Win: Jack Williams (15-5) Loss: Mike McCready (10-6)
Save: Kerry Wood (22)
Inning: 1 New York Jack Williams pitching. Darren Lee flies out to the left fielder. Laurie Hamilton singles to left field. Charlie Eller grounds into a 1-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Oakland Mike McCready pitching. Benny Tate hits a home run. Mike Iburg strikes out. Adrian Diaz hits a home run. B Hizzie singles past the third baseman. B Hizzie steals second. B Fredo strikes out. BobMo Vaughan grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 New York Toby Sexton grounds out to the shortstop. Hector Chambers grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! John Payne strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Jim Rath walks. GG SiSi singles to left field. Jack Williams lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Benny Tate grounds out to the third baseman. Jim Rath scores. GG SiSi advances to third on the play. Mike Iburg strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 New York Joe Grissom walks. Joe Grissom steals second. Felix Fletcher walks. Mike McCready lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Darren Lee flies out to the right fielder. Laurie Hamilton strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Oakland Adrian Diaz grounds out to the shortstop. B Hizzie flies out to the center fielder. B Fredo doubles to left field. BobMo Vaughan strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 New York Charlie Eller flies out to the center fielder. Toby Sexton walks. Hector Chambers doubles to left field. Toby Sexton scores. John Payne flies out to the left fielder. Joe Grissom flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Jim Rath grounds out to the shortstop. GG SiSi grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Jack Williams strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 New York Felix Fletcher grounds out to the shortstop. Mike McCready strikes out. Darren Lee walks. Laurie Hamilton reached on a fielding error by Jim Rath. Charlie Eller flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Oakland Benny Tate flies out to the right fielder. Mike Iburg reached on a fielding error by Joe Grissom. Mike Iburg steals second. Adrian Diaz singles to right field. Mike Iburg scores. B Hizzie flies out to the right fielder. B Fredo grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Adrian Diaz is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 New York Toby Sexton hits a home run. Hector Chambers strikes out. John Payne grounds out to the pitcher. Joe Grissom singles to right field. Felix Fletcher pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland BobMo Vaughan grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Rath doubles to right field. GG SiSi grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Rath advances to third on the play. Jack Williams singles to left field. Jim Rath scores. Benny Tate flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 New York Lou Herrera is pinch hitting for Mike McCready. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Lou Herrera grounds out to the second baseman. Darren Lee lines out to the third baseman. Laurie Hamilton grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Sam Shinnick pitching. Mike Iburg flies out to the left fielder. Adrian Diaz pops out to the second baseman. Drew Randall is pinch hitting for B Hizzie. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Drew Randall strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 New York Mike Busch comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Charlie Eller walks. Toby Sexton strikes out. Hector Chambers hits a home run. Charlie Eller scores. Kerry Wood comes in from the bullpen to pitch. John Payne strikes out. Otis Babitt is pinch hitting for Joe Grissom. Otis Babitt strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Rachael Cavelli enters the game as a defensive replacement for Otis Babitt at SS. B Fredo strikes out. BobMo Vaughan flies out to the right fielder. D Wills is pinch hitting for Jim Rath. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. D Wills strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 New York Felix Fletcher grounds out to the second baseman. Foster Bernard is pinch hitting for Sam Shinnick. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Foster Bernard strikes out. Darren Lee strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 New York total runners left on base: 6 Oakland total runners left on base: 5
Batting:2B - B Fredo (25), Jim Rath (2).HR - Benny Tate (19), Adrian Diaz (7). Baserunning: SB - Mike Iburg (32), B Hizzie (10). Fielding: E - Jim Rath.
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Lee Ewing did not respond to coaching in speed Rico Bradley did not respond to coaching in range Gee Roselli did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Russ Pickering did not respond to coaching in control Dickie Knee did not respond to coaching in LF
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Eric Hobbie did not respond to coaching in arm Ross Bailey did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Mutt Fuller improves in range John Hobbs improves in power_vs_righty