Win: Mike Jordan (1-2) Loss: Joe Acaba (2-3)
Save: Craig Linebrink (6)
Inning: 1 Baltimore Chad Burns pitching. Roy Hands grounds out to the third baseman. Bobo Dear strikes out. Ken Blattner singles to right field. Carlos Fredrickson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Oakland Joe Acaba pitching. Ron Bannister strikes out. Jesse Demaree grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! George Maddox strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Baltimore Ernie Wolfe flies out to the center fielder. Jack Jones walks. Dixie Smith singles to right field. Nick McLaughlin grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jack Jones advances to third on the play. Dixie Smith advances to second on the play. Joe Acaba grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Oakland Keith Gross grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jerry Hensiek pops out to the shortstop. Chad Vache strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Baltimore Roy Hands singles to center field. Bobo Dear walks. Ken Blattner flies out to the left fielder. Carlos Fredrickson grounds out to the shortstop. Roy Hands advances to third on the play. Bobo Dear advances to second on the play. Ernie Wolfe flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Oakland Ramon Franco singles to left field. Mike Flair walks. Chad Burns fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Chad Burns grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Ramon Franco advances to third on the play. Ron Bannister reached on a 2-base throwing error by Bobo Dear. Ramon Franco scores. Jesse Demaree singles to center field. Ron Bannister scores. George Maddox grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Baltimore Jack Jones grounds out to the second baseman. Dixie Smith flies out to the left fielder. Nick McLaughlin strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Keith Gross grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jerry Hensiek strikes out. Chad Vache strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Baltimore Joe Acaba grounds out to the second baseman. Roy Hands grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bobo Dear grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Ramon Franco strikes out. Mike Flair grounds out to the shortstop. Chad Burns grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Baltimore Ken Blattner grounds out to the second baseman. Carlos Fredrickson flies out to the left fielder. Ernie Wolfe grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Ron Bannister grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jesse Demaree flies out to the center fielder. George Maddox grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Baltimore Jack Jones singles to right field. Dixie Smith doubles past the third baseman. Jack Jones uses his aggressiveness and scores. Nick McLaughlin singles past the shortstop. Dixie Smith scores. Mike Jordan comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Joe Acaba lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Roy Hands pops out to the first baseman. Bobo Dear grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Keith Gross hits a home run. Jerry Hensiek grounds out to the shortstop. Chad Vache strikes out. Chuck Maxvill is pinch hitting for Ramon Franco. Chuck Maxvill grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Baltimore Ed Aldrete enters the game as a defensive replacement for Chuck Maxvill at 1B. Ken Blattner grounds out to the shortstop. Carlos Fredrickson flies out to the center fielder. Ernie Wolfe grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Mike Flair grounds out to the shortstop. Ted Hurtado is pinch hitting for Mike Jordan. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Ted Hurtado doubles past the right fielder. Ron Bannister strikes out. Jesse Demaree grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Baltimore Craig Linebrink pitching. Jack Jones flies out to the left fielder. Dixie Smith flies out to the center fielder. Nick McLaughlin grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Baltimore total runners left on base: 6 Oakland total runners left on base: 2
Baltimore Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Bill Medeiros did not respond to coaching in velocity David Pena improves in contact_vs_lefty Al Harris improves in range David Pena did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Wally Perry improves in contact_vs_righty Duff Pierce improves in range Bill Estrada did not respond to coaching in velocity Wally Perry improves in contact_vs_lefty