Win: Dick Pocoroba (2-0) Loss: Ralph Francona (1-3)
Inning: 1 Oakland Rusty Franklin pitching. Steve Brandon pops out to the third baseman. Phillip Premium pops out to the first baseman. Charlie Byrne singles to left field. Charlie Byrne steals second. Frank Kane flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 New York Jack Campbell pitching. Cort Jennings triples. The defense is playing the corners in. Kazushi Yano singles to left field. Cort Jennings scores. Hick Macleod strikes out. Johnny Taylor singles to center field. Eddie Lamb grounds out to the pitcher. Kazushi Yano advances to third on the play. Johnny Taylor advances to second on the play. Felix Bicet flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Oakland Jodie Davis singles to right field. Lou Hesketh strikes out. Jodie Davis steals second. Matt Connors walks. Jesus Seerey singles to right field. Jodie Davis scores. Matt Connors advances to third on the hit. Jack Campbell grounds out to the second baseman. Matt Connors scores. Jesus Seerey advances to second on the play. Steve Brandon grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 New York Alex Milligan grounds out to the second baseman. Joc the snake Helms grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Rusty Franklin strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Phillip Premium strikes out. Charlie Byrne strikes out. Frank Kane flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 New York Cort Jennings grounds out to the second baseman. Kazushi Yano doubles to left field. Hick Macleod strikes out. Johnny Taylor pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Jodie Davis pops out to the first baseman. Lou Hesketh singles to left field. Matt Connors singles to center field. Lou Hesketh advances to third on the hit. Jesus Seerey grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 New York Eddie Lamb strikes out. Felix Bicet singles to right field. Alex Milligan grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Felix Bicet advances to second on the play. Joc the snake Helms flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Jack Campbell grounds out to the shortstop. Steve Brandon singles to center field. Phillip Premium strikes out. Charlie Byrne strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 New York Rusty Franklin strikes out. Cort Jennings singles to center field. Kazushi Yano grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Cort Jennings advances to second on the play. Hick Macleod flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Frank Kane flies out to the right fielder. Jodie Davis singles to right field. Jodie Davis steals second. Lou Hesketh grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Jodie Davis advances to third on the play. Matt Connors singles to right field. Jodie Davis scores. Rick Lyons comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jesus Seerey grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 New York Johnny Taylor singles to center field. Eddie Lamb pops out to the second baseman. Felix Bicet flies out to the left fielder. Alex Milligan grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Johnny Taylor is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Jack Campbell strikes out. Steve Brandon singles to left field. Steve Brandon steals second. Phillip Premium grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Steve Brandon advances to third on the play. Charlie Byrne grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 New York Joc the snake Helms strikes out. John Cedeno is pinch hitting for Rick Lyons. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. John Cedeno grounds out to the second baseman. Cort Jennings grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Britt Eklund pitching. Frank Kane strikes out. Jodie Davis grounds out to the shortstop. Lou Hesketh walks. Matt Connors walks. Jesus Seerey grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 New York Kazushi Yano grounds out to the pitcher. Hick Macleod walks. Johnny Taylor hits a home run. Hick Macleod scores. Eddie Lamb strikes out. Joel Gorguet is pinch hitting for Felix Bicet. Joel Gorguet walks. Alex Milligan walks. Brian Corbin 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. Joc the snake Helms pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Oakland Billy Henry enters the game as a defensive replacement for Joel Gorguet at 2B. Jake Sutherland is pinch hitting for Brian Corbin. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jake Sutherland singles to center field. Steve Brandon grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Phillip Premium strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 New York Ralph Francona pitching. Shiro Goshima is pinch hitting for Britt Eklund. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Shiro Goshima bunts for a base hit. Cort Jennings pops out to the third baseman. Kazushi Yano strikes out. Hick Macleod strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Oakland Dick Pocoroba pitching. Charlie Byrne grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Frank Kane flies out to the center fielder. Jodie Davis pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 New York Johnny Taylor hits a home run. Oakland total runners left on base: 8 New York total runners left on base: 9
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Brian Shirley did not respond to coaching in speed John Wellman improves in arm Max Byrne improves in power_vs_lefty Gus Johnson did not respond to coaching in arm Gene Hendricks improves in contact_vs_lefty Gene Hendricks improves in power_vs_lefty Don Hoover improves in SS
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Glenn Hamann did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Derrick Smalls improves in arm Frank Mauser did not respond to coaching in endurance Donnie Spells did not respond to coaching in control Harry Smothers did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Jack Faraday did not respond to coaching in endurance Jim Fernandez improves in 1B