Win: Javier Sturm (4-1) Loss: Chad Burns (9-6)
Save: Nick Tolar (17)
Inning: 1 Baltimore Chad Burns pitching. Roy Hands flies out to the center fielder. Bobo Dear strikes out. Gary Morrison flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Oakland Joe Acaba pitching. Ron Bannister singles to right field. Jesse Demaree strikes out. George Maddox grounds out to the second baseman. Ron Bannister advances to second on the play. Keith Gross singles to center field. Ron Bannister scores. Chad Vache grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Baltimore Carlos Fredrickson grounds out to the shortstop. Ernie Wolfe strikes out. Jack Jones grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Chet Eddy grounds out to the second baseman. Ramon Franco strikes out. Mike Flair flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Baltimore Dixie Smith grounds out to the third baseman. Nick McLaughlin singles to right field. Joe Acaba pops up a bunt to the pitcher. Roy Hands flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Chad Burns grounds out to the third baseman. Ron Bannister triples. Jesse Demaree grounds out to the shortstop. Ron Bannister scores. George Maddox walks. Keith Gross strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Baltimore Bobo Dear flies out to the right fielder. Gary Morrison singles to left field. Carlos Fredrickson grounds out to the third baseman. Gary Morrison advances to second on the play. Ernie Wolfe walks. Jack Jones grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Oakland Chad Vache grounds out to the third baseman. Chet Eddy singles to left field. Passed ball. Chet Eddy advances to second. Ramon Franco pops out to the shortstop. Mike Flair flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Baltimore Dixie Smith singles to right field. Nick McLaughlin grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Joe Acaba pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Chad Burns flies out to the center fielder. Ron Bannister singles to right field. Jesse Demaree strikes out. George Maddox flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Baltimore Roy Hands hits a home run. Bobo Dear singles to center field. Gary Morrison flies out to the right fielder. Bobo Dear steals second. Carlos Fredrickson grounds out to the shortstop. Ernie Wolfe grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Keith Gross lines out to the pitcher. Chad Vache strikes out. Chet Eddy grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Baltimore Jack Jones walks. Dixie Smith strikes out. Ken Blattner is pinch hitting for Nick McLaughlin. Ken Blattner walks. Jorge Diaz is pinch hitting for Joe Acaba. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Jorge Diaz strikes out. Roy Hands singles to right field. Bobo Dear grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Oakland Javier Sturm pitching. Chuck Maxvill is pinch hitting for Ramon Franco. Chuck Maxvill flies out to the right fielder. Mike Flair triples. Chad Burns grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Flair scores. Ron Bannister grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Baltimore Russ Haney enters the game as a defensive replacement for Chuck Maxvill at 1B. Gary Morrison flies out to the left fielder. Carlos Fredrickson singles to right field. Ernie Wolfe walks. Jack Jones doubles to left field. Carlos Fredrickson scores. Allan Telder comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dixie Smith triples. Ernie Wolfe scores. Jack Jones scores. Ken Blattner grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Enrique Alfonso is pinch hitting for Javier Sturm. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Passed ball. Dixie Smith scores. Buck Butler comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Enrique Alfonso grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Goldie McWilliams pitching. Jesse Demaree strikes out. George Maddox pops out to the third baseman. Keith Gross singles to left field. Chad Vache grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Keith Gross is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Baltimore Roy Hands flies out to the right fielder. Bobo Dear grounds out to the third baseman. Gary Morrison flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Nick Tolar comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Chet Eddy strikes out. Russ Haney grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Flair flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Baltimore total runners LOB: 7 Oakland total runners LOB: 5
Batting:2B - Jack Jones (12).3B - Dixie Smith (2).HR - Roy Hands (12).GIDP - Nick McLaughlin. Baserunning: SB - Bobo Dear (6). Fielding: PB - Nick McLaughlin.
Baltimore Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Mike Chambers improves in range Bill Medeiros improves in endurance Bill Medeiros did not respond to coaching in velocity Dick Korcheck did not respond to coaching in velocity
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Phil Bales did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Pat Hennigan improves in power_vs_righty Pat Hennigan did not respond to coaching in speed Fred Schneider improves in arm