Win: Bill Milbourne (6-2) Loss: Jimmy Ortiz (6-10)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Bill Milbourne pitching. Gerald Castillo singles to right field. Gerald Castillo is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Walt Serum walks. Walt Serum steals second. Ed Clarke walks. Cy Hoover strikes out. Dave Miller strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Oakland Jimmy Ortiz pitching. Harry Beville hits a home run. Gordie Raudman grounds out to the pitcher. Bill Buckels flies out to the left fielder. Bob Parker grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Jeff Cisco grounds out to the shortstop. Ray Bolen strikes out. Jim Mensor strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Jason Roberts singles to right field. Craig Corey singles to left field. Jason Roberts aggressively advances to third on the hit. Toshihide Aoki flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Jason Roberts scores. Al Eagan singles to center field. Craig Corey advances to third on the hit. Bill Milbourne strikes out. Harry Beville strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Jimmy Ortiz grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Gerald Castillo grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Walt Serum flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Gordie Raudman singles to center field. Bill Buckels strikes out. Gordie Raudman steals second. Bob Parker grounds out to the shortstop. Jason Roberts grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Ed Clarke singles to center field. Cy Hoover strikes out. Dave Miller strikes out. Jeff Cisco walks. Ray Bolen grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Oakland Craig Corey flies out to the right fielder. Toshihide Aoki grounds out to the second baseman. Al Eagan walks. Bill Milbourne grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Jim Mensor singles in front of the right fielder. Jimmy Ortiz lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Gerald Castillo singles to right field. Jim Mensor scores. Walt Serum pops out to the second baseman. Ed Clarke flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Harry Beville grounds out to the second baseman. Gordie Raudman walks. Bill Buckels walks. Bob Parker singles past the third baseman. Gordie Raudman scores. Bill Buckels advances to third on the hit. Jason Roberts grounds out to the pitcher. Bob Parker advances to second on the play. Craig Corey flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Cy Hoover pops out to the first baseman. Dave Miller singles to center field. Jeff Cisco walks. Ray Bolen strikes out. Vic Dorsey 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. Jim Mensor grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Oakland Toshihide Aoki singles to center field. Al Eagan strikes out. Vic Dorsey pops up a bunt to the pitcher. Harry Beville strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Steve Richmond is pinch hitting for Jimmy Ortiz. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Steve Richmond pops out to the first baseman. Gerald Castillo grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Walt Serum strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Harry Schmidt pitching. Gordie Raudman grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Buckels triples. Bob Parker doubles to center field. Bill Buckels scores. Jason Roberts triples. Bob Parker scores. Ossie Channell comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Craig Corey grounds out to the shortstop. Jason Roberts scores. Jack Schulze is pinch hitting for Toshihide Aoki. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jack Schulze pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Ed Clarke pops out to the third baseman. Tracy Maldonado is pinch hitting for Cy Hoover. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Tracy Maldonado grounds out to the catcher. Dave Miller grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Joe Jones is pinch hitting for Al Eagan. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Joe Jones flies out to the right fielder. Atlee Davis is pinch hitting for Vic Dorsey. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Atlee Davis strikes out. Harry Beville singles to left field. Gordie Raudman flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Bill Padgett pitching. Birdie Mumphrey is pinch hitting for Jeff Cisco. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Birdie Mumphrey is hit by a pitch. Ray Bolen grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Birdie Mumphrey is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Fin Cuccinello is pinch hitting for Jim Mensor. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Fin Cuccinello grounds out to the third baseman. Ray Bolen advances to second on the play. Ed Diaz is pinch hitting for Ossie Channell. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Ed Diaz singles to right field. Gerald Castillo grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 9 Oakland total runners left on base: 8
Batting:2B - Bob Parker (28).3B - Bill Buckels (3), Jason Roberts (2).HR - Harry Beville (7).SF - Toshihide Aoki. Baserunning: SB - Gordie Raudman (18).
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Joe Ludolph did not respond to coaching in range Joe Ludolph improves in speed Lloyd Brooks improves in control Pete Heffernan did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Adrian Dreke did not respond to coaching in SS
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Jimmy Gerhart improves in power_vs_lefty Lindsay Smith did not respond to coaching in control Bruce Heltzel improves in contact_vs_lefty Alan Crosetti did not respond to coaching in control Calvin Peterson did not respond to coaching in 3B