Win: Ray Ankiel (6-2) Loss: Yosvani Hernandez (3-6)
Inning: 1 Oakland Danger Gourriel pitching. Jay Dalrymple grounds out to the shortstop. Buddy Lyden strikes out. Bruce Walker strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay David Whitted pitching. Gabe Egan grounds out to the third baseman. Boogie Woogie grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). BobbyBobJimBo pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Pinky Javier grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Buck Benedict flies out to the left fielder. Erv Morgan strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Dale Murphy singles to center field. Vinny Brown grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Dale Murphy is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Lou Fernandez grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Charley Lewis walks. Fred Poffenberger flies out to the center fielder. Charley Lewis steals second. David Whitted flies out to the right fielder. Jay Dalrymple walks. Buddy Lyden singles to center field. Charley Lewis scores. Jay Dalrymple advances to third on the hit. Bruce Walker strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Yadier Molina flies out to the center fielder. Matt Vega grounds out to the third baseman. Danger Gourriel grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Pinky Javier singles to left field. Buck Benedict singles to center field. Pinky Javier advances to third on the hit. Erv Morgan grounds out to the third baseman. Pinky Javier scores. Buck Benedict advances to second on the play. Charley Lewis singles to right field. Buck Benedict scores. Fred Poffenberger strikes out. David Whitted singles to center field. Charley Lewis advances to third on the hit. Jay Dalrymple walks. Buddy Lyden singles to left field. Charley Lewis scores. Bruce Walker flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Gabe Egan lines out to the shortstop. Boogie Woogie grounds out to the shortstop. BobbyBobJimBo walks. Dale Murphy is hit by a pitch. Vinny Brown singles to right field. BobbyBobJimBo scores. Dale Murphy advances to third on the hit. Lou Fernandez strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Oakland Pinky Javier flies out to the right fielder. Buck Benedict grounds out to the shortstop. Erv Morgan singles to right field. Charley Lewis grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Erv Morgan is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Yadier Molina grounds out to the shortstop. Matt Vega grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Danger Gourriel strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Fred Poffenberger strikes out. David Whitted strikes out. Jay Dalrymple grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Gabe Egan walks. Boogie Woogie hits an infield single to the shortstop. BobbyBobJimBo walks. Dale Murphy singles to center field. Gabe Egan scores. Vinny Brown singles to left field. Boogie Woogie scores. BobbyBobJimBo scores. Lou Fernandez walks. Yadier Molina strikes out. Matt Vega singles to center field. Dale Murphy scores. Vinny Brown scores. Lou Fernandez advances to third on the hit. Bill Hill comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jim Bowie is pinch hitting for Danger Gourriel. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Jim Bowie walks. Gabe Egan singles past the third baseman. Lou Fernandez scores. Matt Vega scores. Jim Bowie steals third. Boogie Woogie strikes out. BobbyBobJimBo singles to center field. Jim Bowie scores. Gabe Egan advances to third on the hit. Bill Hall comes in from the bullpen to pitch. BobbyBobJimBo steals second. Dale Murphy grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Oakland Joe Mayo pitching. Buddy Lyden triples. Bruce Walker hits a home run. Buddy Lyden scores. Harry Collins comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pinky Javier strikes out. Buck Benedict pops out to the second baseman. Erv Morgan singles to right field. Charley Lewis strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Vinny Brown grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Reed is pinch hitting for Lou Fernandez. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jim Reed flies out to the left fielder. Bob Klesko is pinch hitting for Yadier Molina. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Bob Klesko grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Rodney Davenport comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Fred Poffenberger flies out to the center fielder. Earl Hosey is pinch hitting for Bill Hall. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Earl Hosey singles to right field. Jay Dalrymple doubles to center field. Earl Hosey uses his aggressiveness and scores. Dan Wilkins comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Buddy Lyden singles to center field. Jay Dalrymple scores. Buddy Lyden steals second. Bruce Walker flies out to the left fielder. Pinky Javier singles to right field. Buddy Lyden scores. Ray Ankiel comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Buck Benedict singles to center field. Pinky Javier advances to third on the hit. Erv Morgan flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Freddy Maier pitching. Matt Vega flies out to the right fielder. Ray Ankiel strikes out. Gabe Egan strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Charley Lewis walks. Fred Poffenberger singles to center field. Charley Lewis advances to third on the hit. Steve Potts is pinch hitting for Freddy Maier. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Steve Potts strikes out. Jay Dalrymple lines out to the shortstop. Buddy Lyden grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Yosvani Hernandez pitching. Boogie Woogie singles to center field. Gary King is pinch hitting for BobbyBobJimBo. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Gary King reached on a fielding error by Jay Dalrymple. Dale Murphy flies out to the left fielder. Vinny Brown reached on a fielding error by Jay Dalrymple. The defense is playing the infield in. Jim Reed singles to left field. Boogie Woogie scores. Oakland total runners left on base: 11 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 4
Game Notes Steve Potts is injured and is expected to be out 40 days.
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Albert Sanchez improves in power_vs_righty Dave Kuenn did not respond to coaching in control Alex Bold improves in power_vs_lefty Gracie Valdez improves in contact_vs_righty Ernie Addy improves in velocity Roy Gilbert did not respond to coaching in range Billy Ardoin did not respond to coaching in LF
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Kevin Huston did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Jack Knaupp improves in contact_vs_lefty Red Warneke improves in contact_vs_lefty Fritz Woods did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Justin Kelly did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Lyman Hamner improves in arm