Win: Joe Snyder (7-7) Loss: Marvin Benard (5-5)
Save: Matt Hague (8)
Inning: 1 Detroit Marvin Benard pitching. Chuck Fulton grounds out to the third baseman. Rod Trout hits a home run. Bob Kline grounds out to the third baseman. Charles Roebuck singles to center field. Vance Oster singles to right field. Pete Sutcliffe strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Oakland Joe Snyder pitching. Don Oates pops out to the second baseman. Patrick Dubois strikes out. Dan Barthelson grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Tavo Minor doubles to left field. Mike Poepping doubles to right field. Tavo Minor scores. Joe Snyder fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Joe Snyder singles to right field. Mike Poepping scores. Chuck Fulton strikes out. Rod Trout pops out to the shortstop. Bob Kline singles to left field. Charles Roebuck strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Oakland Yasushi Makino flies out to the right fielder. So Yamashita walks. So Yamashita steals second. Coot Higgins doubles to center field. So Yamashita scores. Dian Gonzalez walks. Pete Delgado singles past the third baseman. Coot Higgins scores. Dian Gonzalez advances to third on the hit. Marvin Benard strikes out. Don Oates grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Detroit Vance Oster flies out to the right fielder. Pete Sutcliffe walks. Tavo Minor singles to center field. Mike Poepping flies out to the right fielder. Joe Snyder strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Oakland Patrick Dubois strikes out. Dan Barthelson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Yasushi Makino grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Chuck Fulton grounds out to the shortstop. Rod Trout reached on a fielding error by Coot Higgins. Bob Kline grounds out to the second baseman. Rod Trout advances to second on the play. Charles Roebuck flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland So Yamashita grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Coot Higgins singles past the shortstop. Dian Gonzalez flies out to the right fielder. Pete Delgado grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Coot Higgins is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Vance Oster doubles to center field. Pete Sutcliffe flies out to the center fielder. Jiro Watanabe 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. Tavo Minor grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Poepping grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Jiro Watanabe pops out to the second baseman. Don Oates walks. Patrick Dubois grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Joe Snyder walks. Chuck Fulton lines out to the third baseman. Rod Trout singles to right field. Bob Kline flies out to the center fielder. Charles Roebuck singles to right field. Joe Snyder is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Dan Barthelson walks. Yasushi Makino walks. So Yamashita lines out to the pitcher. Coot Higgins pops out to the shortstop. Dian Gonzalez strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Detroit Vance Oster grounds out to the second baseman. Pete Sutcliffe singles to center field. Tavo Minor doubles past the first baseman. Mike Poepping walks. Jim Foytack is pinch hitting for Joe Snyder. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Jim Foytack grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Oakland Phenomenal Hershberger pitching. Pete Delgado walks. Pat Morrison is pinch hitting for Jiro Watanabe. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Pat Morrison strikes out. Don Oates grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Pete Delgado is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Patrick Dubois grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Fred Orndorff pitching. Chuck Fulton singles to right field. Rod Trout walks. Bob Kline singles to right field. Charles Roebuck singles to center field. Chuck Fulton scores. Rod Trout scores. Bob Kline advances to third on the hit. Mike Zackert comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Vance Oster flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Bob Kline scores. Charles Roebuck is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Pete Sutcliffe flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Dan Barthelson doubles to center field. Yasushi Makino grounds out to the pitcher. So Yamashita doubles past the third baseman. Dan Barthelson scores. Les Carpenter comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Coot Higgins walks. Dian Gonzalez grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Coot Higgins is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Pete Delgado flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Detroit Tavo Minor flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Mike Poepping strikes out. Al Lundstedt is pinch hitting for Les Carpenter. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Al Lundstedt flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Matt Hague pitching. Ron Tucker enters the game as a defensive replacement for Pete Sutcliffe at LF. Jeff Collins is pinch hitting for Mike Zackert. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Jeff Collins grounds out to the second baseman. Don Oates singles to left field. Patrick Dubois lines out to the shortstop. Don Oates steals second. Dan Barthelson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Detroit total runners LOB: 11 Oakland total runners LOB: 9
Batting:2B - Dan Barthelson (11), So Yamashita (12), Coot Higgins (12).GIDP - Patrick Dubois. Baserunning: SB - Don Oates (7), So Yamashita (10). Fielding: E - Coot Higgins.
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Dick Alley did not respond to coaching in arm Freddy Johnson improves in contact_vs_lefty Dick Mahoney improves in range
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Curly Devine did not respond to coaching in range Doc Reimer improves in range Jim Katoll did not respond to coaching in velocity