Win: George Fingers (1-0) Loss: Kazuhiro Fujimoto (0-1)
Save: Steve Eiland (1)
Inning: 1 Los Angeles George Fingers pitching. Sam Kelly grounds out to the shortstop. Brad Cockrell walks. Wayne Reese walks. Charlie Nixon grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Oakland Peter Brady pitching. Barney Kahl hits an infield single to the pitcher. Barney Kahl is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Babe Lombardi grounds out to the third baseman. Ken Quintana singles to left field. Howie Washburn strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Los Angeles Joe Schaller walks. Eric Buskey strikes out. Chuck Conroy flies out to the center fielder. Sherman Evans triples. Joe Schaller scores. Peter Brady grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Larry Holmes grounds out to the pitcher. Heinie Lowery singles to center field. John Darwin hits a home run. Heinie Lowery scores. Frank Metzger grounds out to the second baseman. George Fingers grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Los Angeles Sam Kelly strikes out. Brad Cockrell flies out to the left fielder. Wayne Reese grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Barney Kahl singles to center field. Barney Kahl is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Babe Lombardi grounds out to the second baseman. Ken Quintana grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Los Angeles Charlie Nixon strikes out. Joe Schaller lines out to the shortstop. Eric Buskey singles to center field. Chuck Conroy grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Eric Buskey is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Howie Washburn strikes out. Larry Holmes bunts for a base hit. Heinie Lowery singles to right field. Larry Holmes advances to third on the hit. John Darwin grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Larry Holmes scores. Heinie Lowery advances to second on the play. Frank Metzger singles to center field. Heinie Lowery scores. George Fingers strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Los Angeles Sherman Evans strikes out. Peter Brady strikes out. Sam Kelly singles to right field. Brad Cockrell grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Sam Kelly is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Barney Kahl pops out to the second baseman. Babe Lombardi hits a home run. Charlie Fischer comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ken Quintana strikes out. Howie Washburn flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Los Angeles Wayne Reese hits a home run. Charlie Nixon strikes out. Joe Schaller reached on a 2-base fielding error by Howie Washburn. Eric Buskey strikes out. Chuck Conroy grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Larry Holmes singles to right field. Larry Holmes is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Heinie Lowery flies out to the left fielder. John Darwin flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Los Angeles Sherman Evans grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Brian Wertz is pinch hitting for Charlie Fischer. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Brian Wertz grounds out to the third baseman. Sam Kelly pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Sal Cobb pitching. Frank Metzger strikes out. Benny Chiles is pinch hitting for George Fingers. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Benny Chiles pops out to the third baseman. Barney Kahl walks. Barney Kahl is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Los Angeles Brian Medina pitching. Brad Cockrell strikes out. Wayne Reese flies out to the left fielder. Charlie Nixon grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Babe Lombardi pops out to the first baseman. Ken Quintana strikes out. Howie Washburn doubles to left field. Larry Holmes grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Los Angeles Steve Eiland comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Joe Schaller doubles to center field. Eric Buskey grounds out to the third baseman. Chuck Conroy grounds out to the third baseman. Sherman Evans strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Los Angeles total runners left on base: 6 Oakland total runners left on base: 3
Los Angeles Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: A+ RP Mentor Grade: A+ Batter Mentor Grade: A+ Improvements: Glenallen Hall improves in power_vs_righty Gerald Brower did not respond to coaching in control Bill Hall did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Gerald Brower did not respond to coaching in velocity Gerald Brower improves in control Pep Garrett did not respond to coaching in range Mark Johnson did not respond to coaching in 1B
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: A+ Batter Mentor Grade: A Improvements: Ed Burrell improves in control Moose Fuentes improves in contact_vs_righty Ed Burrell did not respond to coaching in endurance Charlie Thobe did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Jim Pavletich did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Toby Lewis did not respond to coaching in control Joe Wade did not respond to coaching in SS