Inning: 1 Oakland Herm Young pitching. Hunter Bradley walks. Hunter Bradley steals second. Jo Wiley walks. Johnny Adamson walks. Marlon Carter strikes out. Alex Hoffman pops out to the first baseman. Hanley Mulligan reached on a 2-base throwing error by Jerry Lee Leja. Hunter Bradley scores. Jo Wiley scores. Dan Witek flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Ray Bruske pitching. Jerry Lee Leja reached on a fielding error by Hanley Mulligan. Jerry Lee Leja steals second. Bob Rodriguez flies out to the right fielder. Al Suter singles to left field. Jerry Lee Leja scores. Rene Fermin strikes out. John Smith grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Al Suter is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Dwight Hardy pops out to the second baseman. Ray Bruske strikes out. Hunter Bradley grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Randy Park flies out to the center fielder. Elmer Flick singles to center field. Mike Coffman grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Jo Wiley grounds out to the second baseman. Johnny Adamson strikes out. Marlon Carter grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Herm Young grounds out to the second baseman. Jerry Lee Leja flies out to the left fielder. Bob Rodriguez hits a home run. Al Suter walks. Rene Fermin singles to right field. John Smith singles to center field. Al Suter scores. Rene Fermin advances to third on the hit. Randy Park strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Oakland Alex Hoffman reached on a 2-base throwing error by Jerry Lee Leja. Hanley Mulligan lines out to the second baseman. Dan Witek grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Alex Hoffman advances to third on the play. Dwight Hardy walks. Ray Bruske strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Elmer Flick hits a home run. Mike Coffman strikes out. Herm Young grounds out to the third baseman. Jerry Lee Leja singles to right field. Bob Rodriguez grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Hunter Bradley grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jo Wiley singles to left field. Johnny Adamson strikes out. Marlon Carter strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Al Suter pops out to the shortstop. Rene Fermin grounds out to the third baseman. John Smith pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Alex Hoffman flies out to the right fielder. Hanley Mulligan grounds out to the second baseman. Dan Witek flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Randy Park strikes out. Elmer Flick grounds out to the third baseman. Mike Coffman grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Dwight Hardy pops out to the second baseman. Ray Bruske grounds out to the third baseman. Hunter Bradley strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Herm Young strikes out. Jerry Lee Leja singles to center field. Bob Rodriguez pops out to the second baseman. Al Suter doubles to left field. Jerry Lee Leja uses his aggressiveness and scores. Ruben Gomez comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Rene Fermin flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Jim Flynn enters the game as a defensive replacement for Randy Park at CF. Jo Wiley strikes out. Johnny Adamson strikes out. Marlon Carter singles to left field. Alex Hoffman walks. Greg Goodwin 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. Hanley Mulligan flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay John Smith grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Flynn singles to center field. Elmer Flick singles to center field. Mike Coffman flies out to the right fielder. Jeff Bowman is pinch hitting for Greg Goodwin. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jeff Bowman doubles to left field. Jim Flynn scores. Elmer Flick uses his aggressiveness and scores. Jerry Burgmeier comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jerry Lee Leja hits a home run. Jeff Bowman scores. Billy Mills is pinch hitting for Bob Rodriguez. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Billy Mills grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Keith Chance pitching. Dan Witek strikes out. Dwight Hardy hits a home run. Bill Lunte is pinch hitting for Jerry Burgmeier. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Bill Lunte walks. Hunter Bradley grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Oakland total runners left on base: 7 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 5
Batting:2B - Al Suter (30), Jeff Bowman (2).HR - Jerry Lee Leja (19), Bob Rodriguez (14), Elmer Flick (9).GIDP - Mike Coffman. Baserunning: SB - Jerry Lee Leja (26). Fielding: E - Jerry Lee Leja 2.
Game Notes Hanley Mulligan is injured and is expected to be out 12 days.
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Rodney Elders improves in velocity Rodney Elders did not respond to coaching in endurance Rodney Elders did not respond to coaching in endurance Mickey Myers did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Paulo Quintero did not respond to coaching in SS
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Dave Frascatore did not respond to coaching in speed Todd Schattinger did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Dick Holden did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Dwight McGilberry did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Jim Martinez did not respond to coaching in C