Win: Luis Phillips (3-0) Loss: Carlos Silva (3-6)
Save: Billy Cone (33)
Inning: 1 Detroit George Langsford pitching. Earl Hatter walks. Gale Monahan strikes out. Brooks Boerne singles to right field. Earl Hatter advances to third on the hit. Elmer Lagger grounds out to the shortstop. Earl Hatter scores. Brooks Boerne advances to second on the play. Hank Bitters strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Oakland Bill Brennan pitching. Kody Clemens grounds out to the second baseman. Dutch Dyer grounds out to the second baseman. Pete Tartabull grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Ben Sandlock grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). George Morris strikes out. Walter Andres grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Cordy Cordova grounds out to the third baseman. Alan Wertz strikes out. Robinson Cano singles to center field. Robinson Cano steals second. Rich Petralli strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Bill Brennan strikes out. Earl Hatter flies out to the center fielder. Gale Monahan flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Royce Lewis triples. George Langsford strikes out. Kody Clemens grounds out to the second baseman. Royce Lewis scores. Dutch Dyer strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Brooks Boerne strikes out. Elmer Lagger flies out to the left fielder. Hank Bitters grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Pete Tartabull singles to left field. Cordy Cordova flies out to the left fielder. Alan Wertz walks. Robinson Cano strikes out. Rich Petralli flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Detroit Ben Sandlock doubles to left field. George Morris singles to right field. Ben Sandlock scores. Walter Andres flies out to the center fielder. Bill Brennan lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, throws to second for the force out, on to first for the 1-6-4 double play (2B covering 1st). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Royce Lewis flies out to the left fielder. George Langsford flies out to the center fielder. Kody Clemens flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Earl Hatter singles to center field. Earl Hatter steals second. Gale Monahan singles to center field. Earl Hatter scores. Brooks Boerne hits a home run. Gale Monahan scores. Tom Larsen comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Elmer Lagger strikes out. Hank Bitters strikes out. Ben Sandlock walks. George Morris singles past the second baseman. Walter Andres singles to center field. Ben Sandlock scores. George Morris advances to third on the hit. John Joost comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bill Brennan singles to right field. George Morris scores. Earl Hatter grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Bill Brennan is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Oakland Dutch Dyer singles to center field. Pete Tartabull doubles to right field. Dutch Dyer uses his aggressiveness and scores. Cordy Cordova walks. Alan Wertz singles to center field. Pete Tartabull scores. Robinson Cano singles to center field. Cordy Cordova scores. Rich Petralli grounds out to the shortstop. Alan Wertz advances to third on the play. Robinson Cano advances to second on the play. Royce Lewis grounds out to the shortstop. Alan Wertz scores. Robinson Cano advances to third on the play. Johnny Johnson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Willie Brusstar is pinch hitting for John Joost. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Willie Brusstar hits a home run. Robinson Cano scores. Luis Phillips comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Kody Clemens flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Carlos Silva pitching. Gale Monahan walks. Brooks Boerne doubles to right field. Gale Monahan uses his aggressiveness and scores. Ernie Pippen comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Elmer Lagger strikes out. Hank Bitters singles to center field. Brooks Boerne scores. Ben Sandlock flies out to the center fielder. George Morris strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Dutch Dyer strikes out. Pete Tartabull singles to center field. Cordy Cordova reached on a 2-base throwing error by Gale Monahan. Alan Wertz walks. Robinson Cano grounds into a fielders choice to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Pete Tartabull is out at home. Rich Petralli walks. Cordy Cordova scores. Royce Lewis grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Detroit Walter Andres triples. Lloyd Moseby is pinch hitting for Luis Phillips. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Lloyd Moseby strikes out. Rich Clark 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. Earl Hatter flies out to the right fielder. Gale Monahan pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Junior Garcia pitching. Harmon Killebrew is pinch hitting for Rich Clark. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Harmon Killebrew grounds out to the second baseman. Kody Clemens grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dutch Dyer flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Detroit Shawn Allen pitching. Brooks Boerne grounds out to the third baseman. Elmer Lagger singles to center field. Hank Bitters singles to right field. Elmer Lagger advances to third on the hit. Kendry Morales comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ben Sandlock grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Elmer Lagger scores. Hank Bitters advances to second on the play. George Morris flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Billy Cone comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Pete Tartabull grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Cordy Cordova grounds out to the third baseman. Alan Wertz reached on a fielding error by Gale Monahan. Robinson Cano walks. Rich Petralli flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Detroit total runners LOB: 6 Oakland total runners LOB: 8
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: D+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Dizzy Stobbs improves in arm Pedro Fingers improves in velocity Kevin Wade did not respond to coaching in velocity Joe Hardy did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Manny Kavanagh improves in contact_vs_righty Don Trosky did not respond to coaching in speed Robert Griffin did not respond to coaching in range Robert Griffin improves in power_vs_lefty Billy Doran did not respond to coaching in CF