Win: Rod Marte (4-4) Loss: J.R. Gunning (10-11)
Save: Mike Zackert (8)
Inning: 1 Detroit Rangel Martinez pitching. Scott Hunt hits a home run. John Heiserman grounds out to the third baseman. Jeff Charton grounds out to the shortstop. Ecky Sprowl strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Oakland J.R. Gunning pitching. Masato Tani strikes out. Patrick Dubois lines out to the second baseman. Danny Manning grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Andres Hernandez pops out to the second baseman. Javier Daly reached on a 2-base throwing error by Rangel Martinez. Yoenis Castro singles to left field. Javier Daly scores. Tavo Minor flies out to the right fielder. J.R. Gunning grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland So Yamashita strikes out. Daisuke Komatsubara grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Pete Delgado singles to center field. Kunihisa Shibata flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Scott Hunt grounds out to the shortstop. John Heiserman strikes out. Jeff Charton grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Shawn Hubbell grounds out to the third baseman. Rangel Martinez strikes out. Masato Tani walks. Patrick Dubois singles to center field. Danny Manning strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Detroit Ecky Sprowl triples. Andres Hernandez flies out to the right fielder. Javier Daly strikes out. Yoenis Castro grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland So Yamashita walks. Daisuke Komatsubara pops out to the shortstop. Pete Delgado flies out to the right fielder. Kunihisa Shibata flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Tavo Minor grounds out to the pitcher. J.R. Gunning grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Scott Hunt doubles past the right fielder. Mike Morris 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. John Heiserman doubles to center field. Scott Hunt scores. Jeff Charton grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Shawn Hubbell strikes out. Mike Morris grounds out to the shortstop. Masato Tani pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Ecky Sprowl doubles to left field. Andres Hernandez flies out to the left fielder. Javier Daly flies out to the left fielder. Yoenis Castro flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Patrick Dubois strikes out. Danny Manning grounds out to the second baseman. So Yamashita grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Tavo Minor doubles to left field. Rod Marte 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. J.R. Gunning lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Scott Hunt flies out to the right fielder. John Heiserman flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Daisuke Komatsubara triples. Pete Delgado walks. Kunihisa Shibata grounds out to the second baseman. Daisuke Komatsubara scores. Pete Delgado advances to second on the play. Shawn Hubbell strikes out. Dian Gonzalez is pinch hitting for Rod Marte. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Dian Gonzalez singles to right field. Masato Tani singles to right field. Pete Delgado scores. Patrick Dubois is hit by a pitch. Danny Manning is hit by a pitch. Dian Gonzalez scores. So Yamashita doubles to right field. Masato Tani scores. Patrick Dubois scores. Danny Manning uses his aggressiveness and scores. John Espino comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Daisuke Komatsubara singles to left field. So Yamashita scores. Pete Delgado singles to center field. Daisuke Komatsubara advances to third on the hit. Kunihisa Shibata strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Detroit Fred Orndorff pitching. Jeff Charton hits a home run. Ecky Sprowl grounds out to the second baseman. Andres Hernandez singles to center field. Andres Hernandez steals second. Javier Daly pops out to the first baseman. Yoenis Castro strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Shawn Hubbell walks. Fred Orndorff 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 flies out to the center fielder. Patrick Dubois strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit Mike Zackert comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tavo Minor flies out to the center fielder. Pete Sutcliffe is pinch hitting for John Espino. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Pete Sutcliffe strikes out. Scott Hunt singles past the second baseman. John Heiserman grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Scott Hunt is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Detroit total runners left on base: 7 Oakland total runners left on base: 7
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: John Magrini improves in contact_vs_lefty Joe Winegarner did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Dick Alley did not respond to coaching in range Harold Phillips did not respond to coaching in SS
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Kenichi Ogawa improves in velocity Joe Rommel did not respond to coaching in control Bob Cisar did not respond to coaching in control