Win: Kirk Taylor (7-4) Loss: Mike McCready (15-6)
Save: Frankly Walking (40)
Inning: 1 Oakland Mike McCready pitching. Jim Rath strikes out. B Hizzie flies out to the left fielder. Benny Tate grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 New York Bob Besana pitching. Laurie Hamilton walks. Laurie Hamilton steals second. Purnal Lankford throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Lou Herrera singles to center field. Laurie Hamilton scores. Felix Fletcher grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Otis Babitt reached on a 2-base fielding error by Alfonso Hidalgo. Charlie Eller flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Zoilo Ellison grounds out to the second baseman. Alfonso Hidalgo doubles to left field. GG SiSi grounds out to the second baseman. Alfonso Hidalgo advances to third on the play. Purnal Lankford singles to center field. Alfonso Hidalgo scores. Bill Winsett pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 New York Toby Sexton hits a home run. Darren Lee singles to center field. Darren Lee steals second. Oscar Bishop flies out to the left fielder. Mike McCready grounds out to the pitcher. Laurie Hamilton singles to right field. Darren Lee scores. Lou Herrera pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Bob Besana grounds out to the third baseman. Jim Rath strikes out. B Hizzie doubles to center field. Benny Tate singles to left field. B Hizzie scores. Zoilo Ellison grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 New York Felix Fletcher pops out to the second baseman. Otis Babitt singles to left field. Otis Babitt steals second. Charlie Eller strikes out. Toby Sexton doubles to right field. Otis Babitt scores. Darren Lee grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Alfonso Hidalgo walks. GG SiSi walks. Purnal Lankford doubles to right field. Alfonso Hidalgo scores. GG SiSi uses his aggressiveness and scores. Craig Ewing comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bill Winsett walks. Bob Besana lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Jim Rath flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Purnal Lankford scores. B Hizzie grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 New York Oscar Bishop strikes out. Craig Ewing grounds out to the third baseman. Laurie Hamilton walks. Kirk Taylor comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Lou Herrera singles to right field. Felix Fletcher flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Oakland Benny Tate flies out to the right fielder. Zoilo Ellison singles to center field. Alfonso Hidalgo strikes out. GG SiSi grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 New York Otis Babitt grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Charlie Eller pops out to the third baseman. Toby Sexton flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Purnal Lankford flies out to the center fielder. Bill Winsett flies out to the right fielder. D Wills is pinch hitting for Kirk Taylor. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. D Wills flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 New York Eddie Burdock pitching. Darren Lee strikes out. Oscar Bishop lines out to the first baseman. Craig Ewing grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Jim Rath singles in front of the center fielder. Drew Randall is pinch hitting for B Hizzie. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Drew Randall grounds into a 1-6-3 double play. Benny Tate doubles to center field. Julio Jefferson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Zoilo Ellison strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 New York Laurie Hamilton grounds out to the shortstop. Lou Herrera grounds out to the second baseman. Felix Fletcher flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Alfonso Hidalgo grounds out to the second baseman. GG SiSi reached on a 2-base throwing error by Laurie Hamilton. Adrian Diaz is pinch hitting for Purnal Lankford. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Adrian Diaz flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Bill Winsett singles to center field. GG SiSi scores. Young Lew is pinch hitting for Eddie Burdock. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Young Lew lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 New York Frankly Walking pitching. Otis Babitt walks. Otis Babitt steals second. Charlie Eller grounds out to the pitcher. Toby Sexton pops out to the shortstop. Darren Lee walks. John Payne is pinch hitting for Oscar Bishop. John Payne strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Oakland Jim Rath strikes out. Drew Randall grounds out to the shortstop. Benny Tate flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 New York Hector Chambers is pinch hitting for Julio Jefferson. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Hector Chambers grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Laurie Hamilton flies out to the center fielder. Lou Herrera singles to right field. Felix Fletcher singles to left field. Lou Herrera advances to third on the hit. Felix Fletcher is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 1 Oakland total runners LOB: 6 New York total runners LOB: 8
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Eric Hobbie improves in range Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Jeff Wallaesa did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Lee Ewing improves in power_vs_lefty Harry Kelly did not respond to coaching in velocity Mike Niggeling improves in arm Red Rosario did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Dickie Knee did not respond to coaching in C