Win: Leo Dougherty (4-1) Loss: Frank Flair (12-8)
Save: Dick Brown (36)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Jose Aberson pitching. Andy Yount singles to center field. Joe Selph flies out to the right fielder. Daryl Kosman strikes out. Danny Cox singles to center field. Andy Yount advances to third on the hit. Cod Yadilloh strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Oakland Kazuhiri Ishii pitching. Joe Hoffman singles to center field. Sudden Sam LaRoche pops out to the shortstop. Joe Hoffman steals second. Terry Johnson grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Marsh White walks. Tim Yonke singles past the shortstop. Joe Hoffman scores. Marsh White advances to third on the hit. Boom Boom Washington hits a home run. Marsh White scores. Tim Yonke scores. Magglio Kida flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Sang-Hoon Betcher singles to right field. Al Morris pops out to the third baseman. Tom Shearer grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Bob Stein flies out to the center fielder. Jose Aberson grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Hoffman strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Kazuhiri Ishii pops out to the third baseman. Andy Yount singles to right field. Andy Yount steals second. Joe Selph strikes out. Daryl Kosman walks. Danny Cox singles to right field. Andy Yount scores. Cod Yadilloh flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Oakland Sudden Sam LaRoche strikes out. Terry Johnson flies out to the right fielder. Marsh White singles to left field. Tim Yonke pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Sang-Hoon Betcher flies out to the left fielder. Al Morris walks. Tom Shearer doubles to right field. Al Morris uses his aggressiveness and scores. Kazuhiri Ishii strikes out. Andy Yount hits a home run. Tom Shearer scores. Ed Estalella comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Joe Selph walks. Daryl Kosman singles to right field. Joe Selph advances to third on the hit. Danny Cox grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Oakland Boom Boom Washington strikes out. Magglio Kida grounds out to the third baseman. Bob Stein flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Cod Yadilloh flies out to the left fielder. Sang-Hoon Betcher singles to left field. Al Morris strikes out. Tom Shearer singles to center field. Sang-Hoon Betcher advances to third on the hit. Kazuhiri Ishii strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Oakland Ed Estalella grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Hoffman grounds out to the shortstop. Sudden Sam LaRoche singles to center field. Terry Johnson flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Andy Yount flies out to the center fielder. Joe Selph flies out to the center fielder. Daryl Kosman grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Joe Zinn comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Marsh White singles past the shortstop. Tim Yonke singles past the shortstop. Marsh White advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the corners in. Boom Boom Washington flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Marsh White is thrown out at the plate. Magglio Kida singles to center field. Bob Stein flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Danny Cox singles to right field. Cod Yadilloh flies out to the right fielder. Sang-Hoon Betcher grounds out to the third baseman. Danny Cox advances to second on the play. Al Morris grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland George Garbark comes in from the bullpen to pitch. John Souza is pinch hitting for Ed Estalella. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. John Souza grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Hoffman flies out to the left fielder. Sudden Sam LaRoche grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Frank Flair pitching. Tom Shearer grounds out to the third baseman. Bob Koster is pinch hitting for George Garbark. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Bob Koster flies out to the right fielder. Andy Yount grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Leo Dougherty pitching. Terry Johnson grounds out to the shortstop. Marsh White flies out to the right fielder. Tim Yonke pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Joe Selph grounds out to the second baseman. Daryl Kosman pops out to the third baseman. Danny Cox singles past the second baseman. Cod Yadilloh hits a home run. Danny Cox scores. Rich Napoleon comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Sang-Hoon Betcher pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Dick Brown comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Boom Boom Washington grounds out to the second baseman. Magglio Kida grounds out to the third baseman. Bob Stein reached on a 2-base fielding error by Tom Shearer. Dwayne Murray is pinch hitting for Rich Napoleon. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Dwayne Murray walks. Joe Hoffman flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 9 Oakland total runners LOB: 6
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Jim Slocumb improves in velocity Hiroshi Ushijima did not respond to coaching in control Jim Slocumb did not respond to coaching in control Charlie Wickersham did not respond to coaching in range
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Al Thornton did not respond to coaching in control John Young did not respond to coaching in velocity Carl Oates did not respond to coaching in velocity Chuck Matthewson did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty John Bay did not respond to coaching in 1B