Inning: 1 Oakland Elvis James pitching. Marcell Reese hits a home run. Zeke Wright singles to center field. Carleton Fort strikes out. Del Crowder grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Zeke Wright advances to second on the play. Charlie Travers grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Toronto Carlos Medina pitching. Robert Roselli grounds out to the pitcher. Lou Evans singles to left field. Kerry McDonald grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Rodney Rowland singles to center field. Bill Lajeskie singles to right field. Rodney Rowland advances to third on the hit. Jack Parrett grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Rodney Rowland scores. Bill Lajeskie advances to second on the play. Carlos Medina grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Lajeskie advances to third on the play. Marcell Reese reached on a fielding error by Kerry McDonald. Bill Lajeskie scores. Marcell Reese steals second. Zeke Wright strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Toronto Joe Hartzell singles to right field. Al Saipe flies out to the center fielder. Lefty Shawkey reached on a fielding error by Carlos Medina. Steve Ellsworth pops out to the catcher. Freddy Ryan singles to left field. Joe Hartzell scores. Lefty Shawkey advances to third on the hit. Elvis James strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Oakland Carleton Fort strikes out. Del Crowder grounds out to the second baseman. Charlie Travers grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Toronto Robert Roselli grounds out to the second baseman. Lou Evans flies out to the left fielder. Kerry McDonald strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Rodney Rowland flies out to the center fielder. Bill Lajeskie singles to right field. Jack Parrett singles to left field. Carlos Medina lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Marcell Reese grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Toronto Joe Hartzell singles to center field. Joe Hartzell is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Al Saipe hits a home run. Lefty Shawkey grounds out to the second baseman. Steve Ellsworth doubles to right field. Freddy Ryan strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Zeke Wright singles to left field. Zeke Wright steals second. Carleton Fort grounds out to the second baseman. Zeke Wright advances to third on the play. Del Crowder singles to right field. Zeke Wright scores. Charlie Travers strikes out. Del Crowder steals second. Rodney Rowland strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Toronto Elvis James flies out to the center fielder. Robert Roselli flies out to the center fielder. Lou Evans walks. Kerry McDonald strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Bill Lajeskie strikes out. Jack Parrett flies out to the right fielder. Carlos Medina walks. Marcell Reese flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Toronto Joe Hartzell walks. Al Saipe grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Joe Hartzell is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Lefty Shawkey grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Zeke Wright grounds out to the second baseman. Carleton Fort grounds out to the second baseman. Cidi Schlei is pinch hitting for Del Crowder. Cidi Schlei flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Toronto Jimmy Baker enters the game as a defensive replacement for Cidi Schlei at CF. Steve Ellsworth doubles to center field. Freddy Ryan reached on a 2-base throwing error by Zeke Wright. Steve Ellsworth scores. Bruce Plummer comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Woody Walker is pinch hitting for Elvis James. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Woody Walker grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Freddy Ryan advances to third on the play. Robert Roselli singles to right field. Freddy Ryan scores. Lou Evans grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Robert Roselli advances to second on the play. Kerry McDonald singles to left field. Robert Roselli scores. Joe Hartzell singles to left field. Kerry McDonald advances to third on the hit. Al Saipe grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Oakland Shoji Yamauchi pitching. Charlie Travers pops out to the second baseman. Rodney Rowland strikes out. Bill Lajeskie strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Toronto Lefty Shawkey grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Steve Ellsworth singles to center field. Freddy Ryan strikes out. Dan Terrell is pinch hitting for Shoji Yamauchi. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Steve Ellsworth is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Dennis Donovan pitching. Jack Parrett grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jim Harrell is pinch hitting for Bruce Plummer. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Jim Harrell walks. Marcell Reese doubles past the third baseman. Jim Harrell uses his aggressiveness and scores. Zeke Wright strikes out. Carleton Fort flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Toronto Wes Williams pitching. Lip Newsom is pinch hitting for Dennis Donovan. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Lip Newsom grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Robert Roselli grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Lou Evans grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Oakland Jon Robertson pitching. Jimmy Baker flies out to the left fielder. Charlie Travers singles to right field. Rick Hundley is pinch hitting for Rodney Rowland. Rick Hundley doubles to right field. Bill Lajeskie grounds out to the shortstop. Charlie Travers scores. Rick Hundley advances to third on the play. Jack Parrett singles to center field. Rick Hundley scores. Hiroki Yamao comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Wes Williams singles to center field. Jack Parrett advances to third on the hit. Marcell Reese grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 10 Toronto Kerry McDonald strikes out. Joe Hartzell grounds out to the third baseman. Al Saipe strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Oakland total runners LOB: 9 Toronto total runners LOB: 6
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Cesar Beckett improves in range Marty Gainey did not respond to coaching in control Scott Daniels did not respond to coaching in control Andy Schroeder did not respond to coaching in control Marty Gainey did not respond to coaching in control Geoff Walker improves in control Hoyt Kubiak improves in LF
Toronto Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Clay Conway improves in arm Doc Riccelli did not respond to coaching in arm Clay Conway improves in arm Chris Townsend did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty John Decatur did not respond to coaching in velocity Buttons Eaton did not respond to coaching in velocity