Win: Jerry Keating (8-8) Loss: Fred Mackenzie (11-5)
Save: Bob Johnson (3)
Inning: 1 Oakland Fred Mackenzie pitching. Dan Barthelson strikes out. Dunier Ibanez singles past the second baseman. Yasushi Makino singles to center field. Dian Gonzalez strikes out. Patrick Dubois singles to right field. Dunier Ibanez scores. Shuichi Taguchi walks. Pete Delgado strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 1 New York Jerry Keating pitching. John Lopez strikes out. Brendan McCabe grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). George Friedrichs grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Yorelvis Barroso flies out to the center fielder. Jerry Keating grounds out to the second baseman. Dan Barthelson pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 New York Pit Zak grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Randall Clarke grounds out to the shortstop. Shane McAvoy pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Dunier Ibanez strikes out. Yasushi Makino singles to left field. Dian Gonzalez grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Yasushi Makino is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Patrick Dubois strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 New York Masaru Yasui grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Monzant strikes out. Fred Mackenzie grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Shuichi Taguchi grounds out to the shortstop. Pete Delgado grounds out to the shortstop. Yorelvis Barroso singles to right field. Jerry Keating strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 New York John Lopez grounds out to the second baseman. Brendan McCabe pops out to the shortstop. George Friedrichs flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Dan Barthelson walks. Dunier Ibanez grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Yasushi Makino strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 New York Pit Zak grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Randall Clarke strikes out. Shane McAvoy strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Dian Gonzalez singles to right field. Patrick Dubois strikes out. Shuichi Taguchi pops out to the third baseman. Pete Delgado singles to left field. Dian Gonzalez advances to third on the hit. Yorelvis Barroso singles to right field. Dian Gonzalez scores. Jerry Keating grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 New York Masaru Yasui flies out to the left fielder. Jim Monzant strikes out. Fred Mackenzie grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Dan Barthelson triples. Dunier Ibanez singles to right field. Dan Barthelson scores. Yasushi Makino strikes out. Dian Gonzalez grounds out to the pitcher. Dunier Ibanez advances to second on the play. Gil Alcaraz 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. Patrick Dubois strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 New York John Lopez singles to right field. Brendan McCabe grounds into a force play to the second baseman. John Lopez is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Brendan McCabe is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). George Friedrichs hits an infield single to the second baseman. Pit Zak hits a home run. George Friedrichs scores. Randall Clarke flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Shuichi Taguchi singles to center field. Shoji Kasai is pinch hitting for Pete Delgado. Shoji Kasai singles to right field. Yorelvis Barroso singles to right field. Shuichi Taguchi is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Shoji Kasai advances to third on the play. Jerry Keating grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 New York Coot Higgins enters the game as a defensive replacement for Shoji Kasai at C. Shane McAvoy strikes out. Masaru Yasui grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Monzant doubles to center field. Tommy Larkin is pinch hitting for Gil Alcaraz. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Tommy Larkin pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Frank Cottier pitching. Dan Barthelson strikes out. Dunier Ibanez flies out to the left fielder. Yasushi Makino walks. Dian Gonzalez walks. Yasushi Makino is out trying to steal third. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 New York Bob Johnson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. John Lopez grounds out to the pitcher. Brendan McCabe singles to right field. George Friedrichs strikes out. Brendan McCabe steals second. Pit Zak lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Oakland total runners LOB: 10 New York total runners LOB: 2
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Ed Segui did not respond to coaching in control Mike Zackert did not respond to coaching in endurance Yasutomo Tobe improves in range
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Jim Latimer improves in arm Jose Soff did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Jack Kuenn did not respond to coaching in speed