Inning: 1 Oakland Joe McLish pitching. Heinie Howley doubles to center field. Keith Gross flies out to the center fielder. Joey Pantalioni flies out to the left fielder. Chet Eddy flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Baltimore Kunji Yasuda pitching. Ken Blattner grounds out to the catcher. Dixie Smith hits a home run. Tom Barkley strikes out. Carlos Fredrickson flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Willis Zaske pops out to the shortstop. Ramon Franco singles to center field. Orel Ullrich singles to right field. Ramon Franco advances to third on the hit. Orel Ullrich steals second. Ted Hurtado walks. Kunji Yasuda flies out to the center fielder. Heinie Howley strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Baltimore Bobo Dear strikes out. Jack Jones strikes out. David Pena flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Keith Gross strikes out. Joey Pantalioni walks. Chet Eddy flies out to the center fielder. Willis Zaske grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Joey Pantalioni is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Baltimore Ernie Wolfe grounds out to the second baseman. Joe McLish strikes out. Ken Blattner pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Ramon Franco singles to right field. Orel Ullrich grounds out to the pitcher. Ramon Franco advances to second on the play. Ted Hurtado walks. Kunji Yasuda lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Heinie Howley strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Baltimore Dixie Smith singles to right field. Tom Barkley flies out to the right fielder. Dixie Smith steals second. Carlos Fredrickson grounds out to the second baseman. Dixie Smith advances to third on the play. Bobo Dear grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Keith Gross strikes out. Joey Pantalioni flies out to the left fielder. Chet Eddy strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Baltimore Jack Jones strikes out. David Pena strikes out. Ernie Wolfe reached on a fielding error by Ramon Franco. Joe McLish grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Willis Zaske singles to left field. Ramon Franco doubles to left field. Orel Ullrich strikes out. Ted Hurtado walks. Kunji Yasuda singles to center field. Willis Zaske scores. Heinie Howley singles to right field. Ramon Franco scores. Ted Hurtado scores. Kunji Yasuda advances to third on the hit. Keith Gross grounds out to the second baseman. Kunji Yasuda scores. Heinie Howley advances to second on the play. Joey Pantalioni pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Baltimore Ken Blattner walks. Dixie Smith grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Ken Blattner is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Tom Barkley grounds into a 1-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Chet Eddy grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Willis Zaske singles to left field. Ramon Franco strikes out. Orel Ullrich walks. Ted Hurtado grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Orel Ullrich is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Baltimore Carlos Fredrickson strikes out. Bobo Dear flies out to the center fielder. Jack Jones pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Mike Flair is pinch hitting for Kunji Yasuda. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Mike Flair flies out to the left fielder. Heinie Howley grounds out to the third baseman. Keith Gross singles to center field. Joey Pantalioni doubles to center field. Keith Gross is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Baltimore Mike Jordan pitching. David Pena grounds out to the third baseman. Ernie Wolfe singles to left field. Enrique Alfonso is pinch hitting for Joe McLish. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Enrique Alfonso flies out to the right fielder. Ken Blattner grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Javier Sturm pitching. Chet Eddy grounds out to the second baseman. Willis Zaske walks. Ramon Franco grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Willis Zaske is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Orel Ullrich lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Baltimore Craig Linebrink comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Dixie Smith singles to left field. Tom Barkley strikes out. Carlos Fredrickson singles to left field. Dixie Smith advances to third on the hit. Bobo Dear flies out to the right fielder. Jack Jones flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Oakland total runners LOB: 12 Baltimore total runners LOB: 5
Game Notes Dixie Smith is injured and is expected to be out 47 days.
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Jesse Demaree did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Ron Bouldin improves in contact_vs_lefty Phil Bales improves in arm Mike Ferrick improves in range
Baltimore Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: D Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: George Simmons improves in arm Jake Thoney improves in power_vs_lefty Mike Hunter did not respond to coaching in range Mike Hunter improves in power_vs_lefty