Inning: 1 Detroit Jaxon Aude pitching. Shag Lyons pops out to the pitcher. Doyle Howard pops out to the second baseman. Sam Shofner strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Oakland Rick Porzio pitching. Rick O Shea singles to left field. Lefty Miksis singles to left field. Rick O Shea advances to third on the hit. Chet Thornton pops out to the catcher. Zeke Wright triples. Rick O Shea scores. Lefty Miksis scores. Al Valdes singles to left field. Zeke Wright scores. Al Valdes is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Woody Hilton walks. Jimmy Baker flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Donnie Mungo grounds out to the third baseman. George Harley doubles to left field. Curt Branca flies out to the left fielder. Matt Harper grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Carleton Fort strikes out. Jaxon Aude singles to right field. Rick O Shea walks. Lefty Miksis walks. Chet Thornton singles to left field. Jaxon Aude scores. Rick O Shea scores. Lefty Miksis advances to third on the hit. Zeke Wright strikes out. Al Valdes pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Detroit George Cain pops out to the second baseman. Rick Porzio singles to center field. Shag Lyons walks. Doyle Howard strikes out. Sam Shofner walks. Donnie Mungo strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 Oakland Woody Hilton singles to right field. Jimmy Baker singles to left field. Woody Hilton advances to third on the hit. Carleton Fort singles to left field. Woody Hilton scores. Jimmy Baker advances to third on the hit. Jaxon Aude strikes out. Rick O Shea singles to right field. Jimmy Baker scores. Carleton Fort advances to third on the hit. Lefty Miksis flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Carleton Fort scores. Hal Miller comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is pulled because he is getting hammered (Starting pitcher has given up 8 or more earned runs, he is tired, and the team is losing by more than 5 runs). Chet Thornton walks. Zeke Wright lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Detroit George Harley strikes out. Curt Branca singles to left field. Matt Harper grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Al Valdes grounds out to the shortstop. Woody Hilton grounds out to the second baseman. Jimmy Baker grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit George Cain flies out to the left fielder. Hal Miller pops out to the second baseman. Shag Lyons strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Carleton Fort walks. Jaxon Aude 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 triples. Carleton Fort scores. Lefty Miksis walks. Jim Schauer comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Chet Thornton grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Rick O Shea scores. Lefty Miksis advances to second on the play. Zeke Wright walks. Al Valdes flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Detroit Doyle Howard flies out to the right fielder. Sam Shofner walks. Donnie Mungo grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Sam Shofner is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. George Harley singles to center field. Curt Branca doubles to left field. Donnie Mungo scores. George Harley uses his aggressiveness and scores. Matt Harper flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Woody Hilton singles to center field. Jimmy Baker singles to center field. Carleton Fort grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Woody Hilton advances to third on the play. Jimmy Baker advances to second on the play. Jaxon Aude grounds out to the shortstop. Woody Hilton scores. Jimmy Baker advances to third on the play. Rick O Shea grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Ed Daly is pinch hitting for George Cain. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Ed Daly flies out to the center fielder. Camilche Gonzalez is pinch hitting for Jim Schauer. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Camilche Gonzalez grounds out to the shortstop. Shag Lyons flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Ed Clark pitching. Lefty Miksis flies out to the left fielder. Chet Thornton strikes out. Zeke Wright flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Joe Graham comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Doyle Howard flies out to the left fielder. Sam Shofner triples. Donnie Mungo lines out to the second baseman. George Harley flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Al Valdes pops out to the first baseman. Woody Hilton hits a home run. Jimmy Baker strikes out. Carleton Fort strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Detroit Curt Branca strikes out. Matt Harper strikes out. Ed Daly walks. Willie Dunn is pinch hitting for Ed Clark. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Willie Dunn grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Ed Daly is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Detroit total runners left on base: 7 Oakland total runners left on base: 8
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Walter Medeiros did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Walter Medeiros did not respond to coaching in arm Walter Medeiros did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Al Geary did not respond to coaching in velocity Angel Whitaker improves in range Hughie Wright improves in power_vs_lefty
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: David Gomez did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Kerby McAndrew did not respond to coaching in control Scott Moore did not respond to coaching in velocity Frank Miller did not respond to coaching in speed Jack Page did not respond to coaching in control Mike Sivess did not respond to coaching in arm Cidi Schlei improves in 2B