Win: Jake Stafford (8-12) Loss: Weldon Jones (17-12)
Inning: 1 Oakland Jake Stafford pitching. Mitsuo Yaginuma grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Shawn Hubbell flies out to the right fielder. Hirokazu Kawa walks. Trevor Easterday grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Baltimore Weldon Jones pitching. Rick Decker grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Albie Kennedy flies out to the center fielder. Jim Hernandez reached on a 2-base throwing error by Nobuo Kawazoe. Les Williams grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Doc Reimer pops out to the first baseman. Bruce Cotter walks. Nobuo Kawazoe grounds into a force play to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Bruce Cotter is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Nobuo Kawazoe steals second. Daisuke Komatsubara singles to right field. Nobuo Kawazoe scores. Weldon Jones singles to center field. Daisuke Komatsubara advances to third on the hit. Mitsuo Yaginuma pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Baltimore Bryan Nagy hits a home run. Al House flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! John Burke singles to right field. Crese Baptist walks. Jake Stafford lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball and John Burke is thrown out at third. Crese Baptist advances to second on the play. Crese Baptist advances to second on the play. Rick Decker pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Oakland Shawn Hubbell pops out to the catcher. Hirokazu Kawa flies out to the center fielder. Trevor Easterday flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Baltimore Albie Kennedy pops out to the third baseman. Jim Hernandez flies out to the center fielder. Les Williams strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Doc Reimer grounds out to the second baseman. Bruce Cotter grounds out to the third baseman. Nobuo Kawazoe grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Baltimore Bryan Nagy grounds out to the second baseman. Al House grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). John Burke strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Daisuke Komatsubara flies out to the left fielder. Weldon Jones flies out to the center fielder. Mitsuo Yaginuma grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Baltimore Crese Baptist grounds out to the second baseman. Jake Stafford grounds out to the second baseman. Rick Decker grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Shawn Hubbell strikes out. Hirokazu Kawa walks. Hirokazu Kawa steals second. Trevor Easterday walks. Doc Reimer grounds out to the pitcher. Hirokazu Kawa advances to third on the play. Trevor Easterday advances to second on the play. Bruce Cotter flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Baltimore Albie Kennedy flies out to the center fielder. Jim Hernandez strikes out. Les Williams grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Nobuo Kawazoe flies out to the center fielder. Daisuke Komatsubara grounds out to the third baseman. Weldon Jones strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Baltimore Bryan Nagy grounds out to the third baseman. Al House singles to center field. John Burke singles to left field. Al House advances to third on the hit. Crese Baptist walks. Jake Stafford flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Al House scores. Rick Decker reached on a fielding error by Daisuke Komatsubara. Albie Kennedy flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Oakland Mitsuo Yaginuma flies out to the center fielder. Shawn Hubbell grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Hirokazu Kawa hits an infield single to the pitcher. Trevor Easterday singles to center field. Hirokazu Kawa advances to third on the hit. Ramon Stephenson 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. Doc Reimer grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Baltimore Jim Hernandez singles past the shortstop. Les Williams walks. Ryozo Wako 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. Bryan Nagy singles to left field. Jim Hernandez scores. Les Williams advances to third on the hit. Al House flies out to the right fielder. John Burke strikes out. Crese Baptist doubles to left field. Les Williams scores. Bryan Nagy uses his aggressiveness and scores. Patsy Gick is pinch hitting for Ramon Stephenson. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Patsy Gick singles to right field. Crese Baptist scores. Hugh Thobe comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Rick Decker flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Lee Isales pitching. Bruce Cotter flies out to the center fielder. Nobuo Kawazoe grounds out to the third baseman. Daisuke Komatsubara grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Oakland total runners left on base: 7 Baltimore total runners left on base: 7
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Hap Begley improves in contact_vs_lefty Steve Guthrie did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Hap Begley improves in contact_vs_righty Jack Brummer improves in velocity
Baltimore Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Sig Carney improves in power_vs_lefty Walt Crandall did not respond to coaching in control Ted Hernandez improves in power_vs_lefty Jimmy Kiser improves in power_vs_lefty