Win: Claude Blair (2-2) Loss: Ron Houser (1-1)
Save: Duane Benson (2)
Inning: 1 Baltimore Rod Marte pitching. Rick Decker flies out to the right fielder. Henry Erickson strikes out. John Heiserman walks. Bill Henriquez grounds into a force play to the second baseman. John Heiserman is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Oakland Jim Lewis pitching. Dan Barthelson triples. Patrick Dubois strikes out. Masato Tani doubles to left field. Dan Barthelson scores. Yorelvis Barroso flies out to the right fielder. Dian Gonzalez doubles past the left fielder. Masato Tani scores. Coot Higgins flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Baltimore Bob Estelle flies out to the right fielder. Patsy Gick grounds out to the third baseman. Fumiya Nakanowatari pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Don Oates flies out to the center fielder. Shoji Kasai strikes out. Rod Marte flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Baltimore Shawn Hubbell walks. Shawn Hubbell steals second. Jim Lewis fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Jim Lewis strikes out. Rick Decker doubles to left field. Shawn Hubbell scores. Henry Erickson walks. John Heiserman singles to right field. Rick Decker scores. Henry Erickson advances to third on the hit. John Heiserman steals second. Bill Henriquez grounds out to the pitcher. Bob Estelle singles to left field. Henry Erickson scores. John Heiserman scores. Patsy Gick pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Dan Barthelson singles to center field. Patrick Dubois grounds out to the catcher. Dan Barthelson advances to second on the play. Masato Tani singles to left field. Dan Barthelson scores. Yorelvis Barroso strikes out. Dian Gonzalez grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Baltimore Fumiya Nakanowatari walks. Fumiya Nakanowatari is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Shawn Hubbell flies out to the center fielder. Jim Lewis flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Coot Higgins strikes out. Don Oates grounds out to the shortstop. Shoji Kasai walks. Rod Marte flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Baltimore Rick Decker singles to center field. Henry Erickson grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. John Heiserman singles to center field. Bill Henriquez flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Daryl Crowell comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dan Barthelson triples. Patrick Dubois singles in front of the left fielder. Dan Barthelson scores. Claude Blair comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Masato Tani strikes out. Yorelvis Barroso grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Baltimore Bob Estelle grounds out to the shortstop. Patsy Gick lines out to the first baseman. Fumiya Nakanowatari singles to left field. Ron Houser comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Shawn Hubbell grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Dian Gonzalez strikes out. Coot Higgins strikes out. Don Oates singles to center field. Shoji Kasai singles to left field. Don Oates advances to third on the hit. Ron Houser flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Baltimore Augie Davis is pinch hitting for Claude Blair. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Augie Davis doubles to left field. Rick Decker flies out to the left fielder. Henry Erickson singles to right field. Augie Davis scores. John Heiserman singles to right field. Henry Erickson advances to third on the hit. Bill Henriquez flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Henry Erickson scores. Mike Morris comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bob Estelle grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Chuck Rogers pitching. Dan Barthelson grounds out to the shortstop. Patrick Dubois singles to right field. Masato Tani singles past the shortstop. Yorelvis Barroso grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Baltimore Patsy Gick grounds out to the third baseman. Fumiya Nakanowatari walks. Shawn Hubbell hits a home run. Fumiya Nakanowatari scores. Mike Zackert comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jim Hernandez is pinch hitting for Chuck Rogers. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jim Hernandez walks. Rick Decker singles past the second baseman. Jim Hernandez advances to third on the hit. Rick Decker is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Henry Erickson singles past the shortstop. Jim Hernandez scores. John Heiserman grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Dante Law pitching. Dian Gonzalez singles past the second baseman. Dian Gonzalez steals second. Coot Higgins flies out to the right fielder. Brooks Hegan is pinch hitting for Don Oates. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Brooks Hegan hits a home run. Dian Gonzalez scores. Steve Harris comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Shoji Kasai pops out to the second baseman. So Yamashita is pinch hitting for Mike Zackert. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. So Yamashita flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Baltimore Jiro Watanabe pitching. Bill Henriquez flies out to the center fielder. Bob Estelle strikes out. Patsy Gick reached on a fielding error by Masato Tani. Patsy Gick steals second. Fumiya Nakanowatari grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Ed Brinkman enters the game as a defensive replacement for Shawn Hubbell at 3B. Duane Benson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Dan Barthelson singles to right field. Patrick Dubois singles past the shortstop. Dan Barthelson advances to third on the hit. Masato Tani hits an infield single to the third baseman. Dan Barthelson scores. Yorelvis Barroso flies out to the left fielder. Dian Gonzalez walks. Coot Higgins strikes out. Brooks Hegan grounds into a fielders choice to the first baseman. Patrick Dubois is out at home. Runners left on base: 3 Baltimore total runners LOB: 7 Oakland total runners LOB: 9
Baltimore Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Stu Jones improves in contact_vs_righty Lee Isales did not respond to coaching in velocity Bill McGee improves in range
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Daisuke Komatsubara did not respond to coaching in speed Jim Katoll did not respond to coaching in control Sam Pless improves in velocity