Inning: 1 Oakland Bob Sweeney pitching. Rick O Shea singles to right field. Lefty Miksis strikes out. Chet Thornton singles to left field. Rick O Shea advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the corners in. Zeke Wright hits a home run. Rick O Shea scores. Chet Thornton scores. Al Valdes singles to center field. Al Valdes steals second. Jimmy Baker singles past the shortstop. Al Valdes scores. Carleton Fort grounds out to the pitcher. Jimmy Baker advances to second on the play. Ernie Singleton flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Baltimore Lino Perez pitching. Jorge Cater grounds out to the pitcher. Rickey Cohen hits a home run. Jonah Merritt walks. Mendy Tracy strikes out. Bob Fajardo singles to right field. Gene Duser flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Oakland Lino Perez flies out to the right fielder. Rick O Shea grounds out to the pitcher. Lefty Miksis grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Baltimore Pasqual Clanton walks. Shintaro Nagao flies out to the center fielder. Bob Sweeney lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Jorge Cater flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Chet Thornton strikes out. Zeke Wright strikes out. Al Valdes walks. Jimmy Baker walks. Carleton Fort flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Baltimore Rickey Cohen grounds out to the second baseman. Jonah Merritt flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Mendy Tracy grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Ernie Singleton flies out to the right fielder. Lino Perez grounds out to the pitcher. Rick O Shea flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Baltimore Bob Fajardo walks. Gene Duser singles to center field. Bob Fajardo advances to third on the hit. Pasqual Clanton strikes out. Shintaro Nagao singles to right field. Bob Fajardo scores. Gene Duser advances to third on the hit. Bob Sweeney strikes out. Jorge Cater grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Oakland Lefty Miksis strikes out. Chet Thornton flies out to the center fielder. Zeke Wright singles to right field. Al Valdes strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Baltimore Rickey Cohen grounds out to the shortstop. Jonah Merritt bunts for a base hit. Mendy Tracy strikes out. Bob Fajardo doubles to center field. Jonah Merritt uses his aggressiveness and scores. Gene Duser lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Jimmy Baker strikes out. Carleton Fort flies out to the left fielder. Ernie Singleton grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Baltimore Pasqual Clanton grounds out to the second baseman. Shintaro Nagao flies out to the left fielder. Steve Blaemire is pinch hitting for Bob Sweeney. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Steve Blaemire hits a home run. Jorge Cater singles to center field. Rickey Cohen strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Ed Liefer pitching. Jerry Blume is pinch hitting for Lino Perez. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Jerry Blume strikes out. Rick O Shea grounds out to the shortstop. Lefty Miksis grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Baltimore Ben Ricci pitching. Jonah Merritt grounds out to the third baseman. Mendy Tracy flies out to the center fielder. Bob Fajardo singles to center field. Gene Duser walks. Pasqual Clanton pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Oakland Chet Thornton strikes out. Zeke Wright strikes out. Al Valdes hits an infield single to the pitcher. Al Valdes steals second. Jimmy Baker strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Baltimore Shintaro Nagao grounds out to the shortstop. Randy Hardin is pinch hitting for Ed Liefer. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Randy Hardin strikes out. Jorge Cater grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Jim Dibble pitching. Carleton Fort pops out to the first baseman. Ernie Singleton singles to center field. Mike Lowenstein is pinch hitting for Ben Ricci. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Mike Lowenstein grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Baltimore Augie McCarthy pitching. Rickey Cohen walks. Jonah Merritt singles to right field. Mendy Tracy flies out to the left fielder. Bob Fajardo flies out to the left fielder. Gene Duser singles to left field. Rickey Cohen scores. Oakland total runners left on base: 5 Baltimore total runners left on base: 9
Game Notes Bob Sweeney is injured and is expected to be out 15 days.
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Carlos Medina improves in control David Gomez did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Joe Quisenberry improves in arm Kerby McAndrew did not respond to coaching in control David Gomez did not respond to coaching in speed David Gomez did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Cidi Schlei did not respond to coaching in SS
Baltimore Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Bo Johnson improves in arm Elton Tincup did not respond to coaching in velocity Bob Ritz did not respond to coaching in velocity Bill Drake did not respond to coaching in control Harvey Mabry did not respond to coaching in control Lee Knouff did not respond to coaching in endurance Bo Johnson did not respond to coaching in C