Win: Jack Tragesser (7-2) Loss: Marvin Benard (4-10)
Inning: 1 Oakland Jack Tragesser pitching. Masato Tani grounds out to the shortstop. Patrick Dubois singles to right field. Dan Barthelson singles to center field. So Yamashita walks. Daisuke Komatsubara pops out to the first baseman. Carlos Galvez grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 1 Detroit Marvin Benard pitching. Scott Hunt strikes out. Rod Trout pops out to the shortstop. John Heiserman singles to left field. Andres Hernandez strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Kunihisa Shibata singles to left field. Kunihisa Shibata is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Shawn Hubbell walks. Marvin Benard lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, Shawn Hubbell forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Masato Tani grounds out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Bob Kline grounds out to the third baseman. Eddie Kopacz singles to right field. Rufe Bowles grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Patrick Dubois flies out to the left fielder. Dan Barthelson flies out to the left fielder. So Yamashita grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Mike Poepping singles to center field. Jack Tragesser lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Scott Hunt walks. Rod Trout doubles to left field. Mike Poepping scores. Scott Hunt uses his aggressiveness and scores. John Heiserman grounds out to the third baseman. Andres Hernandez grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Daisuke Komatsubara flies out to the right fielder. Carlos Galvez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Kunihisa Shibata pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Bob Kline flies out to the center fielder. Eddie Kopacz grounds out to the third baseman. Rufe Bowles grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Shawn Hubbell flies out to the left fielder. Marvin Benard pops out to the shortstop. Masato Tani singles to center field. Patrick Dubois grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Masato Tani is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Mike Poepping doubles to right field. Jack Tragesser 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 doubles to center field. Mike Poepping scores. Rod Trout flies out to the center fielder. John Heiserman strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Dan Barthelson walks. So Yamashita grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Daisuke Komatsubara strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Andres Hernandez flies out to the right fielder. Bob Kline grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Eddie Kopacz flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Carlos Galvez strikes out. Kunihisa Shibata strikes out. Shawn Hubbell singles to right field. Marvin Benard lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Rufe Bowles walks. Mike Poepping grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Rufe Bowles advances to second on the play. 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. Ecky Sprowl is pinch hitting for Jack Tragesser. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Ecky Sprowl singles to center field. Rufe Bowles scores. Scott Hunt flies out to the left fielder. Rod Trout pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland John Espino pitching. Masato Tani pops out to the second baseman. Patrick Dubois pops out to the second baseman. Dan Barthelson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit John Heiserman hits a home run. Andres Hernandez doubles to left field. Bob Kline grounds out to the pitcher. Fred Orndorff comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Andres Hernandez gets picked off second (1-4). Eddie Kopacz pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland So Yamashita singles to center field. Daisuke Komatsubara strikes out. Carlos Galvez strikes out. Trevor Easterday is pinch hitting for Kunihisa Shibata. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Trevor Easterday flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Oakland total runners left on base: 7 Detroit total runners left on base: 4
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Doc Reimer improves in range Doc Reimer improves in power_vs_lefty Joe Rommel did not respond to coaching in endurance
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Paul Ray improves in power_vs_lefty Paul Ray did not respond to coaching in speed Paul Ray improves in range