Inning: 1 Detroit Rod Marte pitching. Harold Phillips strikes out. Eddie Kopacz flies out to the left fielder. Jeff Charton hits a home run. John Heiserman grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Oakland Karl Brownson pitching. Brooks Hegan grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Trevor Easterday grounds out to the pitcher. Hirokazu Kawa walks. Ken Nagatomi grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit J.T. Stone grounds out to the second baseman. Rufe Bowles grounds out to the second baseman. Henry Erickson walks. Scott Hunt singles to right field. Henry Erickson advances to third on the hit. Karl Brownson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Oakland Doc Reimer hits a home run. Bruce Cotter singles to center field. Nobuo Kawazoe grounds out to the third baseman. Bruce Cotter advances to second on the play. Daisuke Komatsubara hits a home run. Bruce Cotter scores. Rod Marte flies out to the center fielder. Brooks Hegan flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Harold Phillips flies out to the right fielder. Eddie Kopacz walks. Jeff Charton grounds into a force play to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Eddie Kopacz is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. John Heiserman singles to center field. Jeff Charton advances to third on the hit. J.T. Stone grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Oakland Trevor Easterday bunts for a base hit. Hirokazu Kawa singles to center field. Trevor Easterday advances to third on the hit. Ken Nagatomi flies out to the center fielder. Hirokazu Kawa steals second. Doc Reimer strikes out. Bruce Cotter strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Detroit Rufe Bowles grounds out to the third baseman. Henry Erickson grounds out to the shortstop. Scott Hunt walks. Karl Brownson grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Nobuo Kawazoe strikes out. Daisuke Komatsubara grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Rod Marte grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Harold Phillips grounds out to the shortstop. Eddie Kopacz grounds out to the third baseman. Jeff Charton hits a home run. John Heiserman pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Brooks Hegan singles past the second baseman. Trevor Easterday flies out to the center fielder. Hirokazu Kawa singles past the second baseman. Ken Nagatomi walks. Doc Reimer grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Detroit J.T. Stone grounds out to the shortstop. Rufe Bowles doubles to center field. Ron Houser 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. Henry Erickson flies out to the center fielder. Rufe Bowles steals third. Scott Hunt strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Bruce Cotter strikes out. Nobuo Kawazoe singles to right field. Daisuke Komatsubara walks. Ron Houser lays down a bunt. The first baseman fields the ball, throws to third for the force out, on to first but the throw to first for the double play is not in time. Daisuke Komatsubara advances to second on the play. Daisuke Komatsubara advances to second on the play. Brooks Hegan strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Detroit Walter Tiegen is pinch hitting for Karl Brownson. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Walter Tiegen strikes out. Harold Phillips singles to right field. Harold Phillips steals second. Eddie Kopacz walks. Jeff Charton strikes out. John Heiserman singles past the third baseman. Harold Phillips scores. Eddie Kopacz advances to third on the hit. Yoshinori Takiguchi comes in from the bullpen to pitch. J.T. Stone grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Oakland Joe Becker pitching. Trevor Easterday strikes out. Hirokazu Kawa grounds out to the third baseman. Ken Nagatomi doubles to right field. Doc Reimer singles past the second baseman. Ken Nagatomi scores. Bruce Cotter hits an infield single to the pitcher. Nobuo Kawazoe strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Detroit Rufe Bowles walks. Henry Erickson grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Scott Hunt walks. John Magrini is pinch hitting for Joe Becker. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. John Magrini pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Eric Walker pitching. Daisuke Komatsubara flies out to the center fielder. So Yamashita is pinch hitting for Yoshinori Takiguchi. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. So Yamashita flies out to the center fielder. Brooks Hegan strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Detroit Ryozo Wako pitching. Harold Phillips strikes out. Eddie Kopacz strikes out. Jeff Charton reached on a fielding error by Nobuo Kawazoe. John Heiserman grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Detroit total runners left on base: 10 Oakland total runners left on base: 9
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: George McNichol improves in contact_vs_lefty Hub Schmidt improves in contact_vs_lefty Dave Scott did not respond to coaching in velocity
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Gil Bohne improves in speed Don Rodriquez did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Dee Robinson improves in range