Win: Jack Bolton (21-10) Loss: Will Ruffcorn (18-7)
Inning: 1 Oakland Jack Bolton pitching. John Lyons strikes out. Yachiho Kanamoto grounds out to the shortstop. Tom Bader flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Detroit Will Ruffcorn pitching. Tim Asselstine walks. Loyd Birmingham singles to center field. Dave Rico walks. Joe Minutelli grounds out to the second baseman. Tim Asselstine scores. Loyd Birmingham advances to third on the play. Dave Rico advances to second on the play. Reid McMullin singles past the shortstop. Loyd Birmingham scores. Dave Rico scores. Greg Hart grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Reid McMullin advances to second on the play. Ducky Odom singles to center field. Ron Johnson doubles to left field. Reid McMullin scores. Jack Bolton grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Oakland Mike Williams grounds out to the second baseman. Billy Shirley singles to left field. Barry McGunnigle grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Billy Shirley advances to second on the play. Buddy Lint hits an infield single to the pitcher. Ed Maggert grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Detroit Tim Asselstine strikes out. Loyd Birmingham grounds out to the shortstop. Dave Rico strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Will Ruffcorn flies out to the center fielder. John Lyons strikes out. Yachiho Kanamoto strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Joe Minutelli grounds out to the second baseman. Reid McMullin pops out to the third baseman. Greg Hart flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Tom Bader grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mike Williams grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Billy Shirley flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Ducky Odom hits a home run. Ron Johnson grounds out to the pitcher. Jack Bolton strikes out. Tim Asselstine singles to center field. Tim Asselstine steals second. Loyd Birmingham strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Barry McGunnigle grounds out to the second baseman. Buddy Lint strikes out. Ed Maggert flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Dave Rico walks. Joe Minutelli walks. Reid McMullin grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Joe Minutelli is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Greg Hart hits a home run. Dave Rico scores. Reid McMullin scores. J.D. Strange comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ducky Odom flies out to the center fielder. Ron Johnson pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland J.D. Strange strikes out. John Lyons strikes out. Yachiho Kanamoto singles to center field. Yachiho Kanamoto steals second. Tom Bader grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Jack Bolton grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tim Asselstine flies out to the center fielder. Loyd Birmingham walks. Dave Rico grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Loyd Birmingham is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Mike Williams grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Billy Shirley flies out to the center fielder. Barry McGunnigle strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Joe Minutelli strikes out. Randy Davis is pinch hitting for Reid McMullin. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Randy Davis hits a home run. Greg Hart grounds out to the shortstop. Ducky Odom grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Mike McAdams is pinch hitting for Buddy Lint. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Mike McAdams lines out to the second baseman. Ed Maggert grounds out to the third baseman. Ron Muniz is pinch hitting for J.D. Strange. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Ron Muniz singles to right field. John Lyons grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Ron Muniz is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Ken Perkins pitching. Jeff Schupp is pinch hitting for Ron Johnson. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jeff Schupp grounds out to the shortstop. Jack Bolton grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Tim Asselstine grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Yachiho Kanamoto reached on a 2-base throwing error by Greg Hart. Tom Bader strikes out. Mike Williams flies out to the center fielder. Billy Shirley strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Oakland total runners left on base: 5 Detroit total runners left on base: 4
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Koichi Hasegawa did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Chris Seilheimer did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Len Parson improves in power_vs_lefty Doug McMillan did not respond to coaching in arm Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Herb LeMaster improves in range Doug McMillan did not respond to coaching in C
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Jack Boone did not respond to coaching in control Clark Barr did not respond to coaching in velocity Jinx Falkenburg improves in speed Carlos Klinger did not respond to coaching in arm Hugh Diddit did not respond to coaching in control Jinx Falkenburg did not respond to coaching in range Jack Taylor improves in 3B