Win: Fred Orndorff (7-9) Loss: Tony Earley (4-6)
Save: Mike Zackert (10)
Inning: 1 Oakland George Connally pitching. Dan Barthelson strikes out. Yorelvis Barroso grounds out to the third baseman. Patrick Dubois walks. Masato Tani singles to left field. Pat Morrison singles to center field. Patrick Dubois scores. Masato Tani advances to third on the hit. Shoji Kasai pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 New York Rangel Martinez pitching. Tommy Larkin strikes out. Randall Clarke hits an infield single to the second baseman. Tim Smith flies out to the right fielder. Pit Zak walks. Mitchell Fisk flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Oakland Trevor Easterday singles to right field. Trevor Easterday is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Pete Delgado grounds out to the pitcher. Rangel Martinez grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 New York John Nyman is hit by a pitch. John Nyman steals second. Frank Rogers reached on a 2-base throwing error by Dan Barthelson. John Nyman scores. Julio Petry singles to left field. Frank Rogers scores. George Connally lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Tommy Larkin flies out to the right fielder. Randall Clarke grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Dan Barthelson strikes out. Yorelvis Barroso grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Patrick Dubois flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 New York Tim Smith singles to right field. Pit Zak doubles past the right fielder. Mitchell Fisk grounds out to the second baseman. Tim Smith scores. Pit Zak advances to third on the play. John Nyman lines out to the second baseman. Frank Rogers doubles to right field. Pit Zak scores. Julio Petry flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Masato Tani walks. Pat Morrison grounds into a 1-6-3 double play. Shoji Kasai singles to center field. Trevor Easterday singles to center field. Shoji Kasai advances to third on the hit. Pete Delgado singles past the second baseman. Shoji Kasai scores. Trevor Easterday advances to third on the hit. Rangel Martinez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 New York George Connally grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tommy Larkin hits a home run. Randall Clarke grounds out to the second baseman. Tim Smith grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Dan Barthelson flies out to the center fielder. Yorelvis Barroso lines out to the third baseman. Patrick Dubois grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 New York Pit Zak doubles to center field. 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. Mitchell Fisk flies out to the right fielder. John Nyman grounds out to the third baseman. Frank Rogers pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Masato Tani grounds out to the third baseman. Pat Morrison grounds out to the shortstop. Shoji Kasai singles to right field. Trevor Easterday grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Shoji Kasai is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 New York Julio Petry walks. George Connally lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Tommy Larkin grounds out to the shortstop. Randall Clarke flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Pete Delgado strikes out. Dian Gonzalez is pinch hitting for Mike Morris. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Dian Gonzalez walks. Dian Gonzalez steals second. Andy Bispham 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. Dan Barthelson singles to left field. Yorelvis Barroso grounds out to the third baseman. Dan Barthelson advances to second on the play. Patrick Dubois walks. Masato Tani grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 New York Ron Houser pitching. Tim Smith walks. Tim Smith is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Pit Zak flies out to the center fielder. Mitchell Fisk grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Pat Morrison triples. Shoji Kasai singles to right field. Pat Morrison scores. So Yamashita is pinch hitting for Trevor Easterday. So Yamashita flies out to the center fielder. Craig Andrews comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Daisuke Komatsubara is pinch hitting for Pete Delgado. Daisuke Komatsubara strikes out. Shawn Hubbell is pinch hitting for Ron Houser. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Shawn Hubbell singles to center field. Shoji Kasai advances to third on the hit. Dan Barthelson triples. Shoji Kasai scores. Shawn Hubbell scores. Yorelvis Barroso walks. Patrick Dubois strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 New York Fred Orndorff pitching. Kunihisa Shibata enters the game as a defensive replacement for So Yamashita at LF. Carlos Galvez enters the game as a defensive replacement for Daisuke Komatsubara at C. John Nyman walks. Frank Rogers grounds out to the catcher. John Nyman advances to second on the play. Julio Petry strikes out. Ray Cedeno is pinch hitting for Craig Andrews. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Ray Cedeno pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Tony Earley pitching. Masato Tani strikes out. Pat Morrison singles to right field. Shoji Kasai grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 New York Tommy Larkin grounds out to the second baseman. Randall Clarke singles past the second baseman. Tim Smith flies out to the center fielder. Pit Zak singles to right field. Mitchell Fisk strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 10 Oakland Kunihisa Shibata walks. Carlos Galvez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Kunihisa Shibata advances to second on the play. Danny Manning is pinch hitting for Fred Orndorff. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Danny Manning doubles to right field. Kunihisa Shibata scores. Charlie Riconda comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dan Barthelson flies out to the center fielder. Yorelvis Barroso flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 New York Mike Zackert pitching. John Nyman strikes out. Frank Rogers strikes out. Julio Petry grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Oakland total runners LOB: 11 New York total runners LOB: 9
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Dick Ruebel did not respond to coaching in control Dick Ruebel did not respond to coaching in control Bob Cisar did not respond to coaching in control
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: J.P. Drysdale improves in velocity Ed Sweeney did not respond to coaching in velocity Glenn Wallace improves in velocity Curtis Romano improves in 2B