Inning: 1 New York Dian Laverdeza pitching. John Lopez walks. Brendan McCabe pops out to the second baseman. Pit Zak walks. George Friedrichs singles to center field. John Lopez scores. Pit Zak advances to third on the hit. George Friedrichs steals second. Randall Clarke singles to left field. Pit Zak scores. Lucas Morrison grounds out to the third baseman. Randall Clarke advances to second on the play. Ramon Kipp walks. Garrett Millar flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 1 Oakland Gene Cronin pitching. Masato Tani singles to left field. Masato Tani steals second. Patrick Dubois grounds out to the third baseman. Dan Barthelson singles to center field. Yasushi Makino strikes out. So Yamashita grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 New York Gene Cronin reached on a fielding error by Dian Gonzalez. John Lopez hits a home run. Gene Cronin scores. Brendan McCabe singles to right field. Pit Zak grounds out to the second baseman. Brendan McCabe advances to second on the play. George Friedrichs grounds out to the second baseman. Brendan McCabe advances to third on the play. Randall Clarke doubles to left field. Brendan McCabe scores. Lucas Morrison grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Dian Gonzalez walks. Dian Gonzalez steals second. Dunier Ibanez walks. Pete Delgado grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Dunier Ibanez is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Dian Laverdeza flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Dian Gonzalez scores. Masato Tani singles to right field. Pete Delgado is thrown out trying to advance to third by the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 New York Ramon Kipp pops out to the second baseman. Garrett Millar grounds out to the pitcher. Gene Cronin flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Patrick Dubois hits an infield single to the pitcher. Dan Barthelson strikes out. Yasushi Makino flies out to the left fielder. So Yamashita singles to left field. Patrick Dubois advances to third on the hit. Dian Gonzalez strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 New York John Lopez singles to center field. Brendan McCabe walks. Dizzy Olson 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. Pit Zak hits a home run. John Lopez scores. Brendan McCabe scores. George Friedrichs doubles to left field. Randall Clarke grounds out to the second baseman. George Friedrichs advances to third on the play. Lucas Morrison hits a home run. George Friedrichs scores. Ramon Kipp walks. Garrett Millar walks. Gene Cronin lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. John Lopez strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Oakland Dunier Ibanez lines out to the first baseman. Pete Delgado grounds out to the shortstop. Dizzy Olson grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 New York Brendan McCabe grounds out to the pitcher. Pit Zak grounds out to the third baseman. George Friedrichs singles to left field. Randall Clarke strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Masato Tani grounds out to the third baseman. Patrick Dubois strikes out. Dan Barthelson flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 New York Lucas Morrison pops out to the first baseman. Ramon Kipp strikes out. Garrett Millar grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Yasushi Makino flies out to the left fielder. So Yamashita flies out to the left fielder. Dian Gonzalez strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 New York Gene Cronin grounds out to the shortstop. John Lopez lines out to the shortstop. Bob Herbert is pinch hitting for Brendan McCabe. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Bob Herbert singles to center field. Pit Zak grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Bob Herbert is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Dunier Ibanez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Pete Delgado walks. Shoji Kasai is pinch hitting for Dizzy Olson. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Shoji Kasai flies out to the right fielder. Masato Tani grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Pete Delgado is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 New York Jiro Watanabe pitching. George Friedrichs singles to left field. Randall Clarke doubles to right field. Tim Smith is pinch hitting for Lucas Morrison. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Tim Smith flies out to the right fielder. Mike Escalera is pinch hitting for Ramon Kipp. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Mike Escalera singles to left field. George Friedrichs scores. Randall Clarke scores. Garrett Millar flies out to the right fielder. Gene Cronin flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Patrick Dubois flies out to the right fielder. Dan Barthelson flies out to the right fielder. Hiroshi Uchiyama is pinch hitting for Yasushi Makino. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Hiroshi Uchiyama grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 New York John Lopez grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Herbert flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Pit Zak strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland So Yamashita singles to right field. So Yamashita steals second. Dian Gonzalez pops out to the first baseman. Dunier Ibanez strikes out. Pete Delgado grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 New York total runners LOB: 9 Oakland total runners LOB: 7
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Jose Hoak did not respond to coaching in control Bob Sullivan improves in arm Tommy Larkin improves in arm
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Mike Morris did not respond to coaching in control Weldon Jones improves in endurance Brooks Hegan did not respond to coaching in arm