Win: Jim Knight (1-0) Loss: Tom Sasser (1-2)
Save: Doc Mitchell (8)
Inning: 1 Toronto Tom Sasser pitching. Clyde Dixon flies out to the right fielder. Brad Jordan flies out to the left fielder. Glenn McCrea walks. Ricky Meyer hits an infield single to the second baseman. Herm Kuehne lines out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Oakland Ron Royer pitching. Turkey McCrea strikes out. Cecil Aitchison grounds out to the third baseman. Bubba Loviglio strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Toronto Frank Luuloa grounds out to the second baseman. Chad Hendrix walks. Akira Minohara strikes out. Ron Royer strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Charlie Downey flies out to the right fielder. Jim Irwin grounds out to the pitcher. Ty Kelly grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Toronto Clyde Dixon strikes out. Brad Jordan flies out to the right fielder. Glenn McCrea grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Charlie Grimes strikes out. Jim Critz grounds out to the shortstop. Tom Sasser strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Toronto Ricky Meyer grounds out to the pitcher. Herm Kuehne strikes out. Frank Luuloa strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Turkey McCrea grounds out to the third baseman. Cecil Aitchison grounds out to the third baseman. Bubba Loviglio grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Toronto Chad Hendrix singles to left field. Akira Minohara flies out to the left fielder. Ron Royer lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Clyde Dixon strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Charlie Downey singles to center field. Jim Irwin flies out to the center fielder. Ty Kelly flies out to the left fielder. Charlie Downey steals second. Charlie Grimes hits an infield single to the pitcher. Jim Critz singles to right field. Charlie Downey scores. Tom Sasser grounds into a force play to the first baseman - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Jim Critz is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Toronto Brad Jordan singles to right field. Glenn McCrea strikes out. Ricky Meyer strikes out. Herm Kuehne singles to center field. Brad Jordan advances to third on the hit. Frank Luuloa flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Oakland Turkey McCrea walks. Cecil Aitchison lines out to the second baseman. Turkey McCrea is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Bubba Loviglio singles to center field. Charlie Downey grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Bubba Loviglio is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Toronto Ed Braxton is pinch hitting for Chad Hendrix. Ed Braxton strikes out. Akira Minohara grounds out to the second baseman. Roger Bergeron is pinch hitting for Ron Royer. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Roger Bergeron hits a home run. Clyde Dixon flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Jim Knight pitching. Gary Javier enters the game as a defensive replacement for Ed Braxton at C. Jim Irwin walks. Ty Kelly flies out to the center fielder. Charlie Grimes flies out to the center fielder. Jim Critz grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Jim Irwin is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Toronto Brad Jordan walks. Glenn McCrea singles to center field. Brad Jordan advances to third on the hit. Ricky Meyer grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Brad Jordan scores. Glenn McCrea advances to second on the play. Herm Kuehne singles to center field. Glenn McCrea is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Frank Luuloa flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Dave Riggs is pinch hitting for Tom Sasser. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Dave Riggs flies out to the right fielder. Turkey McCrea pops out to the shortstop. Cecil Aitchison grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Toronto Shawn Stahl pitching. Gary Javier flies out to the center fielder. Akira Minohara singles to center field. Jim Knight lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Clyde Dixon doubles to left field. Akira Minohara scores. Roy Suzuki comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Brad Jordan pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Doc Mitchell comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Bubba Loviglio pops out to the first baseman. Charlie Downey strikes out. Jim Irwin strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Toronto total runners LOB: 8 Oakland total runners LOB: 4
Toronto Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Jose Iglesias did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Jose Iglesias did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Pete Molina improves in power_vs_lefty Jeff Gallivan did not respond to coaching in velocity
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Lee Traynor improves in range Dick Brickell did not respond to coaching in velocity Oscar Chapman did not respond to coaching in velocity Al Ashby did not respond to coaching in control Lee Traynor did not respond to coaching in 1B