Win: Russ Pickering (1-0) Loss: D Stroyer (18-9)
Save: Grayson Allen (46)
Inning: 1 New York D Stroyer pitching. John Payne singles to left field. Toby Sexton flies out to the left fielder. Darren Lee strikes out. John Payne steals second. Felix Fletcher singles to center field. John Payne scores. Otis Babitt doubles to right field. Felix Fletcher uses his aggressiveness and scores. Laurie Hamilton singles to center field. Otis Babitt is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Oakland Russ Pickering pitching. GG SiSi singles to right field. Benny Tate doubles to right field. Zoilo Ellison strikes out. B Fredo strikes out. D Wills singles to center field. GG SiSi scores. Benny Tate scores. Alfonso Hidalgo lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 New York Charlie Eller reached on a 2-base fielding error by Alfonso Hidalgo. Joe Grissom pops out to the second baseman. Russ Pickering flies out to the left fielder. John Payne grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland B Hizzie pops out to the second baseman. Adrian Diaz strikes out. D Stroyer walks. GG SiSi doubles to right field. Benny Tate strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 New York Toby Sexton strikes out. Darren Lee hits a home run. Felix Fletcher flies out to the left fielder. Otis Babitt walks. Laurie Hamilton doubles to left field. Charlie Eller singles to right field. Otis Babitt scores. Laurie Hamilton scores. Joe Grissom grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Charlie Eller is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Zoilo Ellison walks. Zoilo Ellison gets picked off first. B Fredo grounds out to the pitcher. D Wills flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 New York Bill Davanon comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Russ Pickering grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! John Payne flies out to the center fielder. Toby Sexton flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Alfonso Hidalgo flies out to the center fielder. B Hizzie strikes out. Adrian Diaz flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 New York Darren Lee grounds out to the second baseman. Felix Fletcher is hit by a pitch. Otis Babitt walks. Laurie Hamilton grounds into a force play to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Otis Babitt is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Charlie Eller strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Oakland Young Lew is pinch hitting for Bill Davanon. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Young Lew strikes out. GG SiSi singles to right field. GG SiSi steals second. Benny Tate flies out to the left fielder. Zoilo Ellison strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 New York Mike Busch pitching. Joe Grissom walks. Joe Grissom steals second. Russ Pickering lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball and Joe Grissom is thrown out at third. John Payne flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Toby Sexton singles to right field. Darren Lee strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Oakland B Fredo pops out to the shortstop. D Wills walks. Alfonso Hidalgo strikes out. B Hizzie hits an infield single to the third baseman. Adrian Diaz strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 New York Felix Fletcher strikes out. Otis Babitt strikes out. Laurie Hamilton walks. Charlie Eller strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Jim Rath is pinch hitting for Mike Busch. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Jim Rath pops out to the third baseman. GG SiSi singles to left field. Russ Coppola comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Benny Tate strikes out. Zoilo Ellison walks. Mike McBride is pinch hitting for B Fredo. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Mike McBride grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 New York Kirk Taylor pitching. Joe Grissom pops out to the second baseman. Lou Herrera is pinch hitting for Russ Coppola. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Lou Herrera singles to center field. Lou Herrera steals second. John Payne strikes out. Toby Sexton strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Julio Jefferson pitching. D Wills strikes out. Frank Simon is pinch hitting for Alfonso Hidalgo. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Frank Simon strikes out. B Hizzie flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 New York Darren Lee grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Felix Fletcher doubles to right field. Otis Babitt singles to center field. Felix Fletcher is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Laurie Hamilton doubles to left field. Otis Babitt uses his aggressiveness and scores. Charlie Eller pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Adrian Diaz walks. Bill Winsett is pinch hitting for Kirk Taylor. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Bill Winsett reached on a 2-base throwing error by Joe Grissom. Grayson Allen comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. GG SiSi grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Adrian Diaz scores. Bill Winsett advances to third on the play. Benny Tate strikes out. Zoilo Ellison flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 New York total runners LOB: 10 Oakland total runners LOB: 9
Batting:2B - Felix Fletcher (22), Otis Babitt (31), Laurie Hamilton 2 (25).HR - Darren Lee (22).HBP - Felix Fletcher (4). Baserunning: SB - John Payne (32), Joe Grissom (10), Lou Herrera (16). Fielding: E - Joe Grissom.
Game Notes Kirk Taylor is injured and is expected to be out 28 days.
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Andrew Farriss did not respond to coaching in control Lee Ewing improves in arm Lee Ewing did not respond to coaching in range Harry Kelly did not respond to coaching in velocity Dickie Knee did not respond to coaching in C
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Dan Vail did not respond to coaching in control Ducky Quinn did not respond to coaching in arm Bill Rose did not respond to coaching in control Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance.