Inning: 1 Oakland Roy Oswalt pitching. Gene Woodard grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Daringer grounds out to the shortstop. Charlie Schultz grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Detroit Jack Lindsey pitching. Salvi Vina grounds out to the second baseman. Bobby Higginson singles to right field. Bobby Higginson steals second. Ellis Valentine singles to left field. Bobby Higginson scores. Riley Greene strikes out. Mike Piazza grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Winston Merloni walks. Willie Thomson flies out to the center fielder. Walter Simpson doubles to right field. Gary Windle walks. Raul Doyle pops out to the first baseman. Jack Lindsey strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Detroit Joe Nolan flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Tony Gwynn doubles to right field. Bobby Abreu grounds out to the catcher. Roy Oswalt strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Gene Woodard triples. Jim Daringer strikes out. Charlie Schultz grounds out to the shortstop. Gene Woodard scores. Winston Merloni grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Salvi Vina flies out to the right fielder. Bobby Higginson walks. Ellis Valentine triples. Bobby Higginson scores. Riley Greene flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Ellis Valentine is thrown out at the plate. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Willie Thomson doubles to center field. Walter Simpson reached on a 2-base throwing error by Salvi Vina. Willie Thomson scores. Gary Windle grounds out to the shortstop. Raul Doyle flies out to the right fielder. Jack Lindsey strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Mike Piazza walks. Mike Piazza steals second. Passed ball. Mike Piazza advances to third. Joe Nolan singles to left field. Mike Piazza scores. Tony Gwynn grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Bobby Abreu singles to right field. Roy Oswalt flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Gene Woodard grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Daringer grounds out to the pitcher. Charlie Schultz flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Salvi Vina singles to right field. Bobby Higginson flies out to the left fielder. Ellis Valentine grounds out to the shortstop. Salvi Vina advances to second on the play. Riley Greene flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Winston Merloni singles to center field. Willie Thomson walks. Walter Simpson strikes out. Gary Windle reached on a 2-base throwing error by Bobby Abreu. Winston Merloni scores. Raul Doyle flies out to the right fielder. Jack Lindsey strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Detroit Mike Piazza strikes out. Joe Nolan grounds out to the second baseman. Tony Gwynn strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Gene Woodard reached on a 2-base fielding error by Tony Gwynn. Jim Daringer flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Charlie Schultz grounds out to the third baseman. Winston Merloni flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Nelson Simmons is pinch hitting for Bobby Abreu. Nelson Simmons singles to center field. Roy Oswalt lays down a bunt. The catcher fields the ball, Nelson Simmons forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Rudy Pemberton is pinch running for Roy Oswalt on 1st base. Salvi Vina grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Calvin Sikorski pitching. Willie Thomson singles to right field. Walter Simpson singles to right field. Gary Windle flies out to the left fielder. Raul Doyle grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Bobby Higginson flies out to the left fielder. Ellis Valentine flies out to the center fielder. Riley Greene pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Leo Roenicke is pinch hitting for Jack Lindsey. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Leo Roenicke pops out to the first baseman. Gene Woodard strikes out. Jim Daringer walks. Charlie Schultz flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit Ed McLaughlin pitching. Mike Piazza singles to left field. Joe Nolan strikes out. Tony Gwynn grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Oakland Winston Merloni singles to right field. Willie Thomson singles to right field. Winston Merloni advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the infield in. Walter Simpson grounds out to the catcher. Willie Thomson advances to second on the play. The defense is playing the infield in. Gary Windle grounds out to the shortstop. Raul Doyle grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 10 Detroit Nelson Simmons grounds out to the second baseman. Calvin Sikorski grounds out to the shortstop. Salvi Vina strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 11 Oakland Cal Cianfrocco is pinch hitting for Ed McLaughlin. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Cal Cianfrocco walks. Gene Woodard strikes out. Cal Cianfrocco is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Jim Daringer walks. Charlie Schultz flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 11 Detroit Dorsey Prudhomme pitching. Bobby Higginson lines out to the first baseman. Ellis Valentine grounds out to the second baseman. Riley Greene doubles to center field. Mike Piazza grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 12 Oakland Winston Merloni grounds out to the second baseman. Willie Thomson walks. Walter Simpson singles to center field. Gary Windle strikes out. Raul Doyle strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 12 Detroit Joe Nolan singles to left field. George Foster is pinch running for Joe Nolan on 1st base. Tony Gwynn grounds into a force play to the second baseman. George Foster is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Nelson Simmons singles to left field. Tony Gwynn advances to third on the hit. Billy Grabarkiewicz is pinch hitting for Calvin Sikorski. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Billy Grabarkiewicz hits a ground ball to the first baseman. The first baseman throws home. Tony Gwynn scores. Oakland total runners left on base: 14 Detroit total runners left on base: 5
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Hank Lukon did not respond to coaching in control Lenny Benard improves in arm Sandy Sloat did not respond to coaching in control Hank Lukon did not respond to coaching in velocity
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Rawley Eastwick did not respond to coaching in control Chip Hale did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Matt Holliday did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Andujar Cedeno improves in power_vs_righty Josh Hamilton did not respond to coaching in SS