Win: John Rettenmund (4-3) Loss: Moon Crider (3-6)
Inning: 1 Baltimore Fred LaRocca pitching. King Kong Bushing grounds out to the pitcher. Alex Speier strikes out. Billy Mays singles to center field. Billy Mays is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Oakland Dexter McConkey pitching. Andres Haworth grounds out to the third baseman. Yasuji Takada walks. Babe Stephenson flies out to the center fielder. Roy Ostrowski flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Baltimore Nick Fermin flies out to the center fielder. Eddie Metheny singles to center field. Don Hedlund walks. Samuel Zeller flies out to the center fielder. Joe Miranda flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Oakland Roy Handley grounds out to the shortstop. Ed Billings grounds out to the pitcher. Luis Coughlin grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Baltimore Dexter McConkey grounds out to the shortstop. King Kong Bushing grounds out to the shortstop. Alex Speier strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Paul Reardon lines out to the second baseman. Fred LaRocca grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Andres Haworth singles to left field. Yasuji Takada grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Baltimore Billy Mays strikes out. Nick Fermin strikes out. Eddie Metheny singles to right field. Eddie Metheny steals second. Don Hedlund lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Babe Stephenson grounds out to the shortstop. Roy Ostrowski singles in front of the center fielder. Roy Handley grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Roy Ostrowski is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Ed Billings flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Baltimore Samuel Zeller singles past the third baseman. Joe Miranda singles to left field. Dexter McConkey lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, throws to second for the force out, on to first for the 1-6-4 double play (2B covering 1st). King Kong Bushing grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Luis Coughlin doubles past the center fielder. Paul Reardon grounds out to the third baseman. Fred LaRocca strikes out. Andres Haworth walks. Yasuji Takada grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Andres Haworth is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Baltimore Alex Speier strikes out. Billy Mays flies out to the left fielder. Nick Fermin singles to center field. Eddie Metheny flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Babe Stephenson strikes out. Roy Ostrowski hits a home run. Roy Handley hits a home run. Ed Billings pops out to the shortstop. Luis Coughlin flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Baltimore Don Hedlund singles to left field. Samuel Zeller doubles to left field. Joe Miranda lines out to the second baseman. Chris Oliver is pinch hitting for Dexter McConkey. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Chris Oliver walks. King Kong Bushing pops out to the catcher. Wayne Sanders 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. Alex Speier singles to right field. Don Hedlund scores. Billy Mays strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Oakland Mike Harper pitching. Paul Reardon grounds out to the shortstop. Dave Clarke is pinch hitting for Wayne Sanders. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Dave Clarke singles past the shortstop. Andres Haworth flies out to the left fielder. Dave Clarke is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Baltimore Tom Musgraves pitching. Nick Fermin grounds out to the shortstop. Eddie Metheny singles to right field. Eddie Metheny steals second. Don Hedlund flies out to the left fielder. Samuel Zeller singles to center field. Eddie Metheny scores. Joe Miranda flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Yasuji Takada grounds out to the shortstop. Babe Stephenson singles to left field. Roy Ostrowski flies out to the center fielder. Babe Stephenson steals second. Roy Handley strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Baltimore John Rettenmund comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dave Garcia is pinch hitting for Mike Harper. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Dave Garcia strikes out. King Kong Bushing grounds out to the third baseman. Alex Speier flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Moon Crider pitching. Ed Billings walks. Luis Coughlin reached on a 2-base throwing error by Samuel Zeller. The defense is playing the infield in. Paul Reardon strikes out. The defense is playing the infield in. Joe Noonan is pinch hitting for John Rettenmund. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Joe Noonan walks. Andres Haworth singles to right field. Ed Billings scores. Baltimore total runners left on base: 9 Oakland total runners left on base: 6
Baltimore Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Babe Hook improves in arm George Douthit did not respond to coaching in speed Jim Bohnet improves in arm Mike Meola did not respond to coaching in control Babe Hook did not respond to coaching in 1B
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Bill McMakin did not respond to coaching in velocity Ben Biancalana did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Andy McGraw did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Mule Smith improves in arm Mule Smith did not respond to coaching in LF