Win: Mike Morris (4-3) Loss: J.R. Gunning (8-8)
Save: Ron Houser (5)
Inning: 1 Oakland Joe Snyder pitching. Masato Tani flies out to the left fielder. Patrick Dubois flies out to the center fielder. Dan Barthelson flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Detroit Rangel Martinez pitching. Bob Kline grounds out to the pitcher. Andres Hernandez strikes out. Ecky Sprowl grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland So Yamashita strikes out. Daisuke Komatsubara grounds out to the second baseman. Dian Gonzalez grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Mike Courtney walks. Scott Hunt singles to right field. Mike Courtney advances to third on the hit. Joey Berres singles to right field. Mike Courtney scores. Scott Hunt advances to third on the hit. Tavo Minor flies out to the left fielder. Charles Roebuck strikes out. Joe Snyder strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Oakland Pete Delgado singles past the second baseman. Kunihisa Shibata hits a home run. Pete Delgado scores. Rangel Martinez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Masato Tani strikes out. Patrick Dubois singles to right field. Dan Barthelson grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Patrick Dubois is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Bob Kline flies out to the left fielder. Andres Hernandez strikes out. Ecky Sprowl doubles past the center fielder. Passed ball. Ecky Sprowl advances to third. Mike Courtney grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland So Yamashita pops out to the first baseman. Daisuke Komatsubara strikes out. Dian Gonzalez strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Scott Hunt strikes out. Joey Berres doubles to left field. Tavo Minor doubles past the right fielder. Joey Berres scores. Charles Roebuck grounds out to the second baseman. Tavo Minor advances to third on the play. Joe Snyder strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Pete Delgado grounds out to the second baseman. Kunihisa Shibata strikes out. Rangel Martinez flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Bob Kline strikes out. Andres Hernandez flies out to the center fielder. Ecky Sprowl grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Masato Tani strikes out. Patrick Dubois walks. Dan Barthelson singles to left field. So Yamashita walks. Daisuke Komatsubara grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Patrick Dubois scores. Dan Barthelson advances to third on the play. So Yamashita advances to second on the play. Dian Gonzalez walks. Pete Delgado singles to right field. Dan Barthelson scores. So Yamashita scores. Dian Gonzalez advances to third on the hit. Jack Tragesser comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Kunihisa Shibata walks. Rangel Martinez strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Detroit Mike Courtney grounds out to the second baseman. Scott Hunt pops out to the first baseman. Joey Berres flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Masato Tani hits an infield single to the pitcher. Patrick Dubois grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Masato Tani is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Dan Barthelson grounds out to the second baseman. Patrick Dubois advances to second on the play. So Yamashita grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Tavo Minor strikes out. Charles Roebuck lines out to the third baseman. Ron Tucker is pinch hitting for Jack Tragesser. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Ron Tucker grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Bruce Dykstra pitching. Daisuke Komatsubara grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dian Gonzalez reached on a 2-base fielding error by Bob Kline. Pete Delgado pops out to the first baseman. Kunihisa Shibata hits a home run. Dian Gonzalez scores. Rangel Martinez strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Tony Hunt is pinch hitting for Bob Kline. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Tony Hunt flies out to the right fielder. Andres Hernandez grounds out to the third baseman. Ecky Sprowl flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Shawn Hubbell is pinch hitting for Masato Tani. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Shawn Hubbell grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Patrick Dubois hits a home run. Jaime Zuber comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dan Barthelson pops out to the third baseman. So Yamashita singles past the second baseman. Daisuke Komatsubara doubles to right field. So Yamashita uses his aggressiveness and scores. Dian Gonzalez flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit Mike Courtney hits an infield single to the pitcher. Mike Courtney steals second. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Scott Hunt singles to center field. Mike Courtney scores. Mike Poepping is pinch hitting for Joey Berres. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Mike Poepping walks. Tavo Minor hits a home run. Scott Hunt scores. Mike Poepping scores. Rod Marte comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Charles Roebuck walks. Vance Oster is pinch hitting for Jaime Zuber. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Charles Roebuck steals second. Vance Oster flies out to the left fielder. Tony Hunt grounds out to the second baseman. Charles Roebuck advances to third on the play. Andres Hernandez singles to right field. Charles Roebuck scores. Ecky Sprowl doubles to center field. Mike Courtney singles to right field. Andres Hernandez scores. Ecky Sprowl scores. Mike Morris comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Scott Hunt walks. Mike Poepping grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Scott Hunt is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 10 Oakland J.R. Gunning pitching. Shoji Kasai is pinch hitting for Pete Delgado. Shoji Kasai singles to center field. Kunihisa Shibata singles to left field. Shoji Kasai advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the infield in. Trevor Easterday is pinch hitting for Mike Morris. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Trevor Easterday lines out to the second baseman. The defense is playing the infield in. Kunihisa Shibata steals second. The defense is playing the infield in. Shawn Hubbell walks. The defense is playing the infield in. Patrick Dubois flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Shoji Kasai scores. Dan Barthelson grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Shawn Hubbell is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 10 Detroit Ron Houser pitching. Carlos Galvez enters the game as a defensive replacement for Shoji Kasai at C. Tavo Minor singles past the third baseman. Tavo Minor steals second. Charles Roebuck walks. Javier Daly is pinch hitting for J.R. Gunning. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Javier Daly strikes out. Tony Hunt strikes out. Andres Hernandez strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Oakland total runners LOB: 8 Detroit total runners LOB: 8
Batting:2B - Ecky Sprowl 2 (18), Joey Berres (12), Tavo Minor (13).HR - Tavo Minor (5). Baserunning: SB - Mike Courtney (18), Tavo Minor (8), Charles Roebuck (8). Fielding: E - Bob Kline.
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Ron Irwin improves in control Jack Brummer did not respond to coaching in control Kenichi Ogawa did not respond to coaching in control
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Yoenis Castro did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Dino Snyder improves in power_vs_righty Jim Southwick did not respond to coaching in control