Win: Ken Coquillette (1-0) Loss: Kiko Horstmann (3-2)
Inning: 1 Detroit Buddy Holle pitching. Reggie Rubber strikes out. Sumpter Mesa grounds out to the second baseman. Dewey Sizzle pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Oakland Shane Bittle pitching. Murphy Strange flies out to the left fielder. Alvaro Boone strikes out. Bob Elliott walks. Bill Torres singles to left field. Harry Alcantara reached on a fielding error by Shane Bittle. Joe Cameron grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Detroit Corbin Hitchcock singles to center field. Jim Pitlock grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Corbin Hitchcock is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Denny Freeman strikes out. Dunkin Donut walks. Jim Pitlock steals third. Scott Guillen walks. Shane Bittle strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Oakland Johnny Groskloss grounds out to the pitcher. William Spiezio grounds out to the second baseman. Buddy Holle walks. Murphy Strange strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Reggie Rubber flies out to the center fielder. Sumpter Mesa strikes out. Dewey Sizzle flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Alvaro Boone walks. Bob Elliott singles to left field. Alvaro Boone advances to third on the hit. Bill Torres grounds out to the pitcher. Bob Elliott advances to second on the play. Harry Alcantara strikes out. Joe Cameron grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Detroit Corbin Hitchcock strikes out. Jim Pitlock pops out to the first baseman. Denny Freeman strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Johnny Groskloss doubles to center field. William Spiezio pops out to the third baseman. Buddy Holle flies out to the center fielder. Murphy Strange flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Lojic Reno is pinch hitting for Dunkin Donut. Lojic Reno grounds out to the second baseman. Peyton Outlaw is pinch hitting for Scott Guillen. Peyton Outlaw grounds out to the shortstop. Shane Bittle singles to center field. Reggie Rubber lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Cal Longmire enters the game as a defensive replacement for Lojic Reno at SS. Dave Heathcote enters the game as a defensive replacement for Peyton Outlaw at C. Alvaro Boone strikes out. Bob Elliott pops out to the second baseman. Bill Torres singles to right field. Harry Alcantara strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Sumpter Mesa pops out to the first baseman. Dewey Sizzle is hit by a pitch. Corbin Hitchcock flies out to the center fielder. Dewey Sizzle is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Joe Cameron flies out to the left fielder. Johnny Groskloss flies out to the center fielder. William Spiezio flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Jim Pitlock strikes out. Denny Freeman hits an infield single to the second baseman. Cal Longmire strikes out. Dave Heathcote grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Denny Freeman is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Buddy Holle strikes out. Murphy Strange grounds out to the third baseman. Alvaro Boone flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Shane Bittle singles to left field. Reggie Rubber singles to center field. Ken Coquillette 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. Sumpter Mesa grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Reggie Rubber is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Dewey Sizzle grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Bob Elliott pops out to the first baseman. Bill Torres grounds out to the shortstop. Harry Alcantara singles to center field. Joe Cameron grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Harry Alcantara is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit Corbin Hitchcock walks. Jim Pitlock pops out to the shortstop. Corbin Hitchcock steals second. Denny Freeman strikes out. Cal Longmire hits an infield single to the third baseman. Dave Heathcote walks. Garrett Salazar is pinch hitting for Shane Bittle. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Garrett Salazar grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Oakland Kiko Horstmann pitching. Johnny Groskloss walks. William Spiezio hits a home run. Johnny Groskloss scores. Detroit total runners left on base: 9 Oakland total runners left on base: 9
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Rick Topper did not respond to coaching in control Doug Kitsos improves in speed Ruben Judge improves in velocity John Siwy improves in contact_vs_righty Doug Kitsos improves in contact_vs_righty Billy Rucker improves in range Bob Bodie did not respond to coaching in SS
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Huck Locke did not respond to coaching in speed Fritz Henriksen did not respond to coaching in arm Dave Ronan improves in arm John Geronimo did not respond to coaching in range Jim Pujols improves in velocity Roy House improves in contact_vs_righty Xavier Skalski did not respond to coaching in 1B