Redmond uses his aggressiveness and scores. Bill Congalton 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. Ryan Sullivan grounds out to the second baseman. Fred Ojeda advances to third on the play. Phillip Premium strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Frank Meeker pitching. Al Householder strikes out. Rufe Person is pinch hitting for Bill Congalton. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Rufe Person walks. Butch Zientara walks. Yunier Caceres strikes out. Tom Ernaga hits a home run. Rufe Person scores. Butch Zientara scores. Henry Grim comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Hisao Okano flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Ed Boggs pitching. Steve Brandon walks. Frank Kane pops out to the third baseman. Matt Connors strikes out. Steve Brandon steals second. Chris Hyatt singles to left field. Steve Brandon scores. Aurelio Harrell grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Chris Hyatt is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Oakland total runners left on base: 5 Detroit total runners left on base: 8
Batting:2B - Fred Ojeda (4).GIDP - Chris Hyatt. Baserunning: SB - Steve Brandon (28).CS - Phillip Premium (8). Fielding: E - Steve Brandon, Aurelio Harrell.
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Jim Carter did not respond to coaching in control Gene Hendricks improves in range Nels Gelbert did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Jesus Seerey improves in arm Jesus Seerey improves in range Gene Hendricks improves in power_vs_righty Charlie Byrne improves in CF
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Babe Jacobs improves in arm Al Jones did not respond to coaching in velocity Brad Breckinridge improves in contact_vs_lefty Babe Jacobs improves in contact_vs_righty Bill Leon did not respond to coaching in control Dick Fox improves in range Dean Shovlin did not respond to coaching in C