Win: Rick Rubio (10-10) Loss: Todd Gallagher (11-12)
Inning: 1 Oakland Todd Gallagher pitching. Frank Kane grounds out to the pitcher. Phillip Premium grounds out to the second baseman. Steve Brandon walks. Eddie Lamb flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Detroit Rick Rubio pitching. Butch Zientara strikes out. Yunier Caceres strikes out. Hisao Okano singles to right field. Bill Daley grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Hisao Okano is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Ryan Sullivan doubles to left field. Steve Oldis strikes out. Jesus Seerey singles to left field. Ryan Sullivan is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Fred Ojeda hits a home run. Jesus Seerey scores. Rick Rubio grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Marty Scarbery hits a home run. Makoto Ono triples. The defense is playing the infield in. Tom Ernaga strikes out. The defense is playing the infield in. Bob Everitt walks. Todd Gallagher grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bob Everitt advances to second on the play. Butch Zientara lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Oakland Frank Kane strikes out. Phillip Premium hits an infield single to the first baseman. Phillip Premium steals second. Steve Brandon singles in front of the center fielder. Eddie Lamb doubles to center field. Phillip Premium scores. Steve Brandon is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Ryan Sullivan strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Yunier Caceres grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Hisao Okano strikes out. Bill Daley grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Steve Oldis singles to left field. Jesus Seerey strikes out. Fred Ojeda singles to right field. Rick Rubio lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Frank Kane strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Detroit Marty Scarbery strikes out. Makoto Ono flies out to the left fielder. Tom Ernaga strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Phillip Premium pops out to the third baseman. Steve Brandon walks. Steve Brandon steals second. Eddie Lamb strikes out. Ryan Sullivan grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Bob Everitt strikes out. Todd Gallagher flies out to the left fielder. Butch Zientara strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Steve Oldis strikes out. Jesus Seerey strikes out. Fred Ojeda singles to center field. Fred Ojeda steals second. Bob Everitt throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Rick Rubio lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Yunier Caceres flies out to the center fielder. Hisao Okano walks. Bill Daley strikes out. Marty Scarbery walks. Makoto Ono walks. Tom Ernaga grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Oakland Frank Kane singles to right field. Phillip Premium singles to center field. Jose Olivera comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Steve Brandon singles past the first baseman. Frank Kane scores. Phillip Premium advances to third on the hit. Eddie Lamb grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Phillip Premium scores. Ryan Sullivan pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Bob Everitt grounds out to the shortstop. Billy Holbrook is pinch hitting for Jose Olivera. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Billy Holbrook grounds out to the second baseman. Butch Zientara grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Mike Kinsella pitching. Steve Oldis grounds out to the third baseman. Jesus Seerey reached on a fielding error by Butch Zientara. Fred Ojeda grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Yunier Caceres strikes out. Hisao Okano walks. Bill Daley walks. Bill Taylor 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. Marty Scarbery grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Bill Daley is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Makoto Ono grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Oakland Jake Sutherland is pinch hitting for Bill Taylor. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jake Sutherland walks. Frank Kane grounds out to the pitcher. Jake Sutherland advances to second on the play. Phillip Premium strikes out. Steve Brandon strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit Larry Rhoads pitching. Tom Ernaga strikes out. Bob Everitt singles to center field. Yuichi Hiroshima is pinch hitting for Mike Kinsella. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Yuichi Hiroshima grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Oakland total runners LOB: 7 Detroit total runners LOB: 8
Batting:2B - Eddie Lamb (16), Ryan Sullivan (20).HR - Fred Ojeda (3).GIDP - Eddie Lamb, Fred Ojeda. Baserunning: SB - Phillip Premium (15), Steve Brandon (30), Fred Ojeda (2).
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Gus Johnson improves in arm Gene Hendricks did not respond to coaching in arm Don Hoover improves in contact_vs_righty Nels Gelbert did not respond to coaching in speed Reggie Broaca did not respond to coaching in control John Taff improves in contact_vs_lefty Gus Johnson did not respond to coaching in 3B
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Babe Jacobs did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Mark Macphee improves in power_vs_lefty Allan Cohen did not respond to coaching in range Joe Koegel did not respond to coaching in range Joe Rogers improves in arm Allan Cohen improves in power_vs_righty Mark Macphee did not respond to coaching in C