Win: Jaxon Aude (19-6) Loss: Pete Rodriguez (11-6)
Save: Jeff Meyers (20)
Inning: 1 Detroit Jaxon Aude pitching. Doyle Howard walks. Ed Peterson pops out to the shortstop. Doyle Howard steals second. Earl Shinall flies out to the right fielder. Curt Branca walks. Rich Storie singles to left field. Doyle Howard scores. Shag Lyons lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Oakland Pete Rodriguez pitching. Cidi Schlei grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Chet Thornton walks. Dooley McDonald singles to right field. Jimmy Baker pops out to the third baseman. Zeke Wright singles to center field. Chet Thornton scores. Carleton Fort doubles to left field. Dooley McDonald scores. Zeke Wright uses his aggressiveness and scores. Woody Hilton strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Matt Harper singles to center field. Alex Miller pops out to the third baseman. Pete Rodriguez lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Doyle Howard strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland David Gomez reached on a fielding error by Earl Shinall. Jaxon Aude lays down a bunt. The catcher fields the ball, throws to second for the force out, on to first but the throw to first for the double play is not in time. (SS covering 2nd). Cidi Schlei flies out to the right fielder. Chet Thornton grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Jaxon Aude is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Ed Peterson grounds out to the shortstop. Earl Shinall doubles to right field. Curt Branca grounds out to the second baseman. Earl Shinall advances to third on the play. Rich Storie strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Dooley McDonald flies out to the center fielder. Jimmy Baker grounds out to the third baseman. Zeke Wright pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Shag Lyons strikes out. Matt Harper strikes out. Alex Miller strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Carleton Fort flies out to the center fielder. Woody Hilton singles to left field. Passed ball. Woody Hilton advances to second. David Gomez doubles to center field. Woody Hilton scores. Jaxon Aude flies out to the center fielder. Cidi Schlei grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Pete Rodriguez walks. Doyle Howard grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Pete Rodriguez advances to second on the play. Ed Peterson singles to right field. Earl Shinall strikes out. Curt Branca strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Oakland Chet Thornton flies out to the right fielder. Dooley McDonald flies out to the center fielder. Jimmy Baker singles past the second baseman. Jimmy Baker steals second. Zeke Wright grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Rich Storie strikes out. Shag Lyons flies out to the left fielder. Matt Harper strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Carleton Fort grounds out to the shortstop. Woody Hilton doubles to center field. David Gomez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Woody Hilton advances to third on the play. Jaxon Aude lines out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Alex Miller grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Angel Whitaker is pinch hitting for Pete Rodriguez. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Angel Whitaker strikes out. Marty Javier is pinch hitting for Doyle Howard. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Marty Javier flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Al Geary pitching. Cidi Schlei doubles to right field. Chet Thornton singles to center field. Cidi Schlei scores. Dooley McDonald grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Jimmy Baker flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Bill Richardson is pinch hitting for Ed Peterson. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Bill Richardson grounds out to the third baseman. Earl Shinall flies out to the right fielder. Curt Branca strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Zeke Wright lines out to the shortstop. Carleton Fort walks. Woody Hilton strikes out. David Gomez walks. Stan Hall comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jaxon Aude flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Detroit Rich Storie doubles to left field. Shag Lyons walks. Matt Harper flies out to the left fielder. Alex Miller singles to right field. Rich Storie scores. Jeff Meyers comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Walter Medeiros is pinch hitting for Stan Hall. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Walter Medeiros grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Detroit total runners left on base: 7 Oakland total runners left on base: 7
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Scott Hill improves in control Milt Small did not respond to coaching in control Vallie Daugherty did not respond to coaching in velocity Hector McGuire did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Hector McGuire did not respond to coaching in speed Scott Hill did not respond to coaching in control Blackie Manush did not respond to coaching in SS
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Ed Rocco did not respond to coaching in control Bruce Plummer did not respond to coaching in velocity Marcell Reese did not respond to coaching in range Rick Hundley did not respond to coaching in range Rick Hundley improves in contact_vs_righty Darrell Montgomery improves in contact_vs_lefty Marcell Reese improves in SS