Inning: 1 Oakland Pete McArthur pitching. Rick O Shea singles to center field. Rick O Shea steals second. Lefty Miksis strikes out. Chet Thornton triples. Rick O Shea scores. Zeke Wright flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Chet Thornton scores. Al Valdes strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Baltimore Paul Willard pitching. Jonah Merritt hits an infield single to the pitcher. Jorge Cater grounds out to the third baseman. Jonah Merritt advances to second on the play. Bob Fajardo singles to right field. Jonah Merritt scores. Gene Duser singles to center field. Bob Fajardo advances to third on the hit. Shintaro Nagao grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Fajardo scores. Gene Duser advances to second on the play. Randy Hardin flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Jimmy Baker grounds out to the second baseman. Carleton Fort singles to center field. Ernie Singleton singles to left field. Carleton Fort advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the corners in. Paul Willard grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ernie Singleton advances to second on the play. Rick O Shea singles to center field. Carleton Fort scores. Ernie Singleton scores. Lefty Miksis grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Rick O Shea is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Baltimore Jim Scott singles to left field. Rickey Cohen strikes out. Pete McArthur lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, Jim Scott forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Jonah Merritt singles to center field. Jorge Cater grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Oakland Chet Thornton grounds out to the third baseman. Zeke Wright hits a home run. Al Valdes flies out to the center fielder. Jimmy Baker flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Baltimore Bob Fajardo grounds out to the third baseman. Gene Duser grounds out to the third baseman. Shintaro Nagao grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Carleton Fort walks. Ernie Singleton singles to center field. Carleton Fort advances to third on the hit. Paul Willard strikes out. Rick O Shea flies out to the center fielder. Lefty Miksis strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Baltimore Randy Hardin grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Scott grounds out to the shortstop. Rickey Cohen singles to center field. Pete McArthur pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Chet Thornton flies out to the center fielder. Zeke Wright walks. Al Valdes reached on a fielding error by Gene Duser. Jimmy Baker singles to right field. Zeke Wright scores. Al Valdes advances to third on the hit. Carleton Fort singles to left field. Al Valdes scores. Jimmy Baker advances to third on the hit. Ernie Singleton doubles to right field. Jimmy Baker scores. Carleton Fort uses his aggressiveness and scores. Paul Willard strikes out. Rick O Shea grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Baltimore Jonah Merritt grounds out to the third baseman. Jorge Cater reached on a 2-base throwing error by Ernie Singleton. Bob Fajardo flies out to the center fielder. Gene Duser strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Lefty Miksis flies out to the left fielder. Chet Thornton pops out to the first baseman. Zeke Wright grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Baltimore Shintaro Nagao strikes out. Randy Hardin doubles to center field. Jim Scott grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Rickey Cohen flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Al Valdes pops out to the second baseman. Jimmy Baker strikes out. Carleton Fort pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Baltimore Pete McArthur flies out to the right fielder. Jonah Merritt strikes out. Jorge Cater flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Ernie Singleton hits a home run. Mike Lowenstein is pinch hitting for Paul Willard. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Mike Lowenstein walks. Mel Pentz 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). Mike Lowenstein steals second. Rick O Shea flies out to the right fielder. Lefty Miksis flies out to the right fielder. Chet Thornton walks. Zeke Wright walks. Al Valdes singles to right field. Mike Lowenstein scores. Chet Thornton scores. Zeke Wright advances to third on the hit. Jimmy Baker grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Baltimore Ron Rhyne pitching. Bob Fajardo singles past the second baseman. Gene Duser pops out to the shortstop. Mendy Tracy is pinch hitting for Shintaro Nagao. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Mendy Tracy lines out to the pitcher. Randy Hardin flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Carleton Fort strikes out. Ed Liefer 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. Ernie Singleton strikes out. Jerry Blume is pinch hitting for Ron Rhyne. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jerry Blume singles to right field. Rick O Shea hits an infield single to the pitcher. Lefty Miksis grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Baltimore Ben Ricci pitching. Jim Scott pops out to the pitcher. Mack Leius is pinch hitting for Rickey Cohen. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Mack Leius strikes out. Steve Blaemire is pinch hitting for Ed Liefer. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Steve Blaemire strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Oakland total runners LOB: 8 Baltimore total runners LOB: 7
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Marcell Reese improves in contact_vs_righty Rod Ray did not respond to coaching in control Juan Burton did not respond to coaching in speed Brian Priest did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Brian Priest did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Cidi Schlei did not respond to coaching in arm Cidi Schlei did not respond to coaching in SS
Baltimore Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Bert Houtteman did not respond to coaching in velocity Jason Corwin improves in control Bill Drake did not respond to coaching in control Elton Tincup did not respond to coaching in control Bob Ritz did not respond to coaching in control John Irwin improves in velocity Bo Johnson did not respond to coaching in C