Win: Mike Zackert (10-6) Loss: Bruce Dykstra (4-3)
Inning: 1 Detroit Rangel Martinez pitching. Bob Kline flies out to the right fielder. Andres Hernandez strikes out. Rod Trout walks. Ecky Sprowl pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Oakland Joe Snyder pitching. Masato Tani grounds out to the third baseman. Patrick Dubois grounds out to the third baseman. Dan Barthelson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Mike Courtney flies out to the left fielder. Scott Hunt strikes out. Pete Sutcliffe singles to right field. Joey Berres flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland So Yamashita singles to left field. Daisuke Komatsubara strikes out. So Yamashita steals second. Dian Gonzalez grounds out to the shortstop. Pete Delgado flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Joe Snyder strikes out. Bob Kline reached on a fielding error by Pete Delgado. Andres Hernandez pops out to the shortstop. Bob Kline is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Kunihisa Shibata pops out to the shortstop. Rangel Martinez pops out to the shortstop. Masato Tani grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Rod Trout strikes out. Ecky Sprowl singles to right field. Mike Courtney grounds out to the second baseman. Ecky Sprowl advances to second on the play. Scott Hunt strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Patrick Dubois grounds out to the second baseman. Dan Barthelson grounds out to the second baseman. So Yamashita grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Pete Sutcliffe hits a home run. Joey Berres lines out to the third baseman. Joe Snyder flies out to the center fielder. Bob Kline hits a home run. Andres Hernandez flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Daisuke Komatsubara flies out to the right fielder. Dian Gonzalez strikes out. Pete Delgado singles to left field. Kunihisa Shibata strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Rod Trout grounds out to the second baseman. Ecky Sprowl singles to right field. Ecky Sprowl is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Mike Courtney walks. Scott Hunt pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Rangel Martinez flies out to the left fielder. Masato Tani grounds out to the third baseman. Patrick Dubois grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Pete Sutcliffe doubles to right field. 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. Joey Berres strikes out. Ron Tucker is pinch hitting for Joe Snyder. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Ron Tucker walks. Pete Sutcliffe is out trying to steal third. Ron Tucker steals second. Bob Kline pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Howie Freeman pitching. Dan Barthelson grounds out to the second baseman. So Yamashita grounds out to the second baseman. Daisuke Komatsubara walks. Dian Gonzalez grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Andres Hernandez singles past the first baseman. Rod Trout singles past the second baseman. Ecky Sprowl strikes out. Mike Courtney walks. Scott Hunt pops out to the second baseman. Pete Sutcliffe flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Oakland Shoji Kasai is pinch hitting for Pete Delgado. Shoji Kasai walks. Kunihisa Shibata grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Trevor Easterday is pinch hitting for Ron Houser. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Trevor Easterday grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Detroit Mike Zackert pitching. Carlos Galvez enters the game as a defensive replacement for Shoji Kasai at C. Joey Berres grounds out to the second baseman. Vance Oster is pinch hitting for Howie Freeman. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Vance Oster walks. Bob Kline grounds out to the third baseman. Vance Oster advances to second on the play. Andres Hernandez grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland J.R. Gunning pitching. Masato Tani singles to right field. Patrick Dubois singles to center field. Masato Tani advances to third on the hit. Patrick Dubois steals second. Dan Barthelson flies out to the center fielder. So Yamashita walks. Daisuke Komatsubara singles to left field. Masato Tani scores. The defense is playing the corners in. Dian Gonzalez flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Patrick Dubois scores. Bruce Dykstra comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Carlos Galvez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 10 Detroit Rod Trout strikes out. Ecky Sprowl singles to left field. Mike Courtney strikes out. Scott Hunt grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Oakland Kunihisa Shibata strikes out. Shawn Hubbell is pinch hitting for Mike Zackert. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Shawn Hubbell hits a home run. Detroit total runners left on base: 10 Oakland total runners left on base: 5
Batting:2B - Pete Sutcliffe (14).HR - Bob Kline (11), Pete Sutcliffe (20). Baserunning: SB - Ron Tucker (3).CS - Bob Kline (4), Ecky Sprowl (5), Pete Sutcliffe (6).
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: A- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Bill Ibanez improves in contact_vs_righty Joe Winegarner improves in arm Jim Southwick did not respond to coaching in velocity
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Joe Rommel did not respond to coaching in velocity Harry Dean did not respond to coaching in velocity Bob Cisar did not respond to coaching in control