Win: Ron Houser (3-1) Loss: Ramon Stephenson (6-3)
Save: Ryozo Wako (26)
Inning: 1 Oakland Bob Varney pitching. Mitsuo Yaginuma walks. Mitsuo Yaginuma steals second. Patrick Dubois flies out to the center fielder. Kunihisa Shibata grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mitsuo Yaginuma advances to third on the play. Hirokazu Kawa flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Baltimore Weldon Jones pitching. Patsy Gick grounds out to the second baseman. Rick Decker grounds out to the second baseman. Bryan Nagy grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Daisuke Komatsubara grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Trevor Easterday grounds out to the second baseman. Doc Reimer grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Baltimore Fumiya Nakanowatari walks. Doug Phillips grounds out to the shortstop. Fumiya Nakanowatari advances to second on the play. Les Williams singles to left field. Fumiya Nakanowatari scores. Albie Kennedy singles to center field. Emmett Speier doubles to center field. Les Williams scores. Albie Kennedy scores. Bob Varney grounds out to the second baseman. Emmett Speier advances to third on the play. Patsy Gick walks. Rick Decker walks. Bryan Nagy grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 Oakland Bruce Cotter flies out to the right fielder. Weldon Jones strikes out. Mitsuo Yaginuma grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Baltimore Fumiya Nakanowatari singles to left field. Doug Phillips flies out to the right fielder. Les Williams grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Patrick Dubois grounds out to the second baseman. Kunihisa Shibata grounds out to the shortstop. Hirokazu Kawa strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Baltimore Albie Kennedy grounds out to the second baseman. Emmett Speier flies out to the center fielder. Bob Varney grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Daisuke Komatsubara strikes out. Trevor Easterday grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Doc Reimer singles to center field. Bruce Cotter flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Baltimore Patsy Gick grounds out to the shortstop. Rick Decker walks. Bryan Nagy grounds out to the shortstop. Rick Decker advances to second on the play. Fumiya Nakanowatari flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Weldon Jones reached on a 2-base fielding error by Rick Decker. Mitsuo Yaginuma singles to center field. Weldon Jones scores. Patrick Dubois grounds out to the pitcher. Mitsuo Yaginuma advances to second on the play. Kunihisa Shibata doubles to left field. Mitsuo Yaginuma scores. Kunihisa Shibata is out trying to steal third. Hirokazu Kawa grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Baltimore Doug Phillips flies out to the right fielder. Les Williams walks. Albie Kennedy singles to center field. Emmett Speier reached on a 2-base fielding error by Hirokazu Kawa. Les Williams scores. Bob Varney singles to left field. Albie Kennedy scores. Emmett Speier scores. Patsy Gick grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Bob Varney is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Rick Decker singles past the second baseman. Patsy Gick advances to third on the hit. Mike Morris comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bryan Nagy strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Oakland Daisuke Komatsubara singles to center field. Trevor Easterday doubles to center field. Daisuke Komatsubara uses his aggressiveness and scores. Ramon Stephenson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Doc Reimer singles to center field. Trevor Easterday scores. Doc Reimer is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Bruce Cotter strikes out. Shawn Hubbell is pinch hitting for Mike Morris. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Shawn Hubbell grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Baltimore Ron Houser pitching. Fumiya Nakanowatari singles to right field. Doug Phillips grounds out to the third baseman. Fumiya Nakanowatari advances to second on the play. Les Williams reached on a fielding error by Daisuke Komatsubara. Albie Kennedy strikes out. Emmett Speier pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Oakland Mitsuo Yaginuma singles to right field. Mitsuo Yaginuma steals second. Patrick Dubois walks. Kunihisa Shibata hits a home run. Mitsuo Yaginuma scores. Patrick Dubois scores. Lee Isales comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Hirokazu Kawa grounds out to the second baseman. Daisuke Komatsubara strikes out. Trevor Easterday strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Baltimore Jim Hernandez is pinch hitting for Lee Isales. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jim Hernandez singles to left field. Patsy Gick grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Rick Decker strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Steve Harris pitching. Doc Reimer grounds out to the second baseman. So Yamashita is pinch hitting for Bruce Cotter. So Yamashita walks. Masato Tani is pinch hitting for Ron Houser. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. So Yamashita steals second. Masato Tani grounds out to the third baseman. Mitsuo Yaginuma walks. Patrick Dubois grounds into a force play to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Mitsuo Yaginuma is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Baltimore Ryozo Wako pitching. Carlos Galvez enters the game as a defensive replacement for So Yamashita at C. Bryan Nagy strikes out. Fumiya Nakanowatari grounds out to the third baseman. Doug Phillips flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Oakland total runners LOB: 4 Baltimore total runners LOB: 8
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Clayton Harris did not respond to coaching in velocity Dick Ruebel did not respond to coaching in control Yutaka Tanaka did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty
Baltimore Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: John Burke did not respond to coaching in speed Al Hart did not respond to coaching in speed Ed Owens improves in speed