Win: Ron Houser (4-1) Loss: Bill Pearson (1-5)
Save: Ryozo Wako (25)
Inning: 1 Oakland Norlis Saez pitching. Brooks Hegan strikes out. So Yamashita grounds out to the shortstop. Kunihisa Shibata grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 New York Joe Rommel pitching. Gary Winkelman triples. Tim Smith singles to left field. Gary Winkelman scores. Ray Cedeno grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Tim Smith is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Curtis Romano flies out to the left fielder. Kane Candini grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Shawn Hubbell grounds out to the shortstop. Doc Reimer hits a home run. Glenn Coakley grounds out to the third baseman. Nobuo Kawazoe singles to right field. Daisuke Komatsubara grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Nobuo Kawazoe is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 New York Bill Rooks strikes out. Rick Decker grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Randall Clarke strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Joe Rommel strikes out. Brooks Hegan grounds out to the shortstop. So Yamashita singles to left field. Kunihisa Shibata pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 New York Norlis Saez strikes out. Gary Winkelman walks. Tim Smith strikes out. Ray Cedeno grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Shawn Hubbell hits a home run. Doc Reimer strikes out. Glenn Coakley flies out to the center fielder. Nobuo Kawazoe walks. Daisuke Komatsubara grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 New York Curtis Romano strikes out. Kane Candini singles to center field. Bill Rooks strikes out. Rick Decker walks. Randall Clarke grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Oakland Joe Rommel grounds out to the shortstop. Brooks Hegan grounds out to the shortstop. So Yamashita flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 New York Norlis Saez strikes out. Gary Winkelman grounds out to the second baseman. Tim Smith hits a home run. Ray Cedeno strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Kunihisa Shibata grounds out to the second baseman. Shawn Hubbell singles to right field. Doc Reimer singles to left field. Glenn Coakley grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 New York Curtis Romano singles to left field. Kane Candini singles to left field. Curtis Romano advances to third on the hit. Bill Rooks grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Curtis Romano scores. Rick Decker strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Nobuo Kawazoe strikes out. Daisuke Komatsubara flies out to the left fielder. Ginger Nordyke is pinch hitting for Joe Rommel. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Ginger Nordyke lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 New York Ron Houser pitching. Randall Clarke flies out to the center fielder. Norlis Saez flies out to the left fielder. Gary Winkelman grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Brooks Hegan lines out to the shortstop. So Yamashita singles past the shortstop. So Yamashita steals second. J.P. Drysdale 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. Kunihisa Shibata grounds out to the second baseman. So Yamashita advances to third on the play. Shawn Hubbell grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 New York Tim Smith grounds out to the pitcher. Ray Cedeno flies out to the right fielder. Curtis Romano doubles to center field. Kane Candini walks. Bill Rooks flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Oakland Bill Pearson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Doc Reimer flies out to the left fielder. Glenn Coakley singles to center field. Nobuo Kawazoe singles to left field. Glenn Coakley aggressively advances to third on the hit. Daisuke Komatsubara doubles to left field. Glenn Coakley scores. The defense is playing the infield in. Mitsuo Yaginuma is pinch hitting for Ron Houser. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Mitsuo Yaginuma singles to center field. Nobuo Kawazoe scores. Daisuke Komatsubara scores. Jose Farmer comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Brooks Hegan grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Mitsuo Yaginuma is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. So Yamashita flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 New York Ryozo Wako pitching. Rick Decker grounds out to the second baseman. Randall Clarke lines out to the shortstop. Kiyoitsu Aiba is pinch hitting for Jose Farmer. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Kiyoitsu Aiba walks. Gary Winkelman grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Oakland total runners LOB: 6 New York total runners LOB: 7
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Eddie Zimmerman did not respond to coaching in control Hap Begley improves in power_vs_righty Ken Gagnon improves in power_vs_righty Dee Robinson improves in arm
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Charlie Fitzgerald did not respond to coaching in velocity Jesse Christman did not respond to coaching in control Jared McCarren did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Bert Alexander improves in contact_vs_lefty