Win: Mike DeMaestri (2-2) Loss: Eric Grace (0-4)
Save: Dick Floyd (4)
Inning: 1 Detroit Mike DeMaestri pitching. Sean Casey flies out to the center fielder. Jay Smith grounds out to the third baseman. Katsuo Machida hits a home run. Klondike Douglass walks. Todd Helton strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Oakland Eric Grace pitching. William Floyd strikes out. Rich Martinez walks. Don Lawrick singles to right field. Rich Martinez advances to third on the hit. Lee Bell grounds out to the second baseman. Rich Martinez scores. Don Lawrick advances to second on the play. Brent Cox grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Duke Sims singles to right field. Bob Bailor strikes out. Sidney DeFate singles to left field. Eric Grace lays down a bunt. The first baseman fields the ball, throws to third for the force out, on to first but the throw to first for the double play is not in time. Sidney DeFate advances to second on the play. Sidney DeFate advances to second on the play. Sean Casey flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Oakland Bill Ward grounds out to the pitcher. Sam Karsay strikes out. Al Hines grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Jay Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Katsuo Machida walks. Klondike Douglass strikes out. Todd Helton grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Katsuo Machida is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Mike DeMaestri singles to right field. Mike DeMaestri steals second. William Floyd walks. Rich Martinez walks. Don Lawrick strikes out. Lee Bell singles to left field. Mike DeMaestri scores. William Floyd scores. Rich Martinez advances to third on the hit. Brent Cox walks. Bill Ward flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Rich Martinez scores. Sam Karsay strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Detroit Duke Sims flies out to the left fielder. Bob Bailor triples. Sidney DeFate grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Bailor scores. Eric Grace grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Al Hines singles to left field. Mike DeMaestri fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Mike DeMaestri grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Al Hines advances to second on the play. William Floyd grounds out to the third baseman. Rich Martinez walks. Don Lawrick flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Detroit Sean Casey flies out to the right fielder. Jay Smith grounds out to the third baseman. Katsuo Machida flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Lee Bell grounds out to the pitcher. Brent Cox hits a home run. Dutch Ford comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bill Ward triples. Sam Karsay flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Bill Ward scores. Al Hines grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Klondike Douglass grounds out to the third baseman. Todd Helton flies out to the left fielder. Duke Sims pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Mike DeMaestri lines out to the second baseman. Luis Kent comes in from the bullpen to pitch. William Floyd lines out to the second baseman. Rich Martinez flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Bob Bailor strikes out. Sidney DeFate flies out to the left fielder. Desi Coco is pinch hitting for Luis Kent. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Desi Coco singles to center field. Sean Casey hits an infield single to the shortstop. Tony Judson 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. Jay Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Oakland Henry Gallego pitching. Don Lawrick flies out to the center fielder. Lee Bell doubles to right field. Brent Cox grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Ward pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Katsuo Machida flies out to the center fielder. Klondike Douglass hits a home run. Todd Helton singles to center field. Todd Helton steals second. William Floyd throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Duke Sims pops out to the second baseman. Mark Sheehan comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bob Bailor grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Sam Karsay grounds out to the second baseman. Al Hines strikes out. Derrick Orton is pinch hitting for Mark Sheehan. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Derrick Orton grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Detroit Dick Floyd pitching. Johnny DeLancey enters the game as a defensive replacement for Sam Karsay at 3B. Sidney DeFate grounds out to the second baseman. Chuck Jones is pinch hitting for Henry Gallego. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Chuck Jones flies out to the center fielder. Sean Casey grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Detroit total runners left on base: 7 Oakland total runners left on base: 6
Batting:2B - Lee Bell (4).3B - Bill Ward (1).HR - Brent Cox (1).SF - Bill Ward, Sam Karsay. Baserunning: SB - Mike DeMaestri (1). Fielding: E - William Floyd.
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Tom Judd did not respond to coaching in control Roy Baldwin did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Joe Coleman did not respond to coaching in control Bobby Murtaugh did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Dave Farrell improves in power_vs_lefty Chief Phillips improves in power_vs_righty Horacio Kamieniecki improves in arm Antonio Pfyl improves in power_vs_righty