Win: Kirk Taylor (4-6) Loss: Walt Davis (6-6)
Save: Mike Busch (4)
Inning: 1 Oakland Jack Ostendorf pitching. JK Kelly grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Benny Tate hits a home run. J Baked walks. J Baked steals second. Tony Abbaticchio grounds out to the second baseman. J Baked advances to third on the play. Alfonso Hidalgo pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Jack Williams pitching. Bill Kaiserling flies out to the center fielder. Diego Freese pops out to the catcher. Jose Dustal flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland George Klassen flies out to the left fielder. B Fredo strikes out. GG SiSi pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Romello Warren singles to right field. Porter Crews pops out to the second baseman. Rich Vargas walks. Bobby Tyriver walks. Jeff Miller flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Romello Warren scores. Jack Ostendorf flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Oakland Jack Williams walks. JK Kelly doubles to left field. Jack Williams uses his aggressiveness and scores. Benny Tate grounds out to the second baseman. JK Kelly advances to third on the play. J Baked singles to left field. JK Kelly scores. Tony Abbaticchio singles to center field. J Baked advances to third on the hit. Tony Abbaticchio steals second. Alfonso Hidalgo singles to center field. J Baked scores. Tony Abbaticchio scores. Walt Davison comes in from the bullpen to pitch. George Klassen strikes out. B Fredo flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Bill Kaiserling walks. Diego Freese singles to center field. Jose Dustal singles to left field. Bill Kaiserling scores. Romello Warren strikes out. Porter Crews walks. Rich Vargas singles to left field. Diego Freese scores. Jose Dustal scores. Bobby Tyriver grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland GG SiSi strikes out. Jack Williams strikes out. JK Kelly singles to left field. Benny Tate strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Jeff Miller strikes out. Walt Davison pops out to the first baseman. Bill Kaiserling lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland J Baked pops out to the first baseman. Tony Abbaticchio flies out to the center fielder. Alfonso Hidalgo grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Diego Freese flies out to the left fielder. Jose Dustal grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Romello Warren grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland George Klassen grounds out to the second baseman. B Fredo singles past the shortstop. GG SiSi flies out to the left fielder. Young Lew is pinch hitting for Jack Williams. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Young Lew grounds into a force play to the first baseman. B Fredo is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Bill High pitching. Porter Crews doubles to center field. Rich Vargas walks. Bobby Tyriver flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Jeff Miller grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Rich Vargas is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Walt Davison strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Oakland JK Kelly grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Benny Tate singles past the shortstop. J Baked hits a home run. Benny Tate scores. Johnny Myers comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tony Abbaticchio pops out to the second baseman. Frank Simon is pinch hitting for Alfonso Hidalgo. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Frank Simon walks. George Klassen strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Bill Kaiserling walks. Diego Freese pops out to the first baseman. Jose Dustal lines out to the third baseman. Bill Kaiserling is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland B Fredo flies out to the center fielder. GG SiSi grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Cooper is pinch hitting for Bill High. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Bill Cooper grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Frankly Walking pitching. Romello Warren grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Porter Crews singles to left field. Porter Crews steals second. Rich Vargas walks. Scott Tedrow is pinch hitting for Bobby Tyriver. Scott Tedrow doubles to left field. Porter Crews scores. Kirk Taylor comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jeff Miller doubles to left field. Rich Vargas scores. Scott Tedrow scores. George Davis is pinch hitting for Johnny Myers. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. George Davis pops out to the shortstop. Bill Kaiserling grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Walt Davis pitching. Calvin Smith enters the game as a defensive replacement for Scott Tedrow at CF. JK Kelly singles to left field. JK Kelly steals second. Benny Tate pops out to the second baseman. J Baked walks. Tony Abbaticchio grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Diego Freese strikes out. Jose Dustal strikes out. Romello Warren flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Oakland Frank Simon singles to right field. George Klassen flies out to the center fielder. B Fredo grounds out to the second baseman. Frank Simon advances to second on the play. GG SiSi flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Tampa Bay Porter Crews singles to left field. Rich Vargas pops out to the shortstop. Calvin Smith strikes out. Jeff Miller flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 11 Oakland Leo DeCinces is pinch hitting for Kirk Taylor. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Leo DeCinces hits a home run. Gary Clay comes in from the bullpen to pitch. JK Kelly walks. JK Kelly steals second. Benny Tate walks. JK Kelly is out trying to steal third. J Baked doubles to center field. Benny Tate uses his aggressiveness and scores. Tony Abbaticchio grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! J Baked advances to third on the play. Frank Simon grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 11 Tampa Bay Mike Busch pitching. Gary Clay grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Bill Kaiserling strikes out. Diego Freese singles to center field. Jose Dustal grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Oakland total runners LOB: 8 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 8
Batting:2B - JK Kelly (24), J Baked (23).HR - Benny Tate (19), J Baked (15), Leo DeCinces (3).GIDP - Tony Abbaticchio. Baserunning: SB - JK Kelly 2 (24), J Baked (15), Tony Abbaticchio (15).CS - JK Kelly (6).
Batting:2B - Porter Crews (18), Scott Tedrow (10), Jeff Miller (4).SF - Jeff Miller.GIDP - Bobby Tyriver. Baserunning: SB - Porter Crews (11).CS - Bill Kaiserling (10).
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Scott Bass did not respond to coaching in range Lay T did not respond to coaching in control Snake Coquillette did not respond to coaching in velocity D Wills did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Mike Stoneham improves in contact_vs_righty Mike Stoneham improves in power_vs_righty Richie Weaver improves in arm Lou Hargreaves did not respond to coaching in arm Nick Yazzo did not respond to coaching in 3B