Win: Heath Ward (15-9) Loss: Jack Flaherty (13-6)
Save: Peter Piper (20)
Inning: 1 Oakland Heath Ward pitching. Jim Causey singles to right field. Jack Elston strikes out. Dick Rand singles to right field. Frank Moford flies out to the left fielder. Mike Sheridan flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Baltimore Jack Flaherty pitching. Chris Giambi reached on a 2-base throwing error by Spike Malone. Jim Commissioner Gordon grounds out to the second baseman. Chris Giambi advances to third on the play. Lou Williams singles to center field. Chris Giambi scores. Mick Hanly flies out to the right fielder. Larry Meyer walks. Passed ball. Lou Williams advances to third. Larry Meyer advances to second. Rocky Stone flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Oakland Bob Pierson grounds out to the third baseman. Howie Smith pops out to the shortstop. Spike Malone strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Baltimore Tore Korridor singles to center field. Takato Ichinomiya strikes out. Heath Ward fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Heath Ward singles to left field. Chris Giambi flies out to the right fielder. Jim Commissioner Gordon singles to center field. Tore Korridor scores. Heath Ward is thrown out trying to advance to third by the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Jack Flaherty grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Causey flies out to the right fielder. Jack Elston strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Baltimore Lou Williams singles to center field. Mick Hanly strikes out. Larry Meyer grounds into a force play to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Lou Williams is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Rocky Stone flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Dick Rand strikes out. Frank Moford strikes out. Mike Sheridan grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Baltimore Tore Korridor strikes out. Takato Ichinomiya doubles to center field. Heath Ward flies out to the center fielder. Chris Giambi doubles to center field. Takato Ichinomiya scores. Passed ball. Chris Giambi advances to third. Jim Commissioner Gordon strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Bob Pierson walks. Howie Smith singles to center field. Spike Malone strikes out. Jack Flaherty lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball and Bob Pierson is thrown out at third. Howie Smith advances to second on the play. Howie Smith advances to second on the play. Jim Causey singles to left field. Howie Smith scores. Jack Elston flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Baltimore Lou Williams strikes out. Mick Hanly walks. Larry Meyer hits a home run. Mick Hanly scores. Mike Maas comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Rocky Stone doubles past the center fielder. Tore Korridor strikes out. Takato Ichinomiya strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Dick Rand grounds out to the third baseman. Frank Moford singles past the shortstop. Mike Sheridan strikes out. Bob Pierson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Baltimore Heath Ward grounds out to the pitcher. Chris Giambi walks. Chris Giambi steals second. Jim Commissioner Gordon flies out to the center fielder. Lou Williams reached on a 2-base fielding error by Frank Moford. Chris Giambi scores. Mick Hanly grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Howie Smith grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Spike Malone grounds out to the shortstop. Tom Albosta is pinch hitting for Mike Maas. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Tom Albosta strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Baltimore Rich Harden pitching. Larry Meyer strikes out. Rocky Stone hits a home run. Tore Korridor pops out to the third baseman. John Purdue is pinch hitting for Takato Ichinomiya. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. John Purdue strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Jim Causey lines out to the second baseman. Jack Elston pops out to the first baseman. Dick Rand grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Baltimore Heath Ward grounds out to the shortstop. Alessandro Scarlatti is pinch hitting for Chris Giambi. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Alessandro Scarlatti strikes out. Jim Commissioner Gordon strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Herm Karp is pinch hitting for Frank Moford. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Herm Karp strikes out. Mike Sheridan hits a home run. Bob Pierson hits a home run. Lariat Roper comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Howie Smith singles to left field. Spike Malone hits a home run. Howie Smith scores. Peter Piper comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Charlie Vann is pinch hitting for Rich Harden. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Charlie Vann hits a home run. Jim Causey grounds out to the shortstop. Jack Elston grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Oakland total runners left on base: 5 Baltimore total runners left on base: 7
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Phil Hartman improves in range Bob Sojo did not respond to coaching in endurance Art Campbell improves in contact_vs_righty Mel Vizcaino improves in control
Baltimore Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Rance Jourdan improves in range Bill Mellor improves in speed Pat Fleitas did not respond to coaching in control Rocky Stein did not respond to coaching in velocity Larry Williams did not respond to coaching in C