Win: Claude Blair (1-0) Loss: Fred Orndorff (0-2)
Save: Red Edgerton (2)
Inning: 1 Baltimore Howard Yaryan pitching. Rick Decker flies out to the right fielder. Morikazu Tsutsui strikes out. Fumiya Nakanowatari pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Oakland Ed Rollins pitching. Masato Tani flies out to the left fielder. Patrick Dubois singles to left field. Danny Manning pops out to the second baseman. Patrick Dubois is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Baltimore Les Williams strikes out. Ned Stapleton flies out to the left fielder. Henry Erickson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland So Yamashita grounds out to the second baseman. Daisuke Komatsubara grounds out to the second baseman. Dian Gonzalez flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Baltimore Jim Hernandez reached on a fielding error by Masato Tani. Hal Young singles to center field. Jim Hernandez aggressively advances to third on the hit. Ed Rollins flies out to the left fielder. Rick Decker flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Jim Hernandez is thrown out at the plate. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Kunihisa Shibata hits a home run. Carlos Galvez walks. Howard Yaryan lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Masato Tani grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Patrick Dubois grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Baltimore Morikazu Tsutsui grounds out to the shortstop. Fumiya Nakanowatari grounds out to the third baseman. Les Williams strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Danny Manning strikes out. So Yamashita strikes out. Daisuke Komatsubara grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Baltimore Ned Stapleton singles to left field. Henry Erickson singles to center field. Jim Hernandez walks. Hal Young singles in front of the center fielder. Ned Stapleton scores. Ed Rollins strikes out. Rick Decker flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Henry Erickson scores. Morikazu Tsutsui grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Oakland Dian Gonzalez grounds out to the pitcher. Kunihisa Shibata grounds out to the second baseman. Carlos Galvez walks. Howard Yaryan strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Baltimore Fumiya Nakanowatari singles to center field. Les Williams grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Ned Stapleton flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Masato Tani flies out to the center fielder. Patrick Dubois hits a home run. Danny Manning bunts for a base hit. Danny Manning steals second. So Yamashita strikes out. Daisuke Komatsubara strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Baltimore Henry Erickson pops out to the third baseman. Jim Hernandez flies out to the center fielder. Hal Young flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Lee Isales comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dian Gonzalez walks. Kunihisa Shibata grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Carlos Galvez flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Baltimore Mike Courtney is pinch hitting for Lee Isales. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Mike Courtney flies out to the left fielder. Rick Decker walks. Morikazu Tsutsui flies out to the center fielder. Rick Decker steals second. Mike Zackert 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. Fumiya Nakanowatari grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Jake Stafford pitching. Trevor Easterday is pinch hitting for Mike Zackert. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Trevor Easterday flies out to the left fielder. Masato Tani pops out to the third baseman. Patrick Dubois walks. Danny Manning strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Baltimore Rod Marte pitching. Les Williams strikes out. Ned Stapleton strikes out. Henry Erickson grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland So Yamashita strikes out. Daisuke Komatsubara strikes out. Dian Gonzalez grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Baltimore Jim Hernandez pops out to the first baseman. Hal Young flies out to the left fielder. Al House is pinch hitting for Jake Stafford. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Al House pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Oakland Hanson Richert pitching. Kunihisa Shibata grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Carlos Galvez strikes out. Shoji Kasai is pinch hitting for Rod Marte. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Shoji Kasai grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 11 Baltimore Mike Morris pitching. Rick Decker strikes out. Morikazu Tsutsui strikes out. Fumiya Nakanowatari strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 11 Oakland Masato Tani walks. Patrick Dubois lines out to the second baseman. Danny Manning lines out to the shortstop. So Yamashita grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 12 Baltimore Les Williams grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ned Stapleton grounds out to the pitcher. Henry Erickson walks. Jim Hernandez singles to center field. Ron Houser comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states RP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Hal Young strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 12 Oakland Daisuke Komatsubara grounds out to the second baseman. Dian Gonzalez grounds out to the third baseman. Kunihisa Shibata singles to center field. Carlos Galvez strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 13 Baltimore Tom McKeithan is pinch hitting for Hanson Richert. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Tom McKeithan walks. Rick Decker singles to left field. Morikazu Tsutsui hits an infield single to the pitcher. Fumiya Nakanowatari flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Tom McKeithan scores. Les Williams grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 13 Oakland Jim Lewis pitching. Yorelvis Barroso is pinch hitting for Ron Houser. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Yorelvis Barroso singles to center field. Yorelvis Barroso is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Masato Tani grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Patrick Dubois singles to right field. Danny Manning singles to center field. Patrick Dubois advances to third on the hit. So Yamashita singles to left field. Patrick Dubois scores. Claude Blair comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Daisuke Komatsubara strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 14 Baltimore Fred Orndorff pitching. Ned Stapleton walks. Henry Erickson pops out to the first baseman. Jim Hernandez strikes out. Hal Young flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 14 Oakland Dian Gonzalez singles to center field. Kunihisa Shibata pops out to the third baseman. Carlos Galvez grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 15 Baltimore John Burke is pinch hitting for Claude Blair. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. John Burke strikes out. Rick Decker walks. Morikazu Tsutsui grounds out to the third baseman. Rick Decker advances to second on the play. Fumiya Nakanowatari singles to left field. Rick Decker scores. Marvin Benard comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Les Williams flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 15 Oakland Red Edgerton pitching. Marvin Benard strikes out. Masato Tani flies out to the center fielder. Patrick Dubois reached on a fielding error by Ned Stapleton. Danny Manning grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Patrick Dubois is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Baltimore total runners LOB: 9 Oakland total runners LOB: 9
Baltimore Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Albie Kennedy did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Emmett Speier improves in power_vs_lefty Bob Varney improves in control
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Doc Reimer did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Bob Cisar did not respond to coaching in velocity Ron Irwin did not respond to coaching in control