Win: Chuck Pittinger (14-12) Loss: Chris St.Claire (10-5)
Save: Charlie Sharp (31)
Inning: 1 Detroit Chuck Pittinger pitching. Harry Elliott walks. Jim Gonzales grounds out to the pitcher. Harry Elliott advances to second on the play. Wiley Edwards strikes out. George Appier hits a home run. Harry Elliott scores. Chris Trout singles to right field. Chris Trout is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Oakland Chris St.Claire pitching. Ray Hardy grounds out to the pitcher. Rick Patterson grounds out to the shortstop. Roger Holdsworth singles to center field. Aaron Mangus grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Roger Holdsworth is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Ed Jackson grounds out to the shortstop. Bobby Lyons strikes out. Mike Hulen grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Roberto Barnes strikes out. Sibby Clarke doubles to left field. Sheldon Harrington singles to right field. Sibby Clarke is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Tim Meyer singles to left field. Sheldon Harrington advances to third on the hit. Tim Meyer is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Chris St.Claire singles to right field. Harry Elliott grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Jim Gonzales grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Chuck Pittinger flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Ray Hardy grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Rick Patterson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Wiley Edwards strikes out. George Appier doubles to left field. Chris Trout walks. Ed Jackson grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! George Appier advances to third on the play. Chris Trout advances to second on the play. Bobby Lyons grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Oakland Roger Holdsworth singles to center field. Aaron Mangus walks. Roberto Barnes walks. Sibby Clarke grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Roger Holdsworth scores. Aaron Mangus advances to third on the play. Roberto Barnes advances to second on the play. The defense is playing the corners in. Sheldon Harrington flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Aaron Mangus scores. Tim Meyer singles to left field. Roberto Barnes scores. Chuck Pittinger strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Mike Hulen flies out to the right fielder. Chris St.Claire strikes out. Harry Elliott flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Ray Hardy flies out to the left fielder. Rick Patterson strikes out. Roger Holdsworth grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Jim Gonzales strikes out. Wiley Edwards pops out to the catcher. George Appier grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Aaron Mangus flies out to the right fielder. Roberto Barnes pops out to the second baseman. Sibby Clarke grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Chris Trout strikes out. Ed Jackson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bobby Lyons singles to left field. Dave Tendy is pinch hitting for Mike Hulen. Dave Tendy strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Sheldon Harrington walks. Tim Meyer grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Chuck Pittinger grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Daryl Dragon is pinch hitting for Chris St.Claire. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Daryl Dragon strikes out. Harry Elliott grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Jim Gonzales grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Carmen Garciaparra pitching. Ray Hardy grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Rick Patterson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Roger Holdsworth strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Detroit Wiley Edwards pops out to the pitcher. Charlie Sharp comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Glen Wohlers is pinch hitting for George Appier. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Glen Wohlers grounds out to the third baseman. Eric Ortegas is pinch hitting for Chris Trout. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Eric Ortegas strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Detroit total runners left on base: 3 Oakland total runners left on base: 3
Game Notes Roger Holdsworth is injured and is expected to be out 11 days.
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: George Small did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Amos Landrum improves in contact_vs_righty Ren Long improves in power_vs_righty Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Ren Long did not respond to coaching in SS
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: John Brubaker did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Lynn Olwine did not respond to coaching in endurance Rob Rodriguez did not respond to coaching in endurance John Brubaker improves in contact_vs_lefty