Inning: 1 Oakland Luis Blauser pitching. Rodney Rowland strikes out. Skeeter Coleman strikes out. Johnny Hemming singles to left field. Hoyt Kubiak strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Seattle Geoff Walker pitching. Tank Foster singles to center field. Chad Masi strikes out. Craig Maddox flies out to the center fielder. Al Upchuck singles to center field. Tank Foster advances to third on the hit. Jay HeHawblitzel flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Oakland Seth Winger pops out to the shortstop. Melido Menefee grounds out to the second baseman. Cesar Beckett grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Seattle Pete Dressler walks. Heath Barr strikes out. Jose Martinez flies out to the center fielder. Luis Blauser grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Pete Dressler is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Bill Lajeskie grounds out to the shortstop. Geoff Walker strikes out. Rodney Rowland hits a home run. Skeeter Coleman singles to left field. Johnny Hemming walks. Hoyt Kubiak reached on a fielding error by Luis Blauser. Seth Winger strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 Seattle Tank Foster singles to center field. Chad Masi grounds out to the second baseman. Tank Foster advances to second on the play. Craig Maddox flies out to the left fielder. Al Upchuck flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Melido Menefee flies out to the right fielder. Cesar Beckett hits an infield single to the second baseman. Cesar Beckett steals second. Bill Lajeskie strikes out. Geoff Walker flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Seattle Jay HeHawblitzel grounds out to the second baseman. Pete Dressler flies out to the left fielder. Heath Barr walks. Jose Martinez hits an infield single to the third baseman. Luis Blauser hits an infield single to the shortstop. Tank Foster strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 Oakland Rodney Rowland lines out to the shortstop. Skeeter Coleman grounds out to the pitcher. Johnny Hemming singles to center field. Hoyt Kubiak pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Seattle Chad Masi walks. Craig Maddox grounds out to the pitcher. Chad Masi advances to second on the play. Al Upchuck singles to center field. Chad Masi scores. Jay HeHawblitzel flies out to the left fielder. Pete Dressler walks. Heath Barr pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Oakland Seth Winger grounds out to the second baseman. Melido Menefee grounds out to the second baseman. Cesar Beckett flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Seattle Jose Martinez grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Luis Blauser strikes out. Tank Foster grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Bill Lajeskie grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Harrell is pinch hitting for Geoff Walker. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Jim Harrell strikes out. Rodney Rowland flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Seattle Ozzie Hamilton pitching. Chad Masi grounds out to the shortstop. Craig Maddox grounds out to the shortstop. Al Upchuck singles to center field. Jay HeHawblitzel grounds into a force play to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Al Upchuck is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Skeeter Coleman flies out to the center fielder. Johnny Hemming grounds out to the shortstop. Hoyt Kubiak singles to left field. Seth Winger flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Seattle Matt McCaskill is pinch hitting for Pete Dressler. Matt McCaskill grounds out to the shortstop. Von Tovar is pinch hitting for Heath Barr. Von Tovar strikes out. Jose Martinez singles to center field. Luis Blauser flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Ramon Percival enters the game as a defensive replacement for Matt McCaskill at C. Jim Maclin enters the game as a defensive replacement for Von Tovar at SS. Melido Menefee strikes out. Cesar Beckett grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Lajeskie singles to right field. Del Crowder is pinch hitting for Ozzie Hamilton. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Del Crowder singles to left field. Urban Joe 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. Rodney Rowland flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Seattle Chris Taylor pitching. Tank Foster strikes out. Chad Masi flies out to the center fielder. Craig Maddox hits a home run. Oakland total runners left on base: 9 Seattle total runners left on base: 11
Game Notes Cesar Beckett is injured and is expected to be out 9 days.
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Ed Gerken did not respond to coaching in velocity Al McGraw did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Bob Hoover improves in range Art Lindsay did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Marquis Phoenix did not respond to coaching in arm Scott Ables did not respond to coaching in velocity Bob Hoover improves in 3B
Seattle Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Charlie Sierra improves in arm Dan Neal did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Tom Russell did not respond to coaching in endurance John Decatur did not respond to coaching in velocity Charlie Moorhead improves in power_vs_righty Alan Kloza improves in power_vs_righty Don Molyneaux did not respond to coaching in C