Win: Mike Zackert (10-4) Loss: Dick Lewis (4-8)
Save: Mike Morris (1)
Inning: 1 Oakland J.R. Gunning pitching. Masato Tani singles to right field. Masato Tani steals second. Patrick Dubois strikes out. Dan Barthelson walks. So Yamashita grounds out to the shortstop. Masato Tani advances to third on the play. Dan Barthelson advances to second on the play. Daisuke Komatsubara grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Detroit Rangel Martinez pitching. Scott Hunt hits a home run. Eddie Kopacz singles in front of the right fielder. John Heiserman bunts for a base hit. Bob Kline flies out to the center fielder. Jeff Charton doubles to center field. Eddie Kopacz scores. Rufe Bowles singles to center field. John Heiserman scores. Jeff Charton scores. Andres Hernandez grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Pete Delgado grounds out to the third baseman. Kunihisa Shibata flies out to the center fielder. Shawn Hubbell grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Ecky Sprowl walks. J.R. Gunning 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 strikes out. Eddie Kopacz doubles to left field. Ecky Sprowl scores. John Heiserman singles to right field. Eddie Kopacz scores. Ron Houser comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bob Kline doubles to center field. John Heiserman is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Ron Houser grounds out to the shortstop. Masato Tani flies out to the left fielder. Patrick Dubois pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Jeff Charton singles to center field. Rufe Bowles flies out to the center fielder. Andres Hernandez pops out to the third baseman. Ecky Sprowl flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Dan Barthelson strikes out. So Yamashita doubles to right field. Daisuke Komatsubara singles to center field. So Yamashita scores. Pete Delgado singles past the third baseman. Daisuke Komatsubara advances to third on the hit. Kunihisa Shibata singles to left field. Daisuke Komatsubara scores. Shawn Hubbell flies out to the right fielder. Ron Houser strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Detroit J.R. Gunning strikes out. Scott Hunt flies out to the center fielder. Eddie Kopacz pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Masato Tani pops out to the first baseman. Patrick Dubois grounds out to the shortstop. Dan Barthelson pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit John Heiserman flies out to the right fielder. Bob Kline walks. Jeff Charton grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Bob Kline is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Rufe Bowles singles to center 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. Andres Hernandez walks. Ecky Sprowl grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Oakland So Yamashita strikes out. Daisuke Komatsubara triples. Pete Delgado doubles to left field. Daisuke Komatsubara scores. Kunihisa Shibata strikes out. Shawn Hubbell flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Tavo Minor is pinch hitting for J.R. Gunning. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Tavo Minor lines out to the third baseman. Scott Hunt singles to right field. Eddie Kopacz grounds out to the third baseman. Scott Hunt advances to second on the play. John Heiserman bunts for a base hit. Bob Kline grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Oakland John Espino pitching. 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 grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Masato Tani walks. Patrick Dubois lines out to the pitcher. Dan Barthelson hits a home run. Masato Tani scores. Bruce Dykstra comes in from the bullpen to pitch. So Yamashita hits a home run. Daisuke Komatsubara flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Mike Zackert pitching. Jeff Charton strikes out. Rufe Bowles strikes out. Andres Hernandez doubles to center field. Ecky Sprowl grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Shoji Kasai is pinch hitting for Pete Delgado. Shoji Kasai flies out to the left fielder. Kunihisa Shibata flies out to the center fielder. Charlie Swoboda comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Shawn Hubbell flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Carlos Galvez enters the game as a defensive replacement for Shoji Kasai at C. Pete Sutcliffe is pinch hitting for Charlie Swoboda. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Pete Sutcliffe grounds out to the second baseman. Scott Hunt walks. Eddie Kopacz grounds out to the shortstop. Scott Hunt advances to second on the play. John Heiserman lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Dick Lewis pitching. Trevor Easterday is pinch hitting for Mike Zackert. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Trevor Easterday lines out to the second baseman. Masato Tani singles to right field. Patrick Dubois singles to center field. Dan Barthelson hits a home run. Masato Tani scores. Patrick Dubois scores. Les Carpenter comes in from the bullpen to pitch. So Yamashita grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Daisuke Komatsubara strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Detroit Fred Orndorff pitching. Bob Kline singles to right field. Jeff Charton doubles to center field. Bob Kline uses his aggressiveness and scores. Rufe Bowles grounds out to the third baseman. Andres Hernandez doubles to right field. Jeff Charton scores. Mike Morris comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ecky Sprowl singles to right field. Mike Poepping is pinch hitting for Les Carpenter. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Mike Poepping flies out to the center fielder. Scott Hunt grounds out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 2 Oakland total runners LOB: 5 Detroit total runners LOB: 11
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Jack Brummer improves in velocity Ron Irwin did not respond to coaching in velocity Jack Brummer did not respond to coaching in velocity Bob Cisar improves in velocity
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Harold Phillips did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Jim Southwick did not respond to coaching in velocity Greg Felix improves in arm Tim Twitchell improves in contact_vs_righty