Win: Rod Marte (3-2) Loss: George Connally (2-2)
Save: Ryozo Wako (11)
Inning: 1 Oakland George Connally pitching. Mitsuo Yaginuma singles past the shortstop. Mitsuo Yaginuma steals second. Patrick Dubois doubles to right field. Mitsuo Yaginuma scores. Kunihisa Shibata reached on a fielding error by Tim Smith. So Yamashita grounds out to the pitcher. Kunihisa Shibata advances to second on the play. Daisuke Komatsubara singles to left field. Patrick Dubois scores. Kunihisa Shibata scores. Trevor Easterday walks. Doc Reimer strikes out. Bruce Cotter strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 New York Rod Marte pitching. John Nyman grounds out to the shortstop. Hugh Becker grounds out to the second baseman. Tim Smith flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Rod Marte grounds out to the second baseman. Mitsuo Yaginuma flies out to the center fielder. Patrick Dubois flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 New York Randall Clarke strikes out. Art Baker strikes out. Gary Winkelman walks. Brendan McCabe flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Kunihisa Shibata singles to left field. So Yamashita grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Kunihisa Shibata is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Daisuke Komatsubara grounds into a force play to the first baseman. So Yamashita is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Daisuke Komatsubara steals second. Trevor Easterday pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 New York Joe Bell grounds out to the shortstop. George Connally flies out to the left fielder. John Nyman triples. Hugh Becker grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Doc Reimer strikes out. Bruce Cotter singles to left field. Rod Marte lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Mitsuo Yaginuma grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 New York Tim Smith strikes out. Randall Clarke singles to center field. Art Baker lines out to the second baseman. Gary Winkelman strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Patrick Dubois grounds out to the shortstop. Kunihisa Shibata strikes out. So Yamashita grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 New York Brendan McCabe walks. Joe Bell grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Brendan McCabe is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. George Connally lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. John Nyman grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Daisuke Komatsubara singles to center field. Trevor Easterday grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Doc Reimer flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 New York Hugh Becker grounds out to the shortstop. Tim Smith grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Randall Clarke flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Bruce Cotter singles to center field. Rod Marte fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Rod Marte strikes out. Mitsuo Yaginuma strikes out. Patrick Dubois grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 New York Art Baker grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Gary Winkelman singles to left field. Brendan McCabe flies out to the center fielder. Joe Bell strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Kunihisa Shibata lines out to the shortstop. So Yamashita hits a home run. Daisuke Komatsubara flies out to the center fielder. Trevor Easterday bunts for a base hit. Doc Reimer strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 New York Ray Cedeno is pinch hitting for George Connally. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Ray Cedeno grounds out to the third baseman. John Nyman strikes out. Hugh Becker hits a home run. Tim Smith grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Jose Farmer pitching. Bruce Cotter strikes out. Shawn Hubbell is pinch hitting for Rod Marte. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Shawn Hubbell grounds out to the third baseman. Mitsuo Yaginuma singles to right field. Patrick Dubois strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 New York Ryozo Wako pitching. Carlos Galvez enters the game as a defensive replacement for Bruce Cotter at C. Randall Clarke flies out to the right fielder. Art Baker flies out to the left fielder. Gary Winkelman strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Oakland total runners LOB: 7 New York total runners LOB: 5
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Clayton Harris improves in velocity Drungo Ables did not respond to coaching in velocity Bob Cisar did not respond to coaching in control
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Hal Stires did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Hal Stires did not respond to coaching in range Ed Sweeney did not respond to coaching in velocity Ossie Williams did not respond to coaching in LF