Win: Brian Coluccio (6-5) Loss: Red Criscola (4-6)
Inning: 1 Oakland Paul Hudson pitching. Ben Harris strikes out. Joel Heinkel reached on a fielding error by Raul Douglass. Red Jones strikes out. Paul Distaso strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Detroit Dick Sawatski pitching. Bombo Beckett grounds out to the pitcher. Raul Douglass singles to center field. Roger Peerson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Raul Douglass advances to second on the play. George Ostermueller doubles to left field. Raul Douglass scores. Mike Pickering grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Alex Severson flies out to the center fielder. Nick Johnston singles to center field. Cat Dancing strikes out. Trevor Belmont walks. Dick Sawatski singles to right field. Nick Johnston scores. Trevor Belmont advances to third on the hit. Dick Sawatski steals second. Ben Harris strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Detroit Bob Thomas walks. Ed Pazik singles to right field. Ron Bartley grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Bob Thomas advances to third on the play. Paul Hudson grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Joel Heinkel strikes out. Red Jones singles to center field. Paul Distaso triples. Red Jones scores. Alex Severson reached on a fielding error by Ron Bartley. Paul Distaso scores. Nick Johnston strikes out. Alex Severson steals second. Cat Dancing walks. Trevor Belmont grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Detroit Bombo Beckett grounds out to the second baseman. Raul Douglass strikes out. Roger Peerson singles to left field. George Ostermueller grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Roger Peerson is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Dick Sawatski flies out to the right fielder. Ben Harris grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Joel Heinkel strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Mike Pickering singles to center field. Bob Thomas singles to center field. Mike Pickering aggressively advances to third on the hit. Ed Pazik singles past the shortstop. Mike Pickering scores. Ron Bartley grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Bob Thomas advances to third on the play. Paul Hudson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Red Jones grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Paul Distaso walks. Alex Severson grounds out to the third baseman. Paul Distaso advances to second on the play. Nick Johnston triples. Paul Distaso scores. Cat Dancing hits a home run. Nick Johnston scores. Red Criscola comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Trevor Belmont strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Bombo Beckett doubles to center field. Raul Douglass grounds out to the second baseman. Bombo Beckett advances to third on the play. Roger Peerson singles past the shortstop. Bombo Beckett scores. George Ostermueller pops out to the second baseman. Mike Pickering hits a home run. Roger Peerson scores. Desi McMichael comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bob Thomas lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Desi McMichael grounds out to the shortstop. Ben Harris singles to left field. Joel Heinkel strikes out. Red Jones grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Ben Harris is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Mike George is pinch hitting for Ed Pazik. Mike George flies out to the left fielder. Roger Butler is pinch hitting for Ron Bartley. Roger Butler flies out to the center fielder. Red Criscola grounds out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Jack Giallombardo enters the game as a defensive replacement for Mike George at C. Paul Distaso flies out to the center fielder. Alex Severson hits an infield single to the third baseman. Nick Johnston singles to left field. Cat Dancing strikes out. Trevor Belmont grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Nick Johnston is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Detroit Bombo Beckett triples. Raul Douglass flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Bombo Beckett scores. Brian Coluccio comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Roger Peerson strikes out. George Ostermueller pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland P.J. Luque is pinch hitting for Brian Coluccio. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. P.J. Luque walks. Ken Halicki comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ben Harris triples. P.J. Luque scores. Joel Heinkel singles past the third baseman. Ben Harris scores. Sammy Pieretti comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Red Jones singles to center field. Joel Heinkel advances to third on the hit. Paul Distaso singles to center field. Joel Heinkel scores. Red Jones advances to third on the hit. Alex Severson strikes out. Nick Johnston grounds out to the third baseman. Paul Distaso advances to second on the play. Cat Dancing doubles to left field. Red Jones scores. Paul Distaso scores. Larry Samuel comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Trevor Belmont strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Rudy Castro pitching. Mike Pickering pops out to the first baseman. Bob Thomas walks. Jack Giallombardo singles to center field. Phil Howell is pinch hitting for Roger Butler. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Phil Howell grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Mickey Dugas is pinch hitting for Rudy Castro. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Mickey Dugas grounds out to the shortstop. Ben Harris grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Joel Heinkel strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Detroit Neal Harley pitching. Kurt Arlich is pinch hitting for Larry Samuel. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Kurt Arlich walks. Bombo Beckett flies out to the left fielder. Raul Douglass strikes out. Roger Peerson flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Oakland total runners LOB: 9 Detroit total runners LOB: 6
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Deron Morris did not respond to coaching in control Mike Lezcano did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Deron Morris improves in control Bill Mulvey improves in velocity
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Whit Troy did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty John Leonard improves in arm Steve Bates improves in range Masanori Schulze improves in power_vs_righty George Blattner did not respond to coaching in 3B