Win: Steve Christopher (1-1) Loss: Eddie Williams (0-2)
Inning: 1 Detroit Charlie Speraw pitching. Reggie Rubber grounds out to the pitcher. Lojic Reno grounds out to the second baseman. Dewey Sizzle walks. Corbin Hitchcock strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Oakland Shigenobu Osumi pitching. Murphy Strange grounds out to the shortstop. Alvaro Boone hits an infield single to the second baseman. Ray Phillips lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Bob Mullen grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Jim Pitlock grounds out to the second baseman. Denny Freeman grounds out to the shortstop. Cal Longmire singles to left field. Scott Guillen walks. Shigenobu Osumi grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Oakland Norihiro Egawa grounds out to the shortstop. Irv Brittin singles past the second baseman. Johnny Groskloss singles to left field. Craig King strikes out. Charlie Speraw strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Detroit Reggie Rubber walks. Lojic Reno strikes out. Dewey Sizzle flies out to the center fielder. Corbin Hitchcock singles to center field. Jim Pitlock grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Corbin Hitchcock is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Oakland Murphy Strange flies out to the right fielder. Alvaro Boone doubles to left field. Ray Phillips strikes out. Bob Mullen singles to center field. Norihiro Egawa grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Detroit Denny Freeman pops out to the first baseman. Cal Longmire singles to left field. Scott Guillen walks. Shigenobu Osumi lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Reggie Rubber lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Oakland Irv Brittin grounds out to the third baseman. Johnny Groskloss singles to center field. Johnny Groskloss steals second. Craig King doubles to center field. Johnny Groskloss scores. Charlie Speraw strikes out. Murphy Strange grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Lojic Reno singles to right field. Peyton Outlaw is pinch hitting for Dewey Sizzle. Peyton Outlaw strikes out. Corbin Hitchcock flies out to the center fielder. Jim Pitlock strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Jerome Bigbee enters the game as a defensive replacement for Peyton Outlaw at LF. Alvaro Boone flies out to the center fielder. Ray Phillips strikes out. Bob Mullen grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Denny Freeman grounds out to the third baseman. Cal Longmire doubles to left field. Scott Guillen walks. Garrett Salazar is pinch hitting for Shigenobu Osumi. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Garrett Salazar flies out to the left fielder. Eddie Williams 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. Reggie Rubber walks. Lojic Reno strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Oakland Steve Christopher pitching. Norihiro Egawa doubles to left field. Irv Brittin strikes out. Johnny Groskloss pops out to the second baseman. Craig King grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Jerome Bigbee singles to right field. Corbin Hitchcock singles to right field. Jerome Bigbee advances to third on the hit. Jim Pitlock flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Jerome Bigbee scores. Denny Freeman strikes out. Dave Zipfel comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Cal Longmire walks. Scott Guillen triples. Corbin Hitchcock scores. Cal Longmire scores. Steve Christopher pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Dave Zipfel strikes out. Murphy Strange strikes out. Alvaro Boone flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Reggie Rubber singles to right field. Lojic Reno strikes out. Jerome Bigbee grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Ray Phillips singles to left field. Bob Mullen flies out to the right fielder. Norihiro Egawa grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Ray Phillips is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Irv Brittin flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit Mudcat Greene comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Corbin Hitchcock grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jim Pitlock walks. Denny Freeman grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Pitlock advances to second on the play. Cal Longmire walks. Scott Guillen strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Oakland Johnny Groskloss triples. Craig King grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Johnny Groskloss scores. Mudcat Greene strikes out. Murphy Strange pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Detroit total runners LOB: 14 Oakland total runners LOB: 8
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Frank Lundgren did not respond to coaching in control Dick Queen did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Ken Rogovin did not respond to coaching in velocity Rick Topper did not respond to coaching in control John Siwy improves in arm Frank Bailey did not respond to coaching in velocity Bob Bodie improves in SS
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Babe Wilson did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty John Geronimo did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Rufus Wheat improves in range Babe Wilson did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Roy House did not respond to coaching in speed Roy House improves in speed Babe Wilson did not respond to coaching in 3B