Win: Hanson Richert (4-0) Loss: Bob Johnson (6-5)
Save: Frank Liefer (21)
Inning: 1 Baltimore Howard Yaryan pitching. Masuho Nomaguchi strikes out. Brian Hunter grounds out to the shortstop. John Heiserman strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Oakland Herm Pena pitching. Dan Barthelson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dunier Ibanez flies out to the center fielder. Yasushi Makino strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Baltimore Augie Davis hits a home run. Rick Decker flies out to the left fielder. Bob Estelle strikes out. Andres Hernandez flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Dian Gonzalez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Patrick Dubois singles to right field. Shuichi Taguchi grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Baltimore Henry Erickson grounds out to the third baseman. Herm Pena grounds out to the third baseman. Masuho Nomaguchi strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Coot Higgins flies out to the right fielder. Yorelvis Barroso pops out to the catcher. Howard Yaryan grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Baltimore Brian Hunter singles to left field. John Heiserman strikes out. Augie Davis pops out to the catcher. Rick Decker grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Dan Barthelson reached on a fielding error by Andres Hernandez. Dan Barthelson steals second. Dunier Ibanez pops out to the shortstop. Yasushi Makino walks. Dian Gonzalez strikes out. Patrick Dubois flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Baltimore Bob Estelle grounds out to the pitcher. Andres Hernandez grounds out to the third baseman. Henry Erickson flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Shuichi Taguchi strikes out. Coot Higgins walks. Yorelvis Barroso strikes out. Howard Yaryan strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Baltimore Herm Pena grounds out to the pitcher. Masuho Nomaguchi singles to left field. Brian Hunter strikes out. Passed ball. Masuho Nomaguchi advances to second. John Heiserman grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Dan Barthelson doubles to center field. Dunier Ibanez walks. Yasushi Makino flies out to the center fielder. Dian Gonzalez grounds out to the shortstop. Dan Barthelson advances to third on the play. Dunier Ibanez advances to second on the play. Patrick Dubois grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Baltimore Augie Davis strikes out. Rick Decker walks. Bob Estelle grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Shuichi Taguchi walks. Shuichi Taguchi steals second. Coot Higgins strikes out. Yorelvis Barroso singles to right field. Shuichi Taguchi scores. Howard Yaryan fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Howard Yaryan grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Baltimore Andres Hernandez strikes out. Bill Henriquez is pinch hitting for Henry Erickson. Bill Henriquez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Herm Pena grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Jay Mays enters the game as a defensive replacement for Bill Henriquez at C. Dan Barthelson grounds out to the second baseman. Dunier Ibanez flies out to the right fielder. Yasushi Makino hits a home run. Hanson Richert comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dian Gonzalez strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Baltimore Bob Johnson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Masuho Nomaguchi pops out to the second baseman. Brian Hunter singles to center field. John Heiserman strikes out. Augie Davis singles to right field. Brian Hunter advances to third on the hit. Rick Decker singles to center field. Brian Hunter scores. Augie Davis advances to third on the hit. Bob Estelle singles to center field. Augie Davis scores. Rick Decker advances to third on the hit. Kennie Davis comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Andres Hernandez grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Oakland Frank Liefer comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Patrick Dubois grounds out to the pitcher. Shuichi Taguchi flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Coot Higgins flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Baltimore total runners LOB: 4 Oakland total runners LOB: 5
Baltimore Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Jake Stafford did not respond to coaching in control Larry Harkness did not respond to coaching in range Akihito Nakajima did not respond to coaching in endurance
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Trevor Easterday did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Kenji Kurataka did not respond to coaching in velocity Weldon Jones did not respond to coaching in velocity