Win: Seizaburo Nakamura (1-1) Loss: Otto Hernandez (0-2)
Save: Jay Miller (3)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Seizaburo Nakamura pitching. Rod Pazik flies out to the right fielder. Reutilio Ramirez singles to left field. Rod Brown strikes out. Grover Carney singles to center field. Reutilio Ramirez advances to third on the hit. Bob Hardware Cisco flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Oakland Otto Hernandez pitching. Don Friday singles to center field. Steve Tovar flies out to the right fielder. Don Friday is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Pascual Elston strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Jim Rock Robinson doubles to right field. Bart Glove Distefano strikes out. Hot Heinie Haid grounds out to the third baseman. Otto Hernandez flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Mike Romero strikes out. Mickey Kahdot singles past the second baseman. Pat Jones grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Mickey Kahdot is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Pat Jones steals second. Charlie Orr strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Rod Pazik is hit by a pitch. Reutilio Ramirez lines out to the shortstop. Rod Pazik steals second. Rod Brown flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Grover Carney walks. Bob Hardware Cisco pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Oakland Andy Ricketts strikes out. Seizaburo Nakamura strikes out. Don Friday strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Jim Rock Robinson grounds out to the third baseman. Bart Glove Distefano hits a home run. Hot Heinie Haid singles to center field. Otto Hernandez lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Rod Pazik flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Steve Tovar flies out to the left fielder. Pascual Elston grounds out to the pitcher. Mike Romero strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Reutilio Ramirez flies out to the center fielder. Rod Brown singles past the first baseman. Grover Carney pops out to the third baseman. Bob Hardware Cisco doubles to center field. Rod Brown uses his aggressiveness and scores. Jim Rock Robinson walks. Bart Glove Distefano grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Oakland Mickey Kahdot grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Pat Jones singles to left field. Charlie Orr walks. Andy Ricketts grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Hot Heinie Haid grounds out to the third baseman. Otto Hernandez strikes out. Rod Pazik doubles to center field. Reutilio Ramirez strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Seizaburo Nakamura grounds out to the third baseman. Don Friday singles to center field. Steve Tovar pops out to the third baseman. Pascual Elston grounds into a force play to the first baseman - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Don Friday is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Rod Brown flies out to the right fielder. Gene Ha-Ha Hannah is pinch hitting for Grover Carney. Gene Ha-Ha Hannah doubles to left field. Bob Hardware Cisco strikes out. Jim Rock Robinson singles to right field. Gene Ha-Ha Hannah scores. Bart Glove Distefano grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Jim Rock Robinson is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Tommy Balls Eunick enters the game as a defensive replacement for Rod Brown at CF. Mike Romero flies out to the center fielder. Mickey Kahdot singles to center field. Pat Jones singles to right field. Charlie Orr singles past the first baseman. Andy Ricketts singles to left field. Mickey Kahdot scores. Pat Jones scores. Charlie Orr advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the infield in. Ron Regan is pinch hitting for Seizaburo Nakamura. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Ron Regan hits a home run. Charlie Orr scores. Andy Ricketts scores. Maro Sone comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Don Friday flies out to the right fielder. Steve Tovar lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Lou Lavagetto pitching. Hot Heinie Haid walks. Luis Kappel is pinch hitting for Maro Sone. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Luis Kappel strikes out. Rod Pazik singles past the first baseman. Hot Heinie Haid advances to third on the hit. Reutilio Ramirez strikes out. Rod Pazik steals second. Charlie Orr throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Hot Heinie Haid scores. Tommy Balls Eunick walks. Gene Ha-Ha Hannah flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Oakland George Comellas pitching. Pascual Elston grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mike Romero grounds out to the second baseman. Mickey Kahdot grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Jay Miller comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Charlie Proly is pinch hitting for Bob Hardware Cisco. Charlie Proly strikes out. Jim Rock Robinson walks. Mark Emski Roznovsky is pinch hitting for Bart Glove Distefano. Mark Emski Roznovsky grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Jim Rock Robinson is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Hot Heinie Haid grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Mark Emski Roznovsky is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 13 Oakland total runners left on base: 3
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Whitey Conovar improves in power_vs_righty Eddie Rasmussen improves in contact_vs_lefty Ben Cliburn improves in contact_vs_lefty Jack Lovelace did not respond to coaching in velocity Bob McGraw did not respond to coaching in SS
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Frank Brenzel improves in contact_vs_lefty Sparky Kuhaulua did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Johnny Phelps did not respond to coaching in range Jeff Huskey did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Ossee Fischer did not respond to coaching in C