Win: Bruce Dykstra (4-5) Loss: Mike Morris (1-2)
Save: Dick Lewis (31)
Inning: 1 Detroit Rod Marte pitching. Scott Hunt flies out to the right fielder. John Heiserman strikes out. Rufe Bowles grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Oakland Joe Snyder pitching. Patrick Dubois strikes out. Trevor Easterday flies out to the left fielder. So Yamashita grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Jeff Charton grounds out to the third baseman. Andres Hernandez reached on a 2-base fielding error by Daisuke Komatsubara. Bob Kline grounds out to the shortstop. Tavo Minor strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Hirokazu Kawa grounds out to the third baseman. Daisuke Komatsubara grounds out to the second baseman. Pete Delgado singles to center field. Kunihisa Shibata flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Ecky Sprowl walks. Joe Snyder 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 doubles to right field. Ecky Sprowl scores. John Heiserman strikes out. Rufe Bowles singles to right field. Scott Hunt scores. Jeff Charton flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Shawn Hubbell flies out to the left fielder. Rod Marte flies out to the center fielder. Patrick Dubois grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Andres Hernandez strikes out. Bob Kline singles to right field. Tavo Minor singles to left field. Bob Kline is thrown out trying to advance to third by the left fielder. Ecky Sprowl singles to center field. Tavo Minor advances to third on the hit. Joe Snyder singles to left field. Tavo Minor scores. Ecky Sprowl advances to third on the hit. Scott Hunt triples. Ecky Sprowl scores. Joe Snyder scores. John Heiserman flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Trevor Easterday singles to left field. So Yamashita doubles to center field. Hirokazu Kawa singles to right field. Trevor Easterday scores. So Yamashita scores. Hirokazu Kawa steals second. Daisuke Komatsubara grounds out to the second baseman. Hirokazu Kawa advances to third on the play. Pete Delgado flies out to the center fielder. Kunihisa Shibata pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Mike Morris comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Rufe Bowles pops out to the shortstop. Jeff Charton strikes out. Andres Hernandez grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Shawn Hubbell grounds out to the catcher. Mike Morris grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Patrick Dubois walks. Trevor Easterday singles to left field. So Yamashita hits a home run. Patrick Dubois scores. Trevor Easterday scores. Les Carpenter comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Hirokazu Kawa grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Bob Kline strikes out. Tavo Minor singles past the shortstop. Ecky Sprowl grounds out to the second baseman. Tavo Minor advances to second on the play. Les Carpenter grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Daisuke Komatsubara triples. Pete Delgado strikes out. Kunihisa Shibata flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Daisuke Komatsubara scores. Bruce Dykstra comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Shawn Hubbell reached on a 2-base throwing error by Rufe Bowles. Mike Morris grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Scott Hunt strikes out. John Heiserman grounds out to the shortstop. Rufe Bowles grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Patrick Dubois singles to right field. Trevor Easterday strikes out. So Yamashita strikes out. Hirokazu Kawa grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Patrick Dubois is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Jeff Charton strikes out. Andres Hernandez singles to right field. Bob Kline singles to right field. Joe Rommel 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. Tavo Minor doubles to center field. Andres Hernandez scores. Ecky Sprowl grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Kline scores. Tavo Minor advances to third on the play. Harold Phillips is pinch hitting for Bruce Dykstra. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Harold Phillips strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland John Espino pitching. Daisuke Komatsubara pops out to the second baseman. Masato Tani is pinch hitting for Pete Delgado. Masato Tani grounds out to the pitcher. Kunihisa Shibata grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Detroit Carlos Galvez enters the game as a defensive replacement for Masato Tani at C. Scott Hunt grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). John Heiserman pops out to the first baseman. Rufe Bowles strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Dick Lewis comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Shawn Hubbell pops out to the second baseman. Mitsuo Yaginuma is pinch hitting for Joe Rommel. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Mitsuo Yaginuma flies out to the left fielder. Patrick Dubois pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Detroit total runners LOB: 5 Oakland total runners LOB: 4
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: John Magrini improves in power_vs_righty Al Kerr improves in range John Stueland improves in power_vs_righty
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Jack Brummer did not respond to coaching in velocity Bob Cisar did not respond to coaching in velocity Jack Brummer did not respond to coaching in control