Win: Marvin Benard (1-0) Loss: Jerry Keating (1-3)
Save: Keith Morrissey (10)
Inning: 1 Oakland Charlie Swoboda pitching. Ralph Edens strikes out. Pat Morrison flies out to the center fielder. Kei Fujii singles to right field. Dunier Ibanez grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Detroit Jerry Keating pitching. Al Lundstedt walks. Red Babcock pops out to the third baseman. Chuck Fulton grounds out to the pitcher. Al Lundstedt advances to second on the play. Jake Pettit strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Yasushi Makino pops out to the second baseman. Coot Higgins singles to center field. Shuichi Taguchi singles to right field. Yorelvis Barroso pops out to the second baseman. Jerry Keating flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Detroit Bob Kline flies out to the center fielder. Bob Hennis singles to center field. Ken Wilson flies out to the right fielder. Mike Poepping flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Ralph Edens doubles to left field. Pat Morrison singles to right field. Ralph Edens scores. Kei Fujii strikes out. Dunier Ibanez grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Pat Morrison is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Yasushi Makino walks. Coot Higgins singles to left field. Dunier Ibanez scores. Yasushi Makino advances to third on the hit. Shuichi Taguchi grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Detroit Charlie Swoboda strikes out. Al Lundstedt flies out to the left fielder. Red Babcock grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Yorelvis Barroso walks. Jerry Keating pops up a bunt to the pitcher. Ralph Edens flies out to the right fielder. Pat Morrison flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Chuck Fulton flies out to the right fielder. Jake Pettit flies out to the left fielder. Bob Kline strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Kei Fujii pops out to the third baseman. Dunier Ibanez strikes out. Yasushi Makino grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Bob Hennis grounds out to the second baseman. Ken Wilson flies out to the center fielder. Mike Poepping hits an infield single to the second baseman. Charlie Swoboda grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Coot Higgins strikes out. Shuichi Taguchi singles to right field. Shuichi Taguchi steals second. Yorelvis Barroso pops out to the third baseman. Jerry Keating grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Al Lundstedt flies out to the left fielder. Red Babcock singles to right field. Chuck Fulton flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Jake Pettit hits a home run. Red Babcock scores. Bob Kline flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Ralph Edens strikes out. Pat Morrison singles to left field. Kei Fujii grounds out to the pitcher. Pat Morrison advances to second on the play. Dunier Ibanez is hit by a pitch. Yasushi Makino singles to center field. Pat Morrison scores. Dunier Ibanez advances to third on the hit. Coot Higgins singles to center field. Dunier Ibanez scores. Yasushi Makino advances to third on the hit. Marvin Benard comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Shuichi Taguchi grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Detroit Bob Hennis pops out to the second baseman. Ken Wilson flies out to the left fielder. Mike Poepping singles past the second baseman. Wayne Anderson is pinch hitting for Marvin Benard. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Wayne Anderson doubles to left field. Al Lundstedt hits a home run. Mike Poepping scores. Wayne Anderson scores. Gene Daly comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Red Babcock grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Walt Dede pitching. Yorelvis Barroso grounds out to the shortstop. Patrick Dubois is pinch hitting for Gene Daly. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Patrick Dubois grounds out to the shortstop. Shoji Kasai is pinch hitting for Ralph Edens. Shoji Kasai grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Fred Orndorff pitching. Lefty Lowry enters the game as a defensive replacement for Shoji Kasai at 2B. Chuck Fulton flies out to the center fielder. Jake Pettit flies out to the right fielder. Bob Kline grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Keith Morrissey comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Pat Morrison pops out to the third baseman. Kei Fujii grounds out to the third baseman. Dunier Ibanez pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Oakland total runners left on base: 9 Detroit total runners left on base: 3
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Andy Warthen did not respond to coaching in control Fred Lewis did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Don Downing improves in contact_vs_lefty
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Spud Sedgwick improves in arm Sam McGill improves in arm Tavo Minor did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty