Inning: 1 New York Frank Cather pitching. Ramiro Saffell strikes out. Gene Speier flies out to the left fielder. Shooty Babbitt pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Oakland Ron Guidry pitching. Johnny Parrott flies out to the center fielder. Roger Lyons grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dave Metz singles to center field. Dave Metz steals second. Joe Gordon grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 New York Johnathan Wells singles to center field. Johnathan Wells is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Vada Kucek strikes out. Louie Mota flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Fred Hoover strikes out. Lynn Leard grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Todd Sentell reached on a fielding error by Louie Mota. John Mercado grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 New York Derek Jones strikes out. Jay Clarkson grounds out to the shortstop. Ron Guidry lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Frank Cather grounds out to the third baseman. Johnny Parrott singles to center field. Roger Lyons singles to left field. Johnny Parrott advances to third on the hit. Dave Metz strikes out. Joe Gordon singles to right field. Johnny Parrott scores. Fred Hoover grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Joe Gordon is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 New York Ramiro Saffell flies out to the left fielder. Gene Speier strikes out. Shooty Babbitt pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Lynn Leard walks. Lynn Leard is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Todd Sentell walks. John Mercado flies out to the left fielder. Frank Cather grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Todd Sentell is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 New York Johnathan Wells flies out to the right fielder. Vada Kucek strikes out. Louie Mota pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Johnny Parrott doubles to right field. Roger Lyons grounds out to the second baseman. Johnny Parrott advances to third on the play. Dave Metz flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Johnny Parrott scores. Joe Gordon hits a home run. Dan Sour Lemon comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Fred Hoover flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 New York Derek Jones strikes out. Jay Clarkson grounds out to the third baseman. Sammy Kolb is pinch hitting for Dan Sour Lemon. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Sammy Kolb walks. Ramiro Saffell grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Sammy Kolb is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Scott Barnes pitching. Lynn Leard walks. Todd Sentell singles to center field. Lynn Leard advances to third on the hit. John Mercado singles to center field. Lynn Leard scores. Jose Lima comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Frank Cather lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Johnny Parrott hits a home run. Todd Sentell scores. John Mercado scores. Roger Lyons flies out to the right fielder. Dave Metz walks. Joe Gordon lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 New York Gene Speier grounds out to the second baseman. Shooty Babbitt walks. Johnathan Wells reached on a fielding error by Lynn Leard. Vada Kucek singles to center field. Gene Mills is pinch hitting for Louie Mota. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Gene Mills is hit by a pitch. Shooty Babbitt scores. Derek Jones grounds out to the shortstop. Johnathan Wells scores. Vada Kucek advances to third on the play. Gene Mills advances to second on the play. Jay Clarkson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Oakland Fred Hoover grounds out to the second baseman. Lynn Leard grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Todd Sentell pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 New York Wynn Allen is pinch hitting for Jose Lima. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Wynn Allen grounds out to the second baseman. Ramiro Saffell walks. Ramiro Saffell steals second. Ramiro Saffell steals third. Gene Speier grounds out to the third baseman. Shooty Babbitt flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Bob Hack pitching. John Mercado singles to right field. Frank Cather fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Frank Cather grounds into a force play to the first baseman. John Mercado is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Johnny Parrott pops out to the second baseman. Roger Lyons strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 New York Johnathan Wells walks. Hal Carew 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 1st. Vada Kucek strikes out. Gene Mills strikes out. Derek Jones grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 New York total runners left on base: 5 Oakland total runners left on base: 7
Batting:2B - Johnny Parrott (32).HR - Johnny Parrott (12), Joe Gordon (15).SF - Dave Metz. Baserunning: SB - Dave Metz (8).CS - Lynn Leard (2). Fielding: E - Lynn Leard.
Game Notes Joe Gordon is injured and is expected to be out 33 days.
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Chris Hiller improves in arm Steven Brown did not respond to coaching in velocity Stu Billings did not respond to coaching in velocity Jesus Luzardo did not respond to coaching in velocity Luke Blum did not respond to coaching in 1B
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Roy Porter improves in speed T.J. Newman did not respond to coaching in arm John Meier improves in speed Joe Dyer improves in contact_vs_lefty Goat Whitfield did not respond to coaching in 1B