Win: Charlie Ferguson (10-6) Loss: Tsutomu Nakada (5-8)
Inning: 1 Toronto Charlie Ferguson pitching. Lip Newsom strikes out. Steve Ellsworth grounds out to the shortstop. Lou Evans strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Oakland Tsutomu Nakada pitching. Marcell Reese doubles to left field. Dooley McDonald strikes out. Jimmy Baker walks. Jonny Redtail grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Jimmy Baker is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Zeke Wright grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Toronto Pete Dressler flies out to the center fielder. Kerry McDonald pops out to the second baseman. Al Saipe strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Carleton Fort walks. Cidi Schlei singles to center field. Carleton Fort advances to third on the hit. David Gomez grounds out to the second baseman. Carleton Fort scores. Cidi Schlei advances to second on the play. Charlie Ferguson singles to center field. Cidi Schlei scores. Marcell Reese triples. Charlie Ferguson scores. Dooley McDonald strikes out. Jimmy Baker flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Toronto Robert Roselli grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dan Terrell grounds out to the third baseman. Tsutomu Nakada strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Jonny Redtail flies out to the center fielder. Zeke Wright flies out to the left fielder. Carleton Fort grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Toronto Lip Newsom strikes out. Steve Ellsworth flies out to the right fielder. Lou Evans doubles to right field. Pete Dressler singles to center field. Lou Evans scores. Kerry McDonald singles to right field. Al Saipe singles to left field. Robert Roselli flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Oakland Cidi Schlei bunts for a base hit. David Gomez reached on a 2-base throwing error by Steve Ellsworth. Charlie Ferguson flies out to the right fielder. Marcell Reese strikes out. Dooley McDonald flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Toronto Dan Terrell flies out to the center fielder. Tsutomu Nakada grounds out to the shortstop. Lip Newsom grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Jimmy Baker walks. Jonny Redtail singles to right field. Jimmy Baker advances to third on the hit. Zeke Wright singles past the second baseman. Jimmy Baker scores. Jonny Redtail aggressively advances to third on the hit. Carleton Fort flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Jonny Redtail scores. Elvis James comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Cidi Schlei pops out to the first baseman. David Gomez grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Zeke Wright is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Toronto Steve Ellsworth singles to left field. Lou Evans grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Jeff Meyers comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Pete Dressler grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Jeff Meyers strikes out. Marcell Reese flies out to the center fielder. Dooley McDonald hits a home run. George Reed comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jimmy Baker singles to left field. Jonny Redtail lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Toronto Kerry McDonald grounds out to the shortstop. Al Saipe strikes out. Robert Roselli strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Zeke Wright grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Carleton Fort flies out to the center fielder. Cidi Schlei singles to right field. David Gomez singles to left field. Cidi Schlei advances to third on the hit. Brian Priest is pinch hitting for Jeff Meyers. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Brian Priest singles to right field. Cidi Schlei scores. Jon Robertson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Marcell Reese singles to center field. David Gomez scores. Brian Priest advances to third on the hit. Dooley McDonald walks. Jimmy Baker flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Toronto Rod Ray pitching. Dan Terrell grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Lefty Shawkey is pinch hitting for Jon Robertson. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Lefty Shawkey grounds out to the second baseman. Lip Newsom strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Randy Alou pitching. Jonny Redtail grounds out to the second baseman. Zeke Wright flies out to the right fielder. Carleton Fort hits a home run. Cidi Schlei flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Toronto Steve Ellsworth flies out to the center fielder. Lou Evans strikes out. Pete Dressler hits a home run. Kerry McDonald strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Toronto total runners left on base: 3 Oakland total runners left on base: 10
Game Notes Randy Alou is injured and is expected to be out 20 days.
Toronto Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Mark Dobson did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Freddy Ryan did not respond to coaching in speed Freddy Ryan did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Freddie Fitzmorris did not respond to coaching in control Mark Dobson improves in contact_vs_lefty Benny Hageman did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Woody Walker did not respond to coaching in 3B
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Marty Gainey did not respond to coaching in control Bruce Plummer did not respond to coaching in velocity Jack Parrett did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Geoff Walker did not respond to coaching in velocity Geoff Walker improves in control Jack Parrett did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty