Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Bryan Castellano pitching. Geronimo Conroy grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Bill Hudson grounds out to the shortstop. Dave Lopez hits an infield single to the pitcher. Johnny Hafey grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Dave Lopez is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Oakland Jose Pike pitching. Razor McCarthy singles to left field. Pop Leppert singles to right field. Razor McCarthy advances to third on the hit. Dave Blackburn grounds out to the shortstop. Razor McCarthy scores. Pop Leppert advances to second on the play. Epps Mattox walks. John Konnick singles in front of the center fielder. Pop Leppert scores. Epps Mattox advances to third on the hit. Harry Renteria hits an infield single to the shortstop. Epps Mattox scores. Steve Brucker walks. Ken Stromme grounds out to the shortstop. John Konnick scores. Harry Renteria advances to third on the play. Steve Brucker advances to second on the play. Bryan Castellano grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Vinnie Hammonds reached on a 2-base throwing error by John Konnick. Alexander Gomez grounds out to the pitcher. Alan Kantlehner strikes out. Jerry Kruger reached on a 2-base throwing error by Dave Blackburn. Vinnie Hammonds scores. Jose Pike grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Razor McCarthy triples. Pop Leppert grounds out to the second baseman. Razor McCarthy scores. Dave Blackburn singles past the shortstop. Epps Mattox flies out to the left fielder. John Konnick grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Geronimo Conroy grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bill Hudson strikes out. Dave Lopez singles to center field. Johnny Hafey pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Harry Renteria strikes out. Steve Brucker strikes out. Ken Stromme flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Vinnie Hammonds hits an infield single to the pitcher. Alexander Gomez strikes out. Vinnie Hammonds is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Alan Kantlehner singles to right field. Jerry Kruger grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Alan Kantlehner is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Bryan Castellano grounds out to the pitcher. Razor McCarthy singles to center field. Pop Leppert grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Razor McCarthy is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Dave Blackburn hits a home run. Pop Leppert scores. Epps Mattox flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Jose Pike grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Geronimo Conroy singles to right field. Geronimo Conroy steals second. Bill Hudson lines out to the second baseman. Dave Lopez strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland John Konnick reached on a 2-base throwing error by Dave Lopez. Harry Renteria strikes out. Steve Brucker grounds out to the pitcher. Ken Stromme flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Johnny Hafey singles to left field. Vinnie Hammonds grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Alexander Gomez flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Bryan Castellano grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Razor McCarthy flies out to the left fielder. Pop Leppert hits a home run. Dave Blackburn strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Alan Kantlehner grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Jerry Kruger reached on a fielding error by John Konnick. Mickey Young is pinch hitting for Jose Pike. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Mickey Young singles to right field. Geronimo Conroy singles to center field. Blix Telgheder is pinch hitting for Bill Hudson. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Blix Telgheder pops out to the second baseman. Dave Lopez doubles to center field. Jerry Kruger scores. Mickey Young scores. Geronimo Conroy uses his aggressiveness and scores. Johnny Hafey grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Bob Head pitching. Epps Mattox strikes out. John Konnick strikes out. Harry Renteria is hit by a pitch. Steve Brucker flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Jerry Hatcher comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Vinnie Hammonds grounds out to the pitcher. Alexander Gomez triples. Alan Kantlehner flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Alexander Gomez is thrown out at the plate. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Ken Stromme grounds out to the second baseman. Eric Stephenson is pinch hitting for Jerry Hatcher. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Eric Stephenson hits a home run. Razor McCarthy singles to left field. Mike Ruffcorn comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Relief Pitchers stats. Razor McCarthy steals second. Pop Leppert strikes out. Dave Blackburn flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Angel Link pitching. Jerry Kruger grounds out to the third baseman. Dwight Hackett is pinch hitting for Mike Ruffcorn. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Dwight Hackett singles to center field. Geronimo Conroy singles to left field. Don Moren is pinch hitting for Blix Telgheder. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Don Moren flies out to the left fielder. Dave Lopez walks. Johnny Hafey strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 9 Oakland total runners left on base: 6
Batting:3B - Razor McCarthy (1).HR - Pop Leppert (11), Dave Blackburn (20), Eric Stephenson (1).HBP - Harry Renteria (1). Baserunning: SB - Razor McCarthy (5). Fielding: E - Dave Blackburn, John Konnick 2.
Game Notes Bob Head is injured and is expected to be out 20 days.
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Hack Karlon did not respond to coaching in speed Hank Atkinson did not respond to coaching in arm Patsy Vail improves in power_vs_lefty Bill Salas did not respond to coaching in arm Ryusuke Okawa did not respond to coaching in control Harry Cousineau did not respond to coaching in speed
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Buddy Lint improves in contact_vs_lefty Larry Hoffman did not respond to coaching in speed Vern Branson did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Ken Perkins did not respond to coaching in endurance Billy Shirley did not respond to coaching in speed Vern Branson improves in arm Andre Wehmeier improves in 3B