Inning: 1 Baltimore Jerry Keating pitching. Yoshiyuki Masumoto flies out to the center fielder. Jim Hernandez walks. John Heiserman grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Jim Hernandez is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Masuho Nomaguchi strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Oakland Ed Rollins pitching. Hiroshi Uchiyama strikes out. Dunier Ibanez grounds out to the second baseman. Yasushi Makino grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Baltimore Rick Decker lines out to the first baseman. Bob Estelle singles to left field. Andres Hernandez hits a home run. Bob Estelle scores. Henry Erickson hits a home run. Ed Rollins flies out to the center fielder. Yoshiyuki Masumoto flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Dian Gonzalez strikes out. Patrick Dubois grounds out to the pitcher. Howie Shanley strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Baltimore Jim Hernandez grounds out to the second baseman. John Heiserman flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Masuho Nomaguchi lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Pete Delgado strikes out. Yorelvis Barroso grounds out to the second baseman. Jerry Keating grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Baltimore Rick Decker flies out to the center fielder. Bob Estelle singles to right field. Andres Hernandez grounds into a force play to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Bob Estelle is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Andres Hernandez steals second. Henry Erickson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Hiroshi Uchiyama pops out to the third baseman. Dunier Ibanez flies out to the left fielder. Yasushi Makino singles to right field. Dian Gonzalez walks. Yasushi Makino is out trying to steal third. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Baltimore Ed Rollins doubles to center field. Yoshiyuki Masumoto pops out to the second baseman. Jim Hernandez flies out to the center fielder. John Heiserman flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Patrick Dubois walks. Howie Shanley singles to center field. Pete Delgado triples. Patrick Dubois scores. Howie Shanley scores. Yorelvis Barroso strikes out. Jerry Keating pops out to the pitcher. Hiroshi Uchiyama flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Baltimore Masuho Nomaguchi flies out to the center fielder. Rick Decker strikes out. Bob Estelle strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Dunier Ibanez singles to left field. Yasushi Makino grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Dian Gonzalez singles to center field. Patrick Dubois reached on a 2-base throwing error by Bob Estelle. Howie Shanley grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Baltimore Andres Hernandez walks. Henry Erickson bunts for a base hit. Bill Henriquez is pinch hitting for Ed Rollins. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Bill Henriquez walks. Yoshiyuki Masumoto hits a home run. Andres Hernandez scores. Henry Erickson scores. Bill Henriquez scores. Jiro Watanabe comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jim Hernandez strikes out. John Heiserman strikes out. Masuho Nomaguchi flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Steve Harris pitching. Pete Delgado flies out to the right fielder. Yorelvis Barroso grounds out to the shortstop. 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 pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Baltimore Fred Orndorff pitching. Rick Decker grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bob Estelle strikes out. Andres Hernandez singles to right field. Henry Erickson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Hiroshi Uchiyama grounds out to the shortstop. Augie Lopez is pinch hitting for Dunier Ibanez. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Augie Lopez hits a home run. Duane Benson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Yasushi Makino singles to right field. Yasushi Makino steals second. Dian Gonzalez grounds out to the second baseman. Yasushi Makino advances to third on the play. Patrick Dubois grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Baltimore Les Williams is pinch hitting for Duane Benson. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Les Williams grounds out to the shortstop. Yoshiyuki Masumoto grounds out to the pitcher. Jim Hernandez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Hanson Richert pitching. Howie Shanley flies out to the left fielder. Pete Delgado singles to right field. Yorelvis Barroso strikes out. Pat Morrison is pinch hitting for Fred Orndorff. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Pat Morrison flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Baltimore total runners LOB: 4 Oakland total runners LOB: 6
Batting:2B - Ed Rollins (1).HR - Yoshiyuki Masumoto (8), Andres Hernandez (34), Henry Erickson (7). Baserunning: SB - Andres Hernandez (13). Fielding: E - Bob Estelle.
Game Notes Steve Harris is injured and is expected to be out 29 days.
Baltimore Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: George Ferry improves in control Ed Brinkman improves in range Larry Harkness did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Jim Lewis improves in velocity
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Hal Young improves in power_vs_righty Jim Cormier did not respond to coaching in velocity Jim Cormier did not respond to coaching in velocity Cookie Quinones did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty