Win: Steve Mingori (1-0) Loss: Mark Sheehan (1-1)
Save: Luis Kent (3)
Inning: 1 Detroit Jim Seales pitching. Jay Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Sidney DeFate strikes out. Todd Helton grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Oakland Dick Loaiza pitching. William Floyd singles to right field. Johnny DeLancey grounds out to the second baseman. William Floyd advances to second on the play. Don Lawrick singles to right field. William Floyd scores. Lee Bell triples. Don Lawrick scores. Brent Cox grounds out to the shortstop. Lee Bell scores. Walker Jensen strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Sean Casey grounds out to the second baseman. Duke Sims hits a home run. Katsuo Machida walks. Klondike Douglass flies out to the left fielder. Bob Bailor grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Bill Ward doubles to right field. Derrick Orton strikes out. Jim Seales strikes out. William Floyd grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Dick Loaiza strikes out. Jay Smith strikes out. Sidney DeFate flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Johnny DeLancey pops out to the second baseman. Don Lawrick flies out to the center fielder. Lee Bell grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Todd Helton singles to left field. Sean Casey grounds into a force play to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Todd Helton is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Duke Sims singles to right field. Katsuo Machida grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Duke Sims is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Klondike Douglass singles to right field. Sean Casey scores. Bob Bailor hits an infield single to the pitcher. Dick Loaiza flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Oakland Brent Cox walks. Walker Jensen flies out to the right fielder. Bill Ward flies out to the left fielder. Brent Cox steals second. Derrick Orton singles in front of the center fielder. Brent Cox scores. Jim Seales flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Jay Smith flies out to the right fielder. Sidney DeFate strikes out. Todd Helton hits an infield single to the third baseman. Sean Casey grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland William Floyd strikes out. Johnny DeLancey pops out to the first baseman. Don Lawrick singles to left field. Don Lawrick steals second. Lee Bell strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Duke Sims singles to right field. Katsuo Machida strikes out. Klondike Douglass walks. Bob Bailor strikes out. Dick Loaiza strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Oakland Brent Cox grounds out to the third baseman. Walker Jensen flies out to the center fielder. Steve Mingori comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Bill Ward walks. Bill Ward is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Jay Smith walks. Sidney DeFate flies out to the center fielder. Todd Helton flies out to the left fielder. Sean Casey grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Derrick Orton grounds out to the third baseman. Jim Seales walks. Jim Seales is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). William Floyd grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Duke Sims singles to right field. Katsuo Machida singles to left field. Duke Sims advances to third on the hit. Mark Sheehan 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. Klondike Douglass grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Duke Sims scores. Katsuo Machida advances to second on the play. Chuck Jones is pinch hitting for Bob Bailor. Chuck Jones singles to left field. Katsuo Machida scores. Jake Taylor is pinch hitting for Steve Mingori. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Chuck Jones steals second. Jake Taylor singles to right field. Chuck Jones uses his aggressiveness and scores. Jake Taylor steals second. Jay Smith walks. Sidney DeFate strikes out. Todd Helton singles to left field. Jake Taylor scores. Jay Smith advances to third on the hit. Charlie Howell comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Sean Casey singles to right field. Jay Smith scores. Todd Helton advances to third on the hit. Duke Sims grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Oakland Don Drysdale pitching. Desi Coco enters the game as a defensive replacement for Chuck Jones at SS. Johnny DeLancey hits a home run. Don Lawrick hits a home run. Luis Kent comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Lee Bell singles to center field. Brent Cox pops out to the shortstop. Lee Bell steals second. Walker Jensen flies out to the right fielder. Bill Ward flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit Katsuo Machida strikes out. Klondike Douglass walks. Desi Coco walks. Luis Kent lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Jay Smith walks. Sidney DeFate flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Oakland Derrick Orton grounds out to the third baseman. Ron Gleaton is pinch hitting for Charlie Howell. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Ron Gleaton pops out to the first baseman. William Floyd singles to right field. Johnny DeLancey walks. Don Lawrick pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Detroit total runners LOB: 13 Oakland total runners LOB: 6
Batting:2B - Bill Ward (10).3B - Lee Bell (6).HR - Johnny DeLancey (9), Don Lawrick (13). Baserunning: SB - Don Lawrick (14), Lee Bell (21), Brent Cox (22).CS - Bill Ward (11), Jim Seales (1).
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C- Improvements: Ellis Valentine did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Rick McIntosh did not respond to coaching in control Bobby Altizer improves in arm Ron Mattick did not respond to coaching in velocity
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Jose Tobin did not respond to coaching in range Icehouse Fields improves in arm Carl Kinzy did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Bryn Melvin improves in range