Win: Dick Loaiza (5-4) Loss: Alan Hunter (10-9)
Save: Frank Dressendorfer (33)
Inning: 1 Oakland Dick Loaiza pitching. Johnny DeLancey flies out to the center fielder. Don Lawrick singles to center field. Don Lawrick steals second. Lee Bell walks. Brent Cox strikes out. Andy Coppola pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Detroit Alan Hunter pitching. Jay Smith flies out to the center fielder. Sidney DeFate flies out to the right fielder. Todd Helton grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Bill Ward grounds out to the pitcher. Bob Bejma grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Derrick Orton flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Sean Casey hits an infield single to the pitcher. Duke Sims flies out to the right fielder. Katsuo Machida walks. Jose Cruz Jr. walks. Bob Bailor walks. Sean Casey scores. Dick Loaiza grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Oakland Alan Hunter pops out to the second baseman. Johnny DeLancey doubles to center field. Don Lawrick singles to center field. Johnny DeLancey scores. Don Lawrick steals second. Lee Bell strikes out. Brent Cox walks. Andy Coppola pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Detroit Jay Smith walks. Sidney DeFate grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Jay Smith is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Todd Helton grounds into a force play to the first baseman - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Sidney DeFate is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Sean Casey strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Bill Ward flies out to the left fielder. Bob Bejma singles to left field. Derrick Orton flies out to the center fielder. Alan Hunter strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Duke Sims grounds out to the second baseman. Katsuo Machida flies out to the center fielder. Jose Cruz Jr. grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Johnny DeLancey strikes out. Don Lawrick singles to center field. Lee Bell walks. Brent Cox singles to right field. Don Lawrick scores. Lee Bell advances to third on the hit. Andy Coppola strikes out. Brent Cox is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Bob Bailor flies out to the center fielder. Dick Loaiza pops out to the third baseman. Jay Smith singles to left field. Sidney DeFate singles to left field. Jay Smith aggressively advances to third on the hit. Todd Helton strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Oakland Bill Ward grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Bejma flies out to the left fielder. Derrick Orton grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Sean Casey flies out to the center fielder. Duke Sims flies out to the right fielder. Katsuo Machida singles to left field. Jose Cruz Jr. walks. Bob Bailor singles to left field. Katsuo Machida scores. Jose Cruz Jr. advances to third on the hit. Dick Loaiza grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Oakland Alan Hunter grounds out to the third baseman. Johnny DeLancey grounds out to the shortstop. Don Lawrick flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Jay Smith grounds out to the third baseman. Sidney DeFate flies out to the center fielder. Todd Helton bunts for a base hit. Todd Helton steals second. Sean Casey walks. Duke Sims walks. Steve Schwabe 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. Katsuo Machida singles to center field. Todd Helton scores. Jose Cruz Jr. walks. Sean Casey scores. Bob Bailor pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Oakland Lee Bell reached on a 2-base throwing error by Dick Loaiza. Henry Gallego 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. Brent Cox grounds out to the third baseman. Andy Coppola flies out to the right fielder. Bill Ward lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Chuck Jones is pinch hitting for Henry Gallego. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Chuck Jones grounds out to the pitcher. Desi Coco is pinch hitting for Jay Smith. Desi Coco walks. Sidney DeFate reached on a fielding error by Bill Ward. Todd Helton grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Desi Coco advances to third on the play. Sidney DeFate advances to second on the play. Sean Casey flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Oakland Frank Dressendorfer pitching. Tetsuya Akagi enters the game as a defensive replacement for Desi Coco at RF. Bob Bejma grounds out to the shortstop. Derrick Orton strikes out. Dick Otto is pinch hitting for Steve Schwabe. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Dick Otto walks. Johnny DeLancey flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Oakland total runners left on base: 8 Detroit total runners left on base: 12
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Carl Kinzy improves in contact_vs_lefty Antonio Pfyl did not respond to coaching in arm Icehouse Fields did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Icehouse Fields improves in contact_vs_righty
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Bobby Altizer did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Bobby Altizer improves in contact_vs_righty Bert Lee did not respond to coaching in speed Rick McIntosh improves in control