Win: Bill Hill (1-0) Loss: Bill Archer (0-2)
Save: David Whitted (1)
Inning: 1 Baltimore Bill Hill pitching. Eric Lawry lines out to the third baseman. Cisco Kid Klugman grounds out to the pitcher. Wayne Griner grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Oakland Nate Ralston pitching. Jay Dalrymple walks. Jay Dalrymple steals second. Buck Benedict walks. Charley Lewis pops out to the third baseman. Steve Potts strikes out. Damian Marak strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Baltimore Benny Batts grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). T.J. Towns grounds out to the second baseman. Luis Pena is hit by a pitch. Bobby Webster grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Luis Pena is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Erv Morgan strikes out. Billy Ardoin walks. Earl Hosey grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Billy Ardoin is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Bill Hill strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Baltimore Chris Davis singles to center field. Nate Ralston lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Eric Lawry walks. Cisco Kid Klugman grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Jay Dalrymple pops out to the first baseman. Buck Benedict doubles to center field. Charley Lewis strikes out. Steve Potts grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Baltimore Wayne Griner grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Benny Batts doubles past the first baseman. T.J. Towns hits a home run. Benny Batts scores. Luis Pena grounds out to the second baseman. Bobby Webster walks. Chris Davis grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Bobby Webster is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Damian Marak singles to right field. Damian Marak steals second. Erv Morgan hits a home run. Damian Marak scores. Billy Ardoin grounds out to the shortstop. Earl Hosey walks. Bill Hill lays down a bunt. The catcher fields the ball, Earl Hosey forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Jay Dalrymple singles to right field. Bill Hill advances to third on the hit. Buck Benedict grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Baltimore Nate Ralston reached on a fielding error by Bill Hill. Eric Lawry singles to center field. Cisco Kid Klugman grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Nate Ralston advances to third on the play. Wayne Griner flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Charley Lewis grounds out to the shortstop. Steve Potts doubles to right field. Damian Marak grounds out to the second baseman. Steve Potts advances to third on the play. Erv Morgan strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Baltimore Benny Batts flies out to the center fielder. T.J. Towns triples. Luis Pena grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). T.J. Towns scores. Bobby Webster flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Billy Ardoin walks. Earl Hosey singles to right field. Billy Ardoin advances to third on the hit. Bill Hill strikes out. Jay Dalrymple flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Billy Ardoin scores. Buck Benedict singles to left field. Earl Hosey advances to third on the hit. Bill Archer comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Charley Lewis strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Baltimore Chris Davis flies out to the center fielder. Bill Archer walks. Eric Lawry strikes out. Cisco Kid Klugman strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Steve Potts doubles to center field. Damian Marak grounds out to the second baseman. Steve Potts advances to third on the play. Erv Morgan grounds out to the shortstop. Steve Potts scores. Billy Ardoin flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Baltimore Pete Carden comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Wayne Griner flies out to the center fielder. Benny Batts singles to right field. T.J. Towns flies out to the left fielder. Luis Pena flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Earl Hosey strikes out. Pinky Javier is pinch hitting for Pete Carden. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Pinky Javier hits a home run. Yale Schmidt comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jay Dalrymple pops out to the shortstop. Buck Benedict grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Baltimore David Whitted pitching. Bobby Webster pops out to the shortstop. Chris Davis flies out to the right fielder. Todd Oakly is pinch hitting for Yale Schmidt. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Todd Oakly lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Baltimore total runners left on base: 6 Oakland total runners left on base: 9
Batting:2B - Buck Benedict (1), Steve Potts 2 (3).HR - Erv Morgan (1), Pinky Javier (1).SF - Jay Dalrymple. Baserunning: SB - Jay Dalrymple (1), Damian Marak (1). Fielding: E - Bill Hill.
Baltimore Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: U.B. Slade did not respond to coaching in velocity Geoff Stewart improves in power_vs_righty George Helfrich did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Brian Bong did not respond to coaching in velocity Geoff Stewart did not respond to coaching in arm Walter Moeller did not respond to coaching in speed John Reynolds did not respond to coaching in LF
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Gary Figueroa did not respond to coaching in control Gary Figueroa improves in control Dick Andrews did not respond to coaching in speed Dick Andrews improves in contact_vs_righty Horace Drew did not respond to coaching in velocity Marquis Olerud improves in power_vs_lefty Scott Martin did not respond to coaching in SS