Win: Mike Shepard (1-0) Loss: Jimmy Powell (0-1)
Save: Mark Welch (2)
Inning: 1 Oakland Frank Mazzilli pitching. Jose Lynn grounds out to the shortstop. Del Devlin grounds out to the third baseman. Whitey Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Detroit Jim Myers pitching. Frank Frazetta doubles to right field. Willie Dingman grounds out to the pitcher. Tracy Aase singles to center field. Frank Frazetta scores. Alan Johnson singles to left field. Tracy Aase advances to third on the hit. Lou Doyle grounds out to the shortstop. Tracy Aase scores. Alan Johnson advances to second on the play. Clete Radford strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Art Gardella walks. Wally Poat flies out to the left fielder. Billy Johnson flies out to the left fielder. Keiji Shiozaki grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Art Gardella is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Fred Suggs singles to left field. Fred Suggs is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Greg Estes walks. Frank Mazzilli lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Frank Frazetta flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Deacon Newman flies out to the right fielder. Jim Myers pops out to the catcher. Jose Lynn strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Willie Dingman singles to left field. Tracy Aase grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Alan Johnson hits an infield single to the pitcher. Alan Johnson steals second. Lou Doyle doubles past the right fielder. Alan Johnson scores. Clete Radford singles to center field. Lou Doyle scores. Clete Radford is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Del Devlin grounds out to the second baseman. Whitey Smith flies out to the center fielder. Art Gardella walks. Wally Poat grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Art Gardella is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Fred Suggs flies out to the left fielder. Greg Estes grounds out to the third baseman. Frank Mazzilli pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Billy Johnson doubles to left field. Keiji Shiozaki singles past the third baseman. Billy Johnson scores. Deacon Newman strikes out. Jim Myers lays a bunt down the third base line. He is safe at first. Runners advance. Jose Lynn singles to right field. Keiji Shiozaki scores. Del Devlin singles to center field. Whitey Smith strikes out. Art Gardella flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 Detroit Frank Frazetta singles to left field. Willie Dingman doubles to left field. Frank Frazetta is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Tracy Aase pops out to the pitcher. Alan Johnson flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Wally Poat flies out to the center fielder. Billy Johnson flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Keiji Shiozaki singles to right field. Deacon Newman flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Lou Doyle flies out to the right fielder. Clete Radford flies out to the center fielder. Fred Suggs strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Kenichiro Kataoka is pinch hitting for Jim Myers. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Kenichiro Kataoka walks. Jose Lynn singles to center field. Del Devlin strikes out. Whitey Smith singles to center field. Kenichiro Kataoka scores. Jose Lynn advances to third on the hit. Art Gardella singles to center field. Jose Lynn scores. Whitey Smith aggressively advances to third on the hit. Mike Shepard comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Wally Poat grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Art Gardella advances to second on the play. Billy Johnson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Detroit Bill Rohde pitching. Greg Estes strikes out. Mike Shepard grounds out to the shortstop. Frank Frazetta grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Keiji Shiozaki grounds out to the shortstop. Kevin Koestner is pinch hitting for Deacon Newman. Kevin Koestner strikes out. Harry Bostock is pinch hitting for Bill Rohde. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Harry Bostock hits a home run. Jose Lynn lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Jimmy Powell pitching. Craig Willis enters the game as a defensive replacement for Kevin Koestner at C. Willie Dingman walks. Tracy Aase doubles to center field. The defense is playing the infield in. Alan Johnson doubles to center field. Willie Dingman scores. Tracy Aase scores. Andy Slaton comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Lou Doyle singles to left field. Alan Johnson scores. Clete Radford strikes out. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Fred Suggs flies out to the right fielder. Greg Estes flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Mark Welch comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Del Devlin grounds out to the second baseman. Whitey Smith strikes out. Art Gardella strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Oakland total runners left on base: 8 Detroit total runners left on base: 4
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Frank Phillips did not respond to coaching in velocity Erik Smith did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Charlie Klein improves in range Bob Bohn did not respond to coaching in arm Del Bailey did not respond to coaching in velocity Al Smith improves in control
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Tiny Huppert improves in power_vs_righty Nomar Williamson improves in arm Gus Farrell improves in speed John Cobb did not respond to coaching in control Bill Jones improves in power_vs_righty Brian Carey improves in power_vs_righty Ryan Gooden did not respond to coaching in 1B