Win: Fernando Osuel (6-3) Loss: Jeff Rodriguez (0-2)
Inning: 1 Chicago Arturo Milanes pitching. Ted Johnson doubles past the third baseman. Luke Cias flies out to the left fielder. Ted Johnson steals third. Leon Taylor singles to right field. Ted Johnson scores. Tino Black strikes out. Leon Taylor steals second. Chikafusa Ohmura grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Oakland Gordon Bane pitching. Junior Diaz grounds out to the shortstop. Hironori Matsushita grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bobby Marvez grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Chicago Doc Rittwage strikes out. Les Daniels singles to center field. Les Daniels steals second. Scott Sitton singles to right field. Les Daniels scores. Gordon Bane fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Gordon Bane strikes out. Ted Johnson walks. Luke Cias strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Oakland Mario Menendez doubles to center field. Bill Bustamante strikes out. Tomas Riera singles to left field. Mario Menendez scores. Sean Perez singles to right field. Tomas Riera advances to third on the hit. Eddie Cangelosi grounds out to the third baseman. Tomas Riera scores. Sean Perez advances to second on the play. Arturo Milanes flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Chicago Leon Taylor strikes out. Tino Black pops out to the catcher. Chikafusa Ohmura strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Junior Diaz grounds out to the third baseman. Hironori Matsushita flies out to the right fielder. Bobby Marvez grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Chicago Doc Rittwage reached on a fielding error by Bobby Marvez. Les Daniels grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Scott Sitton flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Mario Menendez strikes out. Bill Bustamante grounds out to the third baseman. Tomas Riera strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Chicago Gordon Bane grounds out to the second baseman. Ted Johnson flies out to the center fielder. Luke Cias grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Sean Perez walks. Eddie Cangelosi strikes out. Arturo Milanes lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Junior Diaz grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Chicago Leon Taylor hits a home run. Vic Ramirez comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tino Black grounds out to the pitcher. Chikafusa Ohmura walks. Doc Rittwage singles to center field. Chikafusa Ohmura advances to third on the hit. Doc Rittwage steals second. Les Daniels grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Chikafusa Ohmura scores. Doc Rittwage advances to third on the play. Johnny Fermin comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Scott Sitton strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Hironori Matsushita strikes out. Bobby Marvez flies out to the right fielder. Mario Menendez grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Chicago Gordon Bane strikes out. Ted Johnson grounds out to the shortstop. Luke Cias grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Bill Bustamante singles to center field. Tomas Riera flies out to the right fielder. Sean Perez flies out to the center fielder. Eddie Cangelosi strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Chicago Leon Taylor hits a home run. Tino Black strikes out. Chikafusa Ohmura flies out to the center fielder. Doc Rittwage grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Freddie Schuster comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Alien Laurel is pinch hitting for Johnny Fermin. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Alien Laurel singles to right field. Junior Diaz strikes out. Hironori Matsushita walks. Bobby Marvez singles to right field. Alien Laurel scores. Hironori Matsushita advances to third on the hit. Scott Fernandez comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mario Menendez strikes out. Bill Bustamante walks. Tomas Riera walks. Hironori Matsushita scores. Sean Perez grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Chicago Aramis Mack pitching. Les Daniels grounds out to the pitcher. Scott Sitton flies out to the center fielder. Reggie Sutton is pinch hitting for Scott Fernandez. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Reggie Sutton walks. Ted Johnson flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Takashi Kawaguchi pitching. Eddie Cangelosi strikes out. Carlos Guero is pinch hitting for Aramis Mack. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Carlos Guero hits a home run. Bruce Aloma comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Junior Diaz walks. Hironori Matsushita grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Chicago Fernando Osuel pitching. Luke Cias grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Leon Taylor singles to left field. Tino Black grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Oakland Bobby Marvez singles to center field. Mario Menendez strikes out. Bill Bustamante strikes out. Tomas Riera grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Bobby Marvez is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 11 Chicago Chikafusa Ohmura grounds out to the third baseman. Doc Rittwage singles to left field. Les Daniels flies out to the left fielder. Scott Sitton singles to center field. Tim Bagby is pinch hitting for Bruce Aloma. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Tim Bagby flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 11 Oakland Jeff Rodriguez pitching. Sean Perez grounds out to the pitcher. Harper Herrera is pinch hitting for Eddie Cangelosi. Harper Herrera walks. Fernando Osuel lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Junior Diaz singles to center field. Hironori Matsushita singles to center field. Harper Herrera scores. Chicago total runners left on base: 7 Oakland total runners left on base: 7
Batting:2B - Ted Johnson (4).HR - Leon Taylor 2 (11).GIDP - Tino Black, Les Daniels. Baserunning: SB - Ted Johnson (6), Leon Taylor (37), Doc Rittwage (13), Les Daniels (15).
Game Notes Eddie Cangelosi is injured and is expected to be out 40 days.
Chicago Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Larry Laskey did not respond to coaching in arm Lou Archer did not respond to coaching in speed Steve Speer improves in arm Steve Speer improves in contact_vs_righty
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Lefty Malinosky improves in power_vs_righty Tom Quinces did not respond to coaching in arm Lefty Malinosky improves in arm Ken Slaton did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Tom Quinces did not respond to coaching in 3B