Win: Ike Nagel (7-11) Loss: Dutch Verban (4-8)
Save: Henry Gallego (24)
Inning: 1 Detroit Dutch Verban pitching. Sean Casey grounds out to the shortstop. Jay Smith walks. Katsuo Machida pops out to the pitcher. Klondike Douglass strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Oakland Ike Nagel pitching. William Floyd grounds out to the third baseman. Rich Martinez grounds out to the shortstop. Don Lawrick flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Todd Helton singles to right field. Chuck Jones grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Bob Bailor flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Lee Bell walks. Brent Cox strikes out. Bill Ward flies out to the center fielder. Sam Karsay singles to left field. Al Hines flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Detroit Sidney DeFate walks. Ike Nagel lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Sean Casey walks. Jay Smith grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Dutch Verban flies out to the left fielder. William Floyd lines out to the shortstop. Rich Martinez flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Katsuo Machida grounds out to the third baseman. Klondike Douglass doubles to left field. Todd Helton flies out to the right fielder. Chuck Jones flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Don Lawrick strikes out. Lee Bell strikes out. Brent Cox flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Bob Bailor flies out to the center fielder. Sidney DeFate strikes out. Ike Nagel strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Bill Ward grounds out to the second baseman. Sam Karsay doubles to left field. Al Hines grounds out to the shortstop. Dutch Verban strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Sean Casey walks. Jay Smith doubles to right field. Sean Casey scores. Katsuo Machida strikes out. Klondike Douglass singles to center field. Jay Smith scores. Todd Helton strikes out. Chuck Jones hits a home run. Klondike Douglass scores. Tony Judson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Bob Bailor flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland William Floyd strikes out. Rich Martinez grounds out to the second baseman. Don Lawrick strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Sidney DeFate singles to right field. Ike Nagel lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Sean Casey grounds out to the third baseman. Jay Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Lee Bell reached on a 2-base throwing error by Klondike Douglass. Dutch Ford 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. Lee Bell is out trying to steal third. Brent Cox strikes out. Bill Ward lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Katsuo Machida walks. Katsuo Machida is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Klondike Douglass grounds out to the shortstop. Todd Helton triples. Chuck Jones singles to right field. Todd Helton scores. Bob White comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bob Bailor singles to left field. Sidney DeFate singles to right field. Chuck Jones scores. Desi Coco is pinch hitting for Dutch Ford. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Desi Coco grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Sidney DeFate is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Oakland Jimmy Callahan pitching. Sam Karsay flies out to the center fielder. Al Hines reached on a 2-base throwing error by Sidney DeFate. Ron Gleaton is pinch hitting for Bob White. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Ron Gleaton doubles to center field. Al Hines scores. William Floyd walks. Rich Martinez pops out to the shortstop. Hack Patterson is pinch hitting for Don Lawrick. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Hack Patterson doubles to center field. Ron Gleaton scores. William Floyd uses his aggressiveness and scores. Lee Bell grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit Don Hassey pitching. Sean Casey grounds out to the third baseman. Jay Smith strikes out. Katsuo Machida grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Jake Taylor enters the game as a defensive replacement for Todd Helton at CF. Henry Gallego comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Brent Cox singles to center field. Bill Ward pops out to the catcher. Sam Karsay strikes out. Al Hines grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Brent Cox is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Detroit total runners LOB: 6 Oakland total runners LOB: 5
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Tike Weathers did not respond to coaching in velocity Eric Nagy improves in range Eric Nagy improves in speed Bobby Altizer improves in speed
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Del Marolewski did not respond to coaching in velocity Tom Loudell improves in power_vs_lefty Carl Kinzy did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Tom Loudell improves in range