Win: Jim Seales (13-9) Loss: Ike Nagel (7-14)
Save: Mark Sheehan (11)
Inning: 1 Oakland Ike Nagel pitching. Brent Cox strikes out. Don Lawrick strikes out. Lee Bell flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Detroit Jim Seales pitching. Sidney DeFate pops out to the third baseman. Jay Smith strikes out. Jake Taylor grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Walker Jensen grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Ward strikes out. Sam Karsay grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Tetsuya Akagi singles to right field. Chuck Jones strikes out. Jose Cruz Jr. grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Tetsuya Akagi is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Jaret McCarthy strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Al Hines hits a home run. Bob Bejma walks. Bob Bejma is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Jim Seales flies out to the left fielder. Brent Cox strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Bob Bailor pops out to the shortstop. Ike Nagel grounds out to the shortstop. Sidney DeFate singles to center field. Sidney DeFate steals second. Jay Smith walks. Jake Taylor grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Oakland Don Lawrick triples. Lee Bell lines out to the pitcher. Walker Jensen flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Don Lawrick scores. Bill Ward grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Tetsuya Akagi walks. Chuck Jones strikes out. Jose Cruz Jr. strikes out. Jaret McCarthy reached on a 2-base throwing error by Al Hines. Bob Bailor singles to left field. Tetsuya Akagi scores. Ike Nagel singles to left field. Jaret McCarthy scores. Bob Bailor advances to third on the hit. Sidney DeFate strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Oakland Sam Karsay grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Al Hines pops out to the shortstop. Bob Bejma flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Jay Smith walks. Jake Taylor flies out to the center fielder. Tetsuya Akagi grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Jim Seales strikes out. Brent Cox singles to right field. Don Lawrick grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Chuck Jones strikes out. Jose Cruz Jr. strikes out. Jaret McCarthy walks. Bob Bailor strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Lee Bell walks. Lee Bell steals second. Don Drysdale 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. Walker Jensen grounds out to the pitcher. Bill Ward grounds out to the pitcher. Sam Karsay doubles to left field. Lee Bell scores. Al Hines strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Todd Helton is pinch hitting for Don Drysdale. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Todd Helton walks. Sidney DeFate grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Todd Helton is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Jay Smith flies out to the left fielder. Jake Taylor 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: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Luis Kent pitching. Bob Bejma grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Seales strikes out. Brent Cox singles to right field. Don Lawrick grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Brent Cox is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Tetsuya Akagi grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Chuck Jones grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jose Cruz Jr. strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Lee Bell strikes out. Walker Jensen hits a home run. Henry Gallego comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bill Ward singles in front of the center fielder. Sam Karsay singles to right field. Bill Ward advances to third on the hit. Al Hines singles to left field. Bill Ward scores. Bob Bejma strikes out. Ron Gleaton is pinch hitting for Jim Seales. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Ron Gleaton grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Al Hines is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Detroit Mark Sheehan pitching. Jaret McCarthy grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Bailor reached on a 2-base fielding error by Don Lawrick. Desi Coco is pinch hitting for Henry Gallego. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Desi Coco flies out to the right fielder. Sidney DeFate pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Oakland total runners LOB: 4 Detroit total runners LOB: 8
Batting:2B - Sam Karsay (12).3B - Don Lawrick (5).HR - Walker Jensen (5), Al Hines (13).SF - Walker Jensen.GIDP - Don Lawrick. Baserunning: SB - Lee Bell (25).CS - Bob Bejma (4). Fielding: E - Don Lawrick, Al Hines.
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Tom Loudell improves in power_vs_righty Del Marolewski did not respond to coaching in velocity Del Marolewski did not respond to coaching in control Horacio Kamieniecki did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Hal Palica improves in power_vs_righty Roy Baldwin improves in range Hal Palica improves in power_vs_righty Tike Weathers did not respond to coaching in velocity