Inning: 1 Oakland Milt Kafora pitching. Trevor Easterday flies out to the center fielder. So Yamashita walks. So Yamashita steals second. Ken Nagatomi singles to left field. So Yamashita scores. Hirokazu Kawa singles to right field. Daisuke Komatsubara grounds out to the second baseman. Ken Nagatomi advances to third on the play. Hirokazu Kawa advances to second on the play. Kunihisa Shibata walks. Doc Reimer grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 1 New York Rod Marte pitching. Gary Winkelman flies out to the center fielder. Art Baker flies out to the left fielder. Tim Smith flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Bruce Cotter pops out to the first baseman. Rod Marte grounds out to the second baseman. Trevor Easterday doubles to left field. So Yamashita flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 New York Joe Bell pops out to the shortstop. Ray Cedeno doubles to center field. Curtis Romano pops out to the third baseman. Kane Candini grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Ken Nagatomi strikes out. Hirokazu Kawa singles to center field. Daisuke Komatsubara singles to left field. Kunihisa Shibata strikes out. Doc Reimer flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 New York Bill Rooks walks. Milt Kafora lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Gary Winkelman walks. Art Baker singles to left field. Bill Rooks scores. Gary Winkelman advances to third on the hit. Art Baker steals second. Tim Smith walks. Joe Bell lines out to the second baseman. Ray Cedeno singles to center field. Gary Winkelman scores. Art Baker scores. Curtis Romano hits a home run. Tim Smith scores. Ray Cedeno scores. Ron Houser comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Kane Candini hits a home run. Bill Rooks walks. Milt Kafora grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Bill Rooks is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Bruce Cotter flies out to the left fielder. Ron Houser strikes out. Trevor Easterday singles to center field. So Yamashita grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Trevor Easterday is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 New York Gary Winkelman is hit by a pitch. Art Baker strikes out. Tim Smith strikes out. Yoshinori Takiguchi comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Joe Bell strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Ken Nagatomi doubles to right field. Hirokazu Kawa pops out to the first baseman. Daisuke Komatsubara flies out to the center fielder. Kunihisa Shibata flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 New York Ray Cedeno strikes out. Curtis Romano strikes out. Kane Candini pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Doc Reimer flies out to the center fielder. Bruce Cotter flies out to the left fielder. Yoshinori Takiguchi strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 New York Bill Rooks singles to center field. Bill Rooks steals second. Milt Kafora fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Milt Kafora grounds out to the shortstop. Gary Winkelman singles past the second baseman. Bill Rooks scores. Dick Ruebel comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Gary Winkelman steals second. Art Baker strikes out. Tim Smith grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Trevor Easterday singles to center field. So Yamashita grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Trevor Easterday advances to second on the play. Ken Nagatomi grounds out to the third baseman. Hirokazu Kawa grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 New York Joe Bell doubles to center field. Ray Cedeno strikes out. Curtis Romano flies out to the center fielder. Kane Candini singles to left field. Joe Bell scores. Kane Candini steals second. Bill Rooks flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Daisuke Komatsubara singles to left field. Kunihisa Shibata strikes out. Ginger Nordyke is pinch hitting for Doc Reimer. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Ginger Nordyke grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Daisuke Komatsubara is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Bruce Cotter hits an infield single to the second baseman. Calvin Unser is pinch hitting for Dick Ruebel. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Calvin Unser flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 New York Ryozo Wako pitching. Milt Kafora pops out to the second baseman. Gary Winkelman grounds out to the pitcher. Art Baker walks. Tim Smith doubles to right field. Art Baker uses his aggressiveness and scores. Joe Bell grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Trevor Easterday lines out to the second baseman. So Yamashita hits a home run. Ken Nagatomi flies out to the left fielder. Hirokazu Kawa walks. Daisuke Komatsubara strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Oakland total runners left on base: 12 New York total runners left on base: 6
Batting:2B - Tim Smith (15), Joe Bell (14), Ray Cedeno (7).HR - Curtis Romano (15), Kane Candini (6).HBP - Gary Winkelman (2). Baserunning: SB - Gary Winkelman (14), Art Baker (19), Kane Candini (13), Bill Rooks (5).
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Bob Cisar did not respond to coaching in velocity Ken Gagnon did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Dee Robinson did not respond to coaching in speed
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Hal Stires did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Bert Alexander improves in power_vs_lefty Charlie Fitzgerald did not respond to coaching in control