Inning: 1 Detroit Banmei Mori pitching. Red Babcock flies out to the center fielder. Rod Trout flies out to the left fielder. Bob Kline flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Oakland Matt Hague pitching. Dan Barthelson flies out to the left fielder. Pat Morrison grounds out to the shortstop. Dunier Ibanez walks. Yasushi Makino grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Dunier Ibanez is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Chief Thornton walks. Chief Thornton is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Al Lundstedt flies out to the left fielder. Jim Foytack grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Shuichi Taguchi flies out to the center fielder. Hiroshi Uchiyama lines out to the shortstop. Dian Gonzalez flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Joey Berres singles to center field. Pete Sutcliffe grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Matt Hague walks. Red Babcock singles to left field. Matt Hague advances to third on the hit. Rod Trout strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Oakland Coot Higgins grounds out to the third baseman. Banmei Mori grounds out to the second baseman. Dan Barthelson singles to center field. Pat Morrison singles to right field. Dan Barthelson advances to third on the hit. Dunier Ibanez singles to center field. Dan Barthelson scores. Pat Morrison advances to third on the hit. Yasushi Makino walks. Shuichi Taguchi flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Detroit Bob Kline grounds out to the pitcher. Chief Thornton hits a home run. Al Lundstedt walks. Jim Foytack grounds out to the second baseman. Al Lundstedt advances to second on the play. Joey Berres singles past the second baseman. Al Lundstedt scores. Pete Sutcliffe flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Hiroshi Uchiyama strikes out. Dian Gonzalez singles to right field. Coot Higgins singles to right field. Banmei Mori lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Dan Barthelson grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Detroit Matt Hague strikes out. Red Babcock pops out to the catcher. Rod Trout strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Pat Morrison is hit by a pitch. Dunier Ibanez grounds out to the third baseman. Pat Morrison advances to second on the play. Yasushi Makino grounds out to the third baseman. Shuichi Taguchi singles to left field. Hiroshi Uchiyama walks. Dian Gonzalez singles to right field. Pat Morrison scores. Shuichi Taguchi scores. Coot Higgins lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Detroit Bob Kline singles to left field. Chief Thornton singles to center field. 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. Al Lundstedt strikes out. Jim Foytack flies out to the right fielder. Joey Berres strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Oakland Jiro Watanabe strikes out. Dan Barthelson grounds out to the second baseman. Pat Morrison grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Pete Sutcliffe flies out to the center fielder. Bob Hennis is pinch hitting for Matt Hague. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Bob Hennis walks. Red Babcock walks. Rod Trout pops out to the second baseman. Bob Kline walks. Chief Thornton grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Oakland J.R. Gunning pitching. Dunier Ibanez walks. Yasushi Makino singles to left field. Shuichi Taguchi singles to right field. Dunier Ibanez scores. Hiroshi Uchiyama reached on a 2-base throwing error by Chief Thornton. Yasushi Makino scores. Dian Gonzalez singles to center field. Shuichi Taguchi scores. Hiroshi Uchiyama scores. Rimp Snipes comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Coot Higgins grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Patrick Dubois is pinch hitting for Jiro Watanabe. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Patrick Dubois flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Fred Orndorff pitching. Ron Tucker is pinch hitting for Al Lundstedt. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Ron Tucker grounds out to the third baseman. Wally Ashby is pinch hitting for Jim Foytack. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Wally Ashby singles to center field. Mike Poepping is pinch hitting for Joey Berres. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Mike Poepping walks. Pete Sutcliffe strikes out. Jake Pettit is pinch hitting for Rimp Snipes. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jake Pettit flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Oakland Howie Freeman pitching. Dan Barthelson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Pat Morrison strikes out. Augie Lopez is pinch hitting for Dunier Ibanez. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Augie Lopez flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Detroit Red Babcock flies out to the center fielder. Rod Trout flies out to the center fielder. Bob Kline pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Detroit total runners left on base: 10 Oakland total runners left on base: 8
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Ned Stapleton did not respond to coaching in range Al Mills improves in speed Joe Flitcraft did not respond to coaching in speed
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_lefty Mike Morris improves in velocity Brooks Hegan did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty