Win: Buddy Holle (3-2) Loss: Steve Christopher (2-1)
Save: Tommy Kutyna (9)
Inning: 1 Detroit Buddy Holle pitching. Sumpter Mesa strikes out. Reggie Rubber strikes out. Jim Pitlock strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Oakland Steve Christopher pitching. Murphy Strange grounds out to the second baseman. Alvaro Boone strikes out. Bill Torres singles to center field. Harry Alcantara grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Peyton Outlaw grounds out to the shortstop. Dunkin Donut grounds out to the shortstop. Lojic Reno pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland William Spiezio hits a home run. Beiker Reimer doubles to right field. Bob Elliott flies out to the center fielder. John Geronimo flies out to the center fielder. Buddy Holle strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Cal Longmire grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Scott Guillen strikes out. Steve Christopher singles to center field. Sumpter Mesa grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Steve Christopher is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Murphy Strange grounds out to the pitcher. Alvaro Boone walks. Bill Torres singles to center field. Alvaro Boone advances to third on the hit. Harry Alcantara singles to right field. Alvaro Boone scores. Bill Torres advances to third on the hit. Harry Alcantara steals second. William Spiezio pops out to the second baseman. Beiker Reimer strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Detroit Reggie Rubber grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Jim Pitlock singles to center field. Peyton Outlaw flies out to the right fielder. Dunkin Donut singles to left field. Jim Pitlock advances to third on the hit. Lojic Reno grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Oakland Bob Elliott strikes out. John Geronimo flies out to the center fielder. Buddy Holle strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Cal Longmire singles to center field. Scott Guillen strikes out. Steve Christopher lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Sumpter Mesa walks. Reggie Rubber grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Sumpter Mesa is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Oakland Murphy Strange walks. Murphy Strange is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Alvaro Boone pops out to the third baseman. Bill Torres strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Jim Pitlock flies out to the center fielder. Peyton Outlaw strikes out. Dunkin Donut singles to left field. Dunkin Donut is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Harry Alcantara strikes out. William Spiezio flies out to the center fielder. Beiker Reimer strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Lojic Reno walks. Cal Longmire grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Scott Guillen grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Bob Elliott reached on a 2-base throwing error by Cal Longmire. John Geronimo flies out to the right fielder. Buddy Holle grounds out to the shortstop. Murphy Strange doubles to right field. Bob Elliott scores. Alvaro Boone grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Steve Christopher strikes out. Sumpter Mesa grounds out to the pitcher. Reggie Rubber grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Bill Torres flies out to the center fielder. Harry Alcantara flies out to the center fielder. William Spiezio hits a home run. Beiker Reimer grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Detroit Jim Pitlock pops out to the catcher. Peyton Outlaw singles to center field. Dunkin Donut strikes out. Lojic Reno singles to center field. Peyton Outlaw advances to third on the hit. Tommy Kutyna comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Cal Longmire strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Detroit total runners left on base: 7 Oakland total runners left on base: 5
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Bill Browne improves in power_vs_righty Bob Bodie did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Tom Wine did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty P.K. Lischenko did not respond to coaching in control Tom Wine did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Mike Mercedes improves in power_vs_righty Bob Bodie did not respond to coaching in SS
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Sloppy Ward did not respond to coaching in control Mike Torres did not respond to coaching in control Babe Wilson did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Fritz Henriksen did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Roy McNamara improves in contact_vs_lefty Fritz Henriksen did not respond to coaching in range Babe Wilson did not respond to coaching in 3B