Win: Harry Perkins (2-2) Loss: Fred Orndorff (5-5)
Inning: 1 Oakland Joe Snyder pitching. Dan Barthelson grounds out to the second baseman. Dunier Ibanez lines out to the pitcher. Yasushi Makino flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Detroit Dian Laverdeza pitching. Bob Kline singles to left field. Red Babcock singles past the second baseman. Al Lundstedt grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Red Babcock is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Chuck Fulton pops out to the third baseman. Jim Foytack grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Oakland Dian Gonzalez strikes out. Patrick Dubois singles to right field. Patrick Dubois steals second. Shuichi Taguchi hits a home run. Patrick Dubois scores. Pete Delgado grounds out to the shortstop. Yorelvis Barroso singles to center field. Yorelvis Barroso steals second. Dian Laverdeza grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Rod Trout strikes out. Chief Thornton grounds out to the second baseman. Joey Berres grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Dan Barthelson flies out to the left fielder. Dunier Ibanez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Yasushi Makino pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Joe Snyder pops out to the second baseman. Bob Kline singles to left field. Red Babcock grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Bob Kline is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Al Lundstedt hits an infield single to the second baseman. Chuck Fulton flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Oakland Dian Gonzalez strikes out. Patrick Dubois strikes out. Shuichi Taguchi strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Jim Foytack hits a home run. Rod Trout grounds out to the second baseman. Chief Thornton grounds out to the second baseman. Joey Berres grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Pete Delgado grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Yorelvis Barroso reached on a fielding error by Red Babcock. Dian Laverdeza lays a bunt down the third base line. The third baseman fields the ball, throws to second for the force out, on to first but the throw to first for the double play is not in time. (SS covering 2nd). Dan Barthelson flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Joe Snyder flies out to the left fielder. Bob Kline walks. Red Babcock singles to right field. Bob Kline is thrown out trying to advance to third by the right fielder. Al Lundstedt singles past the shortstop. Red Babcock advances to third on the hit. Jiro Watanabe 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. Chuck Fulton grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Oakland Dunier Ibanez strikes out. Yasushi Makino singles to center field. Dian Gonzalez grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Yasushi Makino is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Patrick Dubois grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Dian Gonzalez is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Jim Foytack flies out to the center fielder. Rod Trout grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Chief Thornton grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Shuichi Taguchi flies out to the right fielder. Pete Delgado grounds out to the pitcher. Yorelvis Barroso grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Joey Berres grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Hennis is pinch hitting for Joe Snyder. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Bob Hennis strikes out. Bob Kline strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Harry Perkins pitching. Shoji Kasai is pinch hitting for Jiro Watanabe. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Shoji Kasai walks. Dan Barthelson strikes out. Dunier Ibanez flies out to the left fielder. Yasushi Makino pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Fred Orndorff pitching. Red Babcock flies out to the right fielder. Al Lundstedt strikes out. Chuck Fulton singles past the shortstop. Chuck Fulton is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Dian Gonzalez strikes out. Patrick Dubois strikes out. Shuichi Taguchi strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Detroit Jim Foytack doubles to left field. Rod Trout grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Foytack advances to third on the play. Chief Thornton grounds out to the pitcher. Joey Berres singles to left field. Jim Foytack scores. Bob Johnson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jake Pettit is pinch hitting for Harry Perkins. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jake Pettit triples. Joey Berres scores. Oakland total runners left on base: 4 Detroit total runners left on base: 6
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Brooks Hegan did not respond to coaching in speed Weldon Jones did not respond to coaching in control Weldon Jones did not respond to coaching in velocity Al Ortiz did not respond to coaching in velocity
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Sam Stremmel did not respond to coaching in velocity Vance Oster did not respond to coaching in arm John Hartsel did not respond to coaching in speed Pete Sutcliffe did not respond to coaching in range Pete Sutcliffe did not respond to coaching in C