Win: Howard Yaryan (11-14) Loss: Kevin Tracewski (12-13)
Save: Hank Thor (2)
Inning: 1 Detroit Howard Yaryan pitching. Andres Hernandez flies out to the left fielder. Vance Oster grounds out to the second baseman. Pete Sutcliffe singles to center field. Mike Courtney grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Pete Sutcliffe is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Oakland Kevin Tracewski pitching. Jeff Collins flies out to the right fielder. Patrick Dubois grounds out to the shortstop. Masato Tani walks. Yorelvis Barroso strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Tavo Minor strikes out. Ecky Sprowl pops out to the second baseman. Chuck Fulton singles to right field. Mike Poepping singles to center field. Chuck Fulton advances to third on the hit. Kevin Tracewski grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Oakland Trevor Easterday grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Coot Higgins strikes out. Don Oates lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Andres Hernandez flies out to the left fielder. Vance Oster strikes out. Pete Sutcliffe strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Danny Manning grounds out to the second baseman. Howard Yaryan flies out to the left fielder. Jeff Collins walks. Patrick Dubois grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Jeff Collins is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Mike Courtney flies out to the right fielder. Tavo Minor pops out to the shortstop. Ecky Sprowl grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Masato Tani flies out to the center fielder. Yorelvis Barroso singles to center field. Yorelvis Barroso steals second. Trevor Easterday walks. Coot Higgins flies out to the center fielder. Don Oates pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Detroit Chuck Fulton grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Poepping grounds out to the pitcher. Kevin Tracewski singles to center field. Andres Hernandez pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Danny Manning flies out to the center fielder. Howard Yaryan flies out to the left fielder. Jeff Collins hits a home run. Patrick Dubois flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Vance Oster singles to right field. Pete Sutcliffe grounds out to the second baseman. Vance Oster advances to second on the play. Mike Courtney strikes out. Tavo Minor flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Masato Tani hits a home run. Yorelvis Barroso flies out to the center fielder. Trevor Easterday strikes out. Coot Higgins grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Ecky Sprowl strikes out. Chuck Fulton singles to right field. Mike Poepping grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Don Oates pops out to the second baseman. Danny Manning grounds out to the second baseman. Howard Yaryan flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Kevin Tracewski pops out to the first baseman. Andres Hernandez grounds out to the shortstop. Vance Oster strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Jeff Collins grounds out to the shortstop. Patrick Dubois hits a home run. Masato Tani grounds out to the shortstop. Yorelvis Barroso reached on a 2-base fielding error by Pete Sutcliffe. Trevor Easterday flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit Ron Houser comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Pete Sutcliffe grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Courtney singles to right field. Jiro Watanabe comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Tavo Minor strikes out. Hank Thor comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Ecky Sprowl strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Detroit total runners left on base: 6 Oakland total runners left on base: 5
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Harold Phillips did not respond to coaching in range Freddy Johnson did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Dick Mahoney improves in power_vs_lefty Lou Manning did not respond to coaching in control
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Jim Cormier did not respond to coaching in velocity Harry Dean did not respond to coaching in velocity Harry Dean did not respond to coaching in control Curly Devine did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty