Win: Mike Morris (4-0) Loss: Matt Gilbert (4-6)
Save: Ron Houser (4)
Inning: 1 Oakland Matt Gilbert pitching. Trevor Easterday flies out to the center fielder. So Yamashita grounds out to the pitcher. Hirokazu Kawa doubles to right field. Daisuke Komatsubara singles to right field. Hirokazu Kawa scores. Kunihisa Shibata strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Anaheim Rod Marte pitching. Jack Sears walks. Jack Sears steals second. Frank Marshall grounds out to the second baseman. Jack Sears advances to third on the play. Jason Henriksen doubles to center field. Jack Sears scores. Bill Wright flies out to the right fielder. John Palica singles to left field. Jason Henriksen scores. Jay Taylor strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Herb Roselli doubles to left field. Doc Reimer strikes out. Carlos Galvez flies out to the center fielder. Rod Marte strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Anaheim Ned Stapleton hits a home run. Morikazu Tsutsui singles past the shortstop. Matt Gilbert lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, Morikazu Tsutsui forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Jack Sears singles to left field. Frank Marshall singles to right field. Jason Henriksen walks. Matt Gilbert scores. Bill Wright singles to right field. Jack Sears scores. John Palica pops out to the first baseman. Jay Taylor walks. Frank Marshall scores. Mike Morris comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ned Stapleton grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 Oakland Trevor Easterday flies out to the center fielder. So Yamashita grounds out to the shortstop. Hirokazu Kawa doubles to right field. Daisuke Komatsubara singles to left field. Hirokazu Kawa scores. Kunihisa Shibata hits a home run. Daisuke Komatsubara scores. Herb Roselli singles to right field. Doc Reimer flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Anaheim Morikazu Tsutsui singles to center field. Morikazu Tsutsui steals second. Matt Gilbert fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Matt Gilbert pops out to the second baseman. Jack Sears grounds out to the shortstop. Morikazu Tsutsui is out trying to steal third. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Carlos Galvez walks. Mike Morris lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Trevor Easterday singles to center field. Carlos Galvez scores. So Yamashita reached on a 2-base fielding error by Frank Marshall. Hirokazu Kawa singles to right field. Trevor Easterday scores. So Yamashita scores. Hugh Miller comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Daisuke Komatsubara grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Hirokazu Kawa is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Daisuke Komatsubara steals second. Kunihisa Shibata strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Anaheim Frank Marshall strikes out. Jason Henriksen strikes out. Bill Wright pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Herb Roselli flies out to the left fielder. Doc Reimer strikes out. Carlos Galvez flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Anaheim John Palica walks. John Palica is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Jay Taylor grounds out to the shortstop. Ned Stapleton walks. Morikazu Tsutsui lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Mike Morris grounds out to the second baseman. Trevor Easterday walks. So Yamashita strikes out. Hirokazu Kawa grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Trevor Easterday is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Anaheim Yukio Wakamatsu is pinch hitting for Hugh Miller. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Yukio Wakamatsu flies out to the center fielder. Jack Sears grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Frank Marshall flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Bob Wiedemeyer pitching. Daisuke Komatsubara grounds out to the second baseman. Kunihisa Shibata walks. Herb Roselli grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Anaheim Jason Henriksen grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Wright reached on a 2-base throwing error by Doc Reimer. Mike Zackert comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states RP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. John Palica walks. Jay Taylor flies out to the right fielder. Ned Stapleton grounds into a force play to the first baseman. John Palica is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Oakland Doc Reimer flies out to the left fielder. Carlos Galvez strikes out. Nobuo Kawazoe is pinch hitting for Mike Zackert. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Nobuo Kawazoe walks. Trevor Easterday grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Anaheim Ron Houser pitching. Morikazu Tsutsui walks. Jim Powell is pinch hitting for Bob Wiedemeyer. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jim Powell walks. Jack Sears grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Jim Powell is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Jack Sears is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Frank Marshall strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Mike McMillan pitching. So Yamashita grounds out to the second baseman. Hirokazu Kawa strikes out. Daisuke Komatsubara hits a home run. Kunihisa Shibata strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Anaheim Jason Henriksen flies out to the left fielder. Bill Wright walks. John Palica flies out to the right fielder. Jay Taylor strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Oakland total runners LOB: 6 Anaheim total runners LOB: 9
Batting:2B - Jason Henriksen (14).HR - Ned Stapleton (7). Baserunning: SB - Jack Sears (14), Morikazu Tsutsui (5).CS - Jack Sears (8), John Palica (3), Morikazu Tsutsui (1). Fielding: E - Frank Marshall.
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Bill Ostermueller did not respond to coaching in control Bill Ostermueller did not respond to coaching in control Clayton Harris did not respond to coaching in velocity
Anaheim Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Tim DeFate improves in speed Dick Harnisch improves in range Tim DeFate improves in contact_vs_lefty Tim Fishel did not respond to coaching in CF