Win: Dink Palmeiro (11-8) Loss: Wes Williams (14-4)
Inning: 1 Oakland Dink Palmeiro pitching. Marcell Reese flies out to the left fielder. Dooley McDonald strikes out. Jimmy Baker grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Detroit Wes Williams pitching. Juan Vasquez singles past the shortstop. Juan Vasquez steals second. Alex Miller hits a home run. Juan Vasquez scores. Matt Harper walks. Curt Branca grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Matt Harper is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Hector McGuire flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Ed Peterson triples. Curt Branca scores. Earl Shinall flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Zeke Wright grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Carleton Fort flies out to the left fielder. Cidi Schlei grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Angel Whitaker reached on a fielding error by Cidi Schlei. Dink Palmeiro pops up a bunt to the pitcher. Juan Vasquez reached on a fielding error by Dooley McDonald. Alex Miller singles past the first baseman. Matt Harper grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Oakland David Gomez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Brian Priest doubles to right field. Wes Williams grounds out to the shortstop. Marcell Reese grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Curt Branca grounds out to the second baseman. Hector McGuire strikes out. Ed Peterson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Dooley McDonald flies out to the center fielder. Jimmy Baker grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Zeke Wright singles to center field. Carleton Fort lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Earl Shinall singles to center field. Angel Whitaker strikes out. Dink Palmeiro fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Dink Palmeiro walks. Juan Vasquez walks. Alex Miller grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Earl Shinall scores. Dink Palmeiro advances to third on the play. Juan Vasquez advances to second on the play. Matt Harper hits an infield single to the pitcher. Dink Palmeiro scores. Matt Harper is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Cidi Schlei triples. David Gomez strikes out. Brian Priest singles to right field. Cidi Schlei scores. Wes Williams lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Marcell Reese flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Curt Branca flies out to the right fielder. Hector McGuire grounds out to the second baseman. Ed Peterson flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Dooley McDonald singles to right field. Jimmy Baker pops out to the first baseman. Zeke Wright walks. Carleton Fort flies out to the right fielder. Cidi Schlei grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Zeke Wright is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Detroit Earl Shinall hits a home run. Kerby McAndrew comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Angel Whitaker strikes out. Dink Palmeiro singles to right field. Juan Vasquez lines out to the second baseman. Alex Miller grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Dink Palmeiro is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland David Gomez lines out to the second baseman. Brian Priest pops out to the second baseman. Jim Harrell is pinch hitting for Kerby McAndrew. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jim Harrell strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Bruce Plummer pitching. Smoky Mendoza is pinch hitting for Matt Harper. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Smoky Mendoza strikes out. Curt Branca singles to center field. Hector McGuire singles to left field. Curt Branca advances to third on the hit. Hughie Wright is pinch hitting for Ed Peterson. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Hughie Wright flies out to the right fielder. Earl Shinall doubles to center field. Curt Branca scores. Angel Whitaker flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Oakland Marcell Reese walks. Dooley McDonald flies out to the left fielder. Jimmy Baker grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Marcell Reese advances to second on the play. Zeke Wright grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Dink Palmeiro grounds out to the shortstop. Juan Vasquez hits a home run. Alex Miller grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Smoky Mendoza grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Carleton Fort grounds out to the shortstop. Cidi Schlei doubles to left field. David Gomez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Cidi Schlei advances to third on the play. Brian Priest singles to left field. Cidi Schlei scores. Mike Sivess is pinch hitting for Bruce Plummer. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Mike Sivess grounds into a force play to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Brian Priest is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Oakland total runners left on base: 7 Detroit total runners left on base: 7
Batting:2B - Earl Shinall (21).3B - Ed Peterson (8).HR - Juan Vasquez (12), Alex Miller (12), Earl Shinall (17).GIDP - Matt Harper. Baserunning: SB - Juan Vasquez (22).CS - Matt Harper (13).
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Andy Schroeder did not respond to coaching in velocity Jeff Kutyna improves in control Hoyt Kubiak improves in contact_vs_righty Johnny Hemming did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Seth Winger did not respond to coaching in range Pug Ferguson did not respond to coaching in control Seth Winger did not respond to coaching in SS
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Bunty Simba did not respond to coaching in speed Ariel Duncan did not respond to coaching in endurance Kevin Williams improves in contact_vs_righty Bunty Caddy improves in contact_vs_lefty Bob Maynard improves in power_vs_lefty Jason Blank improves in power_vs_righty