Win: Sam Mathews (1-11) Loss: Jim Nelson (11-17)
Save: Rafael Vasquez (4)
Inning: 1 Oakland Sam Mathews pitching. Turkey McCrea doubles to left field. Bud Yvars grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Turkey McCrea advances to third on the play. Dave Riggs singles to center field. Turkey McCrea scores. Mike Shea strikes out. Ty Kelly singles past the second baseman. Scott Auker hits an infield single to the pitcher. Cecil Aitchison grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Jim Nelson pitching. Jose Baez hits a home run. Dave Voiselle walks. Casper Davidson strikes out. Leroy Bush grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Dave Voiselle is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Hack Vaughn singles to left field. Leroy Bush advances to third on the hit. Jessie Hill flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Oakland Van Baines singles to right field. Jim Nelson fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Jim Nelson walks. Turkey McCrea grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Van Baines advances to third on the play. Bud Yvars walks. Dave Riggs grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Alfonso Villegas grounds out to the second baseman. Charlie Jata strikes out. Sam Mathews strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Mike Shea strikes out. Ty Kelly flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Scott Auker grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Jose Baez singles to right field. Dave Voiselle singles to left field. Jose Baez advances to third on the hit. Dave Voiselle steals second. Cecil Aitchison throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Jose Baez scores. Casper Davidson hits a home run. Dave Voiselle scores. Leroy Bush strikes out. Hack Vaughn pops out to the second baseman. Jessie Hill hits a home run. Ruben Gremminger comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Alfonso Villegas walks. Charlie Jata strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Cecil Aitchison strikes out. Van Baines pops out to the first baseman. Ruben Gremminger grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Sam Mathews strikes out. Jose Baez grounds out to the pitcher. Dave Voiselle doubles past the center fielder. Casper Davidson grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Turkey McCrea strikes out. Bud Yvars lines out to the third baseman. Dave Riggs grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Leroy Bush strikes out. Hack Vaughn strikes out. Jessie Hill grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Mike Shea walks. Ty Kelly singles to center field. Mike Shea advances to third on the hit. Scott Auker grounds out to the catcher. Ty Kelly advances to second on the play. Cecil Aitchison grounds out to the catcher. Van Baines grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Alfonso Villegas hits a home run. Charlie Jata pops out to the first baseman. Sam Mathews grounds out to the third baseman. Jose Baez pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Koji Kubo is pinch hitting for Ruben Gremminger. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Koji Kubo flies out to the right fielder. Turkey McCrea singles to left field. Bud Yvars strikes out. Dave Riggs grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Turkey McCrea is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Harry Ruhle pitching. Dave Voiselle strikes out. Casper Davidson hits a home run. Leroy Bush grounds out to the third baseman. Hack Vaughn singles to left field. Jessie Hill grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Charlie Downey is pinch hitting for Mike Shea. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Charlie Downey triples. Ty Kelly grounds out to the shortstop. Charlie Downey scores. Scott Auker grounds out to the third baseman. Cecil Aitchison singles to right field. Van Baines grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Alfonso Villegas singles to left field. Charlie Jata strikes out. Sam Mathews lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Jose Baez strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Ramon Grahe is pinch hitting for Harry Ruhle. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Ramon Grahe singles to right field. Turkey McCrea singles to center field. Bud Yvars doubles to center field. Ramon Grahe scores. Turkey McCrea uses his aggressiveness and scores. Rafael Vasquez comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Dave Riggs flies out to the left fielder. Charlie Downey walks. Ty Kelly grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Bud Yvars advances to third on the play. Charlie Downey advances to second on the play. Scott Auker grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Oakland total runners left on base: 11 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 6
Batting:2B - Dave Voiselle (13).HR - Jose Baez (5), Casper Davidson 2 (21), Jessie Hill (5), Alfonso Villegas (4). Baserunning: SB - Dave Voiselle (7).
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: John Milliard improves in power_vs_lefty Al Williams did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Ralph King did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Newt Jones did not respond to coaching in speed Al Schuster did not respond to coaching in 1B
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Larry Cox did not respond to coaching in range Sam Felsch did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty John Hale improves in contact_vs_lefty Dan Heard did not respond to coaching in range Sam Felsch did not respond to coaching in C