Inning: 1 Oakland Karl Brownson pitching. Mitsuo Yaginuma walks. Herb Roselli strikes out. Hirokazu Kawa grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Detroit Joe Rommel pitching. Harold Phillips grounds out to the third baseman. Rufe Bowles reached on a fielding error by Nobuo Kawazoe. John Heiserman strikes out. Jeff Charton strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Daisuke Komatsubara grounds out to the second baseman. Trevor Easterday grounds out to the pitcher. Doc Reimer grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Eddie Kopacz singles to right field. J.T. Stone walks. Walter Tiegen singles in front of the right fielder. Eddie Kopacz scores. J.T. Stone advances to third on the hit. Scott Hunt walks. Karl Brownson singles to center field. J.T. Stone scores. Walter Tiegen scores. Scott Hunt advances to third on the hit. Harold Phillips pops out to the shortstop. Rufe Bowles grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Bruce Cotter grounds out to the third baseman. Nobuo Kawazoe grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Joe Rommel singles to center field. Mitsuo Yaginuma hits an infield single to the first baseman. Herb Roselli singles to right field. Joe Rommel is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit John Heiserman strikes out. Jeff Charton strikes out. Eddie Kopacz singles to right field. Eddie Kopacz steals second. J.T. Stone grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Hirokazu Kawa strikes out. Daisuke Komatsubara strikes out. Trevor Easterday grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Walter Tiegen strikes out. Scott Hunt reached on a 2-base fielding error by Hirokazu Kawa. Karl Brownson flies out to the left fielder. Harold Phillips singles to right field. Scott Hunt scores. Rufe Bowles flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Doc Reimer strikes out. Bruce Cotter strikes out. Nobuo Kawazoe singles to center field. Joe Rommel grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Nobuo Kawazoe is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit John Heiserman grounds out to the shortstop. Jeff Charton grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Eddie Kopacz strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Mitsuo Yaginuma pops out to the first baseman. Herb Roselli singles to left field. Hirokazu Kawa triples. Herb Roselli scores. Daisuke Komatsubara hits a home run. Hirokazu Kawa scores. Trevor Easterday flies out to the center fielder. Doc Reimer singles past the shortstop. Bruce Cotter flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit J.T. Stone singles to center field. J.T. Stone steals second. Mike Morris 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. Walter Tiegen flies out to the left fielder. Scott Hunt grounds out to the pitcher. Karl Brownson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Nobuo Kawazoe grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). 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 singles to left field. Mitsuo Yaginuma doubles to center field. Shawn Hubbell uses his aggressiveness and scores. Fred Myers comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Herb Roselli singles to left field. Mitsuo Yaginuma scores. Hirokazu Kawa doubles to center field. Daisuke Komatsubara strikes out. Trevor Easterday strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Detroit Mike Zackert pitching. Harold Phillips strikes out. Rufe Bowles strikes out. John Heiserman grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Doc Reimer flies out to the left fielder. So Yamashita is pinch hitting for Bruce Cotter. So Yamashita reached on a 2-base throwing error by J.T. Stone. Nobuo Kawazoe strikes out. Kunihisa Shibata is pinch hitting for Mike Zackert. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. So Yamashita is out trying to steal third. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Ryozo Wako pitching. Carlos Galvez enters the game as a defensive replacement for So Yamashita at C. Jeff Charton flies out to the center fielder. Eddie Kopacz hits a home run. J.T. Stone pops out to the second baseman. Walter Tiegen strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Calvin Unser is pinch hitting for Ryozo Wako. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Calvin Unser singles to center field. Mitsuo Yaginuma singles to center field. Calvin Unser advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the infield in. Mitsuo Yaginuma steals second. The defense is playing the infield in. Herb Roselli grounds out to the second baseman. The defense is playing the infield in. Hirokazu Kawa singles to center field. Calvin Unser scores. Mitsuo Yaginuma scores. Dick Lewis comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Hirokazu Kawa is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Daisuke Komatsubara strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Detroit Hugh Thobe pitching. Scott Hunt singles to right field. Henry Erickson is pinch hitting for Dick Lewis. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Scott Hunt is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Henry Erickson walks. Harold Phillips strikes out. Rufe Bowles doubles to center field. Henry Erickson uses his aggressiveness and scores. John Heiserman walks. Jeff Charton grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Oakland total runners LOB: 5 Detroit total runners LOB: 7
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Dick Ruebel did not respond to coaching in control Jim Katoll did not respond to coaching in velocity Steve Guthrie improves in speed Drungo Ables did not respond to coaching in control
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: John Hostetler improves in contact_vs_lefty Ben Scalzi improves in contact_vs_lefty Paul Ellis improves in contact_vs_lefty Hub Schmidt did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty