Win: Charlie Sharp (4-3) Loss: Bill Hernandez (0-1)
Inning: 1 Oakland Del Lennox pitching. Ray Hardy doubles to center field. John Snyder strikes out. Kewpie Twitty grounds out to the third baseman. Sheldon Harrington walks. Todd Gibson grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Detroit Dave Ramirez pitching. Bill Higbee singles to left field. Marcus Pinn singles past the second baseman. Bill Higbee advances to third on the hit. Walt Calvert walks. George Appier singles to left field. Bill Higbee scores. Marcus Pinn scores. Walt Calvert advances to third on the hit. Timo Roman strikes out. Eric Ortegas grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Pat Drake grounds out to the shortstop. Dennis Quinones grounds out to the third baseman. Bruce Hemmer walks. Dave Ramirez pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Bobby Lyons flies out to the left fielder. Chris Trout grounds out to the third baseman. Del Lennox grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Ray Hardy doubles to right field. John Snyder bunts for a base hit. Kewpie Twitty flies out to the right fielder. Sheldon Harrington strikes out. Todd Gibson singles to right field. Ray Hardy scores. Pat Drake grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Detroit Bill Higbee pops out to the second baseman. Marcus Pinn strikes out. Walt Calvert strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Dennis Quinones flies out to the right fielder. Bruce Hemmer pops out to the shortstop. Dave Ramirez singles to center field. Ray Hardy triples. Dave Ramirez scores. John Snyder grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit George Appier strikes out. Timo Roman strikes out. Eric Ortegas hits an infield single to the shortstop. Bobby Lyons grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Eric Ortegas is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Kewpie Twitty strikes out. Sheldon Harrington walks. Todd Gibson strikes out. Pat Drake flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Chris Trout grounds out to the pitcher. Del Lennox strikes out. Bill Higbee singles to left field. Marcus Pinn flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Dennis Quinones flies out to the right fielder. Bruce Hemmer strikes out. Dave Ramirez strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Walt Calvert doubles to left field. George Appier flies out to the left fielder. Timo Roman grounds out to the third baseman. Eric Ortegas flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Ray Hardy doubles past the third baseman. Doug Busse 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. John Snyder grounds out to the second baseman. Ray Hardy advances to third on the play. The defense is playing the infield in. Kewpie Twitty singles to center field. Ray Hardy scores. Sheldon Harrington singles to left field. Todd Gibson singles to right field. Denny Varga is pinch hitting for Pat Drake. Denny Varga pops out to the third baseman. Dennis Quinones pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Detroit Dick Percival enters the game as a defensive replacement for Denny Varga at CF. Glen Wohlers is pinch hitting for Bobby Lyons. Glen Wohlers flies out to the center fielder. Chris Trout strikes out. Ed Jackson is pinch hitting for Doug Busse. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Ed Jackson pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Bill Hernandez pitching. Bruce Hemmer grounds out to the third baseman. Tex Maltzberger is pinch hitting for Dave Ramirez. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Tex Maltzberger grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ray Hardy singles to center field. John Snyder grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit John Beamon pitching. Sam Kirk is pinch hitting for Bill Higbee. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Sam Kirk doubles to left field. Marcus Pinn grounds out to the second baseman. Sam Kirk advances to third on the play. Russell Telgheder is pinch hitting for Walt Calvert. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Russell Telgheder grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). George Appier singles to right field. Sam Kirk scores. Timo Roman walks. Charlie Sharp comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Eric Ortegas flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Oakland Kewpie Twitty hits a home run. Sheldon Harrington strikes out. Todd Gibson grounds out to the second baseman. Dick Percival reached on a fielding error by Russell Telgheder. Passed ball. Dick Percival advances to second. Dennis Quinones grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit Glen Wohlers pops out to the first baseman. Chris Trout lines out to the second baseman. Nobuhiro Koike is pinch hitting for Bill Hernandez. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Nobuhiro Koike grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Oakland total runners LOB: 12 Detroit total runners LOB: 6
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Marcus Gaspar did not respond to coaching in range Jake Clutterbuck improves in speed Paul Hartley improves in power_vs_righty Freddy Scanlan did not respond to coaching in control Marcus Gaspar did not respond to coaching in 2B
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Dave Greene improves in contact_vs_righty Tracy Gillespie improves in contact_vs_lefty Gary Gwyndala did not respond to coaching in endurance Ray Wortham did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Tracy Gillespie did not respond to coaching in CF