Win: Charlie Albanese (3-2) Loss: Dian Laverdeza (6-9)
Inning: 1 Baltimore Dian Laverdeza pitching. Yoshiyuki Masumoto grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Brian Hunter singles to left field. John Sherry strikes out. Andres Hernandez flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Oakland Charlie Albanese pitching. Yorelvis Barroso grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Kei Fujii flies out to the right fielder. Dunier Ibanez flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Baltimore John Heiserman strikes out. Jay Mays grounds out to the third baseman. Augie Davis flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Augie Lopez grounds out to the third baseman. Yasushi Makino flies out to the left fielder. Pat Morrison flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Baltimore Ralph Thompson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Charlie Albanese strikes out. Yoshiyuki Masumoto flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Shuichi Taguchi grounds out to the shortstop. Pete Delgado grounds out to the second baseman. Dian Laverdeza pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Baltimore Brian Hunter flies out to the left fielder. John Sherry singles to left field. Andres Hernandez hits a home run. John Sherry scores. John Heiserman lines out to the third baseman. Jay Mays flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Yorelvis Barroso grounds out to the second baseman. Kei Fujii grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Dunier Ibanez strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Baltimore Augie Davis grounds out to the third baseman. Ralph Thompson walks. Charlie Albanese lays down a bunt. The catcher fields the ball, Ralph Thompson forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Yoshiyuki Masumoto flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Augie Lopez flies out to the left fielder. Yasushi Makino flies out to the center fielder. Pat Morrison lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Baltimore Brian Hunter flies out to the center fielder. John Sherry grounds out to the second baseman. Andres Hernandez triples. Jiro Watanabe 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. John Heiserman reached on a 2-base throwing error by Augie Lopez. Andres Hernandez scores. Jay Mays flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Shuichi Taguchi walks. Pete Delgado is hit by a pitch. Jiro Watanabe lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Yorelvis Barroso strikes out. Kei Fujii grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Baltimore Augie Davis singles past the shortstop. Ralph Thompson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Augie Davis advances to second on the play. Charlie Albanese flies out to the center fielder. Yoshiyuki Masumoto grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Dunier Ibanez doubles to right field. Augie Lopez flies out to the center fielder. Yasushi Makino flies out to the center fielder. Pat Morrison grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Baltimore Brian Hunter doubles to left field. John Sherry walks. Andres Hernandez walks. John Heiserman strikes out. Jay Mays strikes out. Augie Davis grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Oakland Russ Pujols enters the game as a defensive replacement for Ralph Thompson at CF. Shuichi Taguchi strikes out. Shoji Kasai is pinch hitting for Pete Delgado. Shoji Kasai pops out to the pitcher. Dian Gonzalez is pinch hitting for Jiro Watanabe. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Dian Gonzalez grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Baltimore Bob Johnson pitching. Coot Higgins enters the game as a defensive replacement for Shoji Kasai at C. Russ Pujols hits an infield single to the third baseman. Les Williams is pinch hitting for Charlie Albanese. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Les Williams flies out to the left fielder. Yoshiyuki Masumoto walks. Brian Hunter singles to left field. Russ Pujols scores. John Sherry walks. Andres Hernandez singles to right field. Yoshiyuki Masumoto scores. Brian Hunter scores. Gene Daly comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Henry Erickson is pinch hitting for John Heiserman. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Henry Erickson doubles to center field. John Sherry scores. Andres Hernandez uses his aggressiveness and scores. Jay Mays singles to center field. Henry Erickson scores. Augie Davis walks. Russ Pujols grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Jay Mays is out at third base. Les Williams flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Oakland Duane Benson pitching. Yorelvis Barroso walks. Kei Fujii strikes out. Dunier Ibanez grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Yorelvis Barroso is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Augie Lopez grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Dunier Ibanez is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Baltimore total runners LOB: 9 Oakland total runners LOB: 4
Baltimore Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Jim Lewis improves in control Jim Hernandez improves in contact_vs_righty Patsy Gick improves in power_vs_lefty
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Larry Yount did not respond to coaching in control Hal Young did not respond to coaching in speed Danny Manning did not respond to coaching in arm