Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Clint Jones pitching. Bill Draper flies out to the left fielder. Shigeo Ube walks. Joe Inks strikes out. Rudy Rondon singles to left field. Ralph Walsh grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Rudy Rondon is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Oakland Al Morris pitching. Naoyuki Takatsuki strikes out. Dave Beecher flies out to the center fielder. Calvin Dill grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Milt Zauchin singles to right field. Art Mota singles to right field. Roy Spencer flies out to the center fielder. Al Morris lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Bill Draper strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Oakland Kevin Faeth strikes out. Ed Knepper grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ed Bellarino strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Shigeo Ube strikes out. Joe Inks grounds out to the second baseman. Rudy Rondon flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Ned Matteson flies out to the center fielder. Luis Orace flies out to the center fielder. Clint Jones strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Ralph Walsh strikes out. Milt Zauchin pops out to the first baseman. Art Mota grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Naoyuki Takatsuki flies out to the left fielder. Dave Beecher strikes out. Calvin Dill flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Roy Spencer doubles to right field. Al Morris fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Al Morris grounds out to the second baseman. Roy Spencer advances to third on the play. Bill Draper walks. Shigeo Ube singles to center field. Roy Spencer scores. Joe Inks singles past the shortstop. Bill Draper scores. Rudy Rondon flies out to the center fielder. Ralph Walsh walks. Milt Zauchin pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 Oakland Kevin Faeth grounds out to the second baseman. Ed Knepper flies out to the center fielder. Ed Bellarino flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Art Mota doubles to center field. Roy Spencer grounds out to the shortstop. Al Morris walks. Lou Knight 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. Bill Draper grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Al Morris is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Shigeo Ube strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Oakland Ned Matteson singles to center field. Luis Orace walks. Steven St. John is pinch hitting for Lou Knight. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 5 inning. Steven St. John singles to right field. Ned Matteson is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Luis Orace advances to third on the play. Naoyuki Takatsuki strikes out. Dave Beecher strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Lute Weaver pitching. Joe Inks grounds out to the shortstop. Rudy Rondon flies out to the right fielder. Ralph Walsh flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Calvin Dill strikes out. Kevin Faeth strikes out. Ed Knepper grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Milt Zauchin grounds out to the second baseman. Art Mota grounds out to the third baseman. Roy Spencer singles to left field. Al Morris strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Ed Bellarino grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Ned Matteson singles to left field. Ned Matteson steals second. Luis Orace strikes out. Chuck Ward is pinch hitting for Lute Weaver. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 5 inning. Chuck Ward strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Tom Black pitching. Bill Draper strikes out. Shigeo Ube grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Inks grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland John Miller comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Naoyuki Takatsuki hits a home run. Dave Beecher walks. Calvin Dill singles to center field. Dave Beecher advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the corners in. Kevin Faeth singles to right field. Dave Beecher scores. Calvin Dill advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the infield in. Larry Spriggs comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ed Knepper walks. The defense is playing the infield in. Ed Bellarino singles to center field. Calvin Dill scores. Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 10 Oakland total runners left on base: 3
Game Notes Art Mota is injured and is expected to be out 15 days.
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Syd House did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Hardy Washburn did not respond to coaching in speed Akira Taguchi did not respond to coaching in range Edgar Murray did not respond to coaching in control
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: D+ RP Mentor Grade: D Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Mike Ryan improves in range Ray Belloir improves in power_vs_lefty Roberto Thompson did not respond to coaching in speed Marion Reid did not respond to coaching in speed Doug Bacsik did not respond to coaching in C