Win: Rod Marte (6-4) Loss: Eric Walker (6-6)
Save: Ryozo Wako (19)
Inning: 1 Detroit Rod Marte pitching. Scott Hunt flies out to the right fielder. Rufe Bowles walks. Rod Trout flies out to the center fielder. John Heiserman reached on a fielding error by Patrick Dubois. Jeff Charton pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Oakland Eric Walker pitching. Trevor Easterday lines out to the third baseman. Patrick Dubois flies out to the left fielder. So Yamashita walks. So Yamashita steals second. Hirokazu Kawa walks. Daisuke Komatsubara walks. Kunihisa Shibata strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Detroit Eddie Kopacz flies out to the right fielder. Harold Phillips flies out to the right fielder. Andres Hernandez pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Shawn Hubbell reached on a fielding error by Rod Trout. Carlos Galvez hits a home run. Shawn Hubbell scores. Rod Marte strikes out. Trevor Easterday flies out to the left fielder. Patrick Dubois singles to center field. So Yamashita grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Patrick Dubois is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Eric Walker grounds out to the shortstop. Scott Hunt singles to center field. Scott Hunt steals second. Rufe Bowles singles past the shortstop. Scott Hunt scores. Rod Trout flies out to the right fielder. John Heiserman reached on a fielding error by Hirokazu Kawa. Jeff Charton flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Oakland Hirokazu Kawa strikes out. Daisuke Komatsubara doubles to center field. Kunihisa Shibata grounds out to the second baseman. Daisuke Komatsubara advances to third on the play. Shawn Hubbell grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Eddie Kopacz strikes out. Harold Phillips flies out to the center fielder. Andres Hernandez strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Carlos Galvez hits a home run. Rod Marte grounds out to the shortstop. Trevor Easterday lines out to the shortstop. Patrick Dubois walks. So Yamashita grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Eric Walker grounds out to the second baseman. Scott Hunt grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Rufe Bowles singles to right field. Rod Trout flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Hirokazu Kawa reached on a fielding error by Eddie Kopacz. Daisuke Komatsubara singles to center field. Hirokazu Kawa advances to third on the hit. Kunihisa Shibata singles to center field. Hirokazu Kawa scores. Daisuke Komatsubara advances to third on the hit. Shawn Hubbell flies out to the left fielder. Kunihisa Shibata steals second. Carlos Galvez walks. Rod Marte strikes out. Trevor Easterday pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Detroit John Heiserman singles to center field. Jeff Charton strikes out. Eddie Kopacz singles to right field. John Heiserman advances to third on the hit. Ron Houser 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. Harold Phillips grounds out to the third baseman. John Heiserman scores. Eddie Kopacz advances to second on the play. Andres Hernandez flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Patrick Dubois strikes out. So Yamashita singles to right field. Hirokazu Kawa flies out to the right fielder. So Yamashita is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Eric Walker strikes out. Scott Hunt grounds out to the third baseman. Rufe Bowles strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Daisuke Komatsubara singles to center field. Kunihisa Shibata flies out to the left fielder. Shawn Hubbell strikes out. Carlos Galvez singles to left field. Daisuke Komatsubara advances to third on the hit. Joe Becker comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Masato Tani is pinch hitting for Ron Houser. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Masato Tani walks. Trevor Easterday singles to center field. Daisuke Komatsubara scores. Patrick Dubois flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Detroit Ryozo Wako pitching. Rod Trout grounds out to the pitcher. John Heiserman grounds out to the shortstop. Jeff Charton pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland So Yamashita singles to right field. Hirokazu Kawa flies out to the center fielder. Daisuke Komatsubara flies out to the left fielder. Kunihisa Shibata grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit Eddie Kopacz grounds out to the shortstop. Harold Phillips strikes out. Andres Hernandez pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Detroit total runners left on base: 6 Oakland total runners left on base: 13
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Hub Schmidt improves in contact_vs_lefty Paul Ray improves in power_vs_righty Hub Schmidt improves in power_vs_righty
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Clayton Harris did not respond to coaching in control Bill Ostermueller did not respond to coaching in control Jack Tipton did not respond to coaching in velocity