Win: Togie Walker (2-9) Loss: John Gillis (1-7)
Save: Jeff Billings (4)
Inning: 1 Oakland Togie Walker pitching. Stephen Richards singles to center field. Dean Fertita strikes out. Stephen Richards steals second. Toshikazu Suzuki grounds out to the shortstop. Tommy Hagen walks. Cliff Cocreham singles to right field. Stephen Richards is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay John Gillis pitching. Claude Fisher flies out to the right fielder. Jim Usher flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Erik Warmoth hits a home run. George Bailes grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Bruce Altrock grounds out to the shortstop. John Oquist grounds out to the pitcher. Joe Pickett flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Joe Hartsel pops out to the catcher. Bobby Gooch grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Rincon grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland John Gillis grounds out to the shortstop. Stephen Richards flies out to the left fielder. Dean Fertita singles to center field. Toshikazu Suzuki grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Dean Fertita is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Bob Schacht singles to center field. Togie Walker lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Claude Fisher walks. Jim Usher hits a home run. Bob Schacht scores. Claude Fisher scores. Vince Deal comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Erik Warmoth strikes out. George Bailes hits a home run. Joe Hartsel grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Tommy Hagen grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Cliff Cocreham flies out to the left fielder. Bruce Altrock grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Bobby Gooch flies out to the right fielder. Bill Rincon flies out to the center fielder. Bob Schacht doubles to left field. Togie Walker singles to left field. Bob Schacht scores. Jack McMakin comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Claude Fisher flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland John Oquist strikes out. Joe Pickett strikes out. Jack McMakin singles to center field. Stephen Richards grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Jim Usher strikes out. Erik Warmoth flies out to the right fielder. George Bailes walks. George Bailes steals second. George Bailes steals third. Joe Hartsel flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Dean Fertita singles to right field. Toshikazu Suzuki grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Dean Fertita is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Tommy Hagen walks. Cliff Cocreham pops out to the third baseman. Bruce Altrock pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Bobby Gooch reached on a fielding error by Bruce Altrock. Bobby Gooch steals second. Bill Rincon walks. Bob Schacht flies out to the left fielder. Togie Walker fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Togie Walker singles to right field. Bobby Gooch uses his aggressiveness and scores. Bill Rincon is thrown out trying to advance to third by the right fielder. Claude Fisher pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland John Oquist singles to center field. Joe Pickett flies out to the left fielder. Jason Stollsteimer is pinch hitting for Jack McMakin. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Jason Stollsteimer grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Shun Arisawa pitching. Jim Usher singles to right field. Erik Warmoth grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Jim Usher is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Erik Warmoth steals second. George Bailes strikes out. Joe Hartsel grounds out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Stephen Richards flies out to the center fielder. Dean Fertita reached on a 2-base fielding error by Claude Fisher. Scott Asheton is pinch hitting for Toshikazu Suzuki. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Scott Asheton singles to center field. Dean Fertita scores. Tommy Hagen doubles to right field. Scott Asheton uses his aggressiveness and scores. Cliff Cocreham walks. Bruce Altrock grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Cliff Cocreham is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Bruce Altrock steals second. John Oquist hits a home run. Tommy Hagen scores. Bruce Altrock scores. Dick Brown comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Joe Pickett doubles to right field. Jack Lawrence is pinch hitting for Shun Arisawa. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Jack Lawrence singles to right field. Joe Pickett scores. Stephen Richards flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Lefty Woodward pitching. Bobby Gooch lines out to the second baseman. Bill Rincon grounds out to the third baseman. Bob Schacht strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Joquel Moreno enters the game as a defensive replacement for Joe Hartsel at RF. Jamie Hansen enters the game as a defensive replacement for Bobby Gooch at 1B. Jeff Billings comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Dean Fertita walks. Scott Asheton grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Tommy Hagen flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Oakland total runners left on base: 6 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 4
Batting:2B - Tommy Hagen (9), Joe Pickett (13).HR - John Oquist (7).GIDP - Scott Asheton, Jason Stollsteimer. Baserunning: SB - Stephen Richards (9), Bruce Altrock (6). Fielding: E - Bruce Altrock.
Batting:2B - Bob Schacht (4).HR - Jim Usher (4), Erik Warmoth (6), George Bailes (16). Baserunning: SB - Erik Warmoth (28), George Bailes 2 (23), Bobby Gooch (3). Fielding: E - Claude Fisher.
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: A Improvements: James Osterberg improves in contact_vs_lefty Jimmy Dietz improves in velocity Joe Farrow did not respond to coaching in arm Mike Kohlman improves in arm Jim Tragesser did not respond to coaching in velocity Jim Tragesser did not respond to coaching in control Al Walsh did not respond to coaching in control Bill Conatser improves in power_vs_righty Al Walsh did not respond to coaching in control Jimmy Dietz did not respond to coaching in velocity Ernie Salmon did not respond to coaching in 1B
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C- RP Mentor Grade: C Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Joe Montgomery improves in endurance Tony Bochte did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Harry Dear did not respond to coaching in velocity John Burns improves in arm Binky Rollins improves in control Nate McGhee improves in contact_vs_lefty Champ Hambright did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Bill Williamson did not respond to coaching in control Mark Young improves in power_vs_righty John Pruett did not respond to coaching in velocity Tony Bochte improves in 2B