Inning: 1 Seattle Mario Walsh pitching. Troy Bales singles to right field. Troy Bales steals second. Bill Lawry reached on a 2-base throwing error by Joe Jones. Troy Bales scores. Rick Hiatt grounds out to the pitcher. John Evans grounds out to the third baseman. Jon Kaufmann doubles to center field. Bill Lawry scores. John Allison singles to left field. Mel Blount strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Oakland Eli Herr pitching. Harry Beville grounds out to the shortstop. Gordie Raudman pops out to the first baseman. Bill Buckels pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Seattle Frank Cone walks. Eli Herr fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Eli Herr singles to center field. Troy Bales flies out to the left fielder. Bill Lawry singles past the third baseman. Frank Cone scores. Rick Hiatt doubles past the right fielder. Eli Herr scores. Bill Lawry uses his aggressiveness and scores. John Evans strikes out. Jon Kaufmann strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Bob Parker walks. Bob Parker is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Jason Roberts singles to right field. Jason Roberts is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Joe Jones strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Seattle John Allison walks. John Allison steals second. Mel Blount walks. Frank Cone grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). John Allison advances to third on the play. Mel Blount advances to second on the play. Eli Herr singles to right field. John Allison scores. Mel Blount scores. Armando Carter comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Troy Bales strikes out. Bill Lawry doubles to center field. Rick Hiatt doubles to center field. Eli Herr scores. Bill Lawry scores. John Evans doubles to center field. Rick Hiatt scores. Jon Kaufmann grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Toshihide Aoki grounds out to the third baseman. Al Eagan singles to center field. Armando Carter lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Harry Beville grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Seattle John Allison singles to center field. Mel Blount grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). John Allison advances to second on the play. Frank Cone walks. Eli Herr lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball and John Allison is thrown out at third. Frank Cone advances to second on the play. Frank Cone advances to second on the play. Troy Bales flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Oakland Gordie Raudman strikes out. Bill Buckels grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bob Parker grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Seattle Bill Lawry walks. Rick Hiatt singles in front of the center fielder. Bill Lawry advances to third on the hit. John Evans walks. Jon Kaufmann singles to center field. Bill Lawry scores. Rick Hiatt scores. John Evans is thrown out trying to advance to third by the center fielder. John Allison walks. Mel Blount strikes out. Frank Cone grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Oakland Jason Roberts strikes out. Joe Jones strikes out. Toshihide Aoki singles to right field. Al Eagan flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Seattle Eli Herr grounds out to the shortstop. Troy Bales flies out to the left fielder. Bill Lawry singles to right field. Rick Hiatt grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Armando Carter pops out to the shortstop. Harry Beville singles to left field. Gordie Raudman singles to center field. Harry Beville advances to third on the hit. Bill Buckels doubles to center field. Harry Beville scores. Gordie Raudman uses his aggressiveness and scores. Bob Parker singles to center field. Bill Buckels scores. Jason Roberts singles to right field. Bob Parker advances to third on the hit. Joe Jones flies out to the right fielder. Toshihide Aoki grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Seattle John Evans singles to right field. Jon Kaufmann flies out to the left fielder. John Allison flies out to the left fielder. Mel Blount walks. Frank Cone grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Mel Blount is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Oakland Al Eagan grounds out to the shortstop. Atlee Davis is pinch hitting for Armando Carter. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Atlee Davis grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Harry Beville singles to center field. Gordie Raudman strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Seattle Lou Chavarria pitching. Billy Ray is pinch hitting for Eli Herr. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Billy Ray singles to center field. Troy Bales grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Billy Ray is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Bill Lawry pops out to the shortstop. Rick Hiatt strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Harry Sadowski pitching. Bill Buckels strikes out. Bob Parker flies out to the left fielder. Jason Roberts flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Seattle John Evans grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Jon Kaufmann triples. John Allison walks. Chad Dyer comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Mel Blount singles to left field. Jon Kaufmann scores. Frank Cone grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Mel Blount is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Kosuke Makino is pinch hitting for Harry Sadowski. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Kosuke Makino walks. Troy Bales grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Oakland Ricardo Merritt pitching. Joe Jones hits an infield single to the shortstop. Jack Schulze is pinch hitting for Toshihide Aoki. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jack Schulze flies out to the right fielder. Al Eagan hits a home run. Joe Jones scores. Ron Horsey is pinch hitting for Chad Dyer. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Ron Horsey singles to center field. Harry Beville grounds out to the pitcher. Ron Horsey advances to second on the play. Gordie Raudman walks. Bill Buckels flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Seattle total runners LOB: 15 Oakland total runners LOB: 7
Batting:2B - Bill Lawry (31), Rick Hiatt 2 (23), John Evans (28), Jon Kaufmann (19).3B - Jon Kaufmann (8). Baserunning: SB - Troy Bales (16), John Allison (6).
Seattle Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Bob Kubski did not respond to coaching in control Junior Flores did not respond to coaching in range Johnny Carlyle did not respond to coaching in control Bob Torres did not respond to coaching in control
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Amado Vail improves in speed Lindsay Smith did not respond to coaching in control Calvin Peterson did not respond to coaching in speed Bruce Heltzel improves in power_vs_righty Calvin Peterson did not respond to coaching in 3B