Win: Paul Osteen (1-1) Loss: Troy Ellis (0-1)
Save: Harry Haeffner (1)
Inning: 1 Oakland Troy Ellis pitching. Jose Lynn strikes out. Chuck Freeman triples. Whitey Smith singles to left field. Chuck Freeman scores. Kevin Koestner flies out to the center fielder. Billy Johnson flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Detroit Paul Osteen pitching. Frank Frazetta triples. Willie Dingman grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Frank Frazetta scores. Tracy Aase hits a home run. Alan Johnson strikes out. Lou Doyle grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Wally Poat grounds out to the second baseman. Keiji Shiozaki strikes out. Deacon Newman walks. Paul Osteen strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Clete Radford grounds out to the third baseman. Carlos Grilli pops out to the third baseman. Greg Estes strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Jose Lynn singles to left field. Chuck Freeman strikes out. Jose Lynn steals second. Whitey Smith strikes out. Kevin Koestner singles past the shortstop. Jose Lynn scores. Billy Johnson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Troy Ellis pops out to the third baseman. Frank Frazetta grounds out to the pitcher. Willie Dingman walks. Willie Dingman is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Wally Poat doubles past the center fielder. Keiji Shiozaki strikes out. Deacon Newman strikes out. Paul Osteen strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Tracy Aase grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Alan Johnson strikes out. Lou Doyle flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Jose Lynn lines out to the first baseman. Chuck Freeman singles to right field. Whitey Smith grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Chuck Freeman is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Whitey Smith is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Clete Radford flies out to the center fielder. Carlos Grilli grounds out to the shortstop. Greg Estes flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Kevin Koestner flies out to the center fielder. Billy Johnson reached on a 2-base throwing error by Frank Frazetta. Wally Poat pops out to the shortstop. Keiji Shiozaki lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Troy Ellis strikes out. Frank Frazetta walks. Frank Frazetta steals second. Willie Dingman singles to center field. Frank Frazetta scores. Willie Dingman is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Tracy Aase lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Deacon Newman singles to left field. Paul Osteen lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Jose Lynn strikes out. Chuck Freeman singles to center field. Whitey Smith hits a home run. Deacon Newman scores. Chuck Freeman scores. Mike Shepard comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Kevin Koestner doubles to left field. Billy Johnson singles to right field. Kevin Koestner scores. Dick Larkin comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Wally Poat grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Alan Johnson strikes out. Lou Doyle flies out to the left fielder. Clete Radford flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Keiji Shiozaki grounds out to the shortstop. Deacon Newman flies out to the right fielder. Art Gardella is pinch hitting for Paul Osteen. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Art Gardella singles to center field. Jose Lynn walks. Chuck Freeman walks. Whitey Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Detroit Rip McCormick pitching. Kenichiro Kataoka enters the game as a defensive replacement for Whitey Smith at RF. Craig Willis enters the game as a defensive replacement for Deacon Newman at C. Carlos Grilli flies out to the left fielder. Greg Estes strikes out. Dick Larkin singles to right field. Frank Frazetta singles to center field. Willie Dingman flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Oakland Kevin Koestner grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Billy Johnson strikes out. Wally Poat strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Detroit Harry Haeffner comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Tracy Aase grounds out to the second baseman. Alan Johnson flies out to the left fielder. Lou Doyle grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Oakland total runners LOB: 9 Detroit total runners LOB: 2
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Don Martin did not respond to coaching in velocity Gene Tappe did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Bob Veras did not respond to coaching in speed Al Smith did not respond to coaching in velocity Ron Kelly improves in contact_vs_lefty Jose Reilley improves in power_vs_lefty
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Gus Farrell improves in contact_vs_righty Brian Carey did not respond to coaching in speed Nomar Williamson did not respond to coaching in speed Steve Parks improves in contact_vs_lefty Nomar Williamson did not respond to coaching in speed Dutch Rhodes did not respond to coaching in velocity Ryan Gooden did not respond to coaching in 1B