Win: Ed Sweeney (2-1) Loss: Yoshinori Takiguchi (3-4)
Inning: 1 Oakland George Connally pitching. Brooks Hegan grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Trevor Easterday walks. Hirokazu Kawa singles to right field. Ken Nagatomi singles to left field. Trevor Easterday scores. Hirokazu Kawa advances to third on the hit. Doc Reimer flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Hirokazu Kawa scores. Bruce Cotter flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 New York Weldon Jones pitching. Gary Winkelman walks. Art Baker doubles to left field. Gary Winkelman uses his aggressiveness and scores. Tim Smith flies out to the left fielder. Ray Cedeno pops out to the third baseman. Joe Bell flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Nobuo Kawazoe strikes out. Daisuke Komatsubara strikes out. Weldon Jones singles to center field. Brooks Hegan is hit by a pitch. Trevor Easterday strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 New York Kane Candini grounds out to the shortstop. Curtis Romano strikes out. Bill Rooks singles past the shortstop. George Connally pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Hirokazu Kawa grounds out to the shortstop. Ken Nagatomi strikes out. Doc Reimer pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 New York Gary Winkelman flies out to the center fielder. Art Baker flies out to the left fielder. Tim Smith flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Bruce Cotter walks. Nobuo Kawazoe hits a home run. Bruce Cotter scores. Daisuke Komatsubara flies out to the left fielder. Weldon Jones strikes out. Brooks Hegan strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 New York Ray Cedeno singles to center field. Ray Cedeno is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Joe Bell strikes out. Kane Candini grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Trevor Easterday pops out to the second baseman. Hirokazu Kawa walks. Ken Nagatomi flies out to the right fielder. Doc Reimer flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 New York Curtis Romano strikes out. Bill Rooks singles to right field. George Connally fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. George Connally pops out to the shortstop. Gary Winkelman flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Bruce Cotter singles to center field. Nobuo Kawazoe strikes out. Daisuke Komatsubara strikes out. Weldon Jones strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 New York Art Baker doubles to right field. Tim Smith grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Art Baker advances to third on the play. Ray Cedeno walks. Joe Bell strikes out. Kane Candini grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Oakland Jose Farmer comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Brooks Hegan grounds out to the third baseman. Trevor Easterday strikes out. Hirokazu Kawa grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 New York Curtis Romano strikes out. Rick Decker is pinch hitting for Bill Rooks. Rick Decker grounds out to the second baseman. Kiyoitsu Aiba is pinch hitting for Jose Farmer. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Kiyoitsu Aiba pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Yamil Freese pitching. Ken Nagatomi strikes out. Doc Reimer strikes out. Bruce Cotter strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 New York Glenn Coakley enters the game as a defensive replacement for Bruce Cotter at C. Gary Winkelman triples. 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. Art Baker flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Gary Winkelman scores. Tim Smith hits a home run. Ray Cedeno strikes out. Joe Bell walks. Kane Candini grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Nobuo Kawazoe grounds out to the third baseman. Daisuke Komatsubara hits a home run. J.P. Drysdale comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ryozo Wako flies out to the center fielder. Brooks Hegan grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 New York Dick Ruebel comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Curtis Romano walks. Rick Decker flies out to the center fielder. Ed Brinkman is pinch hitting for J.P. Drysdale. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Ed Brinkman walks. Gary Winkelman grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Ed Brinkman is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Art Baker walks. Tim Smith singles to right field. Curtis Romano scores. Gary Winkelman scores. Art Baker advances to third on the hit. Yoshinori Takiguchi comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ray Cedeno flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 10 Oakland Ed Sweeney pitching. So Yamashita is pinch hitting for Trevor Easterday. So Yamashita strikes out. Hirokazu Kawa singles to right field. Hirokazu Kawa steals second. Ken Nagatomi strikes out. Doc Reimer flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 New York Kunihisa Shibata enters the game as a defensive replacement for So Yamashita at LF. Joe Bell singles past the second baseman. Kane Candini singles to right field. Joe Bell advances to third on the hit. Curtis Romano strikes out. Passed ball. Joe Bell scores. Kane Candini advances to second. Oakland total runners left on base: 6 New York total runners left on base: 8
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Dee Robinson did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Steve Guthrie improves in contact_vs_righty Bob Cisar did not respond to coaching in velocity
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Jesse Christman did not respond to coaching in velocity Ken Edington improves in control Charlie Fitzgerald did not respond to coaching in control