Win: Willie Sutton (10-4) Loss: Weldon Jones (9-10)
Save: Dick Lewis (30)
Inning: 1 Detroit Weldon Jones pitching. Scott Hunt singles to left field. Rufe Bowles flies out to the center fielder. John Heiserman flies out to the right fielder. Jeff Charton singles past the third baseman. Scott Hunt advances to third on the hit. Andres Hernandez grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Oakland Willie Sutton pitching. Trevor Easterday singles to center field. Trevor Easterday is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Patrick Dubois grounds out to the second baseman. So Yamashita singles to center field. Hirokazu Kawa strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Mike Courtney walks. Tavo Minor grounds out to the pitcher. Mike Courtney advances to second on the play. Mike Courtney steals third. Chad Hunt strikes out. Willie Sutton reached on a fielding error by Hirokazu Kawa. Mike Courtney scores. Scott Hunt grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Willie Sutton is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Daisuke Komatsubara flies out to the left fielder. Kunihisa Shibata grounds out to the second baseman. Shawn Hubbell flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Rufe Bowles flies out to the right fielder. John Heiserman strikes out. Jeff Charton strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Carlos Galvez reached on a 2-base fielding error by Mike Courtney. The catcher fields the ball and Carlos Galvez is thrown out at third. Trevor Easterday doubles to center field. Patrick Dubois grounds out to the third baseman. So Yamashita walks. Hirokazu Kawa strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Detroit Andres Hernandez strikes out. Mike Courtney strikes out. Tavo Minor grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Daisuke Komatsubara flies out to the center fielder. Kunihisa Shibata strikes out. Shawn Hubbell grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Chad Hunt strikes out. Willie Sutton flies out to the right fielder. Scott Hunt singles to right field. Rufe Bowles pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Carlos Galvez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Weldon Jones grounds out to the pitcher. Trevor Easterday lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit John Heiserman grounds out to the shortstop. Jeff Charton singles to center field. Andres Hernandez singles to left field. Jeff Charton advances to third on the hit. Mike Courtney flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Jeff Charton scores. Andres Hernandez steals second. Tavo Minor singles to left field. Andres Hernandez scores. Tavo Minor steals second. Chad Hunt walks. Willie Sutton grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Tavo Minor is out at third base. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Oakland Patrick Dubois pops out to the catcher. So Yamashita singles to left field. Hirokazu Kawa flies out to the left fielder. Daisuke Komatsubara pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Scott Hunt strikes out. Rufe Bowles singles to center field. John Heiserman grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Kunihisa Shibata singles to left field. Shawn Hubbell pops out to the third baseman. Carlos Galvez grounds out to the third baseman. Kunihisa Shibata advances to second on the play. Weldon Jones flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Jeff Charton flies out to the left fielder. Andres Hernandez grounds out to the third baseman. Mike Courtney grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Trevor Easterday singles to right field. Patrick Dubois flies out to the right fielder. So Yamashita pops out to the second baseman. Hirokazu Kawa singles to right field. Daisuke Komatsubara strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Detroit Tavo Minor singles to center field. Chad Hunt singles to center field. Tavo Minor advances to third on the hit. Ryozo Wako comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Al Kerr is pinch hitting for Willie Sutton. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Al Kerr flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Tavo Minor is thrown out at the plate. Chad Hunt steals second. Scott Hunt grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Dick Lewis pitching. Kunihisa Shibata flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Shawn Hubbell singles to left field. Carlos Galvez flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Mitsuo Yaginuma is pinch hitting for Ryozo Wako. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Mitsuo Yaginuma walks. Trevor Easterday strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Detroit total runners LOB: 7 Oakland total runners LOB: 10
Batting:SF - Mike Courtney.GIDP - John Heiserman. Baserunning: SB - Andres Hernandez (4), Mike Courtney (3), Tavo Minor (5), Chad Hunt (4). Fielding: E - Mike Courtney.
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Don Zimmer improves in arm Bob Damaska improves in contact_vs_righty Steve House did not respond to coaching in velocity
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Shane Norman improves in control Clayton Harris did not respond to coaching in velocity Clayton Harris did not respond to coaching in control