Inning: 1 Detroit Mickey Creeden pitching. Leon Kotke singles to right field. Jim White walks. Greg Leonard walks. Billy Wallace walks. Leon Kotke scores. Chris Paniagua singles to left field. Jim White scores. Greg Leonard scores. Bob Smith strikes out. Larry Alten flies out to the left fielder. Curtis Byrd singles in front of the left fielder. Billy Wallace scores. Dave Griffey flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Oakland Dave Griffey pitching. JK Kelly flies out to the left fielder. Jim Rath strikes out. Benny Tate strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Leon Kotke singles to right field. Leon Kotke steals second. Jim White strikes out. Greg Leonard flies out to the left fielder. Billy Wallace grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland J Baked strikes out. Tony Abbaticchio walks. Alfonso Hidalgo strikes out. George Klassen walks. B Fredo grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Detroit Chris Paniagua strikes out. Bob Smith singles to right field. Larry Alten flies out to the left fielder. Curtis Byrd grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Mickey Creeden strikes out. JK Kelly grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Rath singles to center field. Benny Tate grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Jim Rath is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Dave Griffey grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Leon Kotke walks. Jim White strikes out. Greg Leonard walks. Billy Wallace grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Oakland J Baked reached on a 2-base fielding error by Larry Alten. Tony Abbaticchio lines out to the first baseman. Alfonso Hidalgo strikes out. George Klassen pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Chris Paniagua singles to left field. Chris Paniagua is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Bob Smith flies out to the left fielder. Larry Alten flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland B Fredo strikes out. Young Lew is pinch hitting for Mickey Creeden. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Young Lew triples. JK Kelly strikes out. Jim Rath flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Bill High pitching. Curtis Byrd pops out to the second baseman. Dave Griffey grounds out to the shortstop. Leon Kotke grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Benny Tate grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). J Baked flies out to the right fielder. Tony Abbaticchio doubles to right field. Alfonso Hidalgo singles to left field. Tony Abbaticchio scores. George Klassen singles to center field. Alfonso Hidalgo advances to third on the hit. B Fredo strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Detroit Jim White grounds out to the shortstop. Greg Leonard singles to center field. Billy Wallace lines out to the third baseman. Chris Paniagua grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Mel Peacock enters the game as a defensive replacement for Chris Paniagua at 2B. Mike Davenport enters the game as a defensive replacement for Larry Alten at CF. 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 singles to center field. Bill Cooper steals second. JK Kelly strikes out. Jim Rath singles to left field. Bill Cooper scores. Benny Tate strikes out. J Baked pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Frankly Walking pitching. Bob Smith strikes out. Mike Davenport walks. Curtis Byrd strikes out. Smead Berroa is pinch hitting for Dave Griffey. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Smead Berroa flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Harley Schaive pitching. GG SiSi is pinch hitting for Tony Abbaticchio. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. GG SiSi walks. Frank Simon is pinch hitting for Alfonso Hidalgo. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Frank Simon singles to center field. George Klassen flies out to the center fielder. GG SiSi steals third. B Fredo grounds out to the shortstop. GG SiSi scores. Frank Simon advances to second on the play. Leo DeCinces is pinch hitting for Frankly Walking . Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Leo DeCinces strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit Kirk Taylor pitching. Leon Kotke pops out to the third baseman. Jim White walks. Greg Leonard grounds into a force play to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Jim White is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Billy Wallace singles to center field. Mel Peacock singles to right field. Greg Leonard scores. Billy Wallace advances to third on the hit. Mike Busch comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bob Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Oakland Jim Farr comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. JK Kelly walks. Jim Rath hits a home run. JK Kelly scores. Jose Gunderson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Benny Tate flies out to the center fielder. J Baked pops out to the third baseman. GG SiSi pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Detroit Mike Davenport grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Curtis Byrd doubles to left field. Frank Bennett is pinch hitting for Jose Gunderson. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Frank Bennett grounds out to the second baseman. Curtis Byrd advances to third on the play. Leon Kotke grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Oakland George Jones pitching. Frank Simon strikes out. George Klassen strikes out. B Fredo strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 11 Detroit Jim White walks. Greg Leonard grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Jim White is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Billy Wallace flies out to the center fielder. Mel Peacock singles to right field. Greg Leonard advances to third on the hit. Mel Peacock is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 11 Oakland B Hizzie is pinch hitting for Mike Busch. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. B Hizzie triples. The defense is playing the infield in. JK Kelly flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, B Hizzie scores. Detroit total runners left on base: 12 Oakland total runners left on base: 9
Game Notes Jose Gunderson is injured and is expected to be out 26 days.
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Effie Kiser improves in contact_vs_righty Bob Muniz improves in power_vs_righty Larvell Schaeffer improves in power_vs_lefty Bill Knoop improves in power_vs_righty Bill Butler did not respond to coaching in 1B
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Don Davis did not respond to coaching in arm Drew Randall improves in power_vs_lefty Mike McBride improves in power_vs_lefty Don Davis did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty