Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Marty Pena pitching. Andy Yount singles to left field. Andy Yount steals second. Erv Bichette strikes out. Daryl Kosman flies out to the left fielder. Al Morris grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Oakland Spike Urbani pitching. Dwayne Murray walks. Dan Christenson grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Boom Boom Washington strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Cod Yadilloh flies out to the center fielder. Pat Cuthbert strikes out. Joe Selph doubles to center field. Tom Shearer strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Terry Johnson hits a home run. Magglio Kida flies out to the left fielder. John Souza singles to right field. Sudden Sam LaRoche lines out to the first baseman. Hal Plank hits a home run. John Souza scores. Marty Pena grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Spike Urbani singles to right field. Andy Yount grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Spike Urbani advances to second on the play. Erv Bichette strikes out. Daryl Kosman flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Dwayne Murray flies out to the center fielder. Dan Christenson strikes out. Boom Boom Washington grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Al Morris reached on a fielding error by Dan Christenson. Cod Yadilloh grounds out to the pitcher. Al Morris advances to second on the play. Pat Cuthbert singles to center field. Al Morris scores. Joe Selph flies out to the right fielder. Tom Shearer flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Terry Johnson hits a home run. Magglio Kida singles to center field. John Souza strikes out. Sudden Sam LaRoche pops out to the second baseman. Hal Plank lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Spike Urbani strikes out. Andy Yount strikes out. Erv Bichette walks. Daryl Kosman walks. Al Morris flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Oakland Marty Pena strikes out. Dwayne Murray grounds out to the shortstop. Dan Christenson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Cod Yadilloh strikes out. Pat Cuthbert grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Selph singles to right field. Tom Shearer pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Leo Dougherty comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Boom Boom Washington hits a home run. Terry Johnson strikes out. Magglio Kida grounds out to the third baseman. John Souza grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Bob Koster is pinch hitting for Leo Dougherty. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Bob Koster strikes out. Andy Yount strikes out. Erv Bichette singles to center field. Daryl Kosman strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Bob Gabler pitching. Sudden Sam LaRoche doubles to right field. Hal Plank strikes out. Marty Pena reached on a 2-base throwing error by Pat Cuthbert. Sudden Sam LaRoche scores. Dwayne Murray lines out to the shortstop. Dan Christenson walks. Dan Cunningham is pinch hitting for Boom Boom Washington. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Dan Cunningham walks. George Garbark comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Terry Johnson is hit by a pitch. Marty Pena scores. Joe Hoffman is pinch hitting for Magglio Kida. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Joe Hoffman grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Al Morris singles past the shortstop. Cod Yadilloh grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Al Morris advances to second on the play. Pat Cuthbert flies out to the center fielder. Joe Selph singles to right field. Al Morris scores. Tom Shearer grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland John Souza grounds out to the shortstop. Sudden Sam LaRoche doubles to center field. Hal Plank strikes out. Marty Pena walks. Eddie Lopat comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dwayne Murray flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Jose Billings is pinch hitting for Eddie Lopat. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Jose Billings walks. Andy Yount singles to left field. Erv Bichette pops out to the first baseman. Daryl Kosman walks. Major Payne comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Al Morris grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 2 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 11 Oakland total runners left on base: 6
Batting:2B - Sudden Sam LaRoche 2 (30).HR - Boom Boom Washington (19), Terry Johnson 2 (31), Hal Plank (12).GIDP - Dan Christenson.HBP - Terry Johnson (1). Fielding: E - Dan Christenson.
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Ted Adams improves in contact_vs_righty Buddy Covington improves in contact_vs_lefty David Honduras did not respond to coaching in velocity Mike Clark did not respond to coaching in control Ted Adams did not respond to coaching in 3B
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Harry Skowron did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Frank Gakeler improves in control Mike Howe improves in power_vs_lefty Bill Hutchinson did not respond to coaching in velocity Mike Howe did not respond to coaching in SS