Win: Ray Kernek (15-15) Loss: Jerry Hatcher (8-4)
Save: Rene Pasquella (17)
Inning: 1 Oakland Ray Kernek pitching. Ray Harlow hits a home run. Pop Leppert walks. Dave Blackburn grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Pop Leppert is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Epps Mattox singles to right field. Razor McCarthy grounds into a 6-4-3 double play - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Jack Jones pitching. Tom Breton walks. Tom Breton steals second. Chris Cote throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Geronimo Conroy walks. Geronimo Conroy steals second. Bill Hudson grounds out to the shortstop. Tom Breton scores. Geronimo Conroy advances to third on the play. Dave Lopez strikes out. Johnny Hafey lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Chris Cote strikes out. Harry Renteria singles to left field. Steve Brucker doubles to center field. Harry Renteria scores. Jack Jones grounds out to the shortstop. Ray Harlow grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Vinnie Hammonds grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Alan Kantlehner grounds out to the shortstop. Jerry Kruger singles to right field. Ray Kernek strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Pop Leppert lines out to the second baseman. Dave Blackburn walks. Epps Mattox doubles to center field. Dave Blackburn uses his aggressiveness and scores. Razor McCarthy strikes out. Chris Cote strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Tom Breton grounds out to the pitcher. Geronimo Conroy flies out to the center fielder. Bill Hudson grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Harry Renteria doubles to left field. Steve Brucker strikes out. Jack Jones grounds out to the third baseman. Ray Harlow grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Dave Lopez singles to center field. Dave Lopez steals second. Johnny Hafey is hit by a pitch. Vinnie Hammonds doubles to left field. Dave Lopez scores. Johnny Hafey uses his aggressiveness and scores. Alan Kantlehner flies out to the right fielder. Jerry Kruger flies out to the center fielder. Ray Kernek strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Pop Leppert grounds out to the shortstop. Dave Blackburn hits a home run. Epps Mattox grounds out to the second baseman. Razor McCarthy grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Tom Breton walks. Geronimo Conroy grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Tom Breton is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Bill Hudson strikes out. Dave Lopez strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Chris Cote strikes out. Harry Renteria walks. Steve Brucker grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Johnny Hafey hits a home run. Vinnie Hammonds flies out to the right fielder. Alan Kantlehner walks. Jerry Kruger reached on a fielding error by Dave Blackburn. Ray Kernek lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Tom Breton grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Oakland Ken Stromme is pinch hitting for Jack Jones. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Ken Stromme singles to right field. Ray Harlow singles past the shortstop. Ken Stromme is thrown out trying to advance to third by the left fielder. Ray Harlow is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Pop Leppert singles to left field. Dave Blackburn strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Jerry Hatcher pitching. Geronimo Conroy grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Hudson walks. Dave Lopez singles to right field. Johnny Hafey singles to right field. Vinnie Hammonds singles to center field. Bill Hudson scores. Dave Lopez scores. Johnny Hafey advances to third on the hit. Bill Giovanola comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Alan Kantlehner flies out to the right fielder. Jerry Kruger strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Oakland Epps Mattox strikes out. Razor McCarthy strikes out. Rene Pasquella comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Chris Cote grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Rene Pasquella strikes out. Tom Breton singles to left field. Tom Breton steals second. Geronimo Conroy singles to center field. Tom Breton scores. Bill Hudson strikes out. Dave Lopez walks. Johnny Hafey singles to right field. Vinnie Hammonds walks. Geronimo Conroy scores. Alan Kantlehner singles to left field. Dave Lopez scores. Johnny Hafey is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland John Konnick is pinch hitting for Harry Renteria. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. John Konnick strikes out. Steve Brucker grounds out to the shortstop. Eric Stephenson is pinch hitting for Bill Giovanola. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Eric Stephenson flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Oakland total runners left on base: 5 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 9
Batting:2B - Epps Mattox (29), Harry Renteria (15), Steve Brucker (11).HR - Ray Harlow (28), Dave Blackburn (26).GIDP - Razor McCarthy, Steve Brucker. Baserunning: CS - Ray Harlow (9). Fielding: E - Dave Blackburn, Chris Cote.
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Andre Wehmeier improves in arm Bobo Riles improves in control Billy Shirley improves in range Ryan Jones improves in power_vs_righty Mike Williams did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Billy Shirley did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Andre Wehmeier did not respond to coaching in LF
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Brooks Teufel did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty George Long did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Freddie Castro improves in power_vs_righty Pug Hollins did not respond to coaching in speed Freddie Castro improves in range Jerald Shaute did not respond to coaching in velocity