Win: Akihito Tsuru (13-6) Loss: Red Fabregas (1-9)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Akihito Tsuru pitching. Bill Draper singles to right field. Bill Draper steals second. Ellis Barry throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Shigeo Ube flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Bill Draper scores. Joe Inks doubles to center field. Rusty Christopher grounds out to the third baseman. Rudy Rondon strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Oakland Red Fabregas pitching. Naoyuki Takatsuki singles to left field. Dave Beecher singles to center field. Naoyuki Takatsuki advances to third on the hit. Kevin Faeth singles to center field. Naoyuki Takatsuki scores. Calvin Dill grounds out to the second baseman. Dave Beecher advances to third on the play. Kevin Faeth advances to second on the play. Ed Knepper singles to right field. Dave Beecher scores. Kevin Faeth uses his aggressiveness and scores. Ellis Barry singles to left field. Luis Orace hits a home run. Ed Knepper scores. Ellis Barry scores. Yuset Gorguet comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ed Bellarino strikes out. Akihito Tsuru singles past the third baseman. Naoyuki Takatsuki flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Ralph Walsh grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Milt Zauchin singles to right field. John Moschitto flies out to the center fielder. Yuset Gorguet flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Dave Beecher walks. Kevin Faeth grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Calvin Dill pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Bill Draper grounds out to the shortstop. Shigeo Ube strikes out. Joe Inks grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Ed Knepper walks. Ellis Barry flies out to the left fielder. Luis Orace singles to right field. Ed Knepper aggressively advances to third on the hit. Ed Bellarino grounds out to the shortstop. Luis Orace advances to second on the play. Akihito Tsuru flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Rusty Christopher pops out to the third baseman. Rudy Rondon grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ralph Walsh strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Naoyuki Takatsuki flies out to the center fielder. Dave Beecher grounds out to the shortstop. Kevin Faeth singles to center field. Kevin Faeth steals second. Calvin Dill triples. Kevin Faeth scores. John Miller comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ed Knepper pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Milt Zauchin singles to right field. John Moschitto strikes out. John Miller lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Bill Draper flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Ellis Barry strikes out. Luis Orace singles to right field. Ed Bellarino flies out to the right fielder. Akihito Tsuru strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Shigeo Ube triples. Joe Inks strikes out. Rusty Christopher singles past the second baseman. Shigeo Ube scores. Rudy Rondon strikes out. Ralph Walsh strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Naoyuki Takatsuki grounds out to the second baseman. Dave Beecher grounds out to the third baseman. Kevin Faeth flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Milt Zauchin grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Charlie Ostrowski is pinch hitting for John Moschitto. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Charlie Ostrowski strikes out. Roy Spencer is pinch hitting for John Miller. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Roy Spencer walks. Bill Draper walks. Shigeo Ube grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Oakland Craig Phelan pitching. Calvin Dill grounds out to the second baseman. Ed Knepper grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ellis Barry singles to center field. Luis Orace grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Ellis Barry is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Joe Inks doubles to right field. John Batch is pinch hitting for Rusty Christopher. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. John Batch flies out to the left fielder. Kazuya Miwa is pinch hitting for Rudy Rondon. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Kazuya Miwa grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Joe Inks advances to third on the play. Ralph Walsh flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Ed Bellarino flies out to the center fielder. Akihito Tsuru grounds out to the third baseman. Larry Spriggs comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Naoyuki Takatsuki grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Steven St. John enters the game as a defensive replacement for Ed Knepper at 1B. Milt Zauchin grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Charlie Ostrowski grounds out to the shortstop. Ruben Manlove is pinch hitting for Larry Spriggs. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Ruben Manlove grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 7 Oakland total runners left on base: 6
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: A+ Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Steve Chance did not respond to coaching in control Laddie Kopshaw did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Van Gibson improves in power_vs_lefty Hal Thon did not respond to coaching in velocity Laddie Kopshaw did not respond to coaching in 1B
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C- RP Mentor Grade: D+ Batter Mentor Grade: A+ Improvements: Doug Bacsik improves in power_vs_lefty Brad Donnels did not respond to coaching in control Otto Curtis improves in contact_vs_lefty Roberto Thompson did not respond to coaching in speed Doug Bacsik did not respond to coaching in C