Win: Susumu Yokokawa (5-7) Loss: Frank Edge (8-5)
Save: John Miller (15)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Frank Edge pitching. Bill Draper grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Shigeo Ube doubles to center field. Rusty Christopher hits a home run. Shigeo Ube scores. Rudy Rondon grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Roy Spencer strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Oakland Susumu Yokokawa pitching. Naoyuki Takatsuki walks. Naoyuki Takatsuki steals second. Calvin Dill singles to center field. Naoyuki Takatsuki scores. Kevin Faeth grounds out to the shortstop. Calvin Dill advances to second on the play. Ed Bellarino grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Calvin Dill advances to third on the play. Luis Orace strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Ruben Manlove grounds out to the shortstop. Phil King strikes out. Charlie Ostrowski grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Ellis Barry flies out to the center fielder. Harry Ramirez singles to right field. Steven St. John walks. Frank Edge fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Frank Edge grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Susumu Yokokawa grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Draper singles to right field. Shigeo Ube strikes out. Rusty Christopher singles in front of the center fielder. Rudy Rondon walks. Roy Spencer singles to left field. Bill Draper scores. Rusty Christopher scores. Ruben Manlove strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Oakland Naoyuki Takatsuki grounds out to the third baseman. Calvin Dill hits a home run. Kevin Faeth lines out to the third baseman. Ed Bellarino doubles to left field. Luis Orace grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Phil King flies out to the center fielder. Charlie Ostrowski strikes out. Susumu Yokokawa grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Ellis Barry grounds out to the third baseman. Harry Ramirez strikes out. Steven St. John flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Bill Draper pops out to the third baseman. Shigeo Ube grounds out to the third baseman. Rusty Christopher flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Frank Edge singles to center field. Naoyuki Takatsuki strikes out. Calvin Dill pops out to the second baseman. Kevin Faeth grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Frank Edge is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Rudy Rondon grounds out to the pitcher. Roy Spencer singles to center field. Ruben Manlove strikes out. Phil King strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Ed Bellarino strikes out. Luis Orace pops out to the shortstop. Ellis Barry strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Otis Chiozza comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Charlie Ostrowski strikes out. Susumu Yokokawa grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Draper grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Harry Ramirez singles to left field. Steven St. John pops out to the first baseman. Garland Clay is pinch hitting for Otis Chiozza. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 5 inning. Garland Clay strikes out. Naoyuki Takatsuki grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Tom Black pitching. Shigeo Ube singles to center field. Rusty Christopher strikes out. Rudy Rondon strikes out. Shigeo Ube is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Calvin Dill grounds out to the shortstop. Kevin Faeth strikes out. Ed Bellarino singles to center field. Luis Orace grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Ed Bellarino is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Roy Spencer walks. Ruben Manlove grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Roy Spencer is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. John Batch is pinch hitting for Phil King. John Batch grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. 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. Ellis Barry strikes out. Chuck Ward is pinch hitting for Harry Ramirez. Chuck Ward grounds out to the third baseman. Steven St. John doubles to right field. Ned Matteson is pinch hitting for Tom Black. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Ned Matteson doubles past the right fielder. Steven St. John scores. Naoyuki Takatsuki flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 3 Oakland total runners LOB: 7
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: A+ Improvements: Hardy Washburn did not respond to coaching in speed Howie Wachtel did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Akira Taguchi did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Terry Russell did not respond to coaching in velocity
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C- RP Mentor Grade: D+ Batter Mentor Grade: A+ Improvements: Darrell Garcia did not respond to coaching in speed Billy Campbell did not respond to coaching in velocity Doug Bacsik improves in contact_vs_lefty Bill Taitt improves in contact_vs_lefty Doug Bacsik did not respond to coaching in C