Win: Ed Liefer (10-6) Loss: Ed Clark (5-8)
Save: Jeff Meyers (10)
Inning: 1 Oakland Jeff Oglivie pitching. Cidi Schlei grounds out to the second baseman. Lefty Miksis singles to left field. Lefty Miksis steals second. Jimmy Baker pops out to the first baseman. Zeke Wright singles to center field. Lefty Miksis scores. Al Valdes grounds into a force play to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Zeke Wright is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Detroit Fritz Castino pitching. Earl Shinall grounds out to the shortstop. Ed Peterson singles to left field. Ed Peterson is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Doyle Howard walks. Shag Lyons grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Woody Hilton flies out to the center fielder. Chet Thornton reached on a 2-base fielding error by Alex Miller. Carleton Fort grounds out to the shortstop. Fritz Castino grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Sam Shofner flies out to the right fielder. Curt Branca grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Matt Harper strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Cidi Schlei strikes out. Lefty Miksis grounds out to the second baseman. Jimmy Baker pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Alex Miller grounds out to the second baseman. Jeff Oglivie strikes out. Earl Shinall flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Zeke Wright strikes out. Al Valdes strikes out. Woody Hilton grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Ed Peterson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Doyle Howard grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Shag Lyons grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Chet Thornton flies out to the right fielder. Carleton Fort doubles to center field. Fritz Castino strikes out. Cidi Schlei grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Sam Shofner singles to left field. Curt Branca flies out to the center fielder. Matt Harper singles to left field. Sam Shofner advances to third on the hit. Alex Miller lines out to the second baseman. Jeff Oglivie grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Oakland Lefty Miksis grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Jimmy Baker grounds out to the second baseman. Zeke Wright flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Earl Shinall grounds out to the shortstop. Ed Peterson pops out to the shortstop. Doyle Howard walks. Shag Lyons singles to center field. Doyle Howard advances to third on the hit. Sam Shofner singles to center field. Doyle Howard scores. Shag Lyons advances to third on the hit. Curt Branca hits an infield single to the second baseman. Shag Lyons scores. Matt Harper strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Oakland Al Valdes grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Woody Hilton strikes out. Chet Thornton flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Ed Liefer comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Alex Miller walks. Marty Mahoney is pinch hitting for Jeff Oglivie. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Marty Mahoney grounds into a force play to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Alex Miller is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Earl Shinall walks. Ed Peterson strikes out. Doyle Howard grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Oakland Ed Clark pitching. Carleton Fort singles to center field. Mike Lowenstein is pinch hitting for Ed Liefer. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Mike Lowenstein singles to center field. Carleton Fort advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the infield in. Cidi Schlei hits a home run. Carleton Fort scores. Mike Lowenstein scores. Bill Baker comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Lefty Miksis flies out to the left fielder. Jimmy Baker strikes out. Zeke Wright walks. Zeke Wright steals second. Al Valdes strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Kerby McAndrew pitching. Shag Lyons singles to center field. Sam Shofner grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Curt Branca flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Woody Hilton singles to right field. Chet Thornton grounds into a force play to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Woody Hilton is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Carleton Fort strikes out. Brian Priest is pinch hitting for Kerby McAndrew. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Brian Priest singles to center field. Chet Thornton advances to third on the hit. Cidi Schlei grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Detroit Jeff Meyers pitching. Matt Harper grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Alex Miller walks. Angel Whitaker is pinch hitting for Bill Baker. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Angel Whitaker grounds into a 1-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Oakland total runners LOB: 6 Detroit total runners LOB: 7
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Marcell Reese did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Dooley McDonald improves in range Juan Burton did not respond to coaching in arm Juan Burton improves in contact_vs_righty Bruce Plummer did not respond to coaching in control Bruce Plummer did not respond to coaching in control Dooley McDonald improves in CF
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Bill Richardson did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Billy Dedrick did not respond to coaching in control Hughie Wright improves in contact_vs_lefty Blackie Manush did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Bill Richardson improves in arm Billy Dedrick did not respond to coaching in endurance Blackie Manush did not respond to coaching in SS