Win: Henry Bragg (2-0) Loss: Ron "Duece" Valdez (0-1)
Save: Jay Miller (2)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Henry Bragg pitching. Tommy Balls Eunick hits an infield single to the shortstop. Hot Heinie Haid flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Gene Ha-Ha Hannah strikes out. Luis Kappel strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Oakland Ron Duece Valdez pitching. Don Friday lines out to the shortstop. Steve Tovar flies out to the center fielder. Pascual Elston grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Rod Brown grounds out to the third baseman. Jim Rock Robinson strikes out. Bart Glove Distefano grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Kevin Carroll grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Romero singles to center field. Mickey Kahdot flies out to the center fielder. Pat Jones grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Mike Romero is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Reutilio Ramirez grounds out to the third baseman. Ron Duece Valdez strikes out. Tommy Balls Eunick walks. Hot Heinie Haid grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Scott Newsome grounds out to the pitcher. Henry Bragg flies out to the left fielder. Don Friday grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Gene Ha-Ha Hannah strikes out. Luis Kappel walks. Rod Brown singles to left field. Jim Rock Robinson grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Rod Brown is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Bart Glove Distefano strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Oakland Steve Tovar flies out to the right fielder. Pascual Elston singles to right field. Kevin Carroll flies out to the center fielder. Mike Romero singles to right field. Pascual Elston advances to third on the hit. Mickey Kahdot singles to left field. Pascual Elston scores. Pat Jones walks. Scott Newsome grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Reutilio Ramirez flies out to the right fielder. Ron Duece Valdez singles to center field. Tommy Balls Eunick walks. Hot Heinie Haid walks. Gene Ha-Ha Hannah grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Oakland Henry Bragg grounds out to the second baseman. Don Friday flies out to the center fielder. Steve Tovar grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Luis Kappel strikes out. Rod Brown singles to left field. Jim Rock Robinson strikes out. Charlie Proly is pinch hitting for Bart Glove Distefano. Charlie Proly singles to right field. Rod Brown advances to third on the hit. Alex Brady 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. Reutilio Ramirez grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Oakland Grover Carney enters the game as a defensive replacement for Charlie Proly at SS. Pascual Elston pops out to the third baseman. Kevin Carroll strikes out. Mike Romero singles to left field. Mickey Kahdot strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Rod Pazik is pinch hitting for Ron Duece Valdez. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Rod Pazik grounds out to the second baseman. Tommy Balls Eunick grounds out to the third baseman. Hot Heinie Haid singles to right field. Gene Ha-Ha Hannah singles to center field. Hot Heinie Haid advances to third on the hit. Luis Kappel grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Oakland George Comellas pitching. Pat Jones singles to center field. Scott Newsome strikes out. Ron Regan is pinch hitting for Alex Brady. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Ron Regan singles to center field. Don Friday grounds out to the third baseman. Pat Jones advances to third on the play. Ron Regan advances to second on the play. Steve Tovar hits a home run. Pat Jones scores. Ron Regan scores. Maro Sone comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pascual Elston flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Lou Lavagetto pitching. Rod Brown grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Jim Rock Robinson strikes out. Grover Carney flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Kevin Carroll walks. Kevin Carroll steals second. Mike Romero singles to right field. Kevin Carroll scores. Len Hale comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mickey Kahdot singles to right field. Pat Jones pops out to the catcher. Scott Newsome grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Reutilio Ramirez hits a home run. Bob Hardware Cisco is pinch hitting for Len Hale. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Bob Hardware Cisco strikes out. Tommy Balls Eunick hits a home run. Andy Statz comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Hot Heinie Haid grounds out to the shortstop. Gene Ha-Ha Hannah triples. Jay Miller comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Luis Kappel grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 11 Oakland total runners left on base: 6
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Cy 'Old' McDaniel did not respond to coaching in velocity Bob McGraw improves in contact_vs_righty Cliff Dunbar improves in contact_vs_righty Osvaldo Alvarez did not respond to coaching in speed Eddie Rasmussen did not respond to coaching in 2B
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Ossee Fischer improves in power_vs_lefty John Haney improves in power_vs_lefty Jeff Huskey did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Jeff Huskey did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Ossee Fischer did not respond to coaching in C