Win: Bill Pechiney (3-2) Loss: Hank Thor (1-3)
Save: Sam Stremmel (4)
Inning: 1 Detroit Howard Yaryan pitching. Andres Hernandez singles to left field. Vance Oster strikes out. Andres Hernandez steals second. Pete Sutcliffe singles to center field. Andres Hernandez scores. Mike Courtney strikes out. Pete Sutcliffe is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Oakland Charlie Swoboda pitching. Jeff Collins reached on a fielding error by Chuck Fulton. Patrick Dubois lines out to the first baseman. Masato Tani singles to center field. Jeff Collins advances to third on the hit. Yorelvis Barroso strikes out. Trevor Easterday grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Detroit Charles Roebuck pops out to the third baseman. Tavo Minor grounds out to the second baseman. Chuck Fulton flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Coot Higgins singles to center field. Don Oates strikes out. Danny Manning hits an infield single to the pitcher. Howard Yaryan lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Jeff Collins strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Detroit Mike Poepping grounds out to the second baseman. Charlie Swoboda strikes out. Andres Hernandez walks. Vance Oster strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Patrick Dubois grounds out to the pitcher. Masato Tani grounds out to the third baseman. Yorelvis Barroso flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Pete Sutcliffe singles to left field. Mike Courtney grounds out to the second baseman. Pete Sutcliffe advances to second on the play. Charles Roebuck singles to right field. Pete Sutcliffe scores. Tavo Minor walks. Chuck Fulton grounds into a 1-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Trevor Easterday flies out to the right fielder. Coot Higgins singles past the shortstop. Don Oates singles past the shortstop. Coot Higgins advances to third on the hit. Danny Manning grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Mike Poepping strikes out. Charlie Swoboda flies out to the right fielder. Andres Hernandez lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Howard Yaryan grounds out to the second baseman. Jeff Collins strikes out. Patrick Dubois is hit by a pitch. Masato Tani grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Patrick Dubois is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Vance Oster flies out to the left fielder. Pete Sutcliffe singles to right field. Mike Courtney flies out to the left fielder. Charles Roebuck grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Yorelvis Barroso grounds out to the second baseman. Trevor Easterday is hit by a pitch. Coot Higgins doubles to center field. Trevor Easterday uses his aggressiveness and scores. Don Oates grounds out to the shortstop. Danny Manning pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Tavo Minor grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Chuck Fulton grounds out to the pitcher. Mike Poepping singles to center field. Bob Kline is pinch hitting for Charlie Swoboda. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Bob Kline doubles to left field. Mike Poepping uses his aggressiveness and scores. Ron Houser 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. Andres Hernandez singles to center field. Bob Kline scores. Vance Oster grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Les Carpenter pitching. So Yamashita is pinch hitting for Ron Houser. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. So Yamashita strikes out. Jeff Collins strikes out. Patrick Dubois flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Fred Orndorff pitching. Pete Sutcliffe hits a home run. Mike Courtney grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Charles Roebuck reached on a 2-base throwing error by Patrick Dubois. Tavo Minor strikes out. Chuck Fulton flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Masato Tani pops out to the first baseman. Yorelvis Barroso singles to right field. Yorelvis Barroso steals second. Trevor Easterday grounds out to the third baseman. Coot Higgins doubles to left field. Yorelvis Barroso scores. Jim McNaughton comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Don Oates triples. Coot Higgins scores. Danny Manning grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit Jiro Watanabe comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mike Poepping walks. Ron Tucker is pinch hitting for Jim McNaughton. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Ron Tucker pops out to the second baseman. Andres Hernandez strikes out. Vance Oster grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Bret Sullivan pitching. Pat Morrison is pinch hitting for Jiro Watanabe. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Pat Morrison hits a home run. Jeff Collins hits an infield single to the shortstop. Patrick Dubois lines out to the second baseman. Masato Tani doubles to left field. Jeff Collins uses his aggressiveness and scores. Bill Pechiney comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Yorelvis Barroso grounds out to the second baseman. Masato Tani advances to third on the play. Trevor Easterday grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Detroit Hank Thor pitching. Pete Sutcliffe hits a home run. Mike Courtney doubles past the right fielder. Charles Roebuck flies out to the right fielder. Tavo Minor singles to center field. Mike Courtney scores. Mike Zackert comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Chuck Fulton walks. Mike Poepping flies out to the left fielder. Ecky Sprowl is pinch hitting for Bill Pechiney. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Ecky Sprowl strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 10 Oakland Sam Stremmel pitching. Coot Higgins singles to right field. Don Oates flies out to the center fielder. Danny Manning grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Detroit total runners LOB: 8 Oakland total runners LOB: 9
Batting:2B - Mike Courtney (8), Bob Kline (24).HR - Pete Sutcliffe 2 (21).GIDP - Chuck Fulton. Baserunning: SB - Andres Hernandez (26).CS - Pete Sutcliffe (9). Fielding: E - Chuck Fulton.
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Jack Tragesser did not respond to coaching in velocity Dick Mahoney improves in arm B.J. Salveson improves in speed
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Joe Steinbacher did not respond to coaching in endurance Bob Cisar did not respond to coaching in endurance Curly Devine did not respond to coaching in arm