Inning: 1 Oakland Yuniel Melian pitching. Tim Meyer walks. Ray Hardy grounds into a force play to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Tim Meyer is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Rick Patterson grounds out to the third baseman. Ray Hardy advances to second on the play. Roger Holdsworth strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Baltimore Ethan Neelix pitching. Gil Jones grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Doug Akers doubles to left field. Syl Siebler grounds out to the third baseman. Wes Niekro flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland John Snyder strikes out. Sheldon Harrington flies out to the center fielder. Troy Morrill singles to right field. Dennis Quinones flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Baltimore Larry Barrios grounds out to the shortstop. Jason Aspromonte singles to center field. Alex McCormick flies out to the left fielder. Dan Marolewski grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Jason Aspromonte is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Ethan Neelix grounds out to the shortstop. Tim Meyer strikes out. Ray Hardy pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Baltimore Yuniel Melian grounds out to the third baseman. Gil Jones grounds out to the third baseman. Doug Akers singles to center field. Doug Akers steals second. Syl Siebler pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Rick Patterson grounds out to the second baseman. Roger Holdsworth grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). John Snyder flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Baltimore Wes Niekro singles to left field. Larry Barrios strikes out. Jason Aspromonte grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Sheldon Harrington flies out to the center fielder. Troy Morrill grounds out to the shortstop. Dennis Quinones grounds out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Baltimore Alex McCormick reached on a 2-base throwing error by Dennis Quinones. Dan Marolewski strikes out. Yuniel Melian flies out to the center fielder. Gil Jones grounds out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Ethan Neelix strikes out. Tim Meyer grounds out to the third baseman. Ray Hardy grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Baltimore Doug Akers grounds out to the shortstop. Syl Siebler flies out to the left fielder. Wes Niekro strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Rick Patterson lines out to the third baseman. Roger Holdsworth walks. John Snyder grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Roger Holdsworth is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Sheldon Harrington singles to left field. John Snyder advances to third on the hit. Todd Gibson is pinch hitting for Troy Morrill. Todd Gibson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Baltimore Kewpie Twitty enters the game as a defensive replacement for Todd Gibson at C. Larry Barrios walks. Jason Aspromonte strikes out. Alex McCormick singles to center field. Larry Barrios is thrown out trying to advance to third by the center fielder. Basher Tarr is pinch hitting for Dan Marolewski. Basher Tarr strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Denny Varga is pinch hitting for Dennis Quinones. Denny Varga grounds out to the pitcher. Ethan Neelix singles to left field. Pat Drake is pinch running for Ethan Neelix on 1st base. Tim Meyer grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Pat Drake is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Ray Hardy flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Baltimore Charlie Sharp pitching. Bruce Hemmer enters the game as a defensive replacement for Denny Varga at SS. Dave Brady is pinch hitting for Yuniel Melian. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Dave Brady singles to right field. Gil Jones flies out to the right fielder. Doug Akers grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Dave Brady is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Doug Akers gets picked off first. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland John Lamline pitching. Rick Patterson walks. Roger Holdsworth walks. John Snyder grounds out to the second baseman. Rick Patterson advances to third on the play. Roger Holdsworth advances to second on the play. Sheldon Harrington singles to left field. Rick Patterson scores. Roger Holdsworth scores. Allie Magrini comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Kewpie Twitty pops out to the second baseman. Bruce Hemmer strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Baltimore John Beamon comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Syl Siebler triples. Wes Niekro singles to right field. Syl Siebler scores. Larry Barrios lines out to the shortstop. Jason Aspromonte doubles to left field. Wes Niekro uses his aggressiveness and scores. Bert Jordan comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Alex McCormick grounds out to the shortstop. Basher Tarr grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Oakland Bert Jordan strikes out. Tim Meyer strikes out. Ray Hardy strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Baltimore Clem Brogna is pinch hitting for Allie Magrini. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Clem Brogna walks. Gil Jones walks. Doug Akers strikes out. Syl Siebler flies out to the center fielder. Wes Niekro pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 11 Oakland George Goliat pitching. Rick Patterson flies out to the center fielder. Roger Holdsworth flies out to the center fielder. John Snyder grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 11 Baltimore Larry Barrios walks. Jason Aspromonte flies out to the right fielder. Alex McCormick flies out to the right fielder. Basher Tarr grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Larry Barrios is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 12 Oakland Sheldon Harrington strikes out. Kewpie Twitty singles to right field. Bruce Hemmer strikes out. Bert Jordan singles to right field. Tim Meyer strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 12 Baltimore Harry Smith is pinch hitting for George Goliat. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Harry Smith singles to right field. Gil Jones flies out to the left fielder. Doug Akers grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Harry Smith is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Syl Siebler hits a home run. Doug Akers scores. Oakland total runners left on base: 8 Baltimore total runners left on base: 9
Game Notes Tim Meyer is injured and is expected to be out 27 days.
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Walt Lary did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Jake Clutterbuck improves in power_vs_lefty Ken Mura did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Denny Rader improves in velocity Marcus Gaspar did not respond to coaching in 2B
Baltimore Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Joe Filer improves in arm Tony Morris improves in contact_vs_righty Amaury Houck improves in power_vs_lefty Joe Filer improves in contact_vs_righty John Stanley improves in CF