Win: Rick Ross (3-14) Loss: Takehiko Takeuchi (7-9)
Inning: 1 Oakland Rick Ross pitching. Turkey McCrea grounds out to the second baseman. Bud Yvars grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dave Riggs flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Takehiko Takeuchi pitching. Jose Baez singles to right field. Jose Baez steals second. Dave Voiselle strikes out. Casper Davidson doubles to right field. Jose Baez scores. Leroy Bush singles to right field. Casper Davidson scores. Hack Vaughn flies out to the center fielder. Jessie Hill singles to left field. Leroy Bush advances to third on the hit. Alfonso Villegas flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Oakland Mike Shea is hit by a pitch. Ty Kelly flies out to the center fielder. Mike Shea steals second. Scott Auker reached on a fielding error by Jose Baez. Cecil Aitchison grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Bob Currence grounds out to the third baseman. Rick Ross grounds out to the third baseman. Jose Baez strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Van Baines grounds out to the third baseman. Takehiko Takeuchi grounds out to the third baseman. Turkey McCrea walks. Bud Yvars grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Dave Voiselle strikes out. Casper Davidson pops out to the third baseman. Leroy Bush flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Dave Riggs strikes out. Mike Shea flies out to the right fielder. Ty Kelly strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Hack Vaughn flies out to the left fielder. Jessie Hill pops out to the third baseman. Alfonso Villegas flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Scott Auker pops out to the first baseman. Cecil Aitchison walks. Van Baines walks. Takehiko Takeuchi lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Turkey McCrea grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Bob Currence hits a home run. Rick Ross strikes out. Jose Baez hits an infield single to the shortstop. Jose Baez steals second. Dave Voiselle walks. Casper Davidson strikes out. Leroy Bush reached on a 2-base throwing error by Van Baines. Jose Baez scores. Hack Vaughn hits a home run. Dave Voiselle scores. Leroy Bush scores. Jessie Hill grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Bud Yvars singles to left field. Dave Riggs grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Mike Shea flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Alfonso Villegas grounds out to the pitcher. Bob Currence grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Rick Ross reached on a 2-base throwing error by Bud Yvars. Jose Baez flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Ty Kelly singles to right field. Scott Auker pops out to the shortstop. Cecil Aitchison walks. Van Baines grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ty Kelly advances to third on the play. Cecil Aitchison advances to second on the play. Takehiko Takeuchi flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Dave Voiselle strikes out. Casper Davidson hits a home run. Leroy Bush walks. Hack Vaughn walks. Jessie Hill walks. Alfonso Villegas singles to center field. Leroy Bush scores. Hack Vaughn scores. Jessie Hill advances to third on the hit. Bob Currence strikes out. Rick Ross grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Oakland Turkey McCrea grounds out to the shortstop. Bud Yvars flies out to the right fielder. Dave Riggs pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Jose Baez strikes out. Dave Voiselle strikes out. Casper Davidson singles to center field. Casper Davidson steals second. Leroy Bush hits a home run. Casper Davidson scores. Harry Ruhle 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). Hack Vaughn flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Charlie Downey is pinch hitting for Mike Shea. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Charlie Downey singles to center field. Ty Kelly singles to left field. Scott Auker grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Charlie Downey advances to third on the play. Cecil Aitchison pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Oakland total runners left on base: 7 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 5
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Pete Wright improves in velocity Charlie Grimes improves in arm Cloy Tollberg did not respond to coaching in velocity Al Schuster improves in contact_vs_lefty Newt Jones did not respond to coaching in 3B
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: John Hale improves in range Milt Radford did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Milt Radford improves in arm Tom Bowling did not respond to coaching in control Sam Felsch did not respond to coaching in C