Win: Joaquin Garces (9-7) Loss: Ty Knots (6-22)
Save: Terry Hanebrink (4)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Joaquin Garces pitching. Ginger Deering singles to center field. Ginger Deering steals second. Yuto Taguchi singles to right field. Ginger Deering scores. Ernie Pearson strikes out. Dusty Rhodes grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Yuto Taguchi is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Felix Stainback grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Dusty Rhodes is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Oakland Ty Knots pitching. Joan Lugo walks. Hideo Yamasaki flies out to the left fielder. Francisco Madrigo walks. Samuel Tinto grounds out to the second baseman. Joan Lugo advances to third on the play. Francisco Madrigo advances to second on the play. Bryan Loretta grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Nat Wood singles to center field. Pinky Fingers grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Walter Polanco strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Rafa Garcia pops out to the catcher. Napoleon Garcia pops out to the first baseman. Johnny Caballo doubles to center field. Joaquin Garces strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Ty Knots grounds out to the third baseman. Ginger Deering strikes out. Yuto Taguchi pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Joan Lugo walks. Hideo Yamasaki bunts for a base hit. Francisco Madrigo doubles to center field. Joan Lugo scores. Hideo Yamasaki uses his aggressiveness and scores. Samuel Tinto strikes out. Francisco Madrigo steals third. Walter Polanco throws the ball into left field for an error. Runners advance a base. Francisco Madrigo scores. Bryan Loretta grounds out to the second baseman. Rafa Garcia singles to center field. Napoleon Garcia flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Ernie Pearson walks. Ernie Pearson is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Dusty Rhodes lines out to the first baseman. Felix Stainback strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Johnny Caballo is hit by a pitch. Joaquin Garces fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Joaquin Garces grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Johnny Caballo advances to second on the play. Joan Lugo walks. Hideo Yamasaki grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Joan Lugo is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Francisco Madrigo grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Nat Wood strikes out. Pinky Fingers strikes out. Walter Polanco grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Samuel Tinto singles to left field. Samuel Tinto is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Bryan Loretta flies out to the center fielder. Rafa Garcia strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Ty Knots grounds out to the second baseman. Ginger Deering pops out to the second baseman. Yuto Taguchi grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Napoleon Garcia singles past the third baseman. Johnny Caballo grounds into a 4-6-3 double play - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Joaquin Garces pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Ernie Pearson grounds out to the third baseman. Dusty Rhodes grounds out to the second baseman. Felix Stainback strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Joan Lugo grounds out to the third baseman. Hideo Yamasaki grounds out to the second baseman. Francisco Madrigo flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Nat Wood singles to center field. Pinky Fingers strikes out. Walter Polanco strikes out. Tomoyoshi Aihara is pinch hitting for Ty Knots. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Tomoyoshi Aihara strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Lonnie Dallacosta pitching. Samuel Tinto singles to left field. Bryan Loretta walks. Rafa Garcia grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Samuel Tinto advances to third on the play. Napoleon Garcia strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Denis Paredes comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Ginger Deering grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Yuto Taguchi flies out to the right fielder. Ernie Pearson hits an infield single to the shortstop. Dusty Rhodes singles to center field. Ernie Pearson advances to third on the hit. Terry Hanebrink comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Felix Stainback grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 4 Oakland total runners left on base: 7
Batting:2B - Francisco Madrigo (31), Johnny Caballo (14).GIDP - Rafa Garcia, Johnny Caballo.HBP - Johnny Caballo (3). Baserunning: SB - Francisco Madrigo (37).CS - Samuel Tinto (5).
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Boris Pasternak did not respond to coaching in velocity Danny Romano improves in velocity Hiroshi Tsujinaka improves in arm Jackie Whitby did not respond to coaching in control
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Billy Buelvas did not respond to coaching in range Barney Aber did not respond to coaching in endurance Bobby Waleska did not respond to coaching in control Scott Williams did not respond to coaching in arm Billy Buelvas did not respond to coaching in SS